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756Communications PowerStaco Energy Debuts TreStar SX Series UPS
Staco Energy Products Co. (Dayton, OH) introduced its new TreStar SX Series, a three-phase UPS product that offers protection with diagnostics and...
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Components
STMicroelectronics Debuts Supervisor Chips
STMicroelectronics (Geneva) announced two full-featured supervisor chips that provide early warning of a power failure, thereby leaving time to save key data and initiate shutdown. The M41ST84 and M41ST85 each come in 3V and 5V versions and are suited for applications such as medical systems, servers, point-of-sale terminals and SCSI peripherals. The reset output provides […]
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769ComponentsKEMET Unveils A700 Series AO-CAP Capacitors
KEMET Corp. (Greenville, SC) announced the A700 Series AO-CAP surface-mount polymer-aluminum capacitors, which are targeted for power-management applications. They exhibit ultra-low ESR,...
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580ComponentsLEM Components Unveils HX Family Transducers
LEM Components (Milwaukee, WI) introduced the new HX family of Hall-effect open-loop current transducers. The HX Series is the latest product developed...
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695Communications PowerJoslyn Intros SurgeBan Suppression System
Joslyn (Goleta, CA) announced its SurgeBan transient suppression system, which prevents costly equipment damage, data corruption and downtime caused by electrical transients....
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808Power Quality ProtectionABB Announces A1000 ALPHA Meter Software
ABB Inc. (Raleigh, NC) announced the A1000 ALPHA Meter Software, Release 1.0, with enhanced functionality, configuration and communications capabilities for the A1000...
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Power Quality Protection
Siemens Signs MOU with Nextek Power Systems
Siemens Solar Industries (Camarillo, CA) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Nextek Power Systems Inc. (Ronkonkoma, NY) enabling Siemens to market and sell Nextek's solar-assisted lighting systems in conjunction with its commercial and industrial building installations. The new NexStep lighting systems will link Siemens Solar panels with NexTek's patented, energy-efficient […]
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Automotive Electronics
Microchip Technology Debuts dsPIC30Fxxx Controllers
Microchip Technology Inc. (Chandler, AZ) introduced the motor control and power-conversion family of dsPIC digital signal controllers, providing an easy-to-use solution for applications requiring motor control. The eight new devices combine a high-performance, 16-bit microcontroller; rich peripherals; and a fully implemented digital signal processor onto a single-chip digital signal controller. The dsPIC30Fxxx family features a […]
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647Power Quality ProtectionTripp Lite Awarded New York State Contract
Tripp Lite (Chicago, IL) has been awarded a contract by the State of New York Office of General Services to supply its...
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Batteries and Portable Power
Motorola Demonstrates Gas-Powered Fuel Cell
Motorola Inc. (Schaumberg, IL) announced that they have successfully demonstrated a methane gas-powered fuel cell, which can provide enough power between chargings for a month of cell phone calls. The fuel cell is essentially a miniature electrochemical plant that fits into a belt holster. Inside the cell, methane is stored in an area the size […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Manhattan Scientifics to Cooperate with Mihama
Manhattan Scientifics Inc. (New York) announced that it is engaged in a cooperative effort with Mihama Corp. (Japan) to establish a Japanese industrial team to complete development and prepare its MicroFuel Cell technology for commercial production. As part of this effort, Mihama presented a briefing during a trade show for portable information equipment held in […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
GE and Honeywell End Merger Agreement
General Electric Co. (Fairfield, CT) and Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) announced they have terminated their merger agreement, three months after European regulators rejected the $41.0 billion deal. GE agreed to reimburse Honeywell for merger-related expenses and to extend two financing arrangements. GE also agreed to acquire two businesses from Honeywell with estimated sales of […]
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Automotive Electronics
Ballard Acquires Interest in XCELLSIS and Ecostar
Ballard Power Systems Inc. (Vancouver, BC), DaimlerChrysler AG (Stuttgart, Germany) and Ford Motor Co. (Dearborn, MI) announced the signing of an agreement in which Ballard will acquire the interests of DaimlerChrysler and Ford in XCELLSIS GmbH (Vancouver, BC) and Ecostar Electric Drive Systems LLC (Dearborn, MI). Firoz Rasul, Ballard's chairman and CEO, said, "Consolidating XCELLSIS […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Ballard Launches Portable Nexa Power Module
Ballard Power Systems (Vancouver, BC) announced the commercial launch of its Nexa power module, the world's first volume-produced proton-exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system designed for integration by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) into a wide variety of industrial and consumer end-product applications. The Nexa power module generates up to 1,200W of unregulated dc electrical power. […]
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Automotive Electronics
eVionyx Demos Metal-Air Fuel Cell Technology
eVionyx Inc. (Hawthorne, NY) demonstrated its revolutionary power cell (RPC) technology by powering both a golf cart and an electric lawnmower with energy extracted from zinc metal. The demonstrations are a culmination of an intense research and development program co-funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York […]
