Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC2946, a high or low side charge, power and energy monitor for DC supply rails in the 0V to 100V range. An integrated ±0.4%…
Compact fuse for high-wattage smart phones
Littelfuse, Inc. has introduced the compact 777 Series Fuse to provide protection for higher-wattage wall-mount chargers for battery-powered electronic equipment. Although chargers for earlier generations of mobile phones…
Gallery: Scenes from the IEEE ECCE conference
The IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition took place last week in Pittsburgh. The clear trends based on exhibits on the show floor included a lot of interest…
CUI expands open frame power supply family
CUI Inc announced that it has expanded its VOF series of compact, open frame ac-dc power supplies to include 100, 120, and 150 W versions. The single-output supplies…
Corrosion-resistant conductors clad to specification
Custom manufactured corrosion-resistant conductors for use in batteries, fuel cells, petrochemical, power generation, remote power, and alternative energy applications are available from Anomet Products of Shrewsbury, MA. Anomet…
SiC MOSFETs will power solar inverters
Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) has announced that its C2M™, 1200V, 80mOhm SiC MOSFETs have been selected by Sanix Corporation, Japan, to be designed into their new 9.9kW three-phase…
Ultra-low power conversion for wearable, sensor and industrial designs
Delivering power management innovation for ultra-low power designs, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry’s smallest, lowest power linear battery charger and a tiny, fully integrated…
Power supplies feature efficiency levels to 93%
Electrical control panels and machinery need the best power supply performance available to ensure continuous and reliable operation. The PROeco power supply range offers compact, cost efficient designs and practical user features. These power supplies are available in single- and three-phase units that accept a range of AC/DC inputs. An auto-detect feature on each module…
Frequency rises in switching power supply designs
Traditional switching power supplies generally operate at frequencies of about 1 MHz or less. But new designs are pushing frequencies higher in the quest to cram power supply…
65-W supply targets medical apps
SL Power Electronics, a division of SL industries (NYSE/AMEX: SLI) and in design and manufacture of rugged, highly reliable power supplies, introduces the latest addition to its advanced…
SceneStar™ LED Scene Lights Now Available
Newark element14 announces the addition of SceneStar LED High Power Scene Lights to its offering. The floodlights are targeted for use in big spaces, particularly with industrial businesses…
Behlman Receives Additional Power Supply Order for USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Surveillance Aircraft
Behlman Electronics Inc. has received another follow-on order for its COTS DMCA4000 power supply. The special performance features of this unit have made it the preferred choice of…
DC/DC controller draws just 50µA in standby
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTC3807, a low quiescent current synchronous step-down DC/DC controller that draws only 50µA in standby mode with the output voltage in regulation. The…
Allegro Announces New High Accuracy Current Sensor ICs
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces two new current sensor IC devices that are true ±5 A sensor ICs or uni-directional 10 A sensor ICs for use in low power…
Switching regulator fundamentals – the SEPIC converter
By Chris Francis OK, so maybe it’s not the logical follow-on from the buck converter but nevertheless a useful converter and probably a bit more interesting than the…
Compact New Power Supplies Deliver Big Features PROeco
Today’s electrical control panels and machinery demand the best power supply performance available to ensure continuous and reliable operation. Weidmuller’s new PROeco power supply range offers compact, cost…
EZ-LIGHT TL50 Tower Light Available in Self-Contained, Compact Size
Banner Engineering announces a new self-contained, compact version of its industry-recognized EZ-LIGHT TL50 tower light. Measuring at only half the height of the standard TL50 models, the TL50…
Power-Handling Software Tool Facilitates Fast Conversion to Isolas RF-Materials
Isola is pleased to announce a free Impedance and Power-Handling Calculator that predicts the design attributes for microstrips and striplines based on the designs target impedance and dielectric…
Switching regulator fundamentals – the buck converter
By Chris Francis Switching regulators are everywhere – buck, boost, SEPIC, Cuk, flyback etc. They are for converting power from one voltage to another in a relatively efficient…
Compact LED Signal Light Offers Color Coded Alerts
Patlite’s new NE signal light is a compact, rugged design providing versatile status change indication for wide-ranging industrial applications such as conveyor lines, automated guided vehicles, machine tools,…
Thunderbolt™ DC/DC power solution fuels bus-powered applications
Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) expanded its industry-leading Thunderbolt™ portfolio with the TPS65980 DC/DC switching regulator, the first fully integrated power solution for bus-powered Thunderbolt™ applications. The TPS65980…
XFN powerPac Mil/COTS Supply Delivers 1,000 Watts at -40C
Excelsys Technologies announces the availability of a new powerPac model in its popular XF series of high-reliability, ruggedized Mil/COTS modular power supplies. The new XFN powerPac is designed…
New 2756 MHz VCO from Crystek
Crystek’s CVCO55CC-2756-2756 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates at 2756 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5V~4.5V. This VCO features a typical phase noise of -116 dBc/Hz @…
Ten new UNO Power supplies provide high-quality, cost-effective power
Phoenix Contact has added 10 new devices to the UNO Power supply family, a range of low-cost but high-quality power supplies. Compared with off-the-shelf products, UNO power supplies…
New Slimline 650W cPCI Pluggable PSU
Verotec has extended its range of pluggable power supplies optimised for use in CompactPCI systems with the introduction of a quad output 650W unit. To meet the PICMG…