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...
Green Grid Adds Two Members
Feb 13, 2008
Hard-drive supplier Western Digital (WD) and Vette Corp, a provider of thermal management solutions, have joined The Green Grid...
PETech Times Changes Format and Frequency
Feb 13, 2008
With the launch of this issue of the PETech Times newsletter, the frequency of the newsletter changes from a weekly publication to a semi-monthly...
Telecom Rectifier Boasts 96% Efficiency
Jan 30, 2008
Eltek Valere’s new 2000-W ac-dc rectifier for telecom applications boosts typical efficiency from the 92% available from some existing rectifiers to 96%, cutting rectifier power losses in half ...
Controllers Make Energy Meters More Efficient
Jan 30, 2008
Improving energy efficiency for electric metering systems by up to 30% and helping streamline utility business operations, Incotex Co. Ltd., Moscow is leveraging multiple technologies...
Vendor Receives Orders for Wind Turbine Electrical Systems
Jan 30, 2008
American Superconductor (AMSC) has received more than $3 million in orders for its wind turbine core electrical components and systems from two AMSC Windtec customers...
50-W And 100-W Adapters Boast High Efficiency
Jan 30, 2008
Compliant with the One-Watt Input Energy Star/Blue Angel requirement, two series of external ac-dc power adapters from Emerson Network Power offer high efficiency, fully regulated output, and universal input...
NREL Explores Benefits of Solar-Powered Charging For Plug-in HEVs
Jan 24, 2008
A solar-powered recharge station for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will allow researchers to explore the potential benefits of renewable energy and PHEVs to consumers and electric utilities....
VME Power Supply Is Light and Efficient
Jan 24, 2008
Aegis Power Systems, a subsidiary of Vicor, has introduced a one-slot VME450 power supply that is said to offer higher efficiency (85%), lower weight (2.4 lbs), and higher power (up to 550 W) than...
U.S. Wind Power Capacity Surged 45% In 2007
Jan 23, 2008
The U.S. wind energy industry installed 5,244 MW in 2007, expanding the nation's total wind power generating capacity by 45% in a single calendar year, according to the American Wind Energy Association....
When Giants Fight, The Little Guys Lose
Jan 9, 2008
The jury in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas upheld the validity of the Power-One Z-One digital power management and control patents asserted against Artesyn Technologies.
The oracle has spoken, albeit from both sides of the mouth.
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Full Brick Delivers 700 W for RF Amps
Jan 9, 2008
Power-One's FBA48T25280 700-W full brick dc-dc converter provides a 25-A, user-adjustable 16.8-V to 32.2-V output....
Market Report Forecasts Double-Digit Growth For Photovoltaics
Jan 2, 2008
A market research report from BCC Research projects that the global market for photovoltaics will rise from $12.9 billion in 2007 to over $32.3 billion by 2012, which represents a compound average annual growth rate of 14.9%. ...
