Small battery chargers with big performance 28 February 2023, Current Automation Adelsystem manufactures a range of high-quality battery chargers and power continuity backup modules suitable for use in cogeneration, transport, telecommunication, data centres, and smart grid applications.
CT for battery testing and evaluation systems 28 February 2023 Danisense has announced the release of its latest current transducer mainly aimed at automotive (EV) test benches and battery testing and evaluation systems.
Automotive DC-DC converter with multiple outputs 28 February 2023, Avnet Silica Renesas has released a multi-rail, ISO-26262-compliant regulator IC that combines three synchronous buck regulators with one low-dropout linear regulator.
Dual-port USB type-C power delivery solution 28 February 2023, EBV Electrolink Infineon’s EZ-PD CCG7DC is a highly integrated dual-port USB type-C power delivery solution with integrated buck-boost controllers.
Solution to battery cell monitoring 28 February 2023, TRX Electronics The TLE9012DQU Li-ion battery monitoring IC developed by Infineon is a multi-channel monitoring and balancing IC designed for Li-ion battery packs.
Intelligent hot-swap controller and protection IC EMP 2023 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Altron Arrow Infineon’s recently released XDP710 is a wide input voltage hot-swap and system monitoring controller IC that drives either a single MOSFET or multiple parallel N-Channel MOSFETs.
CoolSiC 650 V Schottky diodes EMP 2023 Electronics Manufacturing & Production Handbook, Altron Arrow With no reverse recovery charge and the switching behaviour being independent from the load current, switching speed, and temperature,
Infineon’s new 650 V Schottky diodes increase efficiency while reducing overall system cost.
Powering the decarbonisation journey 23 November 2022, EBV Electrolink As carbon emissions continue to rise, the spotlight is clearly shining on the transportation sector – with its 28% share of global carbon emissions.
Rent-to-own solar 22 November 2023 Nobody is a fan of loadshedding, but what it has done for South Africa is to help accelerate our transition to cleaner energies, especially solar power.
Switch easily to the new USB-C standard 23 November 2022, EBV Electrolink Many products still use the older legacy barrel connector to provide power. With the laws that govern products being updated to include the USB-C connector for power, these older designs need to be renewed to include this newer connector.
PMIC to simplify system design 23 November 2022, RF Design Nordic Semiconductor has announced its plan to release a third Power Management IC (PMIC) in mid-2023 to expand its PMIC portfolio.
Microchip launches radiation-tolerant power management 23 November 2022, EBV Electrolink The device, targeting low-earth orbit space applications, allows space system developers to quickly develop prototypes and final designs for the power management system with a radiation-tolerant device based on a familiar plastic COTS device.
45 W USB PD reference design 23 November 2022, Altron Arrow STMicroelectronics has released a reference design for a 45 W USB Type-C power supply which has an output from 5 to 20 V DC.
Three-phase bridge power modules 23 November 2022, EBV Electrolink Vishay has announced the new 130, 160 and 300 A three-phase bridge power modules, which deliver reliable operation for heavy-duty industrial applications.
100 W wireless power receiver 23 November 2022, EBV Electrolink STMicroelectronics has announced a wireless power receiver, with the industry’s highest available power rating of 100 W.
Eaton installs its largest African modular power system 23 November 2022, Avnet Abacus Intelligent power management company Eaton has announced the successful installation of a modular power system at Africa Data Centre’s 10 MW facility. This is its largest installation on the continent to date.
MA series motor protection relay 23 November 2022, NewElec Pretoria NewElec’s MA series motor protection relay can be used as either a standalone electronic motor protection relay or as part of an automation network process communicating to a PLC.
Ultra-low-power precision voltage reference 23 November 2022, Altron Arrow The REF35 is a family of nano-power, low-drift, high-precision series reference devices which features ±0,05% initial accuracy and 650 nA typical power consumption.
Robust protection for high power density designs 23 November 2022, Altron Arrow The TPS25985x from Texas Instruments is a 4,5 to 16 V, 0,59 mO, 80 A stackable compact eFuse with an accurate current monitor.
Linear charger for Li-Ion batteries 23 November 2022, RS South Africa The BQ25175 from Texas Instruments is an integrated 800-mA linear charger for 1-cell Li-Ion and Li-Poly batteries.