AEG Power Solutions announced the opening of its power electronic factory in India. This opening is said to underline the high engagement of AEG PS on the Indian subcontinent. At the 80,000 sq ft production site in Bangalore, AEG PS produces the two solar inverter series PV250 and PV500. The facility has a capacity to […]
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Power Sources Unlimited Receives International Organization for Standardization ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Quality Management System
Power Sources Unlimited, Inc. announced that it has received the International Organization for Standardization ISO 9001:2008 certification for its Quality Management System. The ISO standards are published by the International Organization for Standardization and are available through national standards bodies. To achieve certification, PSUI passed an assessment conducted by ISOQAR an ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board […]
CEA Announces New Wireless Power Standard
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® announced the publication of CEA-2042.1, Wireless Power Glossary of Terms. The standard, defined by CEA’s Wireless Power Subcommittee, addresses system components in order to facilitate widespread deployment of interoperable wireless power systems. It is the first of several planned standards designed to advance wireless charging technology, changing how consumers charge […]
Compact Fuel-Gauge Increases Li+ Battery Runtime
Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX17047 fuel gauge for single-cell Li+ battery packs. Featuring the company’s new ModelGauge m3 algorithm, the MAX17047 is the industry’s only coulomb-counting fuel gauge that does not suffer from the abrupt corrections that occur with traditional coulomb-counter algorithms. Compared to other coulomb-counters, this ModelGauge m3 IC uses a smaller current-sense […]
After Smart Meters: What’s Next? You Will Find Out at the Smart Grid Electronics Forum
Smart Meters are currently being installed by the millions around the world: what’s the next step in the development of the Smart Grid? As a delegate at the second-annual Smart Grid Electronics Forum (SGEF ’11), at the Crowne Plaza Hotel San Jose – Silicon Valley on October 24 & 25, you will hear a roundtable […]
STMicroelectronics Collaborates with Enel for Smarter, Energy-Saving Domestic Appliances
STMicroelectronics (ST) announced that Enel has selected ST to be its key semiconductor partner in the Energy@Home consortium launched by Electrolux, Enel, Indesit and Telecom Italia in October 2009, with the objective of helping private home owners and customers use electricity in a more efficient way. The Energy@Home initiative will develop a system in which […]
Seven Auto Manufacturers Collaborate on Harmonized Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Solution
Recognizing the importance of a single international approach for DC fast charging, Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed on the combined charging system as an international standardized approach to charge electric vehicles (EV) in Europe and the United States. The system is a combined charging approach integrating all charging scenarios […]
Study Finds 95 Percent of Americans Say Energy Efficiency Is An Important Issue
October 13, 2011 – Rexel, one of the world’s leading electrical distributors, today announced the findings from an international study which cited that 95% of American consumers consider energy efficiency an important issue. The study further noted that while 89% of American respondents pay attention to their energy consumption, far less have taken steps to […]
More Than a Million Cree LEDs Illuminate China’s First Major Highway LED Lighting Project
Shenzhen, China, October 13, 2011 — Helping to further drive the LED lighting revolution, China recently completed its largest highway lighting upgrade with more than 10,000 street lights featuring more than a million Cree XLamp XP-G and XP-E High Efficiency White (HEW) LEDs. The Shenzhen highway project includes nearly 75 miles of roadways, with LED […]
ST Collaborates with Enel for Smart, Energy Saving Appliances
Geneva, October 12, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a world leader in power applications, today announced that Enel has selected ST to be its key semiconductor partner in the Energy@Home consortium launched by Electrolux, Enel, Indesit and Telecom Italia in October 2009, […]