Maxim demonstrates their smart-grid energy metering system at electronica 2010. For more information visit www.maxim-ic.com
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Power Factor Correction IC Product Family has Integrated Controller-MOSFET
Power Integrations, a leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, launched the HiperPFS family of power factor correction (PFC) controllers with integrated high-voltage power MOSFETs. HiperPFS devices leverage an innovative control scheme that optimizes efficiency at light load levels. Additionally, compared with designs that use discrete MOSFETs and controllers, HiperPFS devices dramatically reduce […]
Kyocera Starts Supplying Solar-Powered Recharging Stations for Electric Bicycles
Kyocera Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Kyocera Communication Systems Co., Ltd. (KCCS) announced the development of its new “Solar Cycle Station” – an environmentally friendly solar-powered recharging station for electric-assisted bicycles that uses the company’s high performance solar modules. The system, which was co-developed by the two companies, is sold in Japan by KCCS starting […]
NRG Energy & AeroVironment to Build Nation’s First Privately-Funded Electric Vehicle Charging Ecosystem
AeroVironment, Inc.(AV) has joined forces with NRG Energy, Inc. to bring the first privately funded, comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) charging “ecosystem” to drivers in America’s fourth largest city. The ecosystem is an integrated network of products, services and payment plans that helps make EVs practical for drivers. AV is the exclusive provider of home and […]
Lilliputian Systems Announces Wafer Manufacturing Supply Agreement with Intel
Lilliputian Systems, Inc., developer of what the company says is the world’s first Personal Power™ solution for consumer electronics devices, announced that it has signed a Wafer Manufacturing Supply Agreement with Intel Corp.. Additionally, Lilliputian Systems announced that Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment arm, has taken an equity stake in Lilliputian Systems. “Intel recognizes that […]
Waytronx and CUI Inc. Announce Membership in The Distributed-Power Open Standards Alliance
Waytronx and its subsidiary CUI, Inc. announced that they are now a member of the Distributed-power Open Standards Alliance(DOSA). DOSA is a global association dedicated to furthering compatibility and standardization in the dc-dc board mounted power conversion market. Current members include founding members Lineage Power and SynQor as well as AcBel, Bel Power, Delta Electronics, […]
Altergy Increases Production Capacity
Altergy Systems announced that it has expanded the capacity of its automated fuel-cell assembly line – which the company says is the first and only one in the world – to support its increasing global customer demand and continuing growth into new international markets. These assembly-line enhancements increase Altergy’s production capacity to approximately $370 million […]
Energy Industry Coalition (EPCE) Announces First of Three Online Courses for Smart Grid & Renewable Energy
The Energy Providers Coalition for Education (EPCE) has launched a new online course designed to provide important training for electric power industry workers in the areas of clean energy solutions and smart grid deployment Renewable Energy Sources and the Smart Grid explores electricity production from various forms of renewable energy as well as the function, […]
Plessey Semi Announces Collaboration with University of Sussex on Electric Potential Sensor Technology
Plessey Semiconductors and the University of Sussex announced a new, innovative and disruptive technology called the Electric Potential Sensor (EPS). This is a completely new area of sensor technology that measures changes in an electric field in a similar way to a magnetometer detecting changes in a magnetic field. The sensor, which requires no physical […]
EPRI Finds DC Power Uses 15% Less Electricity Than AC System at Duke Energy Data Center
A preliminary test by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) of a dc power system at a Duke Energy data center in Charlotte, North Carolina found that the system uses 15% less electricity than the existing ac power system. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported to Congress that data center industry power consumption doubled […]