Weidmüller Mobility Concepts, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Weidmüller Group, has acquired a 25.1% stake in Paderborn-based Wallbe GmbH from Hanover-based Enercity AG. Wallbe is a full-service provider of e-mobility charging solutions.
read more...Power supplies are nothing more than power supplies? Far from it! Ulrich Ermel, responsible for New Business Development at Puls, explains how important they can be in Industry 4.0, even as data suppliers.
read more...In a product picture series, Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest energy management products - from digital load management systems to active energy meters.
read more...In highly sensitive industrial applications, two-point control is often still the order of the day for temperature control. An alternative are power controllers, which are much more precise.
read more...Non-linear equipment such as frequency converters, switching power supplies, UPS systems or electronic ballasts are often the cause of mains faults in power supply networks. What means can be used to systematically monitor the power quality?
read more...As a result of the use of switched-mode power supplies, electronic fuses are increasingly replacing conventional circuit breakers. What are the advantages?
read more...Delta, a provider of energy and thermal management solutions, has appointed Dalip Sharma as President and Regional Head of Delta Electronics for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.
read more...Project 'DC Industry' - Part 4
Part 4 of the series of articles on the 'DC industry' project deals with the question: What needs to be done to transfer the topic of DC grids from research to industrial application?
read more...The ABB Group has sold its solar inverter business to the Italian company Fimer. With this transaction, ABB is continuing to systematically focus its business portfolio on other growth markets.
read more...According to the ZSW and BDEW, renewable energies accounted for 44% of electricity demand in Germany for the first time. Compared to the previous year, the share of green electricity thus increased by 5%.
read more...In mid-June 2019, Siemens announced further planned measures to strengthen the productivity and competitiveness of the Operating Company 'Siemens Gas and Power' (GP). Worldwide, 2,700 jobs are to be cut, including 1,400 in Germany.
read more...Uninterruptible power supplies
DPA 250 S4 features distributed parallel architecture from ABB (DPA), covers the power range from 50 to 1500 kW and is designed for critical, high-density PC environments such as small to medium-sized data centers, commercial buildings, railroad signaling applications and airports.
read more...Project 'DC Industry' - Part 3
DC networks instead of the conventional AC networks in the factory - this is the goal behind the DC Industry project. The third part of the series of articles on 'DC industry' deals with the structure and function of the circuit breakers required for this.
read more...UPS systems are actually intended to guarantee the availability of processes and systems. Nevertheless, users often report prematurely tripping fuses or system parts that switch off completely. What can be done?
read more...The European Patent Office announces the nomination of Japanese chemist and engineer Akira Yoshino for the European Inventor Award 2019. Yoshino is considered the father of the lithium-ion battery, which today supplies billions of devices with energy.
read more...After a two-year planning and construction phase, ABB has presented its first CO2-neutral site in Germany to the public. As a visible sign of this, a solar power plant officially went into operation at the subsidiary Busch-Jaeger in Lüdenscheid on May 8.
read more...The members of the ZVEI Transformers & Power Supplies Association have founded the Switching Mode Power Supply department in order to focus more on power supplies in the power range up to 3 kW.
read more...Realignment at Siemens: The portfolio is to be focused on dynamic growth markets and efficiency improvements. The spin-off of Siemens Gas and Power (GP) is one step in this direction.
read more...Klaus Patzak, Managing Partner of the Siemens portfolio companies, is Chief Financial Officer of the future 'Siemens Gas and Power': He is responsible for setting up the finance function and managing all measures relating to the spin-off and IPO of Siemens' energy business.
read more...Project 'DC Industry' - Part 1
Research and industry are working hard to redesign the power supply for industrial systems via a smart, open DC grid. The article describes the challenges of the 'DC Industry' project and the system specification developed so far.
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