Digital Power
December 2016
The Energy Department (DoE) announced $18 million in support of five EV projects
The Energy Department (DoE) announced $18 million in support of five projects for research, development, and demonstration of innovative plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) and direct injection propane engine technologies, as well as community-based projects to accelerate the adoption of light, medium and heavy duty ve
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12/28/2016
STM32 Open Development Environment
The STM32 Open Development Environment provides developers with end-to-end solutions to explore and validate design concepts. Using a combination of ODE components, it’s now possible to build a wireless sensor network based on 6LoWPAN connectivity leveraging a wide range of sensor technologies and make sensor da
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12/27/2016
USB Type-C
ON Semiconductor, driving energy efficient innovations, will be showcasing its portfolio of solutions for the effective implementation of USB Type-C applications at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. USB Type-C is the rapidly emerging default industry-standard for wired smart and rapid charging an
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12/20/2016
Octal, 16-Bit, 1.5Msps/Ch, Simultaneous Sampling, True Differential Input SAR ADC
Linear Technology introduced the LTC2320-16 16-bit 1.5Msps per channel, no latency successive approximation register (SAR) ADC with eight simultaneously sampling channels supporting a rail-to-rail input common mode range. The LTC2320-16 features a flexible analog front end that accepts fully differential, unipolar or
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12/19/2016
Alix Paultre
In this PSDcast, Eaton's Art Mulligan talks to Alix Paultre of Power Systems Design on cloud infrastructures. For all the vaunted wireless functionality provided by the cloud, there needs to be a lot of hardware behind the scenes doing the heavy lifting. Eaton's PredictPulse is a a next-generation remote moni
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12/16/2016
High Growth Robotics has announced the launch of the British Robotics Seed Fund – the first investment fund specialising in UK-based robotics start-ups. The focus of the Fund is to deliver returns to Investors by making targeted investments in promising UK-based seed-stage robotics companies wrapped within a
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12/16/2016
An overview of various smart grid subsystems
Analog Devices announced a collaboration with the China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI) to improve reliability of smart substations, the “nerve centers” of modern electrical grids. New electronics and sensor technologies are enabling resilient and flexible grids to meet the evolving needs of how en
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12/15/2016
Electric Motors for Electric Vehicles 2017-2027
What do golf cars and heavy electric trucks have in common? There is still no agreement on the best type of electric motor to use in either of them. On IDTechEx analysis, the booming, confusing traction motor business will rise to around $400 billion in 2027. The new IDTechEx Research report, Electric Motors fo
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12/15/2016
TPS3000 industrial power supply
TDK introduced the TPS3000-24 industrial power supply, delivering up to 3200W output power (24V at 133.3A) in a 2U high package. It operates from a high voltage, wide range Delta or Wye 350 - 528Vac three phase input, avoiding the requirement for step down transformers and assisting phase load current balancing. Th
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12/14/2016
Pagani Automobili’s Huayra BC supercar is using MOST technology Intelligent Network Interface Controllers
One of the most technologically advanced sports coupes in the world features Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) technology for powering the vehicle’s premium surround sound audio and infotainment system. Pagani Automobili’s Huayra BC supercar is using MOST technology Intelligent Network Interface Controllers (I
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12/13/2016
Chinese electric car startup NextEV claims its NIO EP9 model is the world's fastest electric car
It's not often that a start-up can claim to be a world-beater from the off. But that's precisely what's happening in the auto industry, where Chinese unknown NextEV has launched what it claims is the world's fastest electric car.
Pure-electric cars have been around for decades but only in the past five years or
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12/12/2016
Conrad Connect allows the management of smart devices across different vendor
Conrad Business Supplies introduced Conrad Connect, an innovative platform that allows users to connect smart devices from different manufacturers and displays data on an easy-to-use, intuitive dashboard. The platform is ideal for operations managers and maintenance workers to record user data, monitor and manage ma
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12/09/2016
In today’s data acquisition systems (DAQs), performance boundaries are continually being pushed. System designers require higher speed, lower noise, and better total harmonic distortion (THD) performance; all of which are possible but none of which are free. These performance improvements typically co
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12/07/2016
The EPCOS PQSine active harmonic filter
To a non-engineer, the word “harmonics” has a beautiful sound – one that to many conjures up an image of a concert with instruments playing beautiful music. The harmony is what combines with the melody to turn the composition into something complex and beautiful rather than being just a simple tune.
However, when most
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12/07/2016
The creepage distance is the shortest path between two conductors along the surface of an isolator (typically a PCB)
When designing a switch-mode power supply (SMPS) operating losses and the ability to dissipate heat are critical selection criteria for MOSFETs. The standard TO-220 package is generally good at dissipating heat and the wide range of heatsinks and forced-air cooling options available can easily improve this. Le
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12/04/2016
TB62269FTAG bipolar stepping motor driver
Toshiba Electronics Europe has introduced a high-voltage, high-resolution bipolar stepping motor driver with maximum ratings of 40V and 1.8A. The ultra-compact TB62269FTAG will suit applications ranging from home appliances and industrial automation to 3D printers and ATMs.
Supplied in a QFN32 package measur
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12/01/2016
The biggest change in cars for one hundred years is now starting
The new IDTechEx report, Electric Car Technology and Forecasts 2017-2027 finds that the biggest change in cars for one hundred years is now starting. It is driven by totally new requirements and capabilities. They will cause huge new businesses to appear but some giants currently making cars and their parts wi
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12/01/2016
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