Flywheel Ensures Airport’s Continuous Power Quality
Sep 5, 2007
Pentadyne Power’s advanced composite flywheel technology is in use with an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system at California's Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport. ...
Wafer-Supply Agreement Boosts Firm’s SiC Projects
Aug 29, 2007
Microsemi and SemiSouth Laboratories, a privately held company specializing in SiC material and device fabrication, have entered into an agreement which provides for cooperation between the two companies in the area of silicon-carbide (SiC) epitaxy-wafer (epi-wafer) supply. ...
Partnership Targets Data-Center Cooling
Aug 29, 2007
Through an agreement, APC-MGE and STULZ will deliver customers comprehensive, integrated data center cooling solutions and services. ...
Firm Receives Power Supply Order From Navy
Aug 29, 2007
Orbit International’s power group, Behlman Electronics, has received an order for approximately $120,000 for a high-voltage power supply used by the U.S. Navy on the UYQ-21 display console....
Paper Batteries Map Future Portable Applications
Aug 22, 2007
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed an energy storage material that simultaneously performs the functions of both a rechargeable battery and a supercapacitor, yet has the physical properties of a sheet of paper....
Power Transfer System Extends Shuttle Mission
Aug 22, 2007
During the most recent shuttle mission, NASA used Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Boeing-built Station-Shuttle Power Transfer System for the first time to extend a shuttle mission. ...
Paul MacCready Retires from Aerovironment
Aug 22, 2007
Dr. Paul MacCready has retired as chairman and director of Aerovironment as a result of a recently diagnosed, serious health issue. ...
Cooling Fan Maker Expands Regional Presence
Aug 22, 2007
Knight Electronics has selected Moulthrop Sales to represent its full line of OEM components and assemblies, including Orion Fans, in Northern California and Nevada. ...
Batteries Raise Li-Ion Peak Power to New Heights
Aug 15, 2007
The VLV series from Saft are the highest-power commercially available Li-ion cells in the world. The VLV series exhibits a specific power double that of typical high-power cells that are available for defense applications and hybrid-electric military vehicles. ...
Components Vendor Stocks Foil Resistors
Aug 15, 2007
Digi-Key and resistor manufacturer Riedon have entered into a distribution agreement in which Digi-Key stocks Riedon's 15-W and 30-W Manganin foil resistors....
Wind-Generating Capacity Slated for Record Growth
Aug 15, 2007
The U.S. wind energy industry is on track to add well over 3000 MW to the nation’s power generating capacity in 2007, according to the second quarter market report from the American Wind Energy Association....
