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SolarReserve is bringing 20 MW of utility-scale solar power to El Salvador’s Acajutla plant, while advancing its share of the Latin American solar market.   The Santa Monica, California–based company won El Salvador’s first ever utility-scale solar tender. The country’s energy and telecommunications regulator oversaw the bidding process.   SolarReserve sees Latin America as a good growth market, according to

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During the second quarter of 2014, Changelight ordered multiple TurboDisc MaxBright M GaN Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) Systems. In addition, Changelight purchased a TurboDisc K475 MOCVD system to expand its production of red, orange and yellow (ROY) LEDs. “In the past we have used competitive MOCVD equipment for the majority of our production of ROY LEDs,” said Professor

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ADM Instrument Engineering introduces the GTH03, a new range of 3-in-1 carbon dioxide, temperature and humidity transmitters from EYC. Designed for use in various environmental monitoring applications such as air quality monitoring, HVAC systems, mine and tunnel warning systems and greenhouses, the GTH03 sensors feature a non-dispersive infrared carbon dioxide sensor, and an integrated CMOS temperature and humidity sensor. Key

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RESEARCHERS from Stanford have successfully used a pure lithium anode in a lithium ion battery. The common lithium-ion batteries of today tend to use an anode made of graphite or silicon, with the lithium only used in the electrolyte. While a lithium anode could boost the capacity by four fold and lower the weight of lithium ion batteries, researchers were

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced a new series of high-power, surface-mount precision thin-film chip resistors. Built on aluminum-nitride (AlN) substrates, PCAN series devices offer power ratings of 2 W and 6 W in compact 1206 and 2512 case sizes, respectively. The AlN substrates of the Vishay Dale Thin Film resistors released today feature enlarged backside terminations to reduce the thermal

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Qualstar Corporation has expanded its ac-dc power supply offerings by adding the high-efficiency slim-line DIN-Rail power supplies to its N2Power brand product portfolio. The DL Series of DIN-Rail power supplies range from 10W to 480W of power and feature universal input with brown out protection and a variety of output voltages. The slim-line dimensions and efficient design (up to 91%)

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In a typical ac-dc power supply, diode bridges do not control inrush current due to the output capacitor sudden charge at line plug-in. A high inrush current can cause several issues for the system like component failure (fuse, bridge diode, etc.), but it also represents an excessive current stress for the power grid. If nothing is implemented to limit the

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Astrodyne Corporation now offers a medical grade dc-input power adapter that provides isolated power to medical devices used in cars and trauma patient transportation vehicles. Designed to help support better patient mobility, this 75W medical-grade power adapter can be used with a car or truck 12 CAP DC power connector. Designed to help power left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), infusion

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The Wireless Power Consortium today announced significant advances to the resonant extension of the Qi specification to offer even more options to the wireless charging industry. As wireless charging capabilities become ubiquitous in portable consumer electronics, many consumers will wish to charge all of their devices at a single location. Qi chargers have always been capable of multiple-device charging, but

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Lithium-ion batteries are everywhere because today’s technology allows them to hold the most electricity of any other portable power source. But they could hold more if they ditched the ion in the battery’s anode and used only lithium. But lithium alone makes for an unstable battery – until today. Stanford University researchers say they’ve taken a major step toward developing

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