Electric motor

Innovation Ignites: Murata Launches Three Power Systems, Electrifying the Semiconductor Landscape

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Monday, February 26, 2024

It achieves peak efficiency of 98.2% when converting from a high voltage input, such as a USB PD Extended Power Range source.

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  • It achieves peak efficiency of 98.2% when converting from a high voltage input, such as a USB PD Extended Power Range source.
  • Its flexible parallelization allows multiple PE25208 devices to connect to double or triple output power.
  • It is also designed specifically for OEMs and ODMs tasked with delivering cutting-edge power solutions in a wider range of applications.
  • "The PE25208 represents a significant leap forward in power conversion technology," says Steve Allen, vice president of power, pSemi® Corporation , a Murata Company.

Power Integrations Launches InnoMux-2, a New Switcher IC Family With Multiple, Independently Regulated Outputs

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

APEC 2024 – Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI ), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced the InnoMux™-2 family of single-stage, independently regulated multi-output offline power-supply ICs.

Key Points: 
  • APEC 2024 – Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI ), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced the InnoMux™-2 family of single-stage, independently regulated multi-output offline power-supply ICs.
  • InnoMux-2 ICs consolidate AC-DC and downstream DC-DC conversion stages into a single chip, providing up to three independently regulated outputs for use in white goods, industrial systems, displays and other applications requiring multiple voltages.
  • Efficiency is aided by the ICs’ 750 V PowiGaN™ gallium-nitride transistors, zero-voltage switching (without an active clamp) and synchronous rectification.
  • InnoMux-2 devices leverage Power Integrations’ thermally efficient InSOP™24 and InSOP™28 packages with PCB cooling, so no heatsink is required.

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Launches 3-Phase Driver IC, Increasing Battery Life of Cordless Power Tools and E-Mobility

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Available in a compact, 4mm x 4mm QFN-28L package, the highly integrated AOZ32063MQV is a 3-phase driver IC that offers superior driving ability, programmable deadtime, and sleep mode support.

Key Points: 
  • Available in a compact, 4mm x 4mm QFN-28L package, the highly integrated AOZ32063MQV is a 3-phase driver IC that offers superior driving ability, programmable deadtime, and sleep mode support.
  • These capabilities deliver high motor operation efficiency and low standby power consumption that can help greatly increase the battery life of cordless power tools and e-mobility applications.
  • The AOZ32063MQV is also an optimal driver IC solution for 3-phase Brushless DC (BLDC) motor drives.
  • AOS products are offered in packages with Pb-free plating and are compliant with RoHS standards.

Powerside Introduces Pole-MVar to Expand Capacitor Bank Capabilities

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

MONTREAL, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Powerside announces the launch of Pole-MVar, a tuned-filter capacitor bank designed to manage conflicting issues of harmonic distortion and harmonic resonance in a compact pole-mounted unit. The new offering will likely be music to the ears of engineers struggling to manage power system stability issues as new tech meets legacy infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • MONTREAL, Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Powerside announces the launch of Pole-MVar , a tuned-filter capacitor bank designed to manage conflicting issues of harmonic distortion and harmonic resonance in a compact pole-mounted unit.
  • The new offering will likely be music to the ears of engineers struggling to manage power system stability issues as new tech meets legacy infrastructure.
  • However, the use of capacitor banks alone on overhead distribution lines — a harmonic distortion hot spot — often leads to harmonic resonance.
  • "We purpose-built Pole-MVar as a innovative filter capacitor bank designed specifically to stabilize voltage, improve power factor and increase distribution capacity," explains Seth Johnson, President & General Manager-Corrections Business at Powerside.

AmberSemi Showcases Its Power Products with ST Embedded Solutions

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Monday, February 26, 2024

LONG BEACH, Calif., Feb. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Amber Semiconductor, Inc. announced a reference design for brushless motor applications using AmberSemi's breakthrough AC to DC conversion semiconductor system to power ST's STM32 microcontrollers. This reference design will be demonstrated at the Applied Power Electronics Conference in Long Beach, CA (Feb 25-29, 2024). 

Key Points: 
  • This reference design will be demonstrated at the Applied Power Electronics Conference in Long Beach, CA (Feb 25-29, 2024).
  • The reference design takes a direct AC input through AmberSemi's patented AC Direct DC Enabler™ technology and powers the ST microcontroller, gate drivers and Hall sensors for brushless motor applications.
  • "We are excited to showcase with ST, a global, market-leading semiconductor company,  a reference design around our breakthrough technologies at APEC 2024," said Thar Casey, CEO at AmberSemi.
  • "The timing of this reference design, as we enter the commercialization phase for our first semiconductor products, could not be more ideal.

