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- Using specialised power converters to bridge the dual 12v to 48v gap in automotive systems (01/10/2020)
  
  As Rolf Horn, Applications Engineer at electronics component distributor, Digi-Key explains, with the additional electronics, motors & actuators increasingly being added to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, the conventional closed-circuit 12-volt automotive electrical system – based on a lead-acid battery, charged by the alternator – is revealing its limitations.
- Wireless charging evolution can help speed EV acceptance & viability (01/10/2020)
  
  Range anxiety is a familiar term in the context of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs) – and for some, presents a barrier to more widespread adoption. Two things that can overcome resistance to emerging technologies are reason and, of course, engineering improvements that address valid concerns.
- Decentralised power supplies for smart manufacturing: the heart of the system continues to evolve… (01/10/2020)
  
  Demand for flexible, modular systems is transforming the world of manufacturing engineering as we know it, with the decentralisation of industrial system components shaping up to be a major development in this regard.
- TDK invests in UK power supply manufacturing & design capabilities (01/10/2020)
  
  TDK-Lambda, with a UK manufacturing & design base in Ilfacombe, North Devon and an advanced research facility based at Bristol & Bath Science Park, is Britain’s largest designer & manufacturer of configurable power supplies. As parent company & electronics giant, TDK Corporation announced an £11.5M investment package to redevelop the Ilfracombe facility, EPDT Editor, Mark Gradwell talks to TDK-Lambda UK Managing Director, Geoff Wilby, Marketing Director, Martin Southam and
- electronica 2020 goes digital… (01/10/2020)
  
  As travel restrictions across Europe continue to tighten in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the organisers of electronica, the world’s leading trade fair & conference for electronics components, systems & solutions, have confirmed that ‘electronica virtual’ will now replace its usual biennial in-person trade fair in Munich this November, with an expanded digital offering & online conference programme.
- Anatomy of new supercapacitor industry revealed by IDTechEx Research report (17/09/2020)
  
  Surprises abound in IDTechEx Research's new report, “Supercapacitor Markets, Technology Roadmap, Opportunities 2021-2041”. In 2010, there were no Chinese manufacturers in the top 10 supercapacitor manufacturers – but by 2020, 40% of them are Chinese.
- Mornsun LD-R2 compact power supplies are ideal for powering the ‘smart home’ (16/09/2020)
  
  Relec Electronics has announced availability of the Mornsun LD-RS Series of ultra-compact power supplies, which carry multiple safety approvals for household & domestic appliances.
- electronica 2020 to be held digitally as coronavirus travel restrictions tighten (05/09/2020)
  
  As travel restrictions across Europe tighten in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the organisers of electronica, the world’s leading trade fair & conference for electronics, have confirmed that 'electronica virtual' will replace its in-person trade fair in Munich this November, with an expansion of its digital offering & online conference programme.
- E-PEAS & TCT demonstrate inductive energy harvesting – ideal for building automation & smart grid applications (03/09/2020)
  
  Ultra-low power semiconductor company, e-peas continues to lead innovation in the energy harvesting sector – this time through its collaboration with French specialist in magnetic components, TCT.

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