Smart Power Grid

November 2015

AEG Power Solutions updates Protect Blue UPS for large data centers

AEG Power Solutions, a leading provider of power electronic systems and solutions for industrial power supplies and renewable energy applications, launched its latest Protect Blue UPS at Data Centre World Frankfurt. Aimed at large data centers that require the highest standards of reliability, the new Protect Bl

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11/10/2015

imec and Kaneka broaden R&D collaboration in life sciences and thin-film electronics

Leading nanoelectronics research center imec and Kaneka, a Japanese leading manufacturer of chemical specialties and solar cells, announced that they have signed a new three-year framework agreement that strengthens and extends their comprehensive R&D collaboration. Next to working on next generation solar ce

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11/09/2015

Astrodyne TDI's RP328 family of filters

Astrodyne TDI's RP328 3-phase EMI filter has touch-proof terminals

Astrodyne TDI, a leader in the design and manufacture of EMI and RFI power line filters, now offers its RP328 series with screw-type, touch-proof terminals. This single stage, 3-phase power line filter family targets low to midrange power inverters as well as other chassis-mounted applications that require high in

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11/09/2015

XLM Supercapacitor Energy Storage Module

Eaton's supercap energy storage modules for backup power UPS systems provide cost-effective long-life alternative to batteries

Power management leader Eaton announced the XLM Supercapacitor Energy Storage Module, designed to provide fast discharge for bridge events in uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) for mission-critical applications where even brief downtime can have a major negative impact. The modules offer a highly reliable, gr

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11/09/2015

Using point-of-load modules

Alan Elbanhawy, Exar

Despite the development of ultralow power integrated devices, the overall demand for power at a system level is only increasing. At the same time, OEMs remain under pressure to make their end-applications physically smaller, which continues to drive demand for smaller and more efficient power supplies. While improveme

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11/05/2015

Assessing next-generation discretes

Dr. Thomas Barbieri, Wolfspeed, A Cree Company

When the first generation of silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes was introduced more than 10 years ago, their widespread adoption was somewhat challenged by unforeseen dV/dt limitations within certain manufacturers’ devices. In particular, devices with lower dV/dt capability were susceptible to failure from larg

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11/05/2015

ADI Blackfin processors power Siemens smart meters

At European Utility Week, Analog Devices is showing the Siemens Automated Metering and Information System (AMIS) with CX1 powerline communication. The meters are powered by Blackfin processors, delivering an optimal balance between performance, peripheral integration and price, and are well suited for cost sensitive ap

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11/03/2015

Guillaume Chansin, IDTechEx

Flexible sensors: an expanding market

Guillaume Chansin, IDTechEx

Large investments have been made to enable flexible, thin sensors rather than rigid sensors. $75 million was recently awarded by the US Department of Defense to establish a new Manufacturing Innovation Institute (MII) for flexible hybrid electronics in San Jose, California. Under the acronym FHE MII, this new en

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11/01/2015

Core loss modeling part II

Dr. Ray Ridley, Ridley Engineering

As modern power converters move towards higher efficiency, it is essential to have better models for all of the loss mechanisms in your components. In the first part of this article, we talked about the need for a single continuous equation to match the empirically measured losses. In this second part, the effect of

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11/01/2015