Renewable Energy

January 2012

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Figure 1: Single-phase anti-tamper smart meter

Petre Minciunescu, Systems engineer, Energy Metering Group & Brian Kennedy, Applications engineer Isolation Group, Analog Devices

DC tolerant current transformers have long been used to sense ac currents in smart energy meters, but they have drawbacks and can be expensive. For some applications, resistive shunts make

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01/31/2012

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Figure 1: Typical Solar Panel Output Current & Power vs. Output Voltage Curve

Cost-Optimized Solar

Willie Chan?, Sr. Product Marketing Engineer?, μModule Power Products, Linear Technology

The influence of clouds, trees, dirt, on the solar cell panel and the rotation of the sun causes problematic fluctuations in the amount power generation. The typical output current and

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01/31/2012

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Figure 1: Offshore wind park ï½Lillgrundï½ in Sweden is connected to the main land via a 138kV high-voltage DC link (picture: Siemens)

Spoilt for Choice - Power Switch Technologies for Renewable Applications

Alfred Hesener Marketing Director - Europe Fairchild Semiconductor

With 7 billion human beings living on this planet, and at the same time, the energy consumed by human beings is shifting more and more from oil to electricity Improving power density