Memory Protection Devices is introducing a new category of battery holders for lithium coin cell batteries. “Gliders” are a hybrid type combining the low cost of retainers with higher reliability than regular coin cell battery holders, according to the company. They are suitable for hand-held consumer and medical products, electronic cards, electronic toll tags, single-use […]
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SmartRectifier IC Enhances Protection and Efficiency in AC-DC Supplies
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – International Rectifier today introduced the IR11672A SmartRectifier IC with advanced Minimum On Time (MOT) protection circuitry for energy-efficient AC-DC power converters for laptops, LCD and PDP televisions, game consoles, and server and telecom Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS). Featuring IR’s proprietary 200V IC technology, the IR11672A is a smart secondary-side synchronous rectification […]
Save Money with LED Holiday Light Strings
It’s hard to believe, but the holidays are in full swing and many of you are starting to decorate your homes. Those of you who started around Halloween are probably feeling pretty smart because you got your decorating done while the weather was nice. I see you there, snacking on your Thanksgiving leftovers, laughing at […]
20 mV Step-Up Converter for Energy Harvesting Applications
MILPITAS, CA – December 1, 2009 – Linear Technology announces the LTC3108, a highly integrated step-up DC/DC converter designed to start-up and run from extremely low input voltage sources such as thermoelectric generators (TEGs), thermopiles and small solar cells. Its self-resonant topology steps up from input voltages as low as 20mV. Small temperature differences can […]
Cree and Liaoyuan Lighting Demonstrate 98.3 Lumen per Watt LED Streetlight
Cree, Inc (Nasdaq: CREE), a market leader in LED lighting, and Ningbo Liaoyuan Lighting Co., hosted the 2009 LED Lighting Fixture Promotion Conference last week in Guangzhou, China. The conference featured government officials and leaders from city street lamp management offices. Liaoyuan Lighting and Cree jointly exhibited several lighting products based on Cree’s LED technology, […]
Leaders say momentum building on climate change
(AP) — Leaders of the Commonwealth countries called Saturday for a legally binding international agreement on climate change and a global fund with billions of dollars to help poor countries meet its mandates. The 53-nation meeting was the largest gathering of international leaders before next month’s global climate summit in Copenhagen. The leaders said a […]
NREL Uncovers Clean Energy Leaders State by State
Enlarge image California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tours a solar panel installation on the roof of a Sam’s Club store in Glendora, Calif., earlier this year. California ranks first in the nation in generating renewable energy from non-hydroelectric sources, according to NREL’s 2009 State of the States report. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images An exclusive state-by-state analysis […]
Norway opens world’s first osmotic power plant
TOFTE, Norway (Reuters) – Norway opened on Tuesday the world’s first osmotic power plant, which produces emissions-free electricity by mixing fresh water and sea water through a special membrane. State-owned utility Statkraft’s prototype plant, which for now will produce a tiny 2-4 kilowatts of power or enough to run a coffee machine, will enable Statkraft […]
Hydrogen Milestone Advances Energy Independence
Big things often come in small packages. That’s certainly the case with the potential created by recent successes in hydrogen research at Idaho National Laboratory. Steve Herring, technical director of the High Temperature Electrolysis Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative, has a solid-oxide electrolysis cell no larger than a standard CD. However, the two electrodes and electrolyte that make […]
What Automotive Engineers are Missing When it Comes to Power Sources
The demand for better and more efficient power sources in the automotive industry has been a driving force behind research in battery technology, capacitor technology, and electronic power supply design. In order to utilize energy as efficiently as possible, automotive engineers began by reducing the gross weight of an automobile by replacing metal trim […]
