Power News this week

By Nick Flaherty at www.flaherty.co.uk

Latest Power news from eeNews Europe
. XP buys Comdel to expand RF power supplies
. Leti to drive GaN electric drivetrain integration
. Power Integrations opens production-support and R&D centre in Malaysia
. Vestas to build world's largest hybrid renewable power system
. Shell shifts strategy as it rolls out its first European charging stations

TECHNOLOGIES TO WATCH . Aluminium graphene battery outperforms lithium
. Sulfur-air flow battery reduces grid costs
. Researchers look at metals bottlenecks for batteries

NEW POWER PRODUCTS . Smallest configurable 1200W supply for medical and industrial in distribution
. SCR thyristors operate up to 150°C for the first time
. Dual 42V 4A synchronous step-down regulator has ultralow EMI emissions

TECHNICAL PAPERS. Plastic optical fibre for battery management systems in 48 V powertrain architectures
. Protection against thermal runaway
. Primary protection against overvoltage events