SynQor announced its latest product designed specifically for medical applications. The AcuQor® AQ0500M series of off line power supplies packs 500W of useable power into just 3.5 x 5.25 x 1.63", which is said to be the world’s smallest cardiac care, medical grade ac-dc converter for this power level. The ACuQor series has an efficiency level of 91%. Single outputs of 48, 36, 24 or 12V are available to facilitate the use of distributed power architectures and battery backup, and to directly drive components such as fans, motors, pumps, lamps and actuators.
Advent Solar, Inc. announced that it has reached a key milestone in the company’s growth strategy. Enerpoint S.p.A., MHH Solartechnik GmbH and SunConnex B.V. have agreed to purchase and distribute Advent Solar® Ventura™ Technology, said to be the solar industry’s only comprehensive cell-to-module solar architecture. Under this agreement, Advent Solar and its European partners will deploy over 250MW of Ventura-based solutions in Europe through 2013.
The popularity of the different portable consumer devices over the last decade has introduced new requirements in terms of usage time, form factor, environmental friendliness and functionality. Lithium-based rechargeable batteries ... Read More
One of the customers I work with is a company that designs and manufactures cellular phones. This industry is very competitive, and customers have many stringent requirements in this industry. One concern is battery life, and ... Read More
The second half of 2007 witnessed several interesting product releases and developments in the field of Linear Dropout Regulators (LDOs). Some of the releases involved the integration of LDOs into wider power systems, and one ... Read More
On September 4, 1997, the very last Ford Thunderbird rolled off the assembly line in Lorain, Ohio. Originally conceived as Ford's answer to the Corvette, the Thunderbird enjoyed an illustrious place among American cars. It was promoted as a "personal" car, rather than a sports car, so it never had to compete against the imports that dominated the sports car market.
