ABB Wins Marine Orders Worth $30 Million

Reliable, energy-efficient propulsion and on-board power systems to maximize fuel efficiency and reduce emissions of offshore supply vessels Zurich, Switzerland, Jan. 12, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth $30 million for electric propulsion, power generation and power distribution systems that maximize the fuel efficiency of offshore supply...

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ABB Wins Offshore Contracts Worth $150 Million

Electrical systems will provide reliable power for new deepwater drilling rigs Houston, Texas, December 3, 2008 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won six contracts collectively worth more than $150 million to supply main electrical systems for drilling rigs and drill-ships built in Asia. The orders were booked during the third quarter of 2008. Among the new orders...

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Evaluation Kit assesses power generation technology.

Designed to measure power generated by eTEG UPF40 devices, eTEG Thermoelectric Power Generation Evaluation Kit includes thick film heater as heat source, embedded eTEG UPF40 power generator module, heat sink/fan assembly, and thermocouples for temperature measurement. Kit provides full thermal path - from heat source to heat sink - and requires only power supply for heater and volt meter to...

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Automatic Standby Generators optimize energy efficiency.

Residential line of GE-branded automatic standby generator systems feature Symphony(TM) power controls, which install to home's electrical panel and prioritize/manage excess power demand from high-wattage appliances. Synergy(TM) Powertrain combines commercial Vanguard(TM) V-Twin engine with premium alternator, and SoundVault(TM) Enclosure maintains 65 dB operation under load-bearing operation....

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Solar Energy Harvesting Kit powers wireless sensor networks.

Designed to convert ambient light into power, credit card-sized eZ430-RF2500-SEH kit combines Cymbet Corporation's EnerChip(TM) lithium thin-film battery technology with TI's MSP430 microcontrollers, 2.4 GHz CC2500 RF transceivers, and eZ430-RF2500 development tool. Eliminating need for system batteries, kit enables developers to build self-powered, solar-based wireless sensor networks in remote...

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USB Scope Adapter combines features of 7 devices.

Including 2-channel, 10-bit, 20 MS/sec, 2 MHz oscilloscope; 2-channel spectrum-analyzer; and 3 MHz 8-bit arbitrary-waveform/standard-function generator with 8 digital I/O lines, CircuitGear CGR-101(TM) also functions as network analyzer, noise generator and PWM output source. Oscilloscope, generator, and digital I/O are operated from custom open-source Tcl/Tk software, and device is also...

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Siemens to Supply Key Components to India for Advanced Steam Power Plants

Order volume: about EUR 80 million Siemens Energy received a contract from its Indian licensee Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) for the supply of components for two steam turbine-generators. The customer is the state-owned energy utility National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC). The volume of this order is approximately EUR 80 million. The coal-fired power plant Barh II is situated 75...

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Mobile Power Unit provides up to 34 megawatts.

Incorporating LM2500 aeroderivative gas turbine with Brush 170ER generator, Model TM2500+ achieves full power in less than 10 min with 41.1% efficiency and noise level of 88 dBa. It can be applied in 60 or 50 Hz applications and can operate on natural gas or liquid distillate fuels. Water injection can be used to achieve NOx levels down to 25 ppm. It is packaged on 2-trailer system with...

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RF Signal Generator offers high resolution, fast switching.

RF Signal Generator offers high resolution, fast switching.

APSIN6000(TM) Broadband Signal Generator combines signal purity (phase noise -128 dBc/Hz at 1 GHz and 20 kHz offset, harmonics less than -40 dBc) with rapid power/frequency switching and settling time, offering a resolution of 0.001 Hz from 9 kHz up to 6.4 GHz. Compact enclosure (6.7 x 4.7 x 8.7 in.) allows multiple synchronized units to be stacked, and instrument can be accessed remotely via...

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Aeroflex Adds New Features to Enhance Flexibility of PXI Modular RF Test Platform

Electronica 2008, Munich, Germany (Booth A1.117) and Stevenage, England- Nov. 11, 2008-Aeroflex today announced several new product features for its PXI Modular Instrument 3000 Series that will provide users with a greater degree of flexibility than ever before. To meet customers' current and future RF testing needs, Aeroflex is advancing its PXI 3000 product line with the addition of a new...

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