Active Power Inc. (Austin, TX), a developer of battery-free, power quality products, has enhanced its CleanSource DC line of battery-free, energy storage...
Tyco Electronics Power Systems Inc. (Dallas, TX) announced its new GALAXY Power System 4812/24 Battery Plant and the GALAXY Switch-Mode Rectifier 596D,...
Zhongshan Fengge Battery Co. Ltd. (China) released its regulated sealed, lead-acid battery that features low self-discharge and long life. Designed for use...
Ningbo Sunbright Battery Co. Ltd. (China) announced the availability of its P206/100 6V, sealed lead-acid battery that features low self discharge and...
Ningbo Sealake Storage Battery Co. Ltd. (China) released its FM640A Series of valve-regulated, lead-acid, rechargeable batteries, which are suitable for cycle and...
Seiko Instruments Inc. (Japan) announced its S-8253A/B Series of lithium-ion, battery protection ICs for two-serial or three-serial cells, which are rated at 26V, and offer high-accuracy voltage detection for each cell. The S-8253A/B Series features delay times that are generated by an internal circuit, a charge/discharge operation that can be inhibited via the control pin, […]
UNIPOWER Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) announced a new brochure, which features a complete family of 1U-high, ultra-compact PowerCassette® power supplies. The new...
Intersil Corp. (Milpitas, CA) announced three new LINEARLINK™ RS-485/422 serial data transceivers, the ISL8487, ISL81483 and ISL81487. All three ICs are half-duplex,...
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON), a developer of alkaline fuel cell technology, announced the launch of its next-generation, test load monitoring device for the fuel cell and battery industries, its model TL5 Test Load. The TL5 offers several improvements in performance and functionality over the existing devices, including a 40A range which is required by […]
McKenzie Bay International Ltd. (Brighton, MI) has signed up its first two customers for a new system for wind power electricity generation and storage. McLaren Regional Medical Center in Flint and an apartment building in southeastern Michigan will use the WindStor system that holds electricity in batteries and for use at the best times for […]
FuelCell Energy Inc. (FCE, Danbury, CT) and Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) finalized a contract from the City of Westerville Electric Division to supply a 250kW Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) power plant designed to feed power at a substation into the local electric distribution system in Westerville, OH. The State of Ohio Third Frontier Project Award is […]
US and Canadian investigators reported that plant shutdowns and an overburdened transmission grid owned by FirstEnergy Corp. (Akron, OH) as the primary cause of August's massive blackout that left 50 million people in the dark. The US Department of Energy (DOE, Washington, DC) government task force released the results of a three-month investigation into the […]
Power-One Inc. (Camarillo, CA) announced that Avnet Time will distribute the latest range of power supply products from Power-One throughout Europe. Power-One manufactures a broad range of power-conversion products, which extend from 1W to 0.5MW and includes ac/dc, dc/dc, point-of-load and distributed power architecture components. Avnet Time will also distribute Power-One's maXyz point-of-load dc/dc converter […]
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA, Rosslyn, VA) released its PE 1-2003, Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS) Specification and Performance Verification, an adoptive standard primarily based on IEC 62040-3. Its purpose is to provide manufacturers and users a method for specifying the performance attributes of a UPS and for verifying its performance against specifications. The PE […]
Alliant Energy Corp. (Madison, WI) announced that its board of directors has elected William Harvey to serve as President and Chief Operating Officer, effective January 2004. Erroll Davis, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alliant Energy, will continue to serve as Chairman and CEO of the company. "As I approach my 60th birthday, […]