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The device offers cable interface protection to ±60V. Wake-up detect functionality as well as a programmable power-on reset timer are included for system reliability. The LT3669/-2 operates from a 7.5V to 40V input voltage range, making it suitable for industrial sensor applications. The LT3669’s internal switching regulator can deliver up to 100 mA of load current, whereas the LT3669-2 delivers

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A simple 10 mA shunt enables charging of a rechargeable battery with harvested energy while a low-battery disconnect function protects the battery from deep discharge. The LTC3331 requires only 200 nA of supply current from the battery when providing regulated power to the load from harvested energy and only 950 nA operating when powered from the battery under no-load conditions.

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The EV industry is placing hopes in lithium-sulfur batteries, which have a high storage capacity. Thanks to the inclusion of sulfur atoms, lithium-sulfur batteries are claimed to be cheaper to make and less toxic than conventional lithium-ion power packs. However, the lithium-sulfur battery presents several major challenges that need to be resolved until it can be integrated into cars. For

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SiEnergy Systems, an Allied Minds company commercializing low temperature thin film solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology from Harvard University, has announced that it has been selected for $2.65 million in funding from Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). SiEnergy’s technology is one of only 13 projects funded by ARPA-E through the REBELS program. “The projects funded through the REBELS program,

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SunCache introduces a powerful portable solar charging system integrated into an innovative custom-designed carrying case. With SunCache, users can easily carry the system anywhere, set it up in seconds and point it at the sun, creating an immediate power source for all electronic gadgets. Devices can charge directly from the sun, store power away in rechargeable batteries for future use,

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Allegro MicroSystems, LLC introduces an optimized Hall-effect sensing IC that provides a user-friendly solution for digital ring-magnet sensing, or when coupled with a magnet, ferromagnetic target sensing, in three-wire applications. The small device package can be easily assembled into applications for use in conjunction with a wide variety of target shapes and sizes. Allegro’s A1468 sensor IC is targeted at

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TDK Corporation has extended its range of EPCOS MKK power capacitors. The new MKK DCi-R series B25640* with resin impregnation is based on the proven MKK DC series with gas impregnation and MKK DC-I with oil impregnation. The new series features capacitors that are rated at up to more than 10,000 µF and designed for voltages of up to 4000

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Motiv Power Systems, Inc. has raised $7.3 million in growth capital from investors led by Colorado’s Magness Investment Group. The funding comes as the second Motiv-equipped all-electric school bus is delivered to Kings Canyon Unified School District. Motiv Power Systems designs and builds an electric Powertrain Control System (ePCS) for commercial truck and bus builders who use it to create

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The 15,000-square-meter (161,458 square foot) Tagus Linear Park in Portugal is set by the riverside within a former sand deposit and comprises 3.7 miles of pedestrian trails. The designers at Atelier Difusor de Arquitectura and landscape architects at Topiaris established a new connection between the beach and natural areas by introducing 2,297 feet of raised wooden paths that end at

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Texas Instruments, Inc. announced the new Sitara™ AM437x processor family that integrates support for industrial protocols for both automation and industrial drives and includes new features such as dual camera for data terminals with bar code scanning. Allowing customers to further differentiate their designs, the AM437x processors enable real-time processing with available quad core programmable real-time units (PRU). The PRU

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