Updates from the Department of Energy
The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA)
EISA and its mandates for efficient induction motors
The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) is new legislation that regulates, among several other things, the efficiency of motors that can be legally bought and sold in the U.S. Here is a concentrated compendium of reference material covering how the law affects all engineers that specify or purchase electric motors, as well as those responsible for motor-powered plant operations....
Efficiency Updates
EET Blog
A Waste of EnergyLee Teschler's pragmatic commentary on developments in energy efficiency and society's use and mis-use of energy sources. Read Lee's Blog |
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Product Briefs
Voltage regulators enable energy-efficient computing
International Rectifier announces the expansion of its SupIRBuck family of integrated point-of-load (POL) voltage regulators....
Voltage regulators suit point-of-load applications
International Rectifier introduces the iP1837 and iP1827 iPowIR voltage regulators for point-of-load (POL) applications including servers, netcom, data storage, and telecom equipment requiring high current....
High-voltage LED driver IC enables 95% efficiency
NXP Semiconductors N.V. announces the SSL21081, a highly efficient, high-voltage LED driver IC for compact, non-dimmable retrofit lamps based on the company's GreenChip technology....
Solderless LED socket maximizes optical efficiency
Tyco Electronics (TE), a global leader in engineered electronic components and solutions, launches the solderless LED socket, Type LS, designed specifically for use with the new Philips Lumileds LUXEON S LED....
Basics of Energy Efficiency
The Switch to Switched Reluctance
A quest for energy efficiency has fostered development of switched reluctance motors that are inherently simple and can supply variable speeds....
Green Technology: How to power an energy-efficient light
New lamps are more efficient, but what about the electronics? Designers need to learn a few new tricks about driving LEDs and CFLs....
