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DIN rail power supplies
21 March 2018, Brabek
The REDIN/3AC is a series of rugged DIN rail power supplies from RECOM, for two- or three-phase mains operation from 320 to 575 V a.c. without the need of a neutral connection. Four versions with a ...

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Power designers are being challenged by spec changes
21 February 2018, Editor's Choice
A survey conducted by Vicor has revealed that mitigating the impact of inevitable changes to power system requirements is essential to ensure projects are on time and within budget.

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Linear LED driver
21 February 2018, Altron Arrow
Infineon Technologies released the BCR430U, a constant current linear LED driver IC, providing industry-leading drop performance for regulating LED current in standalone operation. No external power ...

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Durability, dependability and other factors make for an ideal solar battery solution
21 February 2018
Once the sun goes down or it gets cloudy, a solar system is only as good as the method used to store the harvested solar energy. Batteries are normally used as a power bank to provide the necessary storage ...

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PFC and offline switching ICs
21 February 2018, RS South Africa
RS Components has announced availability of two new ranges of power semiconductors from Power Integrations. Delivering high energy efficiency with integrated protection features, the new offering from ...

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Series and parallel battery configurations
21 February 2018, Uniross Batteries, Editor's Choice
Batteries achieve the desired operating voltage by connecting several cells in series; each cell adds its voltage potential to arrive at the total terminal voltage. Parallel connection attains higher ...

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2 Watt DC-DC converters
21 February 2018, Brabek
The new 2 W RTC2 series modules from Recom come in a six-pin SMD open-frame package with a footprint of less than 2,13 cm². The 2:1 inputs’ voltage ranges of 4,5 to 9 V d.c. or 18 to 36 V d.c. can handle ...

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Selecting the best inductor for a DC-DC converter
21 February 2018, RF Design, Passive Components
While DC-DC conversion circuitry has matured to the point that there are ‘cookbook’ design aids as well as software to help, selecting the right power inductor is a critical aspect of converter design. ...

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Offline flyback switchers
21 February 2018, MB Silicon Systems
Power Integrations released its InnoSwitch3 family of offline CV/CC (constant voltage/constant current) flyback switcher ICs. The new devices achieve up to 94% efficiency across line and load conditions, ...

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SVID and PVID enabled voltage regulator
21 February 2018, Altron Arrow
A new member has been added to Infineon Technologies’ IPOL (Integrated Point-of-Load) family which combines ease of use with high power density. It is the industry’s first fully integrated regulator offering ...

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Li-ion battery management ICs
21 February 2018, Hi-Q Electronics
Renesas Electronics rolled out two new battery management IC solutions for lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable batteries used in industrial equipment, such as electric power tools and E-bikes (bicycles ...

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Power measuring IC for Windows 10 devices
21 February 2018, Tempe Technologies
Microchip announced the availability of a precision power- and energy-monitoring chip. The PAC1934 works in conjunction with a Microchip software driver that is fully compatible with the Energy Estimation ...

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Rectifier chip diodes
21 February 2018, Electrocomp
Bourns announced the release of 10 new rectifier diode series for general applications, addressing the needs of portable electronics, communications, computing and video equipment manufacturers that are ...

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Wireless power transmitter
31 January 2018, Altron Arrow, Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT
The LTC4125 wireless power transmitter, made by Linear Technology, brings performance and simplicity to the transfer of up to 5 W of power wirelessly to an electrically isolated receiver capable of that ...

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TRIAC dimmable LED drivers
31 January 2018, Altron Arrow
RECOM recently introduced four new LED drivers with 9 W, 12 W, 18 W and 25 W outputs. They deliver 1% to 100% leading-edge or trailing-edge TRIAC-controlled dimming at affordable prices. These LED drivers ...

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Rechargeable solid-state SMD battery
31 January 2018, Electrocomp
TDK has débuted CeraCharge, said to be the first solid-state rechargeable battery in SMD technology. Depending on requirements, the number of charge/discharge cycles this battery is able to perform ranges ...

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Flyback regulator with multi-mode control
31 January 2018, NuVision Electronics
The HF500-30 from Monolithic Power Systems is a fixed-frequency, current-mode regulator with built-in slope compensation. It combines a 700 V MOSFET and a full-featured controller into one chip for a ...

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Addressing safety concerns with Li-ion batteries
15 November 2017, Uniross Batteries, Editor's Choice
Lithium-ion is safe but with millions of consumers using batteries, failures are bound to happen.

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Production cycle of a sealed lead-acid battery
15 November 2017, Editor's Choice
It’s easy when commissioning or simply plugging a battery into the device it is destined for, to overlook all the steps that went into its production. Often the minerals that are used in making a battery ...

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Board-mounted DC-DC converters
15 November 2017, Vepac Electronics
XP Power has introduced the JTD15 and JTD20 series of board-mounted DC-DC converters, which target cost sensitive applications where a compact unit with a wide input range is required. The range is aimed ...

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