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Compact wind turbine
24 November 2010
The AirDolphin is a compact and lightweight wind turbine developed by Japanese company Zephyr to deliver over 170 kWh per month at average wind speeds of 21,6 km/h. Weighing in at just 17,5 kg employs ...

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Improved measurement and analysis of standby batteries
10 November 2010, Denver Technical Products
The infrastructure that underpins contemporary society must operate with very high reliability. In contrast to the advanced technology deployed in data storage centres, Internet server farms and communications ...

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DC-DC controller
10 November 2010, MB Silicon Systems
Micrel has expanded its family of ‘Hyper Speed Control’ synchronous DC-DC controllers with the introduction of the MIC2166. The device is an adaptive on-time controller capable of driving up to 25 A ...

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40 W DC-DC converter
10 November 2010, MANTECH
The VRB_D-40W 40 Watt DC-DC converter from Mornsun offers a 2:1 input voltage range. Its low profile of only 11,8 mm and compact area of 50,8 x 50,8 mm offers space saving for compact product designs. The ...

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Designing an effective power alternative
10 November 2010
Against the backdrop of uncertain utility power supplies in South Africa, companies are turning to alternative power sources in order to maintain up-time and remain competitive. While solar, wind and ...

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Solar charge controllers
10 November 2010, MANTECH
The MPPT series of solar charge controllers includes the MPPT08A, MPPT10A, MPPT20A, MPPT40A and MPPT60A, with an input voltage range of up to 50 Voc for 8 and 10 Amp units, and up to 150 Voc for the 20, ...

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Remote generator monitoring system
10 November 2010
Gentick Electronics, a company born out of the 2008 generator boom which resulted from Eskom’s load shedding during that period, has designed a new DIN-rail mounted generator monitoring unit. Previously, ...

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USB charger
10 November 2010, Altron Arrow
Phihong has developed a small, low-cost 2,75 W USB charger. Measuring 42 x 43 x 21 mm and with a weight of 80 grams, the PSM03E is compliant with the new ENERGY STAR EPS version 2.0 as well as the European ...

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Cast resin transformers
10 November 2010
Legrand manufactures a range of energy saving, cast resin transformers designed for the distribution of electrical power, energy co-generation, rectification and traction. These transformers are used ...

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POL converters
10 November 2010
Diodes Incorporated has expanded its DIOFET product portfolio with the introduction of two dual-channel devices. The DMS3017SSD and DMS3019SSD integrate an optimised control MOSFET with a proprietary ...

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High-side active ORing solutions
10 November 2010
Picor, a subsidiary of Vicor specialising in the design and development of high-performance power management solutions, announced two additions to its Cool-ORing active ORing product family. Primarily ...

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AC/DC battery charger
10 November 2010
After launching the GC160 (160 W) and GC220 (218 W) series, Mean Well has further expanded its AC/DC battery charger line with the introduction of the 120 W GC120. With no-load power consumption below ...

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Rugged 200 W half-bricks
10 November 2010, Accutronics, Vepac Electronics
TDK-Lambda has added a 200 W module to its CN-A110 series of DC-DC power modules that have a wide range 60–160 V d.c. input, to accommodate higher-power railway applications. Available with nominal ...

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Open frame power supplies
10 November 2010, Vepac Electronics
XP Power’s new ECS25 ECS45 series of 25 and 45 W power supplies are designed for space-constrained applications and measure just 44,5 x 76,2 mm with a 24,2 mm profile. Single-output models are available ...

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Wide-input DC-DC converters
10 November 2010
Vicor recently added a new 28 V Mini family of DC-DC converters. With a wide input range of 9 to 36 V, the modules are appropriate for MIL-COTS and industrial applications operating from 12 V or 24 ...

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ST unveils new power MOSFET package
10 November 2010
STMicroelectronics has increased the power density achievable with its latest generation MDmesh V power MOSFET technology by introducing an advanced high-performance power package. The new 1 mm high ...

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N-channel power MOSFETs
10 November 2010, EBV Electrolink
Vishay has released four new 500 V, 16 A N-channel power MOSFETs with low 0,38 W maximum on-resistance at a 10 V gate drive, and a gate charge of 68 nC, in the TO-220AB, TO-220 FULLPAK, D²PAK and TO-247AC ...

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IGBTs in new power packages
10 November 2010
IXYS has successfully integrated its GenX3 IGBT product line with its new proprietary power package called the ‘SMPD’ (prefix MM). The MMIX1G320N60B3 combines the low conduction and switching loss attributes ...

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Miniature solar panel
10 November 2010, Altron Arrow
Sharp entered the market for small photovoltaic components with a highly efficient solar panel for mobile applications. The LR0G C 02 has an output rating of 300 mW on an area of only 27,7 cm², with ...

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Energy harvesting development kit
10 November 2010, Tempe Technologies
Microchip Technology partnered with Cymbet to provide the customisable XLP 16-bit energy harvesting development kit. The kit includes a modular development board populated with the PIC24F16KA102 microcontroller ...

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