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January 23, 2008  |   A Penton Media Publication  |   Volume 6 Number 4  
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Table Of Contents
NREL Explores Benefits of Solar-Powered Charging For Plug-in HEVs
Economic Expansion Drives AC Drive Market in India
U.S. Wind Power Capacity Surged 45% In 2007
36-V Buck Regulator Is 3 mm x 3 mm
BLDC Design Kit Features Ethernet and CAN Interfaces
Shunt Resistor Delivers Values Down to 100 μΩ
Buck Converter Targets 12-V Industrial Applications
VME Power Supply Is Light and Efficient
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Top Story

NREL Explores Benefits of Solar-Powered Charging For Plug-in HEVs
by David Morrison, Editor-in-Chief, Power Electronics Technology
 A solar-powered recharge station for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles will allow researchers to explore the potential benefits of renewable energy and PHEVs to consumers and electric utilities.


Industry News

Economic Expansion Drives AC Drive Market in India
The ARC Advisory Group reports that India's economic expansion, which is propelled by the country's growing manufacturing sector, is fuelling growth of the low-power ac drive market in India.

U.S. Wind Power Capacity Surged 45% In 2007
The U.S. wind energy industry installed 5,244 MW in 2007, expanding the nation's total wind power generating capacity by 45% in a single calendar year, according to the American Wind Energy Association.


New Products and Services

36-V Buck Regulator Is 3 mm x 3 mm
Linear Technology's LT1912 is a 36-V stepdown switching regulator packaged in a 3-mm x 3-mm DFN or in a 10-pin MSOP.

BLDC Design Kit Features Ethernet and CAN Interfaces
Luminary Micro is offering the Stellaris Brushless DC (BLDC) Motor Control Reference Design Kit (RDK-BLDC) with Ethernet and CAN interfaces.

Shunt Resistor Delivers Values Down to 100 μΩ
Vishay Intertechnology's WSMS5515 is a power metal strip meter-shunt resistor that uses a proprietary processing technique to achieve values as low as 100 μΩ with values extending up to 500 μΩ

Buck Converter Targets 12-V Industrial Applications
Advanced Analogic Technologies' AAT1160 synchronous stepdown converter delivers up to 3 A output from a 4-V to 13.2-V input.

VME Power Supply Is Light and Efficient
Aegis Power Systems, a subsidiary of Vicor, has introduced a one-slot VME450 power supply that is said to offer higher efficiency, lower weight, and higher power than VME power supplies based on conventional technology.


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Feb. 24-28
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March 3-4
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