Tag: battery industry

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced 15 new 200 V Gen-2 TMBS® Trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers featuring a wide range of current ratings from 5 A to 30 A in four power package options. With low forward voltage drops down to 0.65 V typical at 15 A, the rectifiers offer high-efficiency operation for telecom power supplies and LED lighting applications.

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For TV and monitor manufacturers needing a cost-effective solution for driving LED backlights, Diodes Incorporated has introduced a constant-frequency, voltage-mode, external-compensation boost controller. The highly-integrated AL3022 is supplied in the small footprint SO-8 package and significantly reduces the number of external components required for system design. Operating at a fixed switching frequency of 140kHz, the controller handles up to 60W

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KEMET Corporation today introduced its new high-temperature radial molded multilayer-ceramic capacitors which offer industry-leading performance in extreme environments and high temperature up to 200 degrees Celsius. These capacitors are designed specifically to withstand the severe shock and vibration conditions associated with deep-well and horizontal drilling activities, and are also well-suited for use in geophysical probes, hybrid and electric motor drives,

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Saelig Company, Inc. announces the availability of the CLIPPER CLP1500V15A1 – a new, high technology oscilloscope adapter that allows small voltages to be measured in the presence of very high voltages, such as those present on switching MOSFETs or IGBTs (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors). Making accurate measurements in the presence of very high voltages has previously been extremely challenging, but

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Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) has formed a new manufacturing subsidiary in North America, TMEIC Power Electronics Products Corporation, to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) inverters and medium-voltage (MV) variable-frequency drives in North America. Fabrication of PV inverters will commence in the Fall of 2014, followed by MV drives in the Spring of 2015 at the Houston, Texas based facility. The

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A new research platform was inaugurated on today in Ulm at a ceremony attended by Federal Minister of Education and Research Johanna Wanka. Leading German industrial companies will be able to develop methods of manufacturing large, vehicle-grade lithium-ion batteries at this facility. A fourth building with 3,600 m² of floor space was added to the ZSW Laboratory for Battery Technology

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Who says solar power can’t be gorgeous? The people of New Caledonia are out to prove the naysayers wrong with what may be the most beautiful solar farm on the planet. The heart-shaped solar farm will supply 2 megawatts of solar power to 750 homes on the Pacific island, reducing carbon emissions while enhancing the natural beauty of the plant’s

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One of the major obstacles to people buying EVs (electric vehicles) and PHEVs (plug- in hybrids) is the purchase price. The following table shows the problem: Basically they are the same car but with different powertrains. However, the Leaf has some superior luxury equipment on board compared with the Pulsar and has better acceleration, especially from a standing start. The

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Meiya Power, a subsidiary of the China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) focused on renewable energy, has raised US$227 million in its over-subscribed IPO in Hong Kong. The funds exceeded the company’s expected return of HK$1.53 billion (US$197.5 million). According to the prospectus, around 70% of the proceeds will be used to buy existing projects from CGN. The company will

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Phoenix Solar AG (PS4) agreed to build a 32-megawatt photovoltaic power plant for Duke Energy Corp., which is seeking to add 300 megawatts of generating capacity. Construction on the Fayetteville, North Carolina project will begin in early 2015 on 300 acres of farmland, Sulzemoos, Germany-based Phoenix said today in a statement. It will supply power to Duke customers in the

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