41MW battery for UK national grid

The Midlands is to get a 41MW grid-connected battery, built by GE and operated by Arenko which has energy trading software. “This is a private grid scale project,” Arenko CEO Rupert Newland told Electronics Weekly. “Using Arenko’s trading platform, which can access multiple energy markets in real time, the project will be able to respond ...

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IP68 connectors for high-end applications

CamdenBoss announced a premium range of IP68 circular multi-pole connectors at the Southern Manufacturing Exhibition in Hampshire. For use in broadcasting, military, energy, marine, food processing, industrial, automotive, autosport, medical, oil, gas, rail, robotics and security, the CamCirc range features contact configurations from 2 to 19 poles in various body sizes and styles. “Offering a rugged, ...

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Mains filters get over-voltage varistor

Schurter has added an over-voltage protection option to its Fmab Neo family of filters, especially for regions with many thunderstorms. “Overvoltage pulses, for example lightning, often have a devastating effect on electronic circuits,” said the firm. “This can range from malfunctions to complete destruction. In response to customer requests, Schurter has extended its Fmab Neo ...

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Chip integrates USB Type-C power delivery

UPD360 is a USB Type-C Power Delivery (PD) Port Controller from Microchip, designed to the USB Type-C Cable and Connector Specification and USB Power Delivery 2.0 Specification. It provides cable plug orientation and detection for a USB Type-C receptacle and implements baseband communication with a partner USB Type-C device via the integrated USB Power Delivery ...

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2-d hole gas finally demonstrated

Two-dimensional electron gas clouds are used in electronic devices – they are the reason GaN transistors conduct so well. But where is the long-postulated two-dimensional hole gas? The answer is: it is where Professor Chang-Beom Eom and his team made it, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “The 2D hole gas was not possible primarily because ...

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KEMET capacitors for wide band power semi applications

KEMET has expanded its commercial and automotive grade high voltage C0G Ceramic Capacitors as increasing use of wide band power semiconductors in power electronics applications drives forward new inverter and DC/DC converter designs with far greater power density, voltage, current and frequency. The KEMET capacitor ranges target new generation power electronics used for alternative energy ...

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Imec has shortwave IR imaging camera.

Imec has developed its first first shortwave infrared (SWIR) range hyperspectral imaging camera. The SWIR range provides discriminatory information on all kinds of materials, paving the way to hyperspectral imaging applications in food sorting, waste management, machine vision, precision agriculture and medical diagnostics. Imec’s SWIR camera integrates CMOS-based spectral filters together with InGaAs-based imagers, thus ...

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Panasonic launches power inductors for strenuous applications

Panasonic is launching power inductors for automotive and other strenuous applications requiring high heat (up to +150°C including self-heating) and vibration resistance (up to 30G). Benefiting from a shielded construction, low profile (only 3mm maximum height), excellent inductance and temperature stability over a broad temperature range, as well as low audible (buzz) noise, the components ...

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