Tag: industry news

7
May

Transformerless 1kVdc Three-Phase 36kW String Inverter

Solectria – A Yaskawa Company, announced the introduction of the PVI 36TL adding to its three-phase, 1000-Vdc, transformerless string inverter line. The PVI 36TL sets the standard for the industry with 98.6% peak efficiency, 98.0% CEC efficiency and standard, integrated dc and ac disconnects. Solectria’s PVI 23/28/36TL line of inverters are designed to maximize return on investment (ROI) through their

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7
May

Waveform Amplifier supports Variety of Power Testing

The new TS250 waveform amplifier fromAccel Instruments Corp. is a unique instrument designed to be used as function generator amplifier. It amplifies current or voltage or power for driving heavy loads. The TS250 is suited for many test and measurement applications such as LDO and amplifier PSRR test, battery simulator, op-amp CMRR measurement, high-frequency electromagnetic coil driver, general function generator

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7
May

Multichannel Inductance-to-Digital Converters

Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) today announced the world’s first multichannel inductance-to-digital converters (LDCs). The four new devices in the LDC1614 family expand the innovative LDC portfolio, a data converter category that TI first introduced in 2013. The devices offer two or four matched channels and up to 28-bit resolution in a single IC. The combination of precision and multichannel functionality

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7
May

Thick-Film Chip Resistors offer 4X the Power Dissipation

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that it has extended its RCWE series of thick film surface-mount wraparound chip resistors with new devices in the 0612 and 1020 case sizes. Featuring long side terminations, the Vishay Dale RCWE0612 and RCWE1020 provide four times the power dissipation of standard devices in equivalent 1206 and 2010 footprints, saving space and reducing component counts in

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7
May

60W External LED Supplies for North America

In order to meet the growing demands for the “plug and play” style, 60W external LED power supply from North America LED lighting market, Mean Well Enterprises Co. Ltd. has unveiled the OWA-60U series to complement the recently-released OWA-90U series. The whole series complies with UL8750 LISTED safety regulation; it is thus ideal for OWA-60U to be applied to the

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7
May

Drag-and-Drop Test Program Development Environment

Intepro Systems has launched the latest version of its PowerStar test software, PowerStar 6. PowerStar 6 includes a number of new features designed to make testing even easier including an expanded test library that allows users to “program without coding” Using a simple drag-and-drop method to create a test program with the convenience and ease of fill-in-the-blank test screens. PowerStar

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6
May

Thin-Film Bar MOS Capacitor Delivers High Power

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced a new thin-film bar MOS capacitor designed for use in high-power hybrid assemblies and SiC and GaN applications. The Vishay Dale Resistors Electro-Films BRCP offers high power handling and operating voltage up to 100V in two compact case sizes measuring 120 mil by 35 mil (case A) and 240 mil by 35 mil (case B),

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6
May

Low-Profile Photocouplers feature 2.3mm Heights

Toshiba Corporation‘s Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of a low-input current drive transistor output photocoupler in a low-height SO6L package, which can be used to replace conventional DIP4 pin package products. Also today, Toshiba announced the launch of a photocoupler that combine 15Mbps high-speed communication with low power consumption. The TLP2761 also guarantees a creepage and

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6
May

PV Modules reach 20.5% Efficiency

Wuxi Suntech Power Co. Ltd.announced today the introduction of its new HyPro product line. The average mass production cell efficiency of HyPro can reach up to 20.5% with the PERC technology. Suntech has made an initial shipment of 236kW of the HyPro module in March. The module will be available globally this July, for both commercial and residential projects. At

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6
May

Four-Quadrant Voltage Drop Simulator

EM Test now offers the VDS 200Q Series, a four-quadrant voltage drop simulator that can source and sink current using a programmed voltage in both positive and negative polarities. The amplifier generates dips and drops, short interruptions and voltage variations to simulate a wide range of phenomena occurring on a vehicle wiring harness. With operation from -15V to +60V, this

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