VDMA joins European Clean Hydrogen Alliance
The VDMA is a member of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance. Its aim is to promote climate-neutral hydrogen in Europe.
The VDMA is a member of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance. Its aim is to promote climate-neutral hydrogen in Europe.
The 'Ex i' type of intrinsic safety has become established worldwide for measurement and control technology in systems with potentially explosive atmospheres. Compared to other types of protection, it is more cost-effective in terms of design.

ASi-5 requires power supplies that are adapted to the requirements of the new standard.
A central element of planning for 24 V (DC) circuits is the protection of a wide variety of loads against overcurrents. Choosing the right fuse protection is anything but trivial. An overview.

With the DTM65-D and DTM65-C8 power supply series from TDK-Lambda, Hy-Line Power Components offers external AC/DC adapters with mains plug/cold appliance connection.

FSP has expanded the 'Flexguru' series. This series of compact, modular and quiet power supplies has been developed for industrial PCs, home theater personal computers, edge computing, NAS and NAS servers.

Cosel has announced four compact open-frame power supplies with UL/EN62368-1 certification. With power ratings between 30 and 100 W, the LHA30F, LHA50F, LHA75F and LHA100F power supplies extend the product range, which now covers the power range from 30 to 300 W.

Conrad Electronic is expanding its range of power supplies for applications in the fields of machine and control cabinet construction as well as manufacturing and process automation with the single-phase switching power supplies of the Sitop PSU6200 series from Siemens.
The electrical safety standard IEC 60950 will be discontinued at the end of 2020 and replaced by the more flexible IEC 62368 standard. This may cause problems for some devices and applications, including power supplies.

With the PCMAT150 S24, MTM Power is launching AC/DC modules as a decentralized power supply for industrial and railroad applications. Their wide input voltage range of 90 to 264 V(AC) enables worldwide use in industrial networks.

XP Power is launching a convection-cooled 600 W power supply series on the market, targeting medical, ITE and industrial applications.
Power supplies have become an integral part of many distributors' product ranges. Hy-Line, Rutronik and Farnell have new products in their portfolios.

A series of AC/DC embedded switching power supplies (SMPS) from TDK-Lambda is available from RS Components.
Siemens has expanded the 'Sitop PSU6200' product line to include 3-phase 24 V power supply units, thereby extending the range of applications for standard power supplies.

Powerbox has announced a power supply solution for immersion cooled data center applications.

Philip Würfel has been Managing Director of Econ Solutions since December 2019. It offers solutions for operational energy management for industry and commerce, mechanical and plant engineering as well as energy suppliers and energy service providers.

Electromobility / green electricity
Charging electric cars can overload the electricity grid and lead to fossil fuel power plants having to step in. This is unnecessary and leads to high costs for grid operators. BMW and Tennet want to change this.
A malfunctioning actuator on a gate valve, fire pump or smoke extraction system can have fatal consequences. Therefore, its functional safety should always be ensured. This task can be performed by insulation monitors.
An inertia storage system can do more than just provide an uninterruptible power supply. The Munich-based start-up Gerotor has further developed the technology to achieve significant savings in energy costs in areas such as drive technology.

ABB launches a Bluetooth-equipped power quality analyzer for electrical measurement and power monitoring of all installations. The M4M can perform a complete power quality analysis and accurate energy monitoring.