Batteries for life
05 November, 2005 by Sol Jacobs, Tadiran Batteries | Supplied by: Adilam Technologies
The world is going wireless. Currently, there are about 80 million wireless-monitoring systems in use worldwide. Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently outlined 12 top requirements for an ideal wireless sensor
Analog power supply
04 October, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.unispan.com.au/
B&K Precision has added the Model 1744 DC analog power supply to its range.
Fuel cell appliance gets field trial
20 July, 2005
Ceramic Fuel Cells and Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE announce an agreement for Australia's first field trial of a fuel cell powered micro-CHP (combined heat and power) generator appliance.
Valen Battery analyser
06 July, 2005 | Supplied by: Valen Power Pty Ltd
The Electro Battery and Charger Analyser (BACA) is designed to assist technicians who use 12 and 24 V batteries, and the chargers associated with these.
Can you trust a low-cost battery?
05 July, 2005 by Isidor Buchmann, Cadex Electronics | Supplied by: Master Instruments Pty Ltd
The battery pack is a mystical black box that does not change size, weight and colour during its lifetime. Neither does it reveal the charge level and state-of-health. And yet, the battery plays a key role in many portable applications
NFA series DC-DC converters
09 June, 2005 | Supplied by: Adilam Technologies
C&D Technologies has added three non-isolated NFA series DC-DC converters to its Volant family of point-of-load devices.
PrOffice 650 uninterruptible power
09 June, 2005 | Supplied by: Upsonic Power Pty Ltd
PrOffice 650 is a 650 VA standby UPS with five Australian three pin socket outlets (three UPS supported and all with surge protection). The 650 UPS also has surge protection for telephone equipment (one in and two out sockets). The unit is supplied with downloadable shutdown software and will support both USB and RS232 communication interfaces.
AEMC PowerPad model 3945 power analyser
12 April, 2005 | Supplied by: OBIAT Holdings Pty Ltd
The AEMC PowerPad model 3945 power analyser from Obiat is a one-, two- or three-phase instrument with a large LCD colour display.
Switchmode voltage converters
03 March, 2005 | Supplied by: GME Pty Ltd
The GME switchmode voltage converters feature intelligent monitoring circuitry for 'soft-shutdown' to completely avoid short-circuit, overload and wiring fault problems protecting not only the equipment driven, but also the vehicle wiring and systems.
Battery breakthrough puts NZ on the map
05 February, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.ipenz.org.nz
Two electrochemists at Massey University have come up with a formula that could rock the foundations of the $200 billion global battery market. Keith Newman backgrounds this new 'disruptive technology'
DC UPS battery chargers
17 January, 2005 | Supplied by: http://www.mrutty.com.au/
The PB251 is a family of 13.8V and 27.6V 220W/275W off line DC uninterruptible power supplies (DC UPS).
Monitoring and sequencing supply voltages - Part 2
05 January, 2005 by Joe Chong & Jay Scolio, Maxim Integrated Products | Supplied by: Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
For most electronic systems, monitoring system voltages with a power-on reset (POR) ensures proper initialisation at power-up
Monitoring and sequencing supply voltages - Part 1
05 December, 2004 by Joe Chong & Jay Scolio, Maxim Integrated Products | Supplied by: Arrow Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
For most electronic systems, monitoring system voltages with a power-on reset (POR) ensures proper initialisation at power-up. Detecting brownout conditions with a POR minimises possible code-execution problems that can corrupt memory
Biothermal battery
04 November, 2004
Biophan Technologies, a US company, has developed the Biothermal battery, based on the use of thermoelectric materials, using nanoscale-based, thin-film materials to convert thermal energy produced naturally by the human body into electrical energy.
Methanol fuel cell
18 October, 2004
Toshiba has announced the prototype of a highly compact direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) that can be integrated into devices as small as digital audio players and wireless headsets for mobile phones.
