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Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has expanded its family of high-efficiency and compact super junction MOSFETs with devices offering voltage ratings to 650V. The new 650V MOSFETs are suited for applications that may have to operate in environments with fluctuating mains supplies or very low temperatures. Extended voltage capability also supports improved design flexibility by increasing safe operating margins. Toshiba’s latest 650V

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At PCIM Europe, LEM S.A. announced the addition of three new HO series of high performance current transducers which extend nominal current measurement up to 250A and offer a range of mounting options. The recent launch of the first devices in the HO series enabled a breakthrough in the trade-off between performance, cost, size and mounting versatility. These three new

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 A new fuel-cell concept, developed by an Michigan State University researcher, will allow biodiesel plants to eliminate the creation of hazardous wastes while removing their dependence on fossil fuel from their production process. The platform, which uses microbes to glean ethanol from glycerol and has the added benefit of cleaning up the wastewater, will allow producers to reincorporate the ethanol

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Vast amounts of excess heat are generated by industrial processes and by electric power plants; researchers around the world have spent decades seeking ways to harness some of this wasted energy. Most such efforts have focused on thermoelectric devices, solid-state materials that can produce electricity from a temperature gradient, but the efficiency of such devices is limited by the availability

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Forkliftaction Contributor: Jay Bruscato is vice president, first aid & safety at Cintas Corporation, a leader in first aid and personal protective products. Introduced nearly a century ago, forklifts today are used in construction, manufacturing, warehousing and materials-handling environments. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), they are also the cause of approximately 34,900 serious injuries a year

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Although electric drivetrains are already more energy-efficient than combustion models, further improvements are still required. Infineon delivers various chips and modules that can play a valuable role in minimizing power losses, maximizing power savings and boosting performance. As a leading supplier of high-power IGBT modules for drive and traction applications for many decades now, Infineon supplied the IGBT modules that

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Facilitating testing or characterization of individual battery cells or multi-cell stacks, EL97xx series has 0–500 V input rating, offers 150–6,000 W power ratings, and can be combined to provide >6,000 W of load to accommodate any current carrying component. Battery testing can identify individual faulty cells, while automated testing provides repeatability. Features include 6 modes of operation, dual range 16-bit

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While Google’s self-driving car program continues to make headlines, it’s hardly the only automotive project the company is involved in. Among the items in General Motors’ recently-released sustainability report is a ride-sharing pilot program to be conducted in partnership with the tech giant. The pilot program will use Chevrolet Spark EV electric cars on Google’s Mountain View, California, campus to

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Electric cars can be a tough sell, especially in places that lack a publicly accessible charging infrastructure. In New Orleans, Nissan is working to address that problem by unveiling the city’s first public charging station at a Rouses supermarket in the heart of the Crescent City. Strategically speaking, it’s not a bad move for Nissan. Grocery stores typically involve longer

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Advanced battery technology integrated in the newest series of electric forklifts from BYD slashes operating costs for forklift operators with a life-time battery.Ask any forklift fleet manager what the biggest headache is with traditional electric forklift trucks and the answer is invariably the same – the time, trouble and cost involved in constantly having to recharge them as well as

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