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An inverter is an electronic device for converting direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC). Inverters are used in a wide range of applications, from small switched power supplies for a computer to large electric utility applications to transpor |
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| 2012-04-09 | Power module boasts 90° mounting capability Vincotech's flow90 line of power modules featuring pins arrayed at a 90° angle are designed for book-sized inverters and 482.60mm (19inch) rack-mounted power supplies. |
| 2012-04-02 | Fairchild's 650V IGBTs boost power conversion Fairchild's 650V IGBTs boast high current handling capability, positive temperature coefficient, tight parameter distribution and a wide safe operating area. |
| 2012-03-20 | Mitsubishi develops EV motor with SiC inverter Mitsubishi develops EV motor with SiC inverter |
| 2012-03-14 | Drives boost industrial networking growth IMS Research forecasts a strong market for industrial networking with an estimated 3.1 crore new fieldbus and Ethernet nodes installed worldwide in 2011. |
| 2011-09-01 | Grasping the significance of solar inverters Learn about the role of inverters in the current solar market and the development of future energy-harvesting systems. |
| 2011-08-02 | PV inverters aid grid integration, energy storage IMS Research forecasts that smart PV inverter shipments will rise to 27GW by 2015 driven by the need for grid integration and energy storage. |
| 2011-07-12 | Gate driver designed for high power IGBT Diodes unveils a 40V gate driver designed specifically for switching high power IGBTs that helps to increase power conversion efficiency in solar inverter, motor drive and power supply applications. |
| 2011-07-08 | PV Inverter revenues fall 10% in 2011 PV Inverter revenues fall 10% in 2011 |
| 2011-07-04 | 32bit MCUs provide efficient motor controllability Fujitsu introduces the MB91580 series, 32bit MCUs with embedded resolver interface that claims to offer highly efficient 3-phase inverter motor control in electric (EV) and hybrid vehicles (HV). |
| 2011-04-11 | PV inverter market slows in 2011 PV inverter market slows in 2011 |
| 2011-03-16 | DC link film capacitors offer life of 1,00,000 hours Spectrum's DC link power film capacitors are designed for a life expectancy of over 1,00,000 hours targeting power inverter apps operating under harsh conditions in wind and photovoltaic installations. |
| 2011-02-08 | Hall Effect current sensor designed for PV solutions Premo revealed a close-loop 1000A Hall Effect sensor that is mechanical and electrically equivalent to LEM LF-1005-S and designed for PV and wind inverter manufacturing solutions. |
| 2010-12-01 | Tiny 3-phase motor drivers promotes inverter technology Tiny 3-phase motor drivers promotes inverter technology |
| 2010-10-06 | Solar micro-inverter ref design improves efficiency Solar micro-inverter ref design improves efficiency |
| 2010-07-28 | Isolated gate drivers offer IGBT protection Avago Technologies reveals the 2.5A peak-output drive ACPL-H342 and ACPL-K342 optically isolated IGBT gate drivers that target safe and efficient power inverter and motor control applications. |
| 2010-07-21 | Micro-inverters offer remote system monitoring Direct Grid debuts a series of OEM grid-tie micro-inverters that mate to a variety of monocrystalline and polycrystalline type modules and offer easy system monitoring. |
| 2010-07-14 | Trouble looms ahead for global PV market The global photovoltaic (PV) market will almost double in 2010 to reach a massive 14.6GW, however inverter supply may limit the PV market to a massive extent warns IMS Research. |
| 2010-05-28 | Shortages creep in solar inverter market Shortages creep in solar inverter market |
| 2010-04-15 | Interfacing an I²S device to an MSP430 device This application note describes how to create an I2S-like bus (left-justified mode) from an SPI bus using a 4bit counter, a D type flip-flop and a dual inverter gate. |
| 2010-03-19 | LCD backlight inverter drive IC (FAN7311 LCD backlight inverter drive IC (FAN7311 |
| 2010-03-11 | CCFL controllers feature inverter SYNC functionality CCFL controllers feature inverter SYNC functionality |
| 2010-03-10 | 32bit MCU family targets inverter control apps 32bit MCU family targets inverter control apps |
| 2010-01-15 | Design trends in solar inverters The solar inverter design is becoming one of the hot areas of focus for China's engineers. This article lists some design trends to make solar inverters highly efficient and reliable. |
| 2010-01-05 | New solar facility to produce 250MW inverters This new production facility is currently configured to produce 250MW of Solaron PV grid-tie inverter products annually and is expandable to a capacity of more than 1GW. |
| 2009-12-14 | GaN inverter boasts 42% efficiency increase GaN inverter boasts 42% efficiency increase |
| 2009-12-09 | Backlight controller trims large-screen LCD TV costs Microsemi has introduced a CCFL backlight inverter controller that improves black-level quality and dynamic contrast performance in 40-inch-and-larger LCD TV. |
| 2009-11-17 | Better thermal performance from IR's car IGBT International Rectifier offers 1,200V IGBTs tailored for automotive inverter modules in electric and hybrid electric vehicles. |
| 2009-09-16 | Magneti Marelli, ST sign electric vehicle memo Magneti Marelli and STMicroelectronics have signed a memorandum of understanding that extends the Formula 1 agreement between the two companies. |
| 2009-07-15 | Solar inverter market doubled in 2008 Solar inverter market doubled in 2008 |
| 2009-07-10 | MCUs tailored for eco-friendly appliances Fifteen new 100MHZ 32-bit All Flash MCUs from NEC tout fine-grained inverter control functionalities. |
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