This week's Power News

 This week's Power News from EETimes Europe

. EnOcean Alliance teams with IBM on energy harvesting smart building standards

. Report challenges reuse of batteries over recycling


. Toyota promises better batteries


. Energy harvesting smartwatch runs without battery

TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH

. Synthetic diamond protects maintenance-free radiation-powered battery

. Replacing lead in flexible perovskite solar cells

. Nanomaterials create flexible supercapacitors

. Research project aims to “liquefy” electric energy


NEW PRODUCTS

. Modular passive harmonic filters guarantee IEEE-519 compliance

. 3D stacked-inductor packaging cools modules


. Advanced common mode chokes save space on PCBs


INTERVIEWS

• Power Trends: Taking on the solar tile market - SunTegra
• Baked Pi: Solving the Raspberry Pi’s overheating issue
• LED strings driven by current source/mirror
• Silicon carbide climbs the mountain of manufacturability

LATEST PRODUCTS

• 60V synchronous 4-switch buck-boost controller with spread spectrum
• DIN rail power supplies output 120W and 240W
• Infineon adds power boards to fast-track motor control platform
• Modular platform for evaluating GaN transistors

TECHNICAL PAPERS

• Partial discharge characteristics of different transformer insulation systems in DC-DC converters
• Selecting Coils for Wireless Charging Systems
• Understanding Linear Regulators and Their Key Performance Parameters