According to the Tenth Edition of Darnell Group’s “AC-DC Power Supplies: Worldwide Forecasts,” ac-dc power supply pricing will not follow the traditional patterns, which includes a steady annual pricing decline. As a result, the average selling prices (ASPs) of ac-dc power supplies will be much flatter than "normally" expected. In fact, in the first year […]
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Nissan Selects Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint Network to Provide Complete Public EV Charging Infrastructure
Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) selected Coulomb Technologies ChargePoint® Network to provide comprehensive electric vehicle public charging infrastructure locations for Nissan LEAF drivers. The Nissan LEAF website now has the most comprehensive listing of stations in the United States, giving current and prospective drivers the ability to find charging stations and real-time charging station availability. […]
The Tinker’s Toolbox – Derek Phillips of Freescale on the Smart Grid
Hosted by Alix Paultre, the Tinker’s Toolbox is the Advantage Design Group’s web-based interview show where we talk about the latest technology, components, and design issues for the electronic design engineering community. In this podcast we talk to Derek Phillips of Freescale on the Smart Grid and the challenges it poses to the design engineer. […]
CODA Automotive Signs EV Charger Agreement with GE Energy
CODA Automotive and GE Energy Industrial Solutions have finalized an automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement for the sale and distribution of the GE WattStation™ Wall Mount electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The new collaboration creates a “one-stop shopping” experience for consumers by creating the opportunity to have the GE WattStation EV charging station and […]
New EU-Funded Project Ups Power Electronics Efficiency
Researchers from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria and Slovakia are coming together to launch a brand-new EU-funded project that aims to make more compact and more powerful energy converters for use in information and communication technology (ICT) and solar inverter technology. The HIPOSWITCH (’ GaN-based normally-off high power switching transistor for efficient power converters’) project, which […]
Power Partners Introduces a 40W Ultra Compact Power Supply
With an ultra compact footprint of only 1.5” x 3.0” x 0.94”, the PPWA40 Series provides up to 40 Watts of continuous output power and up to 50 Watts of peak power. These small, power packed supplies are ideal for low cost, low power applications where space is at a premium. The PPWA40 Series has […]
Discovery Improves Capacity and Charge Rate in Rechargeable Batteries
(Northwestern University) - Imagine a cellphone battery that stayed charged for more than a week and recharged in just 15 minutes. That dream battery could be closer to reality thanks to Northwestern University research. A team of engineers has created an electrode for lithium-ion batteries — rechargeable batteries such as those found in cellphones and iPods […]
Growing List of Sponsors for DC Building Power Asia 2011
The list of sponsors for the third-annual DC Building Power Asia conference (DCBPA ’11) to be hosted December 12 & 13 at the Sheraton Taipei has expanded. Event sponsors now include National Chung Cheng University and the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), and Chung-Hsin Electric and Machinery Manufacturing Corp. (CHEM) has signed on as the […]
Fairchild Semiconductor to Retain Mountain Top Facility
Fairchild Semiconductor that it has decided to keep open the Mountain Top, Pennsylvania wafer fabrication site, reversing its March 2009 announcement to close the facility. Since the original closure announcement, Fairchild has more than doubled its sales of the high voltage and automotive products which the Mountain Top facility supports. The products produced in the […]
3W Power/AEG Power Solutions Reports Strong Performance in Q3/2011
3W Power S.A., the holding company of AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011. The Group revenue for the quarter was 56.0% higher than in the same period in 2010, reaching €109.2 million (2010:€70.0 million). The revenue growth for the quarter was generated by both […]