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Three-phase ICs boost efficiency in power tools, refrigerators and more 

International Rectifier (IR) announces the compact IRS2334SPbF and IRS2334MPbF three-phase 600-V ICs for inverterized motor drives used in energy efficient appliance and industrial applications. ...

Voltage regulator ICs feature low current consumption 

Developed with CMOS technology, voltage regulator ICs from Seiko Instruments offer super-low current consumption, low dropout voltage, and high accuracy output voltage of ±1.0%....

Bus converter delivers 98% peak efficiency 

Vicor Corp. announces the latest addition to its IBC050 product line of high performance, wide input range VI BRICK intermediate bus converters (IBCs)....

Synchronous buck-boost LED driver achieves 98% efficiency 

Linear Technology announces the LT3791, a synchronous buck-boost dc-dc LED driver and voltage controller, which can deliver more than 100 W of LED power....

Solar connectors feature low contact resistance  

Automation Systems Interconnect Inc. (ASI) introduces a new line of solar connectors....

Software provides crisp, clear reports of power and energy consumption 

Eaton Corp. announces the release of its Power Xpert Reporting version 3.0 software for energy monitoring....

Model helps engineers quantify benefits of silicon carbide MOSFETs in board-level circuit simulation 

Cree Inc. has expanded design-in support for its commercially-available SiC MOSFET power devices with a fully-qualified SPICE model....

SiC Schottky diodes improve efficiency in solar applications 

Cree Inc. announces a series of packaged diodes that deliver what is reportedly the industry’s highest blocking voltage available in SiC Schottky technology....

Silicon carbide power devices in chip form enable more efficient power electronic modules 

Cree Inc. announces the release of fully qualified SiC MOSFET power devices in “bare die” or chip form for use in power electronics modules....

Three-phase power analyzers measure energy wasted in electrical systems 

Fluke Corp. announces the availability of the Fluke 430 Series II Three Phase Power Analyzers, tools that use a patented algorithm to measure energy wasted by power quality issues and quantify its cost....

Low-voltage booster modules suit energy harvesting applications 

The EH4205 is a new addition to the next series of Advanced Linear Devices' (ALD) low-voltage booster modules....

Integrated devices for servers achieve 94.5% efficiency 

International Rectifier (IR) announces the extension of its PowIRstage family of integrated devices with the introduction of the IR3551, optimized for use in next-generation servers, desktop PCs, graphics cards, and communication systems. ...

Miniature motor drivers simplify appliance designs, boost efficiency 

STMicroelectronics (ST) announces the addition of two miniature motor drivers to its range of SLLIMM (Small Low-Loss Intelligent Molded Modules), which will enable domestic appliances to offer better energy ratings....

Legible labels suit solar PV systems 

Fabrico announces label printing capabilities that specifically address common problems with labels for solar PV system modules, interconnects, inverters, and electrical panels and enclosures....

Hot swap controller, active EMI filter, dc-dc converter 

Vicor Corp. has developed three new products, including the Picor Cool-Swap PI2211 hot swap controller and circuit breaker, Picor QuietPower QPI-21 high-density active EMI filter for dc-dc converters, and the Picor Cool-Power PI3106 isolated dc-dc converter....

SoC suitable for solar panel inverters 

Maxim Integrated Products introduces the 78M6631, a Teridian 3-phase power measurement system-on-chip (SoC) that embeds power monitoring into high-load applications....

Low-side gate driver enables high efficiency and power density 

Texas Instruments Inc. announces a low-side gate driver for use with MOSFETs and Gallium-Nitride (GaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) in high-density power converters....

Power supplies achieve 90% efficiency 

TDK-Lambda Americas announces a new line of “green” 500-watt power supplies that comply with the European energy saving requirements of the ErP (Energy related Products) Directive....

Schottky diodes improve efficiency in solar applications 

Cree Inc. announces a series of packaged diodes that deliver one of the highest blocking voltages available in SiC Schottky technology....

Chokes for solar power inverters achieve high efficiency 

SMP (Sintermetalle Prometheus) announces chokes for solar power inverters....

Panel mount LEDs save space and cost 

Lumex announces the global launch of the QuasarBrite family of panel mount indicator LEDs with hundreds of standard technologies and custom capabilities....

Gate drive IC suits hybrid and electric vehicles 

International Rectifier announces the AUIR0815S automotive-qualified IC featuring very high output current in excess of 10 A to drive large IGBTs or MOSFETs in inverter stages for the power train of hybrid and electrical vehicles....

Energy measurement ICs suit Smart Grid applications 

Featuring extremely high energy measurement accuracy, the CS5484/80/90 family of analog front end (AFE) ICs from Cirrus Logic Inc. offer designers of single and polyphase utility meters and smart energy products a useful combination of proven energy calculations, flexibility, performance, and cost....

Low-loss SiC devices integrate power conversion circuit in single chip 

Renesas Electronics Corp. announces the development of a Schottky barrier diode (SBD), the RJS6005TDPP, employing silicon carbide (SiC), a material with great potential for use in power semiconductor devices. ...

Energy-efficient variable speed drives suit HVAC needs 

Yaskawa America Inc.'s Drives and Motion Division announces the Z1000 family of HVAC drives....

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