Power-One Wins Permanent Injunction Against Artesyn
Apr 23, 2008
Power-One has announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, has issued a permanent injunction against Artesyn Technologies...
Audax Group Acquires Astrodyne
Apr 23, 2008
Astrodyne, the Mansfield, Mass.-based power supply manufacturer and distributor, has been acquired by Audax Group...
Studies Examine How Plug-In Hybrids Will Affect Power Grid
Apr 9, 2008
As plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) move toward commercialization, utilities, research institutions, and other organizations, are attempting to analyze the possible impact that these new, high-power loads could have on the electric grid in the future...
12-A POLs are DOSA Compliant
Apr 9, 2008
From Lineage Power, the 5/12Vin MicroTLynx dc-dc, point-of-load converters (POLs) are open-frame modules designed per the latest DOSA standard footprint specification...
Company Will Supply Components For 3-MW Wind Turbines
Apr 7, 2008
American Superconductor announces that it has received an order worth more than $18 million for wind turbine electrical systems and core electrical components from Beijing-based Sinovel Wind Corporation Limited...
Power Supply Vendors Ink Licensing Agreement
Apr 7, 2008
Telkoor Telecom has announced that its subsidiary in Israel, Telkoor Power Supplies Ltd., has entered into a non-exclusive manufacturing license and sales agreement with Murata Power Solutions...
Simulation and EDA Software Providers Merge
Apr 7, 2008
ANSYS, a provider of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, and Ansoft, a provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software, have signed a definitive agreement whereby...
Supply Vendor Buys Stake In High-Voltage Distributor
Apr 7, 2008
UltraVolt, a manufacturer of standard-product high-voltage power supplies, announces it has purchased a major stake in a high-voltage products distribution company during a period of intensive growth financing...
Renewable Energy: A Matter of Life and Breath
Apr 7, 2008
As the price of a gallon of gas pushes steadily toward $4 and beyond, and as the price of a barrel of oil is hovering around $100+, the issue of affordable renewable energy comes to mind every time I fill up my gas tank...
APEC Draws 2600 Attendees
Mar 26, 2008
This year’s Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC) in Austin drew more than 2600 registered attendees, which is roughly 125 more than last year’s event...
Vendors Collaborate on Magnetic Device Simulation
Mar 11, 2008
ACME Magnetics USA and Intusoft are working together to incorporate ferrite cores produced by ACME Electronics into Intusoft’s “Magnetics Designer” simulation tool...
ENERGY STAR Gets Tougher For Washers, Covers More CFLs
Mar 11, 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) has announced more stringent criteria for clothes washers and additional categories of compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFL) under the ENERGY STAR label...
Company Demonstrates Solar Cells Made By Inkjet Printing
Mar 11, 2008
Konarka Technologies has announced that it successfully conducted the first-ever demonstration of solar cells manufactured by highly efficient inkjet printing...
Speaker Explores Impact of Hybrid Vehicles on Power Electronics
Feb 27, 2008
At the Applied Power Electronics Conference in Austin, Steven Schulz of General Motors, discussed how the growth in hybrid electric vehicles is creating demand for power electronics...
Text Presents Theory and Practical Designs for Switch Mode Power Supplies
Feb 25, 2008
Christophe Basso’s second book: “Switch Mode Power Supplies: SPICE Simulations and Practical Designs” offers a theoretical study of power conversion in both the dc-dc and ac-dc fields via a systematic equation-based approach...
