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Batteries and Portable Power
Metallic Power Appoints Michael A. Russell to be CFO
Metallic Power (Carlsbad, CA), a developer of rapidly refuelable power sources that use zinc, has appointed Michael A. Russell as vice-president of finance and administration, treasurer, and CFO.Previously, Russell was vice-president of finance and administration for the Financial Solutions Group of HNC Software, Inc., a $200-million software developer. Prior to HNC, he held vice-president and […]
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Automotive Electronics
FuelCell Energy Releases Second Quarter Results
FuelCell Energy Inc. (Danbury, CT), has reported revenues of $4,936,000 for the second quarter ending on April 30, 2000, compared with revenues of $5,788,000 in the same quarter of the previous year. Net loss for the period was $1,708,000 or $0.26 per diluted share compared with a net loss of $773,000 or $0.12 per diluted […]
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Power Quality Protection
American Power Conversion Selected as Preferred Supplier for Data General
American Power Conversion (West Kingston, RI), has been selected by Data General, a division of EMC Corp. (Hopkinton, MA), as its preferred power protection supplier for its "In-A-Box" solutions. Data General will resell select APC power protection and management solutions as part of its portfolio of high-availability consolidation AviiON solutions.As part of the agreement, Data […]
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Power Quality Protection
DCH Provides Sensor Systems to Alaska
DCH Technology Inc. (Valencia, CA), has shipped 30 complete hydrogen sensor systems ahead of schedule to GCI (Alaska) for deployment in remote areas of Alaska. "This order confirms the market potential for storage of backup power systems. This proven sensor technology application ensures the safe implementation of distributed energy," said Dennis Reid, DCHT's director of […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
SatCon Technology's Affiliate, Beacon Power, Closes Stock Placement
SatCon Technology Corp. (Cambridge, MA) announced that its Beacon Power Corp. affiliate has closed a $28.5 million private placement of Beacon Power's Class F preferred stock with GE Capital; Mechanical Tech., Inc.; DQE Enterprises, Inc.; the Beacon Group Energy Investment Fund II, L.P.; Penske Corporation; Micro-Generation Technology Fund; and Perseus Capital, L.L.C. GE Capital, Mechanical […]
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Power Quality
Semtech Debuts Its LC03-3.3 Surge Protection Device
Semtech Corp. (Newbury Park, CA) announced availability of the new LC03-3.3 surge-protection device for 10/100 Ethernet interfaces. These devices provide a low-cost, standards-compliant solution for lightning, ESD and EFT events in telecom and datacom systems, according to Semtech. The device uses Semtech's patented Enhanced Punch-Through Diode (EPDTVS) technology to low capacitance, clamping voltage and leakage […]
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Power Quality
Compaq Computer Presents New 30A Power-Distribution Unit
Compaq Computer Corp. (Houston, TX) presented their new high-voltage, 30A power-distribution unit, designed to improve integrated rack-mount power management and distribution while preserving valuable rack space. Designed to enhance the functionality of high-current and rack-based enterprise systems, the 12 (output) receptacle and 30A PDU is the largest capacity plug-and-play distribution unit available. With four circuit […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
SPX Corp. Reaches Settlement With General Signal Power Systems
SPX Corp. (Muskegon, MI) declared that it has reached a settlement in the patent infringement suit between its subsidiary, General Signal Power Systems (GSPC, Necedah, WI), and American Power Conversion Corp. (APC, West Kingston, RI). Under the terms of the settlement, APC will pay SPX $48 million in consideration for a license under patents involving […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
PowerCache Achieves UL Recognition for its Small-Cell Ultracapacitors
PowerCache (San Diego, CA), a Maxwell Technologies company, has achieved Underwriters Laboratories (UL) recognition for its line of small-cell ultracapacitors, making it the only line of ultracapacitors on the market that comply with UL's Component Recognition requirements under the Capacitors, Standby Energy Storage Category BBBG2."We are extremely proud and excited that we have attained UL […]
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Communications Power
Bourns To Acquire Power Innovations
Power Innovations (Bedford, UK) is to be acquired by the US-based Bourns Inc. (Riverside, CA), for an unspecified amount. Power Innovations' silicon plant in Bedford will be made the center for Bourns' worldwide telecom protection products. Expansion will see the creation of 70 new jobs over the next couple of years at the site."This organization […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Lucent Technologies Announces New Flooded Lead-Acid Battery
Lucent Technologies (Murray Hill, NJ) announced a flooded lead-acid battery with a 25 percent longer life for telecommunications central offices, mobile switching offices and cable head-end applications. The expected 25-year life of the battery is five years longer than comparable flooded lead-acid batteries on the market today, and the 1,680Ah Victory Class premium battery can […]
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1.1KBatteries and Portable PowerPowerCache Introduces the PC5 Ultracapacitor
PowerCache (San Diego, CA), a Maxwell Technologies company, has expanded its ultracapacitor product line with the introduction of the PC5 ultracapacitor. The...
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Power Quality
SoftSwitching Technologies Introduces the Dynamic Sag Corrector
SoftSwitching Technologies (Green Bay, WI) has developed the Dynamic Sag Corrector (DySC) to protect demanding industrial and commercial processes such as semiconductor manufacturing, telecommunications, plastics, and automotive and factory automation from the dominant power-quality problems of deep voltage sags and momentary loss of power. Short-duration power glitches of less than a quarter of a second […]
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Communications Power
AM Communications Announces New Model 9163 CPR Transponder
AM Communications Inc. (Quakertown, PA) announced a new transponder for monitoring Invensys' CPR telecommunications network power supplies. Employing AM's FlexStat transponder technology, this new monitoring solution allows the CPR to be managed by AM's OmniStat Network Management Architecture. "The Model 9163 CPR transponder provides a clean, capable and fully integrated monitoring solution that keeps track […]
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Batteries and Portable Power
Douglas Battery Introduces Additions to Safeguard Premium Series
Douglas Battery’s (Winston-Salem, NC) Standby Systems division has introduced three new additions to its Safeguard Premium Series. The three new modular standby systems will offer 1,200Ah, 1,400Ah and 1,600Ah capacity. The new systems are scheduled to be unveiled at Supercomm 2000, June 4-6, 2000. The increased capacity Safeguard Premium systems are designed as solutions for […]
