Power
Electronics News & Know-how covers topics like Power Supplies,
Batteries, Power Semiconductors, Power Components and Thermal Management
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We are currently in a time of change
and disruption, on many levels. In a world full of rancorous debate,
some of the most passionate revolve around energy, its
creation/extraction, transmission, and use. There are some who not only
take these debates on energy as not only profes...
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Power Distribution announced the 1200A WaveStar
TFA (True Front Access) Static Transfer Switch (STS). Breaking the
notion that “bigger is better” while keeping the same mold, PDI’s
latest innovation retains the same 800 AMP STS footprint and boosts
power load transfers for ...
RECOM expands its low power AC/DC portfolio with
encapsulated 5W power supplies, which operate up to an impressive
+90°C. They accept input voltage lines of up to 305VAC and offer peak
power capability up to 6W. These modules are ideal for Industry 4.0,
IoT and smart household a...
Infineon Technologies introduced the IRS2007S 200
V half-bridge gate driver IC in a standard SOIC-8 (DSO-8) package. It
is a new member of the EiceDRIVER 200 V level-shift gate driver family.
Featuring undervoltage-lockout (UVLO) for V CC and V BS, the new gate
driver ensures a h...
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The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF)
enhanced USB 2.0 and USB 3.1 with the USB power delivery specification.
This specification enables flexible power delivery up to 100 W (up to
20 V and 5 A). Learn more about USB power delivery compliance testing
with oscilloscopes from Rohde & Schwarz in our application card.
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Advanced systems need accurate,
efficient, and reliable sensors in order to obtain the proper feedback
information to regulate operation. Today Power Electronics News (PEN)
talked about current sensing with John Newton and Mike Horton, VP
& CTO of ACEINNA, a US-based develope...
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Flex Power Modules released the PKJ4000 series of
DC/DC converters, primarily targeting radio frequency power amplifier
(RFPA) applications within the telecom market segment. The PKJ4000
series delivers 28V DC or 50V DC at up to 700W of power from an input
voltage range of 36V to...
Increasing demands on power distribution networks have resulted in smaller DC rails, as well as a proliferation of rails that ensure clean power reaches the pins of integrated circuits.
Lattice Semiconductor announced the
appointment of Steve Douglass as the Company’s Corporate
Vice President, R&D, effective immediately. Mr.
Douglass brings extensive experience building and leading global high
performing engineering and customer-facing teams that deliv...
Advanced Energy Industries announced that the
acquisition of LumaSense Technologies Holdings, Inc., based in Santa
Clara, California, closed September 1st. The acquisition adds a line of
photonic-based measurement and monitoring solutions that are
synergistic with the company’s...
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The Si823x family of isolated gate
drivers offer ultra-fast propagation delays, rock-solid operation and
unparalleled size and cost benefits. They utilizes proprietary
technology which provides 5kVRMS input-to-output isolation and
ultra-fast 45 ns propagation times. Learn more!
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Through the whole of humankind’s
development history, there have been forces both for and against
positive growth. Sometimes those forces are motivated by ignorance,
sometimes by fear, and sometimes by greed. Even those negative forces,
however, can sometimes become factors in ...
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Littelfuse introduced six series of
high-temperature sensitive, standard and alternistor TRIAC, designed
for use as semiconductor switches in appliances and equipment powered
by line AC voltages up to 220VRMS. Available in compact, surface-mount
packages, these components are the...
The Board of Directors of Schaffner Holding AG
appointed Daniel G. Zeidler as Head of Power Magnetics division and
member of the Executive Committee. He will take up his duties at
Schaffner no later than 1 March 2019. With the appointment of
Daniel Zeidler, the Executive Committ....
The surface properties of Direct Bonded Copper and Active Metal Brazed substrates are very important for the production of power modules. Assembly processes like soldering, sintering, gluing, ultrasonic bonding and welding are used to join semiconductors, wires, baseplate and many other components with the substrates...
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A signal analyzer is an essential
measurement tool used in all phases of the product life cycle. This
“Measurement Fundamentals” note shares techniques to optimize your
instrument attributes such as noise floor, resolution bandwidth,
dynamic range, and sensitivity so you can can make the best
measurements for your test application. Download now.
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RECOM released the RKZE series, a low cost
solution for applications that require high isolation and operate in
wide temperature ranges. The PCB mount DC/DC modules are pin-compatible
to RECOM’s RK and RH converter series enabling easy power upgrade
options with identical footp...
Fabless power semiconductor company Helix
Semiconductors announced that Murata Group is the first to co-develop
the new MxC 300 transformerless chipset for their AC-DC converter
modules. Helix Semiconductors’ MxC 300 is a two-chip solution that
offers the highest power density ...
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Many applications,
including
industrial machinery, power tools, and other high-current equipment use
limiting inrush current as a major design consideration, to combat the
problematic effects of inrush current. Inrush current occurs when a
system powers on and experiences a spike...
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Artesyn Embedded Technologies announced an
extension to its iHP series configurable intelligent high power system,
with the addition of a 12 kW case to the existing 24 kW case. The new
case provides a lower cost and smaller option for applications needing
up to 12 kW in 3 kW incr...
Bel Power Solutions and
Protection announced the SPSPFE3-05G and SPSPFE3-06G power
shelves, which provide rectification, system management and
power distribution from 3-phase AC (3W+N+PE) power into a main
output of 12 VDC for powering intermediate bus
architectures up to 15 ...
Powerstax has recruited a new Design Engineer,
Harit Pokharel, at their research and development and manufacturing
facility in Wickford, Essex, where he will work on switched mode and
transformer rectifier products. Harit recently completed his Masters in
Electrical Power Enginee...
Sager Electronics is now stocking Molex’s
Ultra-Fit and Nano-Fit Power Connectors. Ultra-Fit Power Connectors
solve four key design challenges while offering the premium housing
features of proven Mini-Fit and Micro-Fit 3.0 connector systems:
color-coded housings mitigate the ..
Simplifying the design of low-to-mid-power motor
controls in the 7V-45V range, the STSPIN830 and STSPIN840 single-chip
drivers from STMicroelectronics contain flexible control logic and
low-RDS(ON) power switches for industrial applications, medical
technology, and home appliance..
Omron Electronic Components Europe has expanded
its range of high performance AC latching power relays, with new
connectivity options that meet a wider range of applications like EV
charge stations, PV inverters, lighting control, and smart metering.
The Omron G9TA and G9TB relay...
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