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Batteries and Portable Power
APC Intros New USB Mobile Phone Chargers
American Power Conversion (APC, West Kingston, RI) announced a suite of USB-based cables that provide cell phone users worldwide with the ability to charge their name brand phones via the USB port on their notebook computer, decreasing the typical weight in a laptop bag, or briefcase. "If you have a Nokia, Ericsson or a Motorola […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Smart Fuel Cell Starts DMFC Production
Smart Fuel Cell GmbH (Munich) announced the beginning of series production of its direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) systems. The products are equipped with an exchangeable fuel tank that provides 2.5kWh of electric energy at up to 100W of power output. The system operates from sub-zero temperatures up to 40 degrees C and can be […]
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643Communications PowerTyco Electronics Debuts TVAxxxSA Series
Tyco Electronics Power Components (Menlo Park, CA) Raychem Circuit Protection Division introduced its new TVAxxxSA Series of SiBar thyristor surge-protection devices. With...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Caltech and USC Form New DMFCC Company
Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corp. (DMFCC) has been formed to commercialize the direct methanol fuel cell technology developed at the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the University of Southern California (USC, Los Angeles, CA). DMFCC, Caltech and USC have signed a letter of intent for DMFCC to acquire rights to 22 issued, and over […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
FuelCell Energy Reports First-Quarter 2002 Results
For the first quarter ended January 31, 2002, FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT) reported a net loss of $6.0 million, or $0.15 per basic and diluted share, compared with a loss of $2.8 million, or $0.09 per basic and diluted share, during the same quarter of the previous year. Revenues for the three months ended […]
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1.2KBatteries and Portable PowerAnalog Devices Presents ADP3806 Battery-Charging IC
Analog Devices Inc. (Norwood, MA) announced the ADP3806, a stand-alone, lithium-ion, battery-charging IC that combines high output-voltage accuracy with precise current control...
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2.0KAutomotive ElectronicsMaxwell Debuts New PC5-5 Ultracapacitor
Maxwell Technologies Inc. (San Diego, CA) introduced its new PC5-5 ultracapacitor, which measures only 17mm x 23mm x 9.5mm and stores 23J...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Absopulse Electronics Presents PFC4500 Power Supply
Absopulse Electronics (Carp, ON) announced its new PFC4500 telecom-quality, modular power supply with power-factor-corrected input, delivering 93A at 48V over 0 to +50 degrees C in continuous duty (i.e., 4.5kW or 3kW with N+1 redundancy) from a universal ac input. The PFC4500 features three hot-pluggable internal modules (each 5in x 5in x 14in) that provide […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ballard Signs Agreement with Ford for Engine Generators
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC) Electric Drives and Power Conversion Division has signed a joint development agreement with Ford Power Products (FPP), a subsidiary of Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI), to jointly develop commercial power generation products driven by spark-ignited combustion engines for the generator market. Other opportunities exist for on-road hybrid applications, such […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Optimal Energy to Provide Flywheel Technology
Optimal Energy Systems Inc. (Torrance, CA) has been awarded a contract by Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to provide flywheel technology for its Combat Hybrid Power System. Under the contract, Optimal will provide a prototype flywheel power module for a military vehicle system. Delivery is scheduled for July 2002. "This military vehicle contract is an […]
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Power Components
Advanced Energy Reports Fourth-Quarter Results
Advanced Energy Industries Inc. (Fort Collins, CO) reported fourth-quarter revenue of $34.0 million, down 12 percent from the third-quarter's $38.7 million, and 67 percent lower than the $102.7 million posted in the year-ago quarter. However, the company said it is seeing orders stabilize and expects first-quarter revenue to come in between $38.0 million to $40.0 […]
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403ComponentsShengye Electrical Debuts CBB30/CBB34 Capacitors
Guangdong Shunde City Shengye Electrical Co. Ltd. (China) introduced the new CBB30 to CBB34 Series of metallized plastic-film capacitors, which are sealed...
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1.4KCommunications PowerIR Announces New IRU3038 Power Management IC
International Rectifier Corp. (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the IRU3038, a synchronous PWM controller integrated circuit (IC) for the termination voltage requirements...
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1.4KPower QualityAVO Presents PA-9Plus Power Quality Analyzer
AVO International (Dallas, TX) has developed a new PA-9Plus power quality analyzer, which features a faster digital signal processor to support future...
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Power Quality Protection
WPT/Electrotek Wins Contract to Evaluate DG Aggregation
Electrotek Concepts (Edison, NJ) has been awarded a contract by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's Cooperative Research Network (CRN) to study the feasibility of aggregation and dispatch of customer or third-party-owned on-site generation installed primarily for backup power. The contract includes the development of monitoring, control and communication technologies to implement distributed generation (DG) […]
