Tag: battery industry

11
Aug

China To Ban Coal Use In Beijing By 2020

China’s decision to ban the use of coal from Beijing and other major cities by 2020 grabbed headlines this week, but experts are saying it is unlikely to have a significant impact on the country’s coal consumption. Despite the nation increasing efforts to curb air pollution, demand for the fossil fuel in China is expected to stay steady, as the

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11
Aug

Putting car radar technology to the test

Cars are increasingly equipped with technologies designed to assist the driver in critical situations. Besides cameras and ultrasonic sensors, car makers are turning to radar as the cost of the associated technology decreases. The attraction of radar is that it provides fast and clear-cut measurement of the velocity and distance of multiple objects under any weather conditions. The relevant radar

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11
Aug

Software generates Wi-SUN, LTE, and LTE-Advanced signals

Two additions to Keysight Technologies’ Signal Studio software suite of signal-creation tools target R&D and manufacturing engineers developing or testing the conformance of devices to the IEEE 802.15.4g-based Wi-SUN standard and LTE/LTE-Advanced uplink 2×2 MIMO with real-time HARQ (hybrid automatic repeat request). Wi-SUN is intended to advance and enable interoperable and reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wireless utility products for wireless smart

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11
Aug

Smart Load Switches with Rapid Turn-Off Fault Protection and I-Monitoring

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Limited (AOS) today introduced the AOZ1363, a high-current smart load switch with rapid turn-off fault protection and current monitoring. The device has an operating input voltage range from 5V to 16V and is capable of supplying up to 6A of continuous current. A low on-resistance of 23mΩ in a thermally enhanced 3mm x 3mm DFN package

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11
Aug

Minco Technology Enters Industrial Power Rectifier Market

Minco Technology Labs, LLC, a manufacturer of value-added products, die processing and distribution of mission critical, high-reliability semiconductor solutions and services, today announced the introduction of its Industrial Power Module products. This new product grouping will be added to their increasing portfolio of standard products, be the first products defined specifically for and servicing the demands of the heavy industrial

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9
Aug

University of Tokyo Team Improves SiC Power Devices

The improvement of power device performance significantly contributes to energy saving. The operation with lower energy loss is expected especially by using silicon carbide (SiC) instead of silicon (Si) which is the common material. However, the transistors with SiC are still suffered from large resistance and insufficient reliability, mainly due to the defects on SiC by the formation of silicon

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9
Aug

Tesla Tries To Slow Model X Reservations

For a car that has only been seen a handful of times in public, demand and expectations for the Tesla Model X are at an all time high. But don’t blame Tesla; as Business Insider reports, the company is actively trying to get would-be Model X buyers into the Model S instead. Why would Elon Musk do that? On the

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9
Aug

Philips LED floodlights help Chelsea hit new HD TV goals

The Eindhoven-based firm’s ArenaVision LED floodlighting system will be installed at the 41,000-capacity stadium in time for Chelsea’s preseason friendly match against Spanish side Real Sociedad.  The new lighting was installed during this summer’s break in time for the start of the new football season. The first match-day use will be on August 12 when Chelsea plays a friendly against

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8
Aug

Why Is Everyone So Excited About Solar?

By Michal Bacia Why is everybody so excited about solar? In short: it is a secure, highly profitable investment at zero cost. That means there is no need to spend money on this investment in order to enjoy the profits. Seriously! Oh, by the way, it helps the planet too! … and creates local jobs! Imagine somebody offering you this

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8
Aug

Yingli4You Launched In Australia For Rooftop Solar Installers

The Australian arm of the world’s largest PV maker, Yingli Solar, has announced a new digital quality control program aimed at raising the benchmark for the nation’s rooftop solar industry. Yingli4You, launched by Yingli Green Energy Australia on Tuesday, is described as an educational, incentive, technical and project management package to help the module maker’s partner installers to raise industry

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