Power news this week

By Nick Flaherty at www.flaherty.co.uk

. Siemens-backed fuel cell datacentre lab opens in Seattle
. Apple buys TI-based modular wireless charging designer
. Bristol takes crown as UK's leading smart city

TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH . German researchers look at DC residential power grid
. Immersion cooling boost for x86 cluster
. New microchannel design drives 3D chip cooling to new record

NEW POWER PRODUCTS . 6W radiation hardened DC-DC converters for space designs
. Single supply bipolar stepper motor driver eliminates external LDO
 . Full SiC module boosts efficiency

TECHNICAL PAPERS
. TI: Using a motor driver for a low power isolated full-bridge DC-DC conversion

. Plastic optical fibre for battery management systems in 48 V powertrain architectures


. CUI: Improved Longevity and Performance in DC Fans