CUI today announced that it has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Master Electronics, the 13th largest global distributor of electronic components. As a part of the agreement, Master Electronics will distribute and market CUI’s extensive product portfolio of power, interconnect, motion, audio, and thermal management technologies. Driven by Master’s innovative and industry disruptive marketing […]
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DC-DC converters target renewable energy applications
A new line of dc-dc converters range from 5 to 40 W. The AE series, available in board mount, chassis mount, and DIN-rail-mount configurations, offers power ratings of 5 W, 10 W, 15 W and 40 W with input voltages up to 1,500 Vdc and input ratio ranges up to 10:1. Designed for reliable operation […]
Bearing trade-offs for cooling fans
The life of most fans is set by the shaft bearings. Simple comparisons show why different bearing technologies can exhibit widely varying MTBF figures. Jeff Smoot, CUI Inc. Cooling fans are critical to many of the devices we rely on every day. A key criterion that affects fan life is the shaft bearing. This crucial […]
DC centrifugal blowers target high back pressure apps
The CBM line of dc centrifugal blowers come in frame sizes of 50, 60, 75, 97, and 120 mm and airflows ranging from 2.6 up to 54.7 CFM. The CBM‑75B, CBM‑97B, and CBM‑120B series utilize ball bearing construction, while the CBM‑50V and CBM‑60V series feature CUI’s innovative omniCOOL system. This advanced sleeve bearing design incorporates […]
Ultra-compact 3-W wall-plug adapters meet DoE Level VI, CoC Tier 2 efficiency standards
A new series of 3-W wall plug power adapters are dubbed the SWI3‑N and SWI3‑N‑USB series, available with North American input blades, and the SWI3‑E and SWI3‑E‑USB series, featuring European input blades. They are all certified to meet the current average efficiency and no-load power requirements enforced by the US Dept. of Energy (DoE) Level […]
Low-profile open-frame supplies provide up to 550 W
The VOF‑275, VOF‑350, and VOF‑550 series from CUI’s Power Group are housed in compact, low profile packages measuring as small as 3 x 5 x 0.75 in (76 x 127 x 19 mm) with high power densities up to 24.4 W/in³. Coupled with high efficiencies up to 94% and no-load power draw as low as 0.5 […]
Power monitoring and switching system provides dynamic redundancy inside data centers
CUI Inc today announced the production release of its second solution for unlocking power capacity in data center and networking infrastructure. The ICE Switch, manufactured by CUI, is a power monitoring and switching system that connects to Virtual Power Systems’ (VPS) ICE (Intelligent Control of Energy) Software to provide dynamic redundancy inside a data center. […]
Medical wall-plug power adapters follow IEC 60601-1 4th Edition safety standards
CUI’s Power Group today announced the addition of a new line of wall plug-in power adapters to its portfolio of external medical power supplies. The SWM6, SWM6‑USB, SWM12, and SWM30 series, available with either North American or European input blades, are all certified to the medical 60601-1 edition 3.1 safety standards for 2 x MOPP […]
Next-gen dc switching regulators handle up to 1 A with 96% efficiency
CUI’s Power Group today announced the addition of four new series to its family of non-isolated dc switching regulators. The next generation VX78‑500, VXO78‑500, VX78‑1000, and VXO78‑1000 series are extremely efficient, typically up to 96%, and balance maximizing economy while delivering a high level of performance as a direct alternative to using linear regulators. Utilizing […]
Compact, encapsulated board-mount packaged ac-dc supplies provide up to 20 W
CUI’s Power Group today introduced a new line of low power, encapsulated ac-dc power supplies to their broad power portfolio ranging from 1 W to 12 kW. Housed in a compact, encapsulated board mount package with industry standard pin-outs, the new PSK series offers models with 6, 10, 15, and 20 W of continuous power. […]