Renewables
AEG Power Solutions Announce Modular Photovoltaic Inverter
AEG Power Solutions introduce the new modular photovoltaic solar inverter, with leading-edge power electronics in a transformerless, modular design. Engineered for optimum efficiency and availability, the three-phase, transformerless central inverters deliver efficiencies greater than 97 percent in a compact, lightweight modular package. Made in America and built in units of 15 kW, they scale economically from 15 kW to 150 kW, making them perfect...
DEK Solar Announces Breakthrough PV Technology
DEK Solar was delighted to launch the breakthrough Fine Line Stencil at this year’s Shanghai New International Expo Centre Photovoltaic Power Expo in China. Having worked extensively with PV manufacturers to understand their print process needs, DEK Solar developed this brand new enabling technology for ultra fine line solar cell metallisation.
A Novel Distributed PV System Design
As oil prices increase each year, renewable energy research and development becomes more of a concern for researchers. Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, solar energy has become one of the leading candidates for an alternative energy source in the future.
Low-loss inductive components for solar power inverters
At this year’s Intersolar in Munich, Germany, SMP shows inductive components or solar power inverters. The chokes are compact and low-loss with low stray fields and facilitate outstanding inverter efficiency.
Standex-Meder Announces KT Series of High Isolation Reed Relays For Surface or Through-Hole Mounting
Standex-Meder Electronics announces its KT Series of high isolation reed relays. The KT Series is ideal for use in green applications, such as photovoltaic technology or hybrid vehicles. It is particularly helpful in measuring isolation resistance across several components in a solar energy system prior to grid connection, preventing injury or further current leakages.
SCALEXIO Solutions for Electric Motor Applications
SCALEXIO now has a special new board for HIL tests of electric drive ECUs: the DS2655 FPGA Base Module.
Opportunities for power electronics in electric vehicles
The day is coming when electric vehicles (EVs) land, water and airborne are as much as 80% electronics and electrics if we include the power components. It is even true of hybrids as they shed piston engines and employ ever smaller range extenders, the fuel cell option being fully electric.
Commercial traffic can open the door to electromobility
Despite numerous initiatives, electromobility has yet to achieve a major breakthrough in the area of passenger vehicles. Has the industry been focusing on the wrong market? When compared with private passenger cars, e-mobility is already very attractive for commercial vehicles, says Professor Martin Wietschel of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Karlsruhe.
Team observes real-time charging of a lithium-air battery
One of the most promising new kinds of battery to power electric cars is called a lithium-air battery, which could store up to four times as much energy per pound as today's best lithium-ion batteries. But progress has been slow: The nature of the electrochemical reactions as these batteries are charged remains poorly understood.
Texas Instruments Introduces Workplace EV Charging with Blink Charging Stations
ECOtality Inc and Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced TI will install 46 Blink Level 2 charging stations at 12 office locations throughout Texas, including nine at its corporate headquarters in Dallas. TI is the latest in a fast-growing list of leading companies to offer workplace charging benefits to employees.