Ametek, Inc. says it has acquired ESP/SurgeX, a supplier of energy intelligence and power protection solutions. ESP/SurgeX provides on-site and remote power protection products used by industries to lower service costs and ensure reliable electric power to critical equipment. Its patented technology is widely used by the business equipment, imaging, audio visual, information technology, gaming […]
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Let’s all watch batteries blow up
Exploding batteries have been in the news lately. Here are five examples of what can happen to high-energy cells if things go bad. When a hoverboard battery goes up in flames This poor guy had barely got his hoverboard out of the box when the batteries caught fire. Now he’s not exactly happy with the […]
New research sheds light on why lithium batteries catch fire
Battery component maker Dreamweaver International says it has found at least one reason why lithium batteries can catch fire when damaged. When performing autopsies on lithium cells, Dreamweaver investigators found that conventional separators shrink, melt, crack, split and burn under extreme conditions, while separators made of more thermally stable materials show much less damage, and […]
Feeling lucky? Try your hand at getting a free trip to Germany’s Hannover Fair
If you struck out with the recent $1.4-billion-dollar Powerball drawing, you’ve another chance to get lucky. A few fortunate individuals will get a chance to see some of the global manufacturing industry’s most exciting innovations at Germany’s Hannover Fair — for free. A free trip to Hannover is what’s at stake in a contest sponsored […]
OMEGA introduces the Wheatstone Bridge universal In-Line signal conditioner
The OMEGA IN-UVI in-line signal conditioner is housed in a rugged stainless steel enclosure, which is connected between the transducer and a readout instrument. While providing easy accessibility for transducer field calibrations, especially when space is limited, the IN-UVI provides a great solution for applications where a transducer must be located in a hostile environment* […]
Wireless Power Handbook gets second edition
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (www.epc-co.com) announces the publication of the Second Edition of the Wireless Power Handbook. This edition is a practical engineering handbook designed to provide power system design engineers valuable experiences and points of reference critical to understanding and designing highly efficient wireless power systems using gallium nitride transistors. As a supplement to […]
New Small 50-W DC-DC Converters Sport 4-to-1 Input Range
MINMAX is proud to announce the release of their new MKWI50 Series of 50 Watt Ultra-Wide 4-to-1 Input Range DC-DC Converters, achieving the highest power density available in the industry. The MINMAX MKWI50 series are the latest generation of high performance dc-dc converters setting a new standard for power density delivering 50W in an encapsulated, […]
Teardown: 60-W-equivalent LED bulbs
by LELAND TESCHLER, Executive Editor Surprise: A look inside five LED bulbs designed to replace 60-W incandescents reveals design regimes ranging from dead simple to startlingly sophisticated. The average consumer might think that when it comes to light bulbs, one is about the same as another. This view might have been accurate back when every […]
An OEM’s Guide to the New Level VI Power Supply Marking Specification
A new and tougher power supply efficiency specification is coming into force to save energy and reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. OEMs must act now to ensure compliance by February 2016. Jeff Schnabel, CUI Inc. Market enthusiasm for new high-tech devices is undiminished. The Consumer Electronics Association, in its July 2015 U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecasts […]
The energy efficiency scam
by Leland Teschler, Executive Editor Dan Carnovale sounds extremely pissed off. He says he has three gizmos on his work bench right now that are all marketed as devices that can be hooked onto power lines to save energy. And, he claims, “All of them are garbage.” Carnovale manages the Eaton Corp. Power Systems Experience […]