Wind power competition
15 April, 2009
The Department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering at Monash University is this year hosting the student competition project Wind Turbine Power Maximiser.
Xantrex XTR series programmable DC power supplies
14 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Powerbox Australia Pty Ltd
Powerbox has introduced the XTR series of programmable DC power supplies from Xantrex.
Data centre supply
14 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty Ltd
Eaton Corporation has available Powerware enclosure power distribution units (ePDU).
Improved fuel cell
14 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Rittal Pty Ltd
Rittal has unveiled its RiCell 5 kW fuel cell system.
Murata power supplies
08 April, 2009 | Supplied by: RS
Murata has introduced three PICMG 2.11-compliant CompactPCI power supplies.
Plugpacks and power supplies
08 April, 2009 | Supplied by: http://www.altronics.com.au
Altronic Distributors has expanded its range of consumer plugpacks and power supplies to cater for the updated requirements of regulatory bodies in Australia. The Powertran range includes both AC to AC and AC to DC adapters in a variety of voltage and current outputs. These include 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 18, 24 V models, from 250 mA up to 5.4 A.
Modular power protection
06 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric IT Australia
APC by Schneider Electric has released the Symmetra PX48, the second generation of its Symmetra PX all-in-one redundant power protection UPS system for data centres.
Powerstax power supplies
01 April, 2009 | Supplied by: Westek Electronics Pty Ltd
Powerstax has released the A-01601 family of 160 W, ultra-high-power density single output power supplies.
Solar research powers up
01 April, 2009
Supplier for the solar power industry, Germany’s Roth & Rau AG will set up a silicon solar cell production line at the University of NSW. It will be the first solar research and development facility of its kind in Australia.
Grants to help medical developments
27 March, 2009
National Instruments says it will continue its investment to further medical device development by offering software and training grants in 2009.
Battery development wins funding
20 March, 2009
More than US$2 billion has been earmarked for motor vehicle battery research as part of the US$787 billion economic stimulus and recovery package announced by US President Obama.
Taiwan solar revenues double
25 February, 2009
Taiwan’s manufacturers of solar cells used to generate electricity reported more than doubled revenues in the third quarter of 2008.
Study into organic solar cells
16 February, 2009
IMEC and Plextronics, a company specialising in printed solar, lighting and other organic electronics, have signed an agreement to collaborate on materials and inks for organic solar cells.
Energy-harvesting radios remove the need for batteries
08 January, 2009
Engineers and a semiconductor manufacturer are developing an energy-harvesting radio that could transmit data without ever needing a change of batteries.
