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As solar panel technology improves, it becomes increasingly less expensive for homeowners to install their own panels and go off the grid. That’s great news for a lot of home owners across the United States. Or, it would be, but for the efforts of states and power companies passing anti-solar rules, which make consumers pay a fee when they attempt to

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Mike Schoenecker, vice president atWinkelman Building Corp, says green buildings, defined as those that reduce their impact on the environment by being more energy efficient and using fewer natural resources while reducing waste and pollution, save money for business owners three ways. Increased Efficiency Means Lower Energy Bills Green buildings cost about 2% more initially, but will save building owners about 30% on their

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Linear Technology Corporationannounces the LTC3371, a highly-integrated general-purpose power management solution for systems requiring multiple low voltage power supplies. The device features four synchronous buck converters, each powered from independent 2.25V to 5.5V inputs, and each configurable to share up to four of eight available 1A power stages. With eight unique output current configurations, the LTC3371 provides substantial flexibility and

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Micrel, Inc. has introduced the MIC95410 7A load switch in a compact 1.2mm x 2.0mm package. This device can be used for systems requiring power partitioning and has the capability of a controlled power up sequence with ramp control, a feature often needed in applications such as industrial computing, server boards, medical devices, tablets, notebooks, and solid state drives. The

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Microsemi Corporation today announced its collaboration withSTMicroelectronics, Inc. on a new electric vehicle car charger solution using Microsemi’s innovative PLC line driver. This is the first of several solutions targeting systems architects and designers who develop solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). The initial collaboration, the module for electric vehicle supply equipment (MEVSE) featuring vehicle-to-grid (V2G) communication and support

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Diodes Incorporated has introduced a 5V single-channel load switch with programmable soft-start and discharge rate. The ultra-low on-resistance AP22800 N channel switch reduces volt drop and power dissipation and offers continuous current handling of 6.0A, providing tighter regulation of system power delivery in ultrabooks and tablets. Simple to program, the device’s start-up and discharge rates are set using an external

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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today introduced six new rectifiers in the compact, low-profile, surface-mount SMF (DO-219AB) eSMP® package. Offering forward currents of 1A and 2A and low forward voltage drops and leakage currents, the AEC-Q101-qualified devices reduce power losses and improve efficiency in automotive applications. The devices launched today include one standard, three Schottky barrier, and two Hyperfast FRED Pt® rectifiers

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Active-Semi International, Inc.announced today the availability of Qi-compatible medium power (MP) wireless charging solutions based on PAC5220 Power Application Controller™ (PAC™) IC for powering smart phones, mobile devices and tablets. This announcement comes as a follow-up to previously released Qi-certified A11 and A6 Wireless transmitter solutions claiming the industry’s highest efficiency with the smallest system footprint and BOM owing to

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The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and Power Matters Alliance (PMA) today announced the organizations have signed a Letter of Intent to merge and establish an organization that will accelerate the availability and deployment of wireless charging technology on a global scale. The A4WP and PMA have agreed in principal to the terms of the merger that is expected to

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K2 Energy Solutions Inc. today announced it will be providing an intermediate energy storage battery system for the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) electromagnetic rail gun. K2 has received the first order against the contract. The initial $81,400,000 contract was awarded by the Naval Sea Systems Command to K2 Energy Solutions and lists

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