Power Quality Protection

European Power News

Shore-to-Ship Power to meet Environmental Sustainability Standards

The multinational Nidec ASI is working with the Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea to design and construct a "shore-to-ship"...

Batteries and Portable Power

Foxconn Interconnect acquires Belkin for US$866 Million

Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited (FIT), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., and Belkin International, Inc. jointly announced today the...

Energy Efficiency

Free Electrons Global Energy Program Selects 30 Startups for 2018

Free Electrons, the first global energy startup accelerator program that connects the world’s most promising energy startup companies with leading utility companies,...

Batteries and Portable Power

Vertiv Joins Ericsson Energy Alliance in Push for Next-Gen Networks

Vertiv has been selected to join the Ericsson Energy Alliance, a competitive ecosystem and management interface that aims to increase market share...

Batteries and Portable Power

Two Fraunhofer Institutes and VDE Establish Batteries and Storage Systems Center

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, the Ernst-Mach-Institute, EMI, and the VDE Technology Association...

Batteries and Portable Power

Solar + Storage Solution Achieves 90% Energy Self-Reliance

With its modular design, ABB's new solar inverter with energy storage capability, REACT 2, provides a capacity of up to 12kWh, increasing...

Communications Power

Compact 6A to 30A 250V EMC Filters are Easy to Install

TDK Corporation announces the introduction of the TDK-Lambda RSEV series of EMC filters, with a voltage of 250Vac/Vdc and a choice of...

Components

High-Power IPM Provides Secure Scalability & Smart Protection

Infineon Technologies AG has optimized its high power intelligent power module (IPM) MIPAQ™ Pro for the fields of energy storage and smart...

Automotive Electronics

High-Impedance 0805 6A Ferrite Beads for Automotive Power Supplies

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has introduced the 0805 inch (2.0mm x 1.25mm) BLM21SP series of chip ferrite beads for use in automotive...

Communications Power

1.6-kW GaN-Based 1-MHz CrM Totem-Pole PFC Reference Design

High-frequency, critical-conduction-mode (CrM), totem-pole power factor correction (PFC) is a simple approach for designing high-density power solutions using GaN. This reference design...

Batteries and Portable Power

Series-Connected Supercap Modules Optimized for Pulse Power Handling

AVX Corporation has released a new series of supercapacitor modules. Comprised of series-connected cylindrical, electrochemical, double-layer supercapacitors, the new SCM Series supercapacitor...

Communications Power

PIM-plus-PFC Package for up to 20A in a Flow 0 Housing

Vincotech’s flow PIM 0 + PFC modules combine deeply integrated power modules with active power correction circuits. This module is equipped with...

Automotive Electronics

1kV SiC FETs Enable 6.6kW Bi-Directional On-Board Charger Design

This 6.6kW bi-directional on-board charger (OBC) design targets high-efficiency, high-power-density onboard charger applications. The high voltage rating of Wolfspeed SiC MOSFETs allows...

Batteries and Portable Power

Cylindrical Supercapacitor Line includes Smallest 1F / 2.7V Device

AVX Corporation has released a new series of cylindrical, electrochemical, double-layer supercapacitors. Rated for 2.7V and delivering high capacitance values (1F to...

Communications Power

3.3-kW Bridgeless Totem-pole PFC GaN Reference Design

Transphorm Inc. has released the first complete 3.3-kW continuous conduction mode (CCM) bridgeless totem-pole power factor correction (PFC) reference design for high-voltage...