Power
Throttle position sensor with dual outputs
Penny + Giles, designer and manufacturer of high reliability position sensors for the motorsport industry, launches a new throttle position sensor with dual outputs, the TPS280DP.
Saft receives multi-million dollar Li-ion battery order from Boeing for Inmarsat satellites
Saft is preparing to fill its next order for lithium-ion (Li-ion) space batteries as part of a five-year Long Term Agreement signed with Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems in 2009. Under the multi-million dollar contract, Saft will deliver 12 battery packs of highenergy Li-ion batteries for Boeing’s 702HP satellites being built for the Inmarsat-5 series. The Saft batteries with VES140S cells will power three new Ka-band satellites, adding to...
DARPA Awards $1.7 Million Contract to Maxwell Technologies for Development of Advanced Energy Storage Device
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MXWL) announced today that it has been awarded a $1.7 million technology development contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the initial phase of a multi-phase program to develop a lighter, longer-lasting, energy source for field radios and other portable electronic equipment carried by military personnel.
Soitec reports excellent performance of Concentrix CPV system connected to Jordan's grid
Soitec (Euronext Paris), the world's leading supplier of advanced solutions for the electronics and energy industries, reports excellent results for the company's concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system in Jordan, which is connected to the nation's electrical grid. The system, which was jointly installed with Azur Space Solar Power, ran continuously through the extremely hot summer and fall months, demonstrating full reliability and excellent resu...
PSMA Announces Special Presentation Session on Nanotechnology at APEC 2011
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Nanotechnology Committee is sponsoring a Special Presentation session at APEC 2011 titled “Nanotechnology: Enabling the Next Generation of Power Electronics.” The session will take place on Thursday morning, March 10th, 2011 at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas and will provide a broad overview of current nanotechnology applications, materials and opportunities.
Vishay - Four 45 V TMBS Trench MOS Barrier Schottky Rectifiers for Solar Bypass Applications in SMPC and Axial-Leaded Packages
Vishay today expanded its TMBS Trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers for solar bypass applications with four new 45 V devices offering eSMP® surface-mount and axial-leaded package options. The devices released today are designed to enable higher current densities in low-voltage, high-frequency inverters, and solar cell junction boxes, where they will be used as bypass diodes for photovoltaic solar cell protection.
CUI Releases 6 W AC-DC Open Frame Power Supply
CUI Inc announced the addition of a 6 W model to their low cost open frame ac-dc power supply line. With the latest offering, the VOF series now covers a broad range of power from 6 W through 80 W. The compact size and competitive pricing makes this series ideally suited for consumer, industrial, and ITE applications. All units are highly efficient and offer leakage currents below 0.3 mA.
Nat Semi Adds Three High Output Voltage Products to SIMPLE SWITCHER Power Module Family
National Semiconductor introduced three new SIMPLE SWITCHER® power modules, the first to drive high output voltage applications in a variety of markets including industrial, communications infrastructure and military. The easy-to-use LMZ14201H, LMZ14202H and LMZ14203H power modules provide the efficiency of a synchronous switching regulator with the simplicity of a linear regulator, eliminating the external inductor and complex layout placement...
Martek - CCR Series Railway Qualified DC/DC Converters Accept Very Wide Input Voltage Range
Martek Power has extended its technology leadership in power supplies designed specifically for railway applications with the introduction of a DC/DC converter designed to satisfy the majority of rolling stock DC power applications with a single unit. As a result, users are able to specify the same power supply no matter what the input voltage demanded by the application.
Ultra compact green 150W AC-DC power supply fits 2 x 4 footprint
XP Power today announced the launch of the ECP150 series of highly efficient and extremely compact open frame 150W AC-DC power supplies. Measuring just 101.6 x 50.8 x 32 mm (4 x 2 x 1.26 inches) and with a power density of 14.88 Watts per cubic inch, the series comply with UL/EN/IEC60950-1 and UL/EN/IEC60601-1 safety standards for medical and IT equipment. In addition, the units have a no load input power of less than 0.5W and a typical efficienc...