Phihong USA has developed a new multi-channel driver for indoor and outdoor lighting applications. Designated the PDA037W-350G, the driver is equipped with...
CODA Holdings announced it has signed a contract with Great Wall Motors Company to co-develop the first all-electric vehicle for worldwide development and distribution. Designed for the North American, Chinese, and European markets, this co-developed EV is intended to be the most affordable EV on the market, comparable to entry-level internal combustion engine vehicles. "This […]
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. announced that its G3-PLC protocol has been recommended by the Smart House Standardization Study Group, sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), as one of the communications platforms that Japanese electrical utilities should use for communication between a smart meter and a home energy management system (HEMS) in […]
ArrayPower, a Silicon Valley-based power electronics company, announced it has entered into an agreement with Korean technology sales representative ShinHa Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, ShinHa will provide sales and technical support to meet the strong interest from Korea-based solar module manufacturers for ArrayPower’s Sequenced Inverter. ArrayPower’s Sequenced Inverter, which converts the dc […]
For more than a century, electric power has been produced and distributed using alternating current (ac) technology championed by George Westinghouse and Nikola Tesla. Carnegie Mellon University researchers report that a competing direct current (dc) electrical power system, pioneered by Thomas A. Edison in the 1880s, may be the most economic way to power lights […]
The DL3R Series single-phase inverter from Dual-Lite is offered in 875-and 1750VA configurations is housed in a NEMA 3R enclosure and is designed to provide uninterruptible ac power to lighting luminaires equipped with incandescent, fluorescent, LED, or HID lamps. The units operate from input voltages from 120 to 480Vac 60Hz and produce a 277Vac output. […]
To begin verification of in-house energy management technology that utilizes gas, solar power and electromotive mobility- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled a house Honda built in the city of Saitama, Japan, for the demonstration testing of the Honda Smart Home System (HSHS). The house features HSHS, which comprehensively controls in-house energy supply and demand, and […]
As part of its SunShot Initiative, the Department of Energy announced up to $5 million available this year to develop "plug-and-play" photovoltaic (PV) systems that can be purchased, installed, and operational in one day. This effort is part of the Department’s broader strategy to spur solar power deployment by reducing non-hardware, or "soft" costs, such […]
ABB announced that what the company calls the world’s first dc-powered data center module will be fully functional at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, during Automation & Power World, ABB’s annual user and customer conference. In late 2011, ABB and development partner IO announced that they would work together to deliver dc-powered […]
GE’s Energy Storage business, a unit of GE Transportation, recently signed a Business Cooperation Agreement with Arista Power, Inc. to jointly promote and market Arista’s new Power on Demand System that will incorporate GE’s new Durathon™ Batteries. Arista Power, a manufacturer, designer and integrator of renewable energy generation, management and distribution systems, has selected GE’s […]
The Wireless Power Consortium announced that the Qi open wireless charging standard is capable of providing full support and compatibility for longer-distance magnetic resonance technologies. Qi is the global standard for wireless power and charging. Devices are charged just by placing them on, or near, any Qi-enabled surface. Any Qi-enabled device works with any Qi […]
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the release of a Standardization Roadmap for Electric Vehicles – Version 1.0, developed by the Institute’s Electric Vehicles Standards Panel (EVSP). The Standardization Roadmap assesses the standards, codes, and regulations, as well as conformance and training programs, needed to facilitate the safe, mass deployment of electric vehicles and […]
Hydrogenics Corp. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Enbridge Inc. to jointly develop utility scale energy storage in North America. This relationship also includes an equity investment of CA$5.0 million in Hydrogenics. The collaboration will bring together Hydrogenics’ expertise in water electrolysis with Enbridge’s expertise in the ownership and operation of natural […]
MiserWare, a spin-off company of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, is launching a free product that allows companies or individuals to measure their carbon footprint in terms of total power usage. According to MiserWare Chief Executive Officer Kirk W. Cameron, an associate professor of computer science at Virginia Tech and a pioneer of power measurement […]
Allegro MicroSystems announced the release of a new bipolar switch designed with a high speed chopping circuit to null out offsets and dramatically improve switching repeatability. Allegro’s A1250 is an extremely temperature-stable and stress-resistant Hall-effect, bipolar switch. This device is especially suited for operation over extended temperature ranges to +150°C. Superior high temperature performance is […]