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Australian households and businesses have installed more than 1GW of rooftop solar since July, 2013, with the rate of installations growing in the last few months due to uncertainty about the future of the renewable energy target. Data released by Green Energy Markets shows that in the past 14 months, more than 1,020MW of rooftop solar has been installed across

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Linear Technology Corporationannounces the LT8609, a 2A, 42V input synchronous step-down switching regulator. A unique synchronous rectification topology delivers 93% efficiency while switching at 2MHz enabling designers to avoid critical noise-sensitive frequency bands, such as AM radio, while providing a highly compact solution footprint. Burst Mode® operation keeps quiescent current under 2.5µA in no-load standby conditions, making it ideal for

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The new PolyZen YC device series now available from TE Connectivity’s Circuit Protection business unit offers an integrated approach to help protect consumer electronics, such as tablets, set-top boxes, hard disk drives and dc power ports, from damage caused by ESD (electrostatic discharge) and other electrical over-stress events that can lead to safety and warranty concerns. The new PolyZen ZEN056V230A16YC

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Engineers can now design energy meters using one common core that meets worldwide utility standards and saves development time with the ZON™ family of metering SoCs from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. Electricity meter standards vary around the world and utility companies require different types of meters to meet customer and regional needs, so it is no surprise that meter manufacturers

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Providing a pair of high-efficiency pwm step-down dc-dc converters in a 2.5mm x 2.00mm package, the PAM2322AGEAR from Diodes Incorporated is tailored to the needs of wireless and DSL modem applications. Its pulse-skipping mode enables a reduction in quiescent current under light load operation, helping to maximize portable device battery life. Further power savings are achieved by the converters’ 100%

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Exar Corporation today introduced the 10-A XR79110 and 15-A XR79115 single-output, synchronous step-down power modules using Exar’s patented emulated current mode constant on-time (COT) control. Both devices provide easy to use, fully-integrated power converters including MOSFETs, inductors, and internal input and output capacitors in a compact 10x10x4mm and 12x12x4mm footprints respectively. The XR79110 and XR79115 offer versatility to convert from

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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has announced a transistor output photocoupler in a low-height, wide body SO6L package, which can be used to replace conventional DIP4 packages. The new product – TLP385 – offers a high isolation performance. It guarantees a minimum creepage and clearance distance of 8mm and isolation voltage of 5kVrms (min). Recommended: Buck-Boost Converters Optimized for Automotive Systems

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XP Power plc today announced the CCL400 series of convection-cooled 400-Watt ac-dc power supplies. With a typical efficiency up to 94% and a flat efficiency curve over virtually the entire load range, the CCL400 does not require any forced air cooling. With little heat generated due to the high efficiency, the components within the CCL400 run at lower temperatures, leading

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Linear Technology Corporationintroduces the LTC2975, a 4-channel PMBus digital power system manager featuring current, power and energy monitoring of the intermediate bus input to point-of-load (POL) converters. Monitoring circuit board power and energy consumption is the first step in managing, optimizing and reducing it to lower server utility and cooling costs. The LTC2975 relieves the host of burdensome computation and

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LG Corp. announced today that it is introducing its “Complete Energy Value Chain,” which promotes the production, storage and efficient use of eco-friendly energy, at Asia’s leading biennial electric power supply event, which is taking place on Jeju Island, Korea from October 27 to 29. The LG exhibit is part of the Conference of the Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI),

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