Lighting & Illumination

January 2013
Regulated mini power supplies fit behind standard wall outlets
Ideal for the use in modern home automation solutions, the RAC03-SCR/277 series of 3W regulated AC/DC mini power supplies from RECOM fit behind standard wall outlets and operate with an efficiency
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Date:
01/30/2013
designed specifically to address the key issues of cost and lifetime in price-sensitive, non-dimmable, residential SSL bulb applications, the iW3626 digital AC/DC solid state lighting (SSL) LED driver
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Date:
01/30/2013
LED-driver reference design promises 50,000-hour lifetimes for exterior lighting apps
Suitable for high-bay, exterior and street-lighting applications, the DER-340 LED-driver reference design from Power Integrations creates a long-lifetime, wide-range (90 VAC to 308 VAC), high-power-factor
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Date:
01/23/2013
The LED tube market is moving to non-isolated drivers, which boost system efficiency and reduce the temperature of the driver board and components. Reference designs DER-337 (high-line) and DER-345
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Date:
01/15/2013
LED touch dimmers and controllers wirelessly customize and control LED strip lights
With features such as a touch sensitive color wheel, preset programs, and memory functionality, EnvironmentalLights.com, a leading source for high-quality, energy-efficient LED lighting, recently
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Date:
01/11/2013
IBM, STMicroelectronics, and Shaspa announced a collaboration to tap cloud and mobile computing for manufacturers and service providers to provide innovative ways for consumers to manage and interact
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Date:
01/10/2013
GreenPeak rolls out ZigBee PRO IC
Defining the "second wireless network for the home", GreenPeak Technologies, a leading low power RF-communication semiconductor company, unveiled the GP690, adding ZigBee PRO to its product portfolio
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Date:
01/10/2013
Intense challenges for PV-inverter suppliers in 2013

Ash Sharma, Director, IHS Solar and IHS IMS Research

2012 was tough for most suppliers of solar PV products. Despite growing market volumes, a sharp demand slowdown led to oversupply and price competition. Many companies with weak financial positions failed, whilst others exited the market before conditions worsened furtherâ€"a contrast to 2011 when the
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Date:
01/07/2013
Properly implemented, galvanic isolation is an effective defense against disturbances in the ground plane often referred to as ground loops, which occur as a result of varying electrical potentials. Physical limitations require that electrical components on a PCB connect to the ground plane at different physical
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Date:
01/03/2013
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