Power
Major step forward for smart homes, IoT and mobile devices
The developer of WattUp, a wire-free, power-at-a-distance charging technology, Energous Corporation has announced Federal Communications Commission (FCC) certification of its first-gen WattUp Mid Field transmitter, which sends focused, RF-based power to devices at a distance. As the first FCC certification for power-at-a-distance wireless charging under Part 18 of the FCC’s rules, this development represents a new era of wireless charg...
Fuelling the distribution transformer market in the Middle East
A new report from 6Wresearch titled Middle East Power & Distribution Transformer Market (2017-2023) provides an in-depth analysis with 229 figures and 18 tables covered in more than 390 pages. The report estimates and forecast the overall Middle East power & distribution transformer market by revenues, volume, types, power rating, cooling system such as dry type and liquid type, applications such as power utilities and indu...
UPS system showcased at customer demonstration facility
AMETEK Powervar's Security Plus UPS system has been approved for use with SCIEX mass spectrometer instruments. As part of a Global Resellers agreement, AMETEK Powervar’s Security Plus Series is being showcased at the SCIEX Customer Demonstration Facility in Framingham, MA. The partnership solidifies a long-standing relationship between AMETEK Powervar and SCIEX.
Simplify your design with DC/DC power module
Available in a 10x10mm QFN package, the SIMPLE SWITCHER LMZ36002 is what the company claims to be the industry's smallest 60V DC/DC power module IC.
Embedded solid state drives for industrial applications
Now sampling its eMMC 5.1 NANDrive embedded solid state drive (SSD) product family, Greenliant Systems has improved the performance, enhanced the features and added a wide range of capacities (8, 16, 32, 64 and 128GB.) Particularly useful for automotive, industrial, medical, security, military and networking applications, the new GLS85VM NANDrive devices support the JEDEC eMMC 5.1 standard and operate at full industrial temperatures between ...
High-density battery powers surveillance systems
With its new Lithium Thionyl Chloride M1 battery, Ultralife is helping military device manufacturers develop longer-lasting products. The battery, which is the military battery specialist’s highest density offering to date, is lightweight and can be used in remote sensing and surveillance applications. Ultralife has developed three variations of the M1 battery, ranging in size and weight from 3.3-10kg.
To route or to plane PC boards?
Power distribution on a PC board can come in a number of forms. Duane Benson, the Chief Technology Champion at Screaming Circuits, a prototype PCB assembly electronic manufacturing company in Oregon explains more on the different types of power distribution.
City firm undergoes temporary overlay in design challenge
Take the following design tastes; unfinished concrete, exposed pipework and industrial chic – they are all signs of a yearning to go back to basics in a world full of complexity. Matt Collins, Business Development Manager at ide Systems explains how the company overcame a design challenge to deliver a temporary overlay on a building in the heart of London.
Hoppecke wins warehouse motive power contract
Hoppecke Industrial Batteries has won an order to provide a range of motive power equipment for installation in a vastly expanded warehouse in Warrington run by a major online retailer. Hoppecke’s customer specialises in retailing fashion goods, electrical goods, sports energy supplements and food - either directly or for some of the UK’s best known high street retail companies.
200V MOSFETs target motor control and DC/DC converters
A new power semiconductor product line has been announced by IXYS: 200V Ultra-Junction X3-Class HiPerFET Power MOSFETs. The current ratings range from 36-300A; a broad selection of devices are available in a number of international standard packages. Fabricated using a charge compensation principle and IXYS’ own process technology, these new MOSFETs exhibit what the company claims to be the lowest on-state resistances in the industry (3.5m&...