Lighter kit for soldiers
11 July, 2007
The kilograms of equipment that soldiers need on their missions can quickly add up. On a five-day operation, disposable and rechargeable batteries alone account for about 10 kg, not to mention the various charging devices for cell phones, PDAs and visual systems.
DC power supply and analyser from Agilent
12 June, 2007 | Supplied by: http://www.agilent.com/find/N6705A
Agilent's new N6705A DC Power Analyser provides exceptional productivity gains for sourcing and measuring DC voltage and current into the DUT by integrating up to four advanced power supplies with DMM, scope, arbitrary waveform generator and data logger features.
Remote solar power
12 June, 2007 | Supplied by: Imark Communications
Imark has released the RPSE130 remote solar power system kit to provide 12 VDC power to remote sites to power equipment like repeaters, water pumps, telemetry systems and similar electrical equipment.
Power analysers
14 May, 2007 | Supplied by: OBIAT Holdings Pty Ltd
Obiat has released two power quality analysers, models PQA823 and PQA824.
Power conditioner approved
11 May, 2007
The MooreHawke Trunksafe TS Series power conditioner has been approved by the Fieldbus Foundation; it is now a registered product and listed on the Fieldbus Foundation website (www.fieldbus.org).
Growth predicted for micro fuel cells
08 May, 2007
Micro fuel cells have just entered the consumer electronic products market and are likely to see large growth rates in the next five years, according to a new report ‘Micro Fuel Cells for Handheld Consumer Electronic Products – A Global Industry and Market Analysis’.
Converter family
09 March, 2007 | Supplied by: Powerbox Australia Pty Ltd
The MegaPAC family of products offers eight different versions to meet almost any set of input and output requirements.
Intelligent multi-chemistry battery charger
09 March, 2007 | Supplied by: Master Instruments Pty Ltd
The Ionix 'turtle' battery charger is manufactured by Siomar, an Australian company with many years' experience in the design of batteries. The product is exported to over 17 countries.
Flexible power source
09 March, 2007 | Supplied by: Test & Measurement Australia
EMC Partner has launched the PS3, a fully flexible programmable power source tailored to the needs of test laboratories.
Customisable battery charges for mobile emergency services
08 January, 2007
Amtex Electronics has developed a customisable battery charger that maintains voltage levels in emergency service and rapid response vehicles.
Hybrid electric vehicle made possible
04 December, 2006 by Elizabeth Latham, Journalist
The electric car has been a dream in the pipelines since the early 19th century but has always seemed out of reach because of battery life, cost and weight. Now a hybrid electric vehicle has been made possible with the development of a long-life battery
Fuel cells bulletin
17 November, 2006
Fuel cells are growing rapidly in popularity and the abundance and diversity of research means it can be difficult to stay in touch with new developments.
Battery life extension
11 September, 2006
A method of improving battery power and extending its charge holding capacity has been developed by chemists in Britain.
Battery for high-temperature environments
06 September, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.cyb.com.au/
GS Yuasa has released a standby power battery that has been specifically designed to survive in high temperature applications.
AC-DC power supplies
04 July, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.amtex.com.au/
Artesyn has introduced a series of compact 250 W AC-DC power supplies that are suitable front-end conversions for systems with distributed power architectures.
