Solar panel output trials
28 October, 2009
National Semiconductor and SunEdison, a solar energy services provider, have begun field trials to optimise the energy output of solar arrays.
Soldiers turn a march into a charge
21 October, 2009
Engineers at Leeds are developing a way to capture the kinetic energy produced when soldiers march and use it to power their equipment.
Battery management
19 October, 2009 | Supplied by: Microchip Technology Australia
Microchip Technology has announced two families of charge-management controllers featuring overvoltage protection to prevent overheating and damage to the battery-charger circuit from input-voltage spikes.
Enclosed power supply
16 October, 2009 | Supplied by: ADM Systems Pty Ltd
Mean Well has introduced the 75 W miniature AC/DC enclosed type power supply - HRP-75 series, to comply with the trend in energy saving and low energy-consumption demands.
Mean Well power supplies
15 October, 2009 | Supplied by: ADM Systems Pty Ltd
Mean Well has extended its power supplies to the lower wattages of 150 and 300 - SPV-150 and SPV-300 series.
DIN rail power
17 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Powerbox Australia Pty Ltd
Powerbox has launched its slim DIN rail product family, PBAMR 10 to 92 W class II output DIN rail switching power supply for DIN rail applications
Linear power manager
17 September, 2009 | Supplied by: element14
Linear Technology has announced the LTC3577, LTC3577-1, LTC3577-3 and LTC3577-4 integrated multi-function power management integrated circuit solutions for portable Li-Ion/polymer battery applications. They integrate a USB-compatible linear PowerPath manager, a standalone battery charger, overvoltage protection, 10-LED driver, push-button on/off control, three high-efficiency synchronous buck regulators and two LDOs.
Desktop power
17 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Powerbox Australia Pty Ltd
Powerbox has added the TRG150A desktop AC/DC switching power supply to its range.
Desktop adapters
17 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Braemac Pty Ltd
Phihong has developed a series of 18 W, universal, 3-wire input, desktop adapters featuring IEC320 C14 inlet receptacles.
Analyser update
17 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Keysight Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
Agilent Technologies has released an upgrade to the firmware for its N6705A DC power analyser.
General-purpose UPS
17 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric
APC by Schneider Electric has announced the MGE Galaxy 3500, a three-phase, general-purpose uninterruptible power supply.
Battery management IC
17 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics Marketing
International Rectifier has introduced the AUIRS2003S 200 V IC for low-, mid- and high-voltage motor vehicle applications including a pre-charge switch and stepper drives and DC-DC converters
SMB136 and SMB137B battery chargers
17 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Allyanz Pty Ltd
Summit Microelectronics has introduced two more members of its programmable battery charger integrated circuit family.
DC power supply
16 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Westek Electronics Pty Ltd
The Sorensen series XEL-P DC linear power supplies are suitable for bench work as well ATE tasks. The supplies are characterised by low ripple (0.4 mV RMS) and lockable analog controls.
PWM control IC
16 September, 2009 | Supplied by: Avnet Electronics Marketing
International Rectifier has introduced the IR3640M PWM control IC for high-performance synchronous DC-DC buck applications including servers, storage, netcom, game consoles and general-purpose DC-DC converters.