Lucid drives ahead: In Geneva, the American manufacturer presents new electric cars and expansion plans for Europe

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Monday, February 26, 2024

What unites all Lucid cars is a proprietary technology that allows the automotive technology of tomorrow to be experienced today.

Key Points: 
  • What unites all Lucid cars is a proprietary technology that allows the automotive technology of tomorrow to be experienced today.
  • Based in prime locations, the studios deliver an immersive and informative experience around the brand and the flagship model Lucid Air.
  • In addition, the brand plans to significantly expand the European Lucid service network, both with permanent locations and mobile solutions.
  • Lucid is expanding the opportunity for European electric vehicle enthusiasts and potential buyers to experience the Air up close.

InventHelp Inventors Develop Vacuum Attachment Plug for Power Tools (LJD-323)

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Our design enables you to conveniently turn on the vacuum when using the power tool switch."

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  • Our design enables you to conveniently turn on the vacuum when using the power tool switch."
  • The patent-pending invention provides improved operation of power tools and machines that require vacuums systems.
  • In doing so, it eliminates the need to operate two separate switches to run a tool and a vacuum.
  • 22-LJD-323, InventHelp, 100 Beecham Drive, Suite 110, Pittsburgh, PA 15205-9801, or call (412) 288-1300 ext.

New Optical Delay Line Stage Series, Based on Air Bearings, Released by PI

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

AUBURN, Mass., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PI, the global leader in nanopositioning motion control, introduces a series of air bearing-based optical delay line stages. The ADL25 through ADL300 delay lines provide delays from 0.16 to 2 nanoseconds with time resolution down to 0.035 femtoseconds.

Key Points: 
  • Lower pitch/yaw angular errors and the near-perfect straightness and flatness performance of air bearings deliver precise measured results, surpassing mechanical linear stages.
  • AUBURN, Mass., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- PI, the global leader in nanopositioning motion control, introduces a series of air bearing-based optical delay line stages.
  • The ADL25 through ADL300 delay lines provide delays from 0.16 to 2 nanoseconds with time resolution down to 0.035 femtoseconds.
  • With the help of ultra-short pulse lasers, changes can be made visible, with time scales down to the attosecond range.

New portfolios from TI push the limits of power design further, help engineers achieve industry-leading power density

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024

DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today introduced two new power conversion device portfolios to help engineers achieve more power in smaller spaces, providing the highest power density at a lower cost. TI's new 100V integrated gallium nitride (GaN) power stages feature thermally enhanced dual-side cooled package technology to simplify thermal designs and achieve the highest power density in mid-voltage applications at more than 1.5kW/in3. TI's new 1.5W isolated DC/DC modules with integrated transformers are the industry's smallest and most power-dense, helping engineers shrink the isolated bias power-supply size in automotive and industrial systems by over 89%. Devices from both portfolios will be on display at this year's Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), Feb. 25-29 in Long Beach, California.

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  • DALLAS, Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today introduced two new power conversion device portfolios to help engineers achieve more power in smaller spaces, providing the highest power density at a lower cost.
  • "For power-supply designers, delivering more power in limited spaces will always be a critical design challenge," said Kannan Soundarapandian, general manager of High Voltage Power at TI.
  • We're excited to continue to push the limits of power management by offering innovations that help engineers deliver the highest power density, efficiency and thermal performance."
  • Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 12 p.m. Pacific time: TI General Manager of Industrial Power Design Services Robert Taylor will present an industry session, "To Power Density and Beyond: Breaking Through Barriers to Achieve the Highest Power Density."

Honda Presents World Premiere of Production Model of "CR-V e:FCEV" at H2 & FC EXPO Tokyo

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Friday, March 1, 2024

The CR-V e:FCEV features a cabin as spacious as the CR-V base model.

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  • The CR-V e:FCEV features a cabin as spacious as the CR-V base model.
  • Furthermore, compared to the Honda Clarity Fuel Cell, vibration and noise were significantly reduced, greatly improving the quality of the driving experience.
  • This enables the CR-V e:FCEV to serve as a power source during power outages as well as for outdoor recreational activities.
  • Furthermore, the Japanese version of the CR-V e:FCEV is equipped with a direct current (DC) output connector based on the CHAdeMO standard.