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Linear Technology Corporationannounces the LTC3887, a dual output synchronous step-down dc-dc controller with I²C-based PMBus interface for digital power system management. The LTC3887 differs from the previously released LTC3880 with an enhanced feature set that includes a faster 70ms power-up time, higher output voltage capability and a fast ADC mode that provides an 8ms update rate for one parameter. In

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ProTek Devices today introduced a new series of ultra-low capacitance transient voltage suppressor arrays (TVS arrays) for overvoltage circuit protection in applications that include smartphones, Ethernet, USB, sensor nodes, and more. The series consists of five components with rated stand-off voltages between 5-24 Volts. The components are also packaged in a low-profile miniature DFN-2 package. Recommended: High-Voltage 16-Cell Li-ion Monitoring

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Battery applications designers are tasked with meeting increasingly stringent safety standards for ultra-thin notebooks and other portable consumer electronics powered by high-capacity lithium polymer and prismatic cells. In response, TE Connectivity’s business unit, TE Circuit Protection, introduces the new MHP-TAM series. The MHP-TAM device features an ultra-low-profile (L: 5.8mm x W: 3.85mm x H: 1.15mm max.) package and a high

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Lapis Semiconductor, a ROHM Group company, has announced the development of a lithium-ion battery monitoring LSI that supports up to 16 cells in series, significantly reducing the size of lithium-ion battery monitoring systems (for example in energy storage systems). The ML5239 facilitates multi-cell monitoring and allows for multi-stage series connection to support higher-voltage lithium-ion battery monitoring systems requiring more than

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TDK Corporation has announced the EPCOS TSM-LC-N690 thyristor module for power factor correction (PFC) with an expanded operating voltage range up to 690Vac. The module performs two-phase switching of the capacitors, so that a neutral conductor is not needed. Depending on the operating voltage, the new module is designed for a reactive power of 40 kvar to 75 kvar and

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TE Connectivity announces the launch of its BCF series power line filter with threaded stud terminals. Previously offered only in terminal block terminations, the new low-weight BCF series is a 3-phase Delta EMI Filter with threaded terminals for cables with ring terminals. The new 3-phase filters are used to reduce noise emissions typically associated with variable speed motors like those

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JLM Energy, Inc. announces the release of Measurz™ Energy Storage Toolkit (EST). Measurz™ EST is a versatile energy modeling and monitoring system. It provides users with an environment to create and study cost savings opportunities using energy storage and renewable energy technologies. Once an actual system is deployed, Measurz™ EST is a dashboard for energy management across multiple buildings located

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Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson and a global leader in maximizing availability, capacity and efficiency of critical infrastructure, today introduced the SmartCabinet™, a pre-engineered integrated rack solution designed for deployment at the edge of IT networks and remote locations such as stores, branch offices and small and medium businesses. These compact, rapidly deployable solutions support local data storage

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Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) claims the industry’s first smart, high-side power switch with programmable current limit. As automotive systems become more complex, the various loads within the system can each require different profiles during operation. Using the TPS1H100-Q1, designers can drive various loads with advanced flexibility in powertrain, body-electronics safety and driver-information systems where reliability is paramount. The TPS1H100-Q1 also

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SMP Sintermetalle Prometheus GmbH & Co KG (SMP) has expanded its portfolio of inductive components with the development and design of magnetically coupled components. Magnetically coupled components have the following advantages over components that are not magnetically coupled: they are less expensive they are made using less material, so they are more compact and weigh less, and their loss balances

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