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AllCell Technologies, LLC and LG Chem Ltd have developed a high performance long lasting Li-ion battery for material handling applications. The battery is designed as a drop-in replacement for lead-acid batteries with fast charge/discharge capabilities, 4-5 times longer life, robust fuel gage, hot environment resilience, and no standard maintenance requirements. A base model (26V, 93 Ah) with CAN bus communication

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Toshiba Electronics Europe has introduced a new four-pin TO-247 MOSFET package targeting power factor control for high power Smart Power Stage (SPS). The new package is equipped with high speed DTMOS-H chips with low QGD to optimize switching behavior. In conventional three pin TO-247 packages, parasitic induction at the source pin causes increased losses with increasing switching frequency. With the

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Excelsys Technologies announced today that its Xsolo power supplies have been designed and tested to meet both the B and BF type requirements per the IEC 60601 standard. This makes them suitable for applications that need these levels of performance for power supplies used in medical applications. Excelsys’ testing procedures were performed in accordance with requirements for B (body) and

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Saft announced the release of its Xcelion 6T™ battery for powering military vehicles. The Xcelion 6T™ is a Li-ion drop-in replacement of lead-acid batteries that provides equivalent power of two lead-acid batteries at a quarter of the weight and half the volume. The launch signals the conclusion of a two-year industrialization program, in which Saft successfully reduced the cost of

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XP Power announced today the DDC15 and DDC30 series of low profile 15 Watt and 30 Watt DIN rail format dc-d converters. The range is designed to offer additional voltages in DIN rail power systems, provide isolated outputs and noise immunity or support battery powered or battery backed applications. The single output converters accommodate the wide 4:1 input range from

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STMicroelectronics’ TN5050H-12WY is the world’s first high-power Silicon-Controlled Rectifier Thyristor to offer 1200V blocking voltage combined with automotive-grade production quality. With a current capability up to 80A and an operating temperature range up to 150 degrees C, the new device leverages both ST’s long-term leadership in discrete power devices and meeting the demanding requirements of the automotive semiconductor market. The

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ON Semiconductor has expanded its portfolio of power MOSFETs with new, high efficiency single n-channel devices targeted at data networking, telecommunications and industrial applications. These devices are capable of delivering incredibly low on state resistance, RDS(on) values, thereby minimizing conduction losses and improving overall operational efficiency levels. They also have very low gate capacitance (Ciss), down to 2164pF, which ensures

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Bourns, Inc. today introduced two new series of low thermal resistant ceramic core wirewound resistors. These axial lead resistor families give designers an effective circuit conditioning solution for applications that have very high temperature and voltage requirements and operate in harsh environmental conditions. The Bourns® Model W and WS Series fixed resistors offer E24 resistance values, have been designed to

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GaN Systems Inc. has launched the latest addition to its successful range of E-mode GaN-on-Silicon high power transistors based on its three core proprietary technologies. The new GaN high-power enhancement-mode device, designated the GS65516T, boasts the highest current capability on the market at 60A and further expands GaN Systems’ range of power switching semiconductors. Recommended: Digital Controller Looks toward Software-Defined

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Pulse Electronics Corporation has expanded its P0584/85NL high-isolation gate drive transformer line with a new series that uses insulation wire on all windings, making them compliant to safety standards such as IEC61558 and IEC60601 for reinforced isolation. The P0584/85NL series provides isolation in MOSFET and IGBT drivers in industrial applications such as motor drive circuits and solar inverters and for

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