Metallic Power Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) announced that one of its zinc fuel cells successfully provided backup power to a cell site during power interruptions. The device provided 1.8kW of backup power in a rack-mounted configuration that included a 6kWh fuel tank to supply over three hours of continuous power under full load. The fuel cell […]
The United Native Depository Corp. (UNDC, San Francisco, CA), a 100-percent Native American owned financial holding company, will be working with Warm...
QUANTUM Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide Inc. (Irvine, CA) announced the appointment of Alan Niedzwiecki as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately....
International Rectifier Co. (El Segundo, CA) announced plans to invest about $69.0 million to construct a semiconductor packaging plant in Xi'an, China. The proposed plant is projected to have an annual capacity of 600 million electronic power devices, with 80 percent of the products to be exported overseas. The facility, which will be called Xi'an […]
Solicore Inc. (Lakeland, FL) and ICP Global Technologies (Montreal, Canada) have signed an agreement in which the two companies will utilize their patented technologies to jointly develop and market a range of solar energy products for consumer and industrial applications. Solicore has patented a dry electrolyte that is a non-compressible, non-combustible and non-toxic film, making […]
Cree Inc. (Durham, NC) expanded its zero-recovery rectifier product line with the introduction of a 20A, 600V, SiC Schottky diode in a...
Emco Electronics (India) announced its new EE-302 power relay, which can be used for regulating the secondary voltage of power transformers with a motor drive on the load tap charger, and that comes with LED indicators that show pre-signal conditions and relay operations. The microcontroller-based device is programmable through a membrane keyboard, with the commands […]
Lambda Electronics Inc. (San Diego, CA) announced the availability of the open-frame, surface-mount, PG10A Series of dc/dc converters that offer six output...
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) reported third-quarter and nine-month results for the period ended July 31, 2002. The company reported a revenue increase of 57 percent in the third quarter of 2002 to $12.0 million, compared to $7.6 million in the same quarter of the previous year. Net loss for the third quarter of 2002 […]
The Reserve Power Group of EnerSys Inc. (Reading, PA) introduced a family of valve-regulated, lead-acid (VRLA) batteries that provide prolonged battery life...
Dallas Semiconductor Corp. (Dallas, TX) announced its new DS2761 lithium-ion battery monitor, which offers the ability to enable the recovery of a...
Alcatel Converters (Lannion, France) announced the launch of its new 50W, industry-standard, half-brick converters, the AM 50 SI Series, which are available...
STMicroelectronics Inc. (STM, Lexington, MA) introduced its TS824-1.2 and TS824-2.5 micro-power, shunt-voltage references, which are suitable for use in power supplies, battery-powered equipment, computers, instrumentation, portable equipment, data acquisition systems and power management circuits. The TS824-1.2 and TS824-2.5 are low-power, shunt-voltage references featuring a low temperature coefficient of 50ppm/C at maximum. The parts are typically […]
IFX Power plc (UK) acquired the business and certain assets of Switching Systems International (SSI, Anaheim, CA). SSI will merge with XPiQ...
Plug Power Inc. (Latham, NY) announced that its 5kW, grid-parallel, natural-gas-fueled, fuel cell systems have generated more than 1,000,000kWh of electricity in the field this year. The systems were installed and have operated in more than 20 customer locations in seven US states and three countries, with an additional 13 systems slated to be installed […]