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Communications Power
LTC Debuts New LTC4212 Hot-Swap Controller
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4212, a hot-swap controller in an MSOP package that disconnects the system supply if a dc/dc converter fails to enter into regulation within a programmable period. The LTC4212 is suitable for telecom/high-end server applications that require constant power monitoring. The LTC4212 features a power-good input, which can […]
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1.1KCommunications PowerON Semi Intros MicroIntegration Protection Devices
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) introduced five new MicroIntegration™ circuits designed to protect sensitive components in portable and computing applications from damaging...
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899Communications PowerPotrans Offers New 5W Mobile Phone Charger
Potrans Electrical Corp. (Irvine, CA), a global manufacturer in power conversion products, developed a 5W universal charger that is small, lightweight and...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Global Thermoelectric Announces 2002 Results
Global Thermoelectric Inc. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), a leading developer of solid-oxide fuel cell products, announced operational and financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2002. Revenue for the year ended December 31, 2002, totaled $22.3 million, comprised of thermoelectric generator sales and service revenue of $21.8 million and revenue from fuel […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Altair Appoints Duyvesteyn and Thiers to Board
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Reno, NV) announced that it has expanded its technical advisory board to include Willem Duyvesteyn and Eugene Thiers, who together bring a significant body of knowledge and experience to the advisory board, particularly as it pertains to the $9 billion titanium-dioxide pigment industry. Duyvesteyn, with an extensive career within the mining industry […]
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Automotive Electronics
EnCana Sponsors Azure Dynamics HEV Prototypes
Azure Dynamics Corp. (Vancouver, BC) jointly announced a $1 million sponsorship with EnCana Corp. (Canada) of its Smart Energy Management Technology for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), which may help Canada's national postal service deliver cleaner air along with parcels and letters within three years. The 18-month pilot program will begin in-service testing of five retrofitted […]
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1.2KBatteries and Portable PowerLTC Debuts LTC4007 Lithium-Ion Battery Charger
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4007, a standalone, full-featured, 4A, lithium-ion, battery pack charger with operating efficiencies as high...
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy to Install Fuel Cell Plant at Yale
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) signed an agreement with Yale University to install and service a DFC300A fuel cell power plant that will provide heat and power for the university's Environmental Sciences Building near the Peabody Museum in New Haven. Electricity from the unit will provide approximately 25 percent of the building's electricity needs, with […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
IdaTech Ships FCS 1200 Fuel Cell Systems to EDF
IdaTech Corp. (Bend, OR) announced that it has shipped its first two pre-production FCS 1200™ fuel cell systems to European utility, Electricite de France (EDF), for integration with solar photovoltaic (PV) technology in a hybrid power system for remote locations. EDF will be installing, testing and evaluating the hybrid solution throughout 2003. The FCS 1200™ […]
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Communications Power
Artesyn Technologies Secures Credit Facility
Artesyn Technologies Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) announced that it has entered into a new five-year, $35 million, revolving line of credit with Fleet Capital Corp. The new asset-backed line replaces the company's $40 million syndicated revolving credit facility that was due to expire in March 2004. Chief Financial Officer Richard Thompson commented, "The new facility […]
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Communications Power
MGE Americas Names Ray Prince President
MGE UPS Systems Inc. (Costa Mesa, CA), a leader in high-availability power solutions to the industrial, telecom and IT markets, announced that Ray Prince has been named president of its Americas operations. Prince has been with the company since 1991 and has over 23 years of sales and management experience in the power quality, protection […]
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Automotive Electronics
HydrogenSource Demos FCV Fuel Processor
HydrogenSource LLC (South Windsor, CT), a designer of fuel processing systems for the fuel cell industry, announced it has completed initial testing of its gasoline-to-hydrogen fuel processor for fuel cell vehicles. The 78ltr system is designed to fit under the chassis of a fuel-cell-powered automobile, enabling the car to be operated on currently available fuels. […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Astris Partner Acquires H Power Fuel Cell Facility
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON), developer of alkaline fuel cell technology, announced that its joint venture partner, CareAction Inc. (Montreal, Quebec), has acquired the multi-million-dollar fuel cell laboratory and production facility in Montreal, which was formerly owned and operated by H Power Corp. (Englewood, NJ). The 28,000ft² plant became available as a result of the […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Teledyne Delivers PEM Fuel Cell to NASA
Teledyne Technologies Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) announced that its subsidiary, Teledyne Energy Systems Inc., delivered a 5kW breadboard proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell power system to NASA. The delivery was made as part of Teledyne Energy Systems multi-year contract with NASA's Glenn Research Center to develop an advanced PEM fuel cell power plant for NASA's […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
EVI Announces Fuel Cell Project Milestone
Energy Visions Inc. (EVI, Toronto, Canada) announced that the company's Fuel Cell Division has reached a planned milestone in its Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell project. EVI had previously announced that it intended to continue in the research and development phase to capitalize on recent improvements in its electrode designs. During the last seven […]
