To begin verification of in-house energy management technology that utilizes gas, solar power and electromotive mobility- Honda Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled a house Honda built in the city of Saitama, Japan, for the demonstration testing of the Honda Smart Home System (HSHS). The house features HSHS, which comprehensively controls in-house energy supply and demand, and […]
Silicon Laboratories Inc. introduced a web-based Isolator Power Consumption Calculator that streamlines the process of assessing system power budgets for applications requiring digital isolation. The free online utility enables developers to define basic information about their isolation set-up and then calculate the power consumption in a matter of minutes. The power consumption calculator is especially […]
As part of its SunShot Initiative, the Department of Energy announced up to $5 million available this year to develop "plug-and-play" photovoltaic (PV) systems that can be purchased, installed, and operational in one day. This effort is part of the Department’s broader strategy to spur solar power deployment by reducing non-hardware, or "soft" costs, such […]
Darnell Group has just-released a Free white paper quantifying the relative ease of design for a PSiP/MicroModule/PwrSoC design flow used in a...
ABB announced that what the company calls the world’s first dc-powered data center module will be fully functional at the George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, during Automation & Power World, ABB’s annual user and customer conference. In late 2011, ABB and development partner IO announced that they would work together to deliver dc-powered […]
MiserWare, a spin-off company of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, is launching a free product that allows companies or individuals to measure their carbon footprint in terms of total power usage. According to MiserWare Chief Executive Officer Kirk W. Cameron, an associate professor of computer science at Virginia Tech and a pioneer of power measurement […]
Delta Group, in a new campaign developed to support accelerated growth in Europe, will introduce customized an extensive product line and integrated systems for the energy management sector at the 2012 Hannover Messe. Delta will also announce its new brand campaign "Smarter. Greener. Together." to partners and customers to show its determination for advancing European […]
As energy-demanding datacenters become more prevalent and widely utilized around the globe, finding innovative ways to increase efficiency in existing power supply technologies becomes a necessity. GE Energy’s newly ecomaginationT™-qualified eBoost™ software provides datacenters and IT organizations a way to reduce energy consumption and cost without sacrificing reliability. The eBoost software has received ecomagination qualification […]
Nextek Power Systems announced the UL Classification of their conversion/retrofit kit for fluorescent fixtures that allows for replacing alternating current (ac) ballast with low-voltage direct current (dc) ballast. This means millions of new and existing line-voltage fixtures can be switched to safe, versatile and more cost-effective usage through a simple upgrade. Fixtures currently listed to […]
Ericsson Power Modules and IBM Corp. have joined General Electric Corporate R&D and PMBus™ as sponsors of the first-annual Darnell’s Power China...
Fujitsu Semiconductor Ltd. has launched "Easy DesignSim", a comprehensive online design simulation tool for design engineers to easily design power management IC (PMIC) on the website. "Easy DesignSim" offers engineers an effective way to select the best PMIC and substantially shorten their development time. The tool simplifies the process of designing circuit diagrams for power […]
A Call for Papers has been issued for the third-annual Smart Grid Electronics Forum (SGEF ’12) to be hosted by Darnell Group,...
G24 Innovations announced that it has achieved ground-breaking efficiency rates for the indoor performance of its Dye-Sensitised Cells. At an average of 26% conversion efficiency, a new cell composition has broken the company’s previous record of 15%, which the company says is already recognized by Texas Instruments’ Solar Lab as the most efficient indoor light […]
Honeywell Power Products announced its new Web app. The Power Supply Selector Web app helps installers and equipment wholesalers’ sales staff quickly...
The program has been announced for the first-annual Darnell’s Power China (DPC ’12), to be hosted at the Parkyard Hotel Shanghai in...