TDK Corporation announces the new TDK-Lambda HWS-L/BAT series of industrial grade 600W and 1000W power supplies has been named as one of the "Hot Products of 2012" by EDN Magazine (owned by UBM Tech). The 2012 EDN Hot 100 highlights the electronics industry’s most significant products of the year based on innovation, significance, usefulness, and popularity.
"It's always a fun and enlightening challenge for the EDN editors to select the year's Hot 100 products, which has been an annual tradition at EDN since 1993. This year's selection not only reflects some technology trends that have been in place for a while, but also highlights some new trends that are just emerging, as well as a unique product or two that is in a class of its own," said Rich Pell, Executive and Chief Technical Editor, EDN.
"We are very proud that the EDN editors and readers have granted this honor to our new HWS-L/BAT Series of power supplies," said David Norton, VP of Marketing, TDK-Lambda Americas.
The complete list of EDN’s Hot 100 products can be found online at http://www.edn.com/electronics-products/other/4401457/EDN-Hot-100-products-of-2012 or within the December 14, 2012 issue of EDN Magazine. The Hot Power Products including the HWS-L/BAT are listed at http://www.edn.com/electronics- products/other/4401453/EDN-Hot-100-products-of-2012--Power-and-optoelectronics-
The HWS-L/BAT supplies are designed to charge secondary batteries (e.g., Lithium Ion, Lead Acid, etc.) that are employed in emergency power backup systems. They can also be used in applications that require a constant current source such as UPS battery charging, wastewater treatment, electrolysis, etc.
These supplies are ideal for small to medium emergency backup systems that use rechargeable batteries with a nominal voltage of 24V or 48VDC. Their design is based TDK-Lambda’s well-established HWS series of power supplies, which have been used extensively in the industrial equipment market. Since these supplies can operate in a parallel mode, a wide range of battery capacities can be accommodated.
These power supplies include embedded trim potentiometers for adjusting the charge current and maximum output voltage, which make them compatible with most types of rechargeable batteries. Each supply has a low profile of only 2.4 inches. The operating temperature range is from -20 up to +74°C. In addition, they feature a low-temperature start-up capability with a 100% load, as low as -40°C; making these a reliable choice for systems that experience extremes of temperature such as outdoor enclosed equipment. In addition, these power supplies include temperature-controlled fans, which minimizes acoustic noise (up to 8 dBA less than competitive units) under typical operating conditions.
Each model accepts a wide input power range of from 85 to 265VAC, making them compatible with global power standards. Other important features include a 12V@ 0.1A auxiliary output, DC Good & Fan Fail alarm and the ability to be paralleled connected to other units for higher current applications. TDK-Lambda has included protections for over-voltage and over-temperature conditions.