Packet-based power ... Teslas's Berlin plans ... Battery minerals from deep sea nodules ... Power supply for immersed computing

Power news at eeNews Europe Power by Nick Flaherty www.flaherty.co.uk

. VoltServer raises $7.4m for packet-based power

. Tesla gigafactory will boost electric vehicle cluster in Berlin


. Infineon optimistic despite a poor year ahead

POWER TECH TO WATCH

. Trial shows network monitoring for UK grid

. Deep sea nodule mining project to harvest battery elements

. Passive cooling boost from silica microspheres

NEW POWER PRODUCTS

. First AC-DC supply for immersed computing


. Heat sinks for high power devices


. 2.4MHz DC-DC buck regulator has low quiescent power

TECHNICAL PAPERS

. Selecting the Best Inductor for Your DC-DC Converter

. Designing for ultra-low power applications through empirical methods