Tag: battery industry

TDK Corp. has added 12 V and 15 V models to its TDK-Lambda ZWS300BAF series of high reliability power supplies. Operating from a universal input of 85 to 265 Vac, the ZWS300BAF features a 10-year electrolytic capacitor lifetime demanded by manufacturers of industrial, test & measurement, broadcast and communications equipment. The ZWS300BAF series now comprises of 12 V, 15 V,

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TDK Corporation has expanded its technical support tools for MLCCs: The new DC Bias Model enables designers to simulate DC bias characteristics of MLCCs, even when the DC bias applied to the MLCCs varies. As a result of TDK’s advanced electronic component model, the capacitance in the simulation changes dynamically with a changing DC bias voltage, an industry first. Until

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JuiceBox Energy, Inc. has introduced its plug and play battery storage and energy management system for solar energy storage. The system features an advanced 8.6kWh lithium-ion energy storage system for residential and commercial renewable energy installations and a system controller that enables peak shifting, electricity demand charge reduction and back-up power for grid independence. The JuiceBox system is a maintenance

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Ranging from 30 V to 200 V, the products reduce RDS(on) increasing their output current capability in applications such as high power density DC-DC converters, Point-of-Load (POL) converters, synchronous rectification in DC/DC and AC/DC converters, motor drives, LED lighting, and industrial automation. The family of eGaN FETs cuts on-resistance (RDS(on)) in half, enabling high current, high power density applications. The

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Liv-Lib is a solar-powered residential complex designed to address the problem of population density in the Île-de-France in Paris, while contributing to the development of a sustainable city. Presented by Team Paris at the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, the project seeks to create a dense area of individual houses that provide residents with easy access to ecologically sound infrastructure to

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A world devastated by climate change is like a night where The Day After Tomorrow, Planet of the Apes, and A Clockwork Orange turn on some Marvin Gaye, burn some incense, and hit the bed to breed a mega dystopia. A lot of people know about the dangers of fossil fuels, the importance of recycling, and why it’s healthier to

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Adorable EV alert! With its unique three wheel design and compact footprint, Toyota’s i-ROAD electric vehicle represents the future of personal transport. And now drivers in Grenoble, France will have a chance to drive one this fall when Toyota plans to test its real world capability as part of a new car sharing program called “Smart City.” In October, Toyota

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Rochester Electronics is a fully-authorized continuing source for the Intel 8XC196 Family of microcontrollers. Introduced in 1982 as the Intel MCS-96 Family, these MCUs are most commonly used in motor control, modem, printer and pattern recognition applications within embedded systems. In 2007, Intel discontinued this family of microcontrollers, at which point Rochester Electronics acquired the intellectual property of these devices

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Bourns, Inc. has added a  surge protective device (SPD) for signal and data line applications to its industry-leading portfolio. Designated Bourns® Model 1840, the new device is a heavy-duty, MSP® Multi-Stage Protector designed to safeguard sensitive electronic circuits and components from damaging surge voltages and currents. The new model features extremely fast response and low clamping voltages making it ideal

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Murata Power Solutions and Ericsson Power Modules AB announced that they have entered into a technical collaboration agreement with the goal of accelerating the adoption of digital power products. Under the terms of this agreement each company will introduce a range of standardized digital power modules. This will result in the availability of multiple product sources to manufacturers that are

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