Hybrid electric vehicle made possible
04 December, 2006 by Elizabeth Latham, Journalist
The electric car has been a dream in the pipelines since the early 19th century but has always seemed out of reach because of battery life, cost and weight. Now a hybrid electric vehicle has been made possible with the development of a long-life battery
Fuel cells bulletin
17 November, 2006
Fuel cells are growing rapidly in popularity and the abundance and diversity of research means it can be difficult to stay in touch with new developments.
Battery life extension
11 September, 2006
A method of improving battery power and extending its charge holding capacity has been developed by chemists in Britain.
Battery for high-temperature environments
06 September, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.cyb.com.au/
GS Yuasa has released a standby power battery that has been specifically designed to survive in high temperature applications.
Telecomms power supply
04 July, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.setec.com.au/
The TSU-350H-1 is a 350 W power supply that has been developed for a range of telecommunications and ITE equipment. It can operate as a standalone unit or be mounted within end-user equipment. Powered by universal AC mains, the supply provides a nominal 13.8 VDC at up to 25 A for powering equipment and charging batteries. Features include protection against short-circuit, overload, input overvoltage protection, output overvoltage protection and overtemperature, to guard against any faults that could harm equipment that is connected to the unit.
AC-DC power supplies
04 July, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.amtex.com.au/
Artesyn has introduced a series of compact 250 W AC-DC power supplies that are suitable front-end conversions for systems with distributed power architectures.
Premier Batteries - 20 years on
05 May, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.premierbatteries.com.au
Premier Batteries commenced business in 1986 in a small factory unit at Chipping Norton. Today they have grown, changed direction, moved to larger premises and evolved to be the largest local manufacturer of two-way radio batteries in Australia
Power system
01 May, 2006 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty Ltd
Eaton has introduced the Powerware DC power system range for converging networks.
Harnessing viruses to build super batteries
07 April, 2006
MIT scientists have harnessed the construction talents of tiny viruses to build ultra-small ‘nanowire’ structures for use in very thin lithium-ion batteries.
Modular Eurocard DC-DC converter system
03 April, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.benbro.com.au/
The Benbro Series 300 DC - DC converter system is a 19" Rack mount 3RU Eurocard based modular DC - DC converter system.
RFF series DC-DC converters
03 April, 2006 | Supplied by: Helios Power Solutions
Artesyn has launched a series of full brick DC-DC converters designed for use with RF power amplifiers and similar telecom equipment.
Finding a good catalyst for fuel cell anodes
24 February, 2006
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have discovered that ceria (or cerium dioxide) is a good catalyst for fuel cell anodes.
Battery extends implantable's life
15 February, 2006
With the help of new silicon-based compounds, scientists - and patients - are getting a significant new charge out of the tiny lithium batteries used in implantable devices to help treat nervous system and other disorders.
Power tool batteries
01 February, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.premierbatteries.com.au/
Premier Batteries now offer power tool batteries for all major brands, Atlas Copco, Bosch, Dewalt, Milwalkee, Makita, Metabo, Panasonic, Ryobi.
High-speed varistors
01 February, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.siemens.com.au/
Epcos has extended its CeraDiode CDS4 series with a 3 pF type that has the same solder pad dimensions (2.5 x 0.8 mm) as a TVS diode in an SOD 323 package.
