Power Quality | Power Factor Correction | Totem Pole Pfc

November 7, 2019

BASF and NGK Jointly Developing Next Generation Sodium-Sulfur Batteries

Japanese ceramics manufacturer NGK Insulators, Ltd. (NGK), and BASF New Business GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of the German chemical company BASF...

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European Power News

November 6, 2019

600V Power Modules include Interleaved PFC and Handle up to 8kW

Today's applications in embedded motor drive systems demand more compact designs with greater power density. Featuring interleaved power factor correction, Vincotech's new...

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Communications Power

November 5, 2019

10- to 50-kW 3-Phase UPS with Internal Smart Battery Modules

Schneider Electric has introduced the first version of Galaxy VS 3-phase uninterruptible power supply (UPS) with internal smart battery modules. Galaxy VS...

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Communications Power

November 5, 2019

GaN Systems and On Semi Collaborate on Half-Bridge Gallium-Nitride Eval Board

GaN Systems and ON Semiconductor announced the availability of a high-speed, half-bridge GaN daughter board using GaN Systems’ 650V, 30A GaN E-HEMTs...

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Communications Power

November 4, 2019

Universal Rack Power Distribution Unit for Easy, Fast Deployment Worldwide

Vertiv has introduced the Vertiv™ Geist™ UPDU universal power distribution unit, a significant reimagining of the rack PDU that allows a single...

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Power Quality

November 4, 2019

Supercap Backup Power Supply with Active Cell Balancing – Reference Design

The PMP30693 reference design from Texas Instruments automatically provides a back-up voltage during a power interruption. It manages the charging of super...

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Batteries and Portable Power

November 2, 2019

AVX Acquires Chengdu OK New Energy, Ltd.

AVX Corporation has completed the purchase of Chengdu OK New Energy, Ltd. (COKNE). After four years of strong collaborative efforts between COKNE...

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Automotive Electronics

November 1, 2019

Resettable PPTC Fuses for Automotive Applications

Bel Fuse-Circuit Protection announces their 0ZRS Series of radial resettable PPTC fuses for automotive applications. These AEC-Q compliant fuses have an operating...

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Components

October 31, 2019

Low-Profile Modules Improve Efficiency of Mid-Power Inverters

The market is demanding ever more efficient dc-ac inverter solutions for motion control, solar and UPS applications. The pairing of VINco E3...

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Batteries and Portable Power

October 30, 2019

ESS Gets $30 Million Series C Funding for Iron Flow Batteries

ESS Inc., a manufacturer of safe, low-cost and long-duration energy storage systems, announced that it has secured $30 million in a Series...

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European Power News

October 29, 2019

Next Kraftwerke Signs MOU with Toshiba in VPP Project

Next Kraftwerke and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to assess the compatibility...

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Energy Harvesting

October 28, 2019

Inductively-Powered High-Voltage Powerline Sensors attract Investment

Laki Power has closed its first institutional investment round, led by Brunnur Ventures. The new capital will support further development of the...

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Communications Power

October 24, 2019

ESD Protection for LVDS, Ethernet and USB 3.x Interfaces

Semtech Corp. has announced the latest addition to the RClamp® platform, a low capacitance 3.3V (Vrwm) transient voltage protection array optimized to...