Mouser Electronics, Inc. today announced the introduction of their updated Solar Power Technology site. Mouser’s updated technology site provides developers with the resources they need to learn about the latest advances in solar power generation systems and the newest components available from Mouser for building solar power systems. SolarThe updated Solar Power Technology site, available […]
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Rack-mount UPS hits 10 kVA
Falcon Electric, Inc.,an award-winning manufacturer of on-line uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), today announced it has added a new 10kVA model to its FN Series Scalable Rackmount UPS family. Users can easily scale the FN UPS using individual 3, 4, 5, 6, or 10kVA rackmount models, providing up to 30kVA with N+1 redundancy or up to […]
Astrodyne Corporation announces the acquisition of TDI Power
Astrodyne Corporation announced today that it has acquired TDI Power (“TDI”) from private owners. Headquartered in Hackettstown, New Jersey, TDI designs and manufactures power supplies and integrated systems for semiconductor manufacturing, industrial, medical, mil/aero and other end markets. TDI targets demanding applications requiring precise voltage and/or current in harsh or highly variable conditions. Astrodyne plans to […]
DC/DC converter handles cold-crank auto apps
Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8610AC, a 3.5A, 42V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. Synchronous rectification delivers efficiency as high as 96%, while Burst Mode® operation keeps quiescent current under 2.5µA in no-load standby conditions. The device’s 3.0V to 42V input voltage range makes it ideal for automotive applications, which must regulate through cold-crank/stop-start […]
Biasing bipolar transistor circuits
Bipolar transistors used in linear applications need “biasing”, as do other transistors (JFET, MOSFET) when used for linear applications rather than as switches. When used as a “switch” you simply want the transistor to be ON or OFF and don’t really care about having in-between states, although when you are switching high power or switching […]
Easy-to-use flow meter system lasts up to 20 years on a single battery
Utilities can now improve water- and heat-metering accuracy by an order of magnitude, while operating for up to 20 years on a single “A”-size battery with the MAXREFDES70# ultrasonic flow meter reference design from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: MXIM). Traditional mechanical flow meters measure water and heat usage with spinning wheels that easily get […]
NXP unveils versatile microcontroller family to drive a smarter user experience in next-generation embedded designs
NXP Semiconductors announced the release of the LPC82x family of microcontrollers, dramatically extending the versatility of the ARM Cortex-M0+-based LPC800 Series for use in today’s highly connected, sensor-dense and IoT designs. With double the memory (over the LPC81x family), a new 1.2 Msps ADC, DMA, and triple the serial connectivity, the LPC82x family makes it […]
Dual-phase, DC/DC digital PWM controller
Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), a provider of innovative power management and precision analog solutions announced the ZL8801 dual-phase, DC/DC digital PWM controller. The ZL8801 expands Intersil’s fourth generation controller family by enabling a simple dual phase solution for higher current applications ranging from 40A to 100A. With the ability to current share across multiple devices, […]
Half-bridge SiC power module handles 1.7 kV
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) continues to extend its leadership in silicon-carbide (SiC) power-device technology with the release of the industry’s first all-SiC, 1.7-kV power module in an industry-standard 62-mm housing. Powered by Cree’s C2M™ large-area SiC chip technology, the new half-bridge module exhibits an impressive 8-mΩ on-resistance and 10-times higher switching efficiency than existing silicon […]
Gallery: Scenes from the IEEE ECCE conference
The IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition took place last week in Pittsburgh. The clear trends based on exhibits on the show floor included a lot of interest in SiC power devices and in alternative topologies for inverters. Here are a few of the more interesting sites we encountered there. SiC on display The Center […]