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Power Components
Signal Technology Awarded Power Supply Contract
Signal Technology Corp. (Danvers, MA), a provider of electronic components, subsystems and system solutions for defense and space applications, announced the receipt of a three-year contract to supply power conversion technology for an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) missile telemetry system. The first year's release is valued at $600,000, and the award has […]
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574Power Quality ProtectionSTM Power Completes Hydrogen PowerUnits Sale
STM Power Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI) announced completion of its beta product assembly of its hydrogen-enabled technology, 50 external combustion, Stirling-cycle, PowerUnits....
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Automotive Electronics
Ansoft and IR Offer Free SIMPLORER Library
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh) and International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the release of a model library containing IR power-management components for use within Ansoft's SIMPLORER®. The library contains nearly 700 ready-to-use models of IR's diode, insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), and power metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) components for automobiles, aircraft, portable electronics and appliances. […]
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Components
NEC Adds V850ES/PM1 to V850ES MCU Family
NEC Corp. (Japan) announced that it has expanded its V850ES 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) family with the addition of the V850ES/PM1 device targeted for use in electronic measuring instruments such as power meters. The V850E/PM1 uses a six-channel (12-input), 16-bit, delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter to offer improved stability and precise reading, and features an on-chip, reference voltage […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Michelin Installs Fuel Cell in German Tire Plant
Michelin Group (UK) announced that it has installed a 250kW molten-carbonate fuel cell at its tire plant in Karlsruhe, Germany. The Euro 3.6 million (US$3.9 million) project is being supported by Energie Baden-Wurttemberg (EnBW), the local energy supplier Stadtwerke Karlsruhe and DaimlerChrysler Corp.'s subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen. After a test run for about two years, MTU […]
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Communications Power
TI Offers UCC2851x Family of Controllers
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) introduced its new UCC2851x family of combination controllers, which combines power-factor correction (PFC) and pulse-width modulation (PWM) functions onto one integrated circuit for off-line distributed power systems such as desktop and server power converters, and monitor and display power systems. The UCC2851x family provides complete control functionality for any […]
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Power Quality Protection
Calpine Restructures Turbine Agreements
Calpine Corp. (San Jose, CA) announced that it has entered into restructured agreements with its major gas and steam turbine manufacturers, including GE Power Systems, Siemens Westinghouse and Toshiba International Corp., giving Calpine the option to cancel its existing orders for 87 gas turbines and 44 steam turbines. The new agreements significantly reduce the company's […]
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Power Quality Protection
TXU Energy Provides Air Support for USAF Base
With new air support from TXU Energy (Abilene, TX), Dyess Air Force Base is now being powered by the wind under the largest single renewable energy contract in US history. TXU Energy and Dyess Air Force Base announced that a wind power contract will provide 100 percent of the energy needs for the base (78 […]
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Automotive Electronics
ON Semi Reports Fourth-Quarter, Fiscal 2002 Results
ON Semiconductor Corp. (Phoenix, AZ) announced that total revenues in the fourth quarter of 2002 were $266 million, a decrease of $6 million, or two percent, from the third quarter of 2002 and a decrease of $1 million, or 0.5 percent, from the fourth quarter of 2001. The company reported a net loss of $42 […]
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914Automotive ElectronicsAnsoft's Zoltan Cendes Elected IEEE Fellow
Ansoft Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) announced that Founder, Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Zoltan Cendes was recently elected an Institute of Electrical and...
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911Communications PowerLiebert Unveils UPStation GXT5000R-208 UPS
Liebert Corp. (Orlando, FL) introduced its new rack-mounted power protection products, the 3U-sized UPStation® GXT5000R-208. The UPStation GXT5000R-208 is suitable for utility...
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506Automotive ElectronicsAstris Energi Closes on Fuel Cell Production Venture
Astris Energi Inc. (Mississauga, ON), developer of alkaline fuel cell technology, and CareAction Inc. (Montreal, Quebec) announced a $15-million joint venture destined...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Millennium Cell Reports Fourth-Quarter 2002 Results
Millennium Cell Inc. (Eatontown, NJ) reported an adjusted net loss of $2.6 million, or $0.09 per share (adjusted for non-cash charges), for the fourth quarter of 2002 ended December, 2002. This meets the projected loss per share and is the same as the adjusted net loss of $2.6 million and loss per share of $0.09 […]
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706Batteries and Portable PowerLTC Unveils LTC4410 USB Power Manager IC
Linear Technology Corp. (LTC, Milpitas, CA) introduced the LTC4410, a USB power manager IC in a ThinSOT™ package, which enables simultaneous battery...
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Power Quality Protection
BluePoint Energy Announces Order with US Power
BluePoint Energy Inc. (BPE, Granite Bay, CA) announced that it has received deposits for the sale of four Lean-One™ 260kW systems to US Power Corp. (USP, CT). The systems are currently targeted for delivery and installation during the second quarter of 2003 at the Chino Medical Center in Southern California. Projected revenue for the four […]
