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New power semiconductors cut data center energy
With the massive toll on energy use that data centers are showing today, the need to find solutions to manage this energy use is essential. Find out one solution using power semiconductors.
Of Windmills and Recording Studios
Windmills are cost more than a $1 million often requiring maintenance to go with their size and volatile nature. This article describes machine monitoring systems in wind turbines, how the requirements for a music studio network are similar to a turbine's monitoring system and how Firewire can been used to create a maintenance system for turbines.
Solar sector presents new EMS opportunities
Arthur Tan, president and CEO of Philippines-based Integrated Microelectronics Inc., provides his perspective on the opportunity provided by the solar industry to EMS companies across the world.
Accuracy enables efficiency
Wind power is fast becoming a reliable source of alternative energy. Driven by large multi-megawatt wind turbines, the market for wind power inverters is growing. This piece from Avago investigates how these power inverters work in this environment.
Turning HDTVs Green
From TAOS, Inc. - the first in a series of articles to introduce you to the variety of energy-saving techniques available to the high-definition television designer. This article introduces the concepts of power-monitoring and ambient light sensing.
Enable low power design with FPGAs
Size and power considerations are now often the top priority in many system designs, but portability and long-lasting power can become conflicting design requirements. FPGAs seem like the best choice but warning: not all FPGAs are created equal, especially in portable, low-power applications.
How to dim CFLs
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are replacing incandescent light bulbs at a rapid rate due to their tremendous energy savings and longer lifetime. Additional energy savings can be achieved by dimming, but the electronic ballast required to control the lamp has a higher cost and is difficult to design. This article explains how a CFL works, how to dim them, and describes a solution for 3-way dimming applications.
How to design a Li-Ion battery charger to get maximum power from a solar panel
Solar power is now used for a much wider range of consumer applications including mobile phone chargers. Unfortunately, power available from a solar panel is heavily dependent on the operating environment. Find out what you need to know to get and keep a charge.
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About the Green Design-for-the-Environment How-To Section
Green SupplyLine section delivers articles and tutorials relevant to designing products and processes that comply with environmental standards and incorporate environmentally responsible practices to minimize the products' environmental impact. These include reducing the number of components used, utilizing alternate materials and parts, reuse of parts, designing end-of-life product management systems, and designing for low-power consumption. Also important are meting RoHS, REACH, Energy Star and EuP requirements.
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