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Premier Magnetics announces additions to its PDCS family of self-contained, single-in-line-package (SIP) dc-dc converters for distributed power applications. These compact low-profile power conversion devices are fully integrated and require no external components. Applications for the PDCS family include telecommunications, industrial, data acquisition systems, transportation, solar energy, medical, embedded systems, and wherever efficient distributed power is required. Recommended: Cree Announces Wolfspeed

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As you may know, BTS3000 is one of the most popular battery testers from Neware, it has been in this market for more than 9 years(BTS3000 was launched in 2006). Is BTS3000 old and out-of-date now? Yes and no! For many small institutes, COM port BTS3000 is still a very good choice, BTS3000 is a time-proven product, it’s based on COM port communication,

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Amphenol Industrial Products Groupintroduces a new generation of industrial power connectors for use in harsh industrial, commercial, data center applications. The IP44 and IP67 rated Amphe-309 provides safe and reliable portable electrical connections for the most extreme environments. Designed for use on construction sites and in commercial and agricultural installations as well as in the lighting and audio power industry,

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Silicon Labs today introduced an isolated current sense amplifier delivering robust isolation and the industry’s highest bandwidth and lowest signal delay. Silicon Labs’ new Si8920 isolated amplifier provides a current shunt measurement solution for power control systems operating in harsh environments such as industrial motor drives, solar inverters, high-voltage power converters, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and electric/hybrid-electric vehicle (EV/HEV) systems.

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Alpha Technologies Ltd. announced three new products for powering broadband and wireless networks. The new products include the CXPS-W Mid-Size 48Vdc Power System, a versatile new system for powering either CO or Macro Cell sites, along with two new additions to Alpha’s growing family of Line Power solutions – the LRP48-150-IP68 Sealed Dual Channel 48V Down-Converter and LPS36 Compact 4-Slot

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Stadium Power has introduced two new high efficiency, slim-line DIN rail mounted power supplies. The 120W DIN-120 and 240W DIN-240 units provide a single output of either 24- or 48-Vdc and are aimed at industrial applications, including process control and building automation, where the space used by the power supply on the DIN rail needs to be minimized. Their narrow

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Aimtec announces the AM1SS-NZ series of dc-dc converters. This new cost-effective unregulated series of 1-Watt power supplies provides continuous short circuit protection with auto recovery restart. The restart feature will work continuously until the short circuit condition is cleared, protecting the converter, the load, and the converter’s input circuit from extremely high currents a short circuit can cause. Recommended: Wireless

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Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces a new full-bridge controller for use with N-channel external power MOSFETs that has been specifically designed for automotive applications. Allegro’s A5929 has a unique charge pump regulator that provides full (over 10V) gate drive at battery voltages down to 7V and allows the device to operate with reduced gate drive at battery voltages down to 5.5V.

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Cree‘s silicon-carbide (SiC) technology continues to enable smaller, lighter, more-efficient and lower-cost power systems with a new all-SiC 300-A, 1.2-kV half-bridge module. Packaged in industry-standard 62-mm housing, the new module reduces energy loss due to switching by more than five times compared to the equivalent silicon solution. This new module supports the design of all-SiC power converters in the MW

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Microchip Technology Inc. announced the addition of the LAN9353, LAN9354 and LAN9355 Three-Port, 10/100 Industrial Ethernet Switches to its reliable, high-quality, and high-performance portfolio of Ethernet solutions, which includes Ethernet switches, controllers, bridges and PHYs. Featuring the IEEE 1588-2008 Precision Time-stamp Protocol (PTP) standard for clock accuracy in the sub-nanosecond range, these highly integrated Ethernet switches offload both synchronization and

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