Ericsson has a digitally-controlled 12V bus converter designed for powering RAID and NAS hard-disk applications that operate with high capacitive loads up to 15mF
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Solar power and the art of photovoltaic inverter design
Photovoltaic inverter design is now seen as the crucial element in solar power development but there are design challenges
Dublin fab-less start-up aims at LED lighting
Dublin-based fab-less chip company Ikon Semiconductor has jumped into the competitive LED light bulb market with its first product: a dimmable single-stage ac-dc...
Gbit Ethernet protection circuit approaches the ideal
What if your Gigabit Ethernet protection circuit response resembled that of an ideal diode?
Panasonic forms smart-grid alliance with Power-One
The companies will develop batter-based storage systems for both residential and utility ends of the smart-grid in Europe and the US
Microchip’s fast analogue dc-dc includes MPU oversight
Microchip has introduced a digitally-controlled analogue dc-dc converter chip for power converters between 50 and 150W, including high current point-of-load converters. Called MCP19111, both MPU and...
Composite arm doubles pylon capacity
Replacing the steel arms of electricity pylons with insulating composite materials could allow existing national grid lines to be up-rated, at least doubling their...
Car makers look for power-saving electronics
In vehicle design the extra loads on the electrical circuits and the battery make it necessary for the car makers to control the energy generated and consumed by systems, writes Ramon Portas
Chips cuts power in wireless sensor nodes
Dutch start-up Anagear has released a power management IC (PMIC) for wireless sensor nodes, that consumes an average of 600nA, said the firm. Typically, wireless sensor nodes have a...
Microsemi SiC power modules have wide temperature range
Designed for use in high power switch mode power supplies, motor drives and oil exploration, the power modules are also offered with extended temperature ranges