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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany have developed an innovative solution with the potential to change the way power is delivered to electric vehicles. The inductive charging method relies on a portable column that is placed ahead of the vehicle’s front license plate. Already found in certain small home appliances, inductive charging uses electromagnetic fields to transfer energy from

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“According to the filing, ALL of the systems installed by Vivint Solar use Enphase inverters … That means, Vivint Solar bought over 215,000 Enphase products in 2014.″ Residential solar has been growing at a pace beyond anybody’s expectation. With SolarCity’s IPO less than two years behind us, Vivint Solar hopes to go public in its latest round of fundraising. While

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At the heart of the Internet of Things (IoT) lies the convergence of computing and connectivity, where even the tiniest of everyday devices (or “things” including power management systems) can have massive computing capability and intelligence though its connection to the cloud. To support that growing need, Intel has commercially launched the XMM™ 6255 modem to provide a wireless solution

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Registration is now open for our four-day comprehensive Power Supply Design Workshops organized by Ridley Engineering, Inc. Mornings are steeped in theory, design ideas, control schemes and magnetics applications. Afternoons are spent in the lab exploring and applying concepts, winding custom magnetics, building and testing circuits, and optimizing designs. Only 30 engineers are accepted, creating a small group environment to

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Transphorm Inc. announced that it has secured fundamental patents in the area of Gallium Nitride (GaN) power conversion. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent number 8,816,751 titled “Inductive Load Power Switching Circuits” was granted August 26, 2014 and the patent application number 13/887,204 titled “Bridge Circuits and Their Components” was allowed by the USPTO on August 27,

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Renesas Electronics Europe GmbH today announced its plan to establish the R-IN Consortium, aimed at providing global support for the development of industrial equipment incorporating industrial Internet communication functionality, including manufacturing equipment, security cameras, and robots. R-IN is a development platform based on multi-protocol communication chips incorporating the R-IN engine, which combines high-speed, real-time performance and low power consumption, and

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Anvil Semiconductors Ltd. has secured a production source for its proprietary 3C-SiC on silicon epiwafers with commercial SiC wafer and epitaxy supplier Norstel AB. Anvil’s novel process for the growth of device quality 3C-SiC epilayers on silicon wafers has been successfully transferred onto production reactors at Norstel’s state-of-the-art facilities in Norrkoping, Sweden. Wafers grown using Anvil’s patented stress-control techniques support

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GlacialPower, a division of Taiwanese technology manufacturer GlacialTech, today announces the newest addition to its DALI product lineup — the GP-DP004N-16V. A DALI power supply outputting 200mA, the GP-DP004N is enough for a full 64 device DALI network. Compatible with DALI standard IEC62386, the GP-DP004N-16V takes universal AC input from 100- to 240-Vac to provide constant voltage at 16Vdc. With

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Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) today announced a new series of low-profile, rail-to-rail output gate-drive photocouplers for directly driving low- to medium-power IGBTs and power MOSFETs: the TLP5751, TLP5752 and TLP5754. The TLP5751 offers a peak output current of +1.0A and can drive power MOSFETs and low-power IGBTs up to 20A. The +2.5A TLP5752 and +4.0A TLP5754 will drive

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ams AG today introduced the AS5600,a magnetic rotary position sensor which makes it easier to replace a traditional potentiometer with a more reliable contactless alternative. To appeal to manufacturers and users of potentiometers, the AS5600 features a ratiometric output, mirroring the output of a potentiometer (which is a variable resistor). This means that users of a potentiometer do not need

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