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ClipperCreek announced immediate availability of its popular LCS-20 EV charging station with a plug, previously available only as a hardwired unit. This 15-A (3.6kW, maximum) EV Charging Station includes a 22-foot cableoperates from 208 / 240 Vac 20A service. It is enclosed and is NEMA 4: indoor / outdoor rated and fully-sealed. It measures 11″ L x 4″ W x

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Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has introduced a new, ultra-compact high-voltage power supply that provides an order of magnitude increase in power density over commercially available high-power capacitor-charging supplies. This power supply was developed to power the US Navy Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) energy storage system under the Navy’s Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR). Recommended: Zolt set to Jolt Adapter makers

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Mean Well Enterprises Co. Ltd. unveiled the new 45W and 60W IRM-45/60 series ac-dc power supplies. IRM-45/60 series are the on board type power supply, ready to be soldered onto the PCB board of various kinds of the electronic instruments or the industrial automation equipment, and the screw terminal type—IRM-45/60-xST series are also available. Due to the extremely small volume

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Greensmith Energy Management Systems, Inc. today announced the addition of two new applications to its GEMS4 software technology platform. The new StorageModel™ and StorageView™ applications offer advanced simulation and visualization capabilities to energy storage developers and owners. With the new applications, energy storage developers and owners can test alternative energy storage system designs and gain valuable real-time intelligence on performance,

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Designers are finding that connecting both signal and power systems into and out of their equipment is taking a large portion of their size and weight allowance. Smaller cabling and connectors are now being offered that solve that problem. Omnetics Connector Corp. has seen a rise in the use of combined power and signal being routed to and from instruments

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TDK Corporation announces the introduction of 600W high voltage models to TDK-Lambda’s Z+ series of programmable dc power supplies. This series is now available with output voltages of 0-10, 0-20, 0-36, 0-60, 0-160, 0-320 or 0-650 Vdc and with output powers of 200, 400, 600 and 800 Watts. These higher voltages address the requirements for applications such as deposition processes,

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STMicroelectronics‘ new Industrial-Plus Serial EEPROMs, which operate at temperatures to 105 degrees C, deliver the industry’s most complete selection of densities, bus interfaces, and packages, giving designers extra flexibility to upgrade data and parameter storage without making pc-board design changes. With 34 new part numbers from 2Kbits to 512Kbits in a choice of SO8N or TSSOP pin-compatible packages, the M24

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced a new 8 mm by 8 mm by 1.8 mm PowerPAK® 8x8L package designed to provide a high-current, space- and power-saving alternative to D²PAK and DPAK devices commonly used in automotive applications. The Vishay Siliconix SQJQ402E 40V TrenchFET® power MOSFET is the industry’s first AEC-Q101-qualified MOSFET to use this 8 mm by 8 mm footprint,

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Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of the new TMPM46BF10FG microcontroller as the latest addition to its ARM® Cortex®-M4F-based TX04 series. The microcontroller is designed for secure communications control. Sample shipments start today with mass production scheduled to start in October 2015. Users of secure communications control systems increasingly require mass memory data for firmware generation management, failure analysis and

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today announced that it has broadened its offering of solid tantalum surface-mount molded chip capacitors with new devices featuring smaller case sizes and lower profiles. The Vishay Polytech TMCJ and TMCP are offered in the J (1608-09) and P (2012-12) case sizes, respectively, while the TMCU is available in the ultra-flat, low-profile UA (3216-12) and UB (3528-12).

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