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Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. today announced details on a new AE 3TL inverter accessory that enables solar installers, site designers and project developers to conserve space and increase project yield using an innovative technique to install Advanced Energy (AE) string inverters in a horizontal (0°) orientation. The low-profile accessory, used to install AE 3TL string inverters at the edge of

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Delta Electronics, Inc. extends the affordable and reliable PMT panel mount power supply series with the addition of three new models. The new products are two 5V models with power ratings of 35W and 50W and a 15V model with power rating of 50W. The PMT-5V35W1AA, PMT-5V50W1AA and PMT-15V50W1AA feature universal ac input and international safety approval according to IEC/EN/UL

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TRUMPower has announced the TMP400 series of medical and ITE grade ac-dc desktop power adapters. The 400W TMP400 series is an addition to the 220W and 250W power adapters that the company has had on the market. The TMP400 class I units come with an IEC 320/C14 ac inlet and a power switch and power-on indicator. The series offers standard

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Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today introduced the industry’s smallest, lowest power linear battery charger and a tiny, fully integrated dc-dc power module, which consumes only 360nA of quiescent current, to help extend battery run-time in wearable electronics, remote sensors and MSP430™ microcontroller-based applications. The new bq25100 single-cell Li-Ion charger comes in a 0.9-mm by 1.6-mm WCSP package, and achieves a

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China is moving to accelerate its deployment of distributed rooftop solar with new incentives and new financing tools akin to the SolarCity leasing model. The National Energy Administration of China released a policy documentearlier this week which provides extra subsidies for public entities and rural buildings.   China has aimed to add 8 gigawatts of distributed solar and 6 gigawatts of

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Zurich-based bank UBS  sent a briefing paper to some its clients saying that conventional power plants could become irrelevant within two decades. Instead, they say clean energy could replace them and that means home and business owners may generate their own power, rather than rely on conventional fossil fuel plants. If it seems dubious that such a force in the conservative banking

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Hawaii is a place of great natural beauty,  so it only makes sense that renewable energy would be utilized there to protect it. Conventional power generation in Hawaii has been mostly oil-based, but that appears to be changing. Solar panel prices have been falling over the last several years. This trend is accelerating interest and sales in home and business solar systems.

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A new combination of materials can efficiently guide electricity and light along the same tiny wire, a finding that could be a step towards building computer chips capable of transporting digital information at the speed of light. Reporting today in The Optical Society’s (OSA) journal Optica, optical and material scientists at the University of Rochester and Swiss Federal Institute of

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ON Semiconductor has announced a Lithium-ion battery protection controller for smartphones and tablets. The highly-integrated LC05111CMT utilizes analog circuit technology, MOSFET technology and advanced packaging expertise to incorporate controller and driver functions in a single circuit.The LC05111CMT enables high-precision current control without using a current detection resistor. This current control reduces charging time by enabling higher charging current. The device

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Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) has released a 2-watt wireless power receiver and battery charger, delivering improved technology in a compact package well suited for small form factors, including wearable applications.The IDTP9026 offers a high level of integration and lower external component count than competitive products, enabling designers to minimize board area and bill of materials. The device has a

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