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Communications Power
IR Presents New ETX and ETL Series Diodes
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) introduced its new ETX and ETL Series of high-efficiency diodes for active power-factor correction (PFC) in switch-mode power supply applications. Power-factor correction circuits smooth out the pulsating ac mains current, allowing the maximum amount of power to be drawn from ac lines, and are used in a wide […]
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477Batteries and Portable PowerDTE Energy to Remotely Monitor Fuel Cells
DTE Energy Technologies Inc. (Detroit, MI) announced that it will remotely monitor and control Plug Power Inc.'s (Latham, NY) fuel cell systems...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Plug Power Debuts GenSys5P LPG Products
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) introduced the GenSys™5P, the company's first liquid-propane-gas (LPG) fueled product. The GenSys™5P, a 5kW, grid-parallel fuel cell system, is being marketed to an audience that includes rural electric cooperatives, customers that have no utility-provided electricity supply, and federal and state government customers who require the remote fuel capability that LPG […]
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Power Quality Protection
Zilkha Renewable Energy Plans 165MW Wind Farm
Zilkha Renewable Energy (Houston, TX) announced plans for a new 165MW wind farm. The Wild Horse Wind Power Project is planned for development on property along Whiskey Dick Mountain seven miles east of Kittitas, WA. The Wild Horse Wind Power Project, named for a spring on the remote ranch, joins two other wind farm projects […]
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Communications Power
ABB Gets $22M Russian Power Transmission Order
ABB Inc. (Zurich, Switzerland) announced that it has received a $22 million order to supply high-voltage switchgear and equipment for the Bureyskaya hydropower station in eastern Russia. It is ABB's largest contract for power technology equipment in Russia. The deal, signed with OAO Engineering Center of the Unified Energy System of Russia, is for the […]
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780Batteries and Portable PowerNEC Unveils Methanol-Fueled Laptop
NEC Corp. (Tokyo, Japan) revealed a prototype of a laptop computer that runs on a methanol fuel cell instead of a rechargeable...
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Communications Power
Emerson Wins $16M Egyptian Power Plant Contract
Emerson Process Management, an Emerson (St. Louis, MO) business, announced that it has won a $16 million contract to modernize the Ataka Thermal Power Station in the Suez region of Egypt using its PlantWeb® digital plant architecture. Emerson will serve as the main automation contractor for instrumentation and control modernization of Ataka's two 150MW units […]
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Power Quality
Advance Electronics Presents New ATS Unit
Advance Electronics (UK), a supplier of power quality management solutions for industrial and commercial sectors, unveiled a brand new universal-input, constant-voltage transformer that produces a stable, uncorrupted voltage and frequency output regardless of the quality of the mains supply. The Advance Three/Single (ATS) transformer is suitable for three-phase-in, single-phase-out applications such as rail, military, commercial […]
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1.3KPower QualityHP Presents HP Rack and Power Manager 1.0
Hewlett Packard (HP, Houston, TX) presented its new HP Rack and Power Manager 1.0, which delivers rack and power manageability software for...
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1.4KCommunications PowerON Semi Intros Five TVS SOT5xx-Packaged Devices
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) introduced five new protection devices that integrate multiple transient voltage suppression (TVS) components into a single 1.6mm...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Splashpower Extends Evaluation Licensing Program
Splashpower Ltd. (Cambridge, UK), developers of a unique, wireless power recharging technology, announced an evaluation program with Celltronix Ltd. (Hong Kong), manufacturers of custom power solutions. Under the evaluation program, Celltronix will work with Splashpower to integrate the new charging technology into a range of battery packs for mobile phones, PDAs and Bluetooth enabled devices. […]
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1.6KBatteries and Portable PowerPhilips Achieves Schottky Diode Breakthrough
Royal Philips Electronics (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) announced a breakthrough in Schottky diode semiconductor technology that reduces power dissipation to such low levels...
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Communications Power
Artesyn Offers New niPOL DC/DC Converters
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) launched a new series of 12V input, point-of-load (POL), dc/dc converters, with efficiencies to 94%, power densities to 247W/in³ (15W/cm³), and typical heights of 0.32in (8.2mm). The new E-class non-isolated POL (niPOL) converters are available with 5A, 10A or 15A outputs, and have no minimum load requirement. Designed for […]
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Communications Power
Asante Technologies to Be Acquired by Investors
Asante Technologies Inc. (San Jose, CA) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Oblique Inc., an acquisition company created and led by one of its former Vice Presidents of Sales and Marketing, James Volkmar, which will result in a merger between Asante and Oblique. The value of the recapitalization transaction is approximately […]
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1.2KPower Quality ProtectionUNIPOWER Presents PCP/TPCP Front Ends
UNIPOWER Corp. (Coral Springs, FL) presented its new PCP/TPCP front ends, which are designed to drive power buses for distributed power systems....
