Balqon Corporation has released a complete line of next-generation electric vehicle motor controllers, named ZEVQON™, designed for emerging zero-emission commercial truck and...
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. and Panasonic Corporation have jointly developed a new version of their ‘Ene-Farm’ home fuel cell. The price of the new system will be 1,995,000 yen (with the standard backup heat source; including tax; excluding installation fee). This is about 760,000 yen less (about 27%) than the recommended retail price of the […]
After launching ac-dc miniature green open-frame type switching power supplies from 25 to 300 W, Mean Well has introduced the EPS-15 series (15W), to make this product line more complete. With extremely low no load power consumption (<0.3W), EPS-15 series have advantages of compact size, high efficiency, and cost efficient. Comparing to the first generation […]
A European consortium, consisting of DNV KEMA, Fraunhofer ISE, EMD International, RAH and RFVV, has begun an EU funded project to develop modeling and simulation tools for optimally integrating electrical vehicles (EVs) into electricity networks. The project, Novel E-Mobility Grid Model (NEMO), plays a key role in the further development of electric mobility in Europe […]
Power-One, Inc. has provided an updated outlook for its fourth quarter 2012 financial results. The Company expects to report fourth quarter revenue of $190 million to $195 million, which is below the previously estimated range of $210 million to $230 million. Softer than expected market conditions in the Renewable Energy business, primarily in Italy and […]
ROHM Semiconductor has expanded its lineup of high-power, wide-terminal, low-ohmic chip resistors designed for current detection in automotive systems, motors, power supply...
Helping customers develop end products requiring on-site connectivity, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has announced its newest 32-bit, real-time C2000™ Piccolo™ F2806xU microcontrollers (MCU) with integrated USB connectivity. In many applications, such as consumer and industrial motor control systems, industrial power systems, telecom and data systems, wind and solar energy generation and general power electronic applications, […]
Infineon Technologies AG has presented its new 32-bit microcontroller family XMC1000, which uses the ARM® Cortex™-M0 processor. With the XMC1000, Infineon is...
International Rectifier Corp. (IR) has introduced of a family of 300V devices featuring IR’s latest power MOSFET silicon that deliver benchmark on-state...
Joseph DeLuca has joined TDI Power Corp. as Vice President Marketing and Sales for worldwide operations. In his new role Joe will be responsible for establishing marketing and sales programs targeted at TDI Power’s key market segments. Joe DeLuca has held senior strategic marketing, sales and development leadership positions in the power, telecommunications and aerospace […]
Anagear BV has introduced the ANG101x Development Kit that gives system developers a quick and easy way to become familiar with the features and benefits of the company’s innovative ANG101x family of power management ICs. Through the kit, developers can rapidly evaluate how ANG101x ICs can help them save energy in their system and speed […]
Emerson Network Power has introduced a fully-dedicated team serving the complex needs of massive data centers. The hyperscale solutions team is dedicated to leveraging Emerson-wide expertise and resources across the entire data center ecosystem to serve companies that build large cloud environments for search, social networking, web computing, and other data-intense functions. This new initiative […]
O2Micro International Limited extended the company’s Free Dimming(TM) technology and Lighting product portfolio with the introduction of the OZ8022T LED driver controller with 3-level toggle dimming and power factor correction (PFC). Similar to O2Micro’s OZ8022A, OZ8022B and OZ8022M LED driver controllers, the OZ8022T provides three-step analog dimming using any ordinary non-dimming on/off switch and supports […]
Heliatek GmbH today announced a record breaking 12.0% cell efficiency for its organic solar cells. This world record, established in cooperation with...
Johnson Controls, Inc., the world’s leading supplier of automotive batteries, introduced its 48 volt Micro Hybrid battery demonstration module as part of...