15:00 | 22.09.2009
Power Integrations Supports Smart-Grid Metering Engineers With New Technical Microsite and Reference Designs
Power Integrations (Nasdaq:POWI),
the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient
power conversion, today launched a new technical microsite, www.powerint.com/smartmeters,
focusing on energy-efficient power supply solutions for utility meters
used in smart-grid energy networks.
Utility companies are investing in the so-called smart grid as a way of
monitoring, controlling, and managing electric power consumption in
homes and businesses. The smart grid requires advanced metering
solutions that can communicate with both the power company and the
consumer – providing real-time information on energy use and cost. Smart
meters help balance energy demand by allowing the supplier to implement
incentive programs, such as variable pricing based on peak network
loading. Utilities are also installing innovative network-connected
devices that manage end-user power consumption. Customers are given
pricing concessions in exchange for granting the supplier control of
certain non-critical circuits.
Comments Silvestro Fimiani, product marketing manager at Power
Integrations: “A reliable, high-efficiency power supply is absolutely
essential for supporting the networking and control electronics used in
smart meters and control equipment. Our new microsite delivers several
power supply solutions that are ideal for the next generation of smart
meters.” Fimiani continues: “For example, using our LinkSwitch®-CV
primary-side control IC, designers can eliminate unreliable optocouplers
from their power supplies and minimize the number of components
required. Power Integrations’ Design Idea DER-213
describes a supply that delivers both 5-volt and 12-volt outputs from a
universal 85- to 265-volt input, with high efficiency and conducted EMI
meeting CISPR22B/EN55022B specifications.”
Power Integrations offers a broad range of highly integrated,
high-voltage ICs for offline power conversion in utility and smart meter
applications. Each IC includes a 700 V power MOSFET combined with
control and protection circuitry on a single chip. Features include
current limiting and thermal shutdown with automatic fault recovery
capability to improve reliability, frequency jittering to reduce EMI,
and EcoSmart® technology to dramatically reduce
standby energy waste.
Power Integrations’ new smart metering microsite is available now at www.powerint.com/smartmeters.
About Power Integrations
Power Integrations is the leading supplier of high-voltage integrated
circuits used in energy-efficient power conversion. The company’s
innovative technology enables compact, energy-efficient power supplies
in a wide range of electronic products, in AC-DC, DC-DC and LED lighting
applications. Since its introduction in 1998, Power Integrations’ EcoSmart®
energy-efficiency technology has saved an estimated $3.6 billion of
standby energy waste and prevented millions of tons of CO2
emissions. The company’s Green
Room web site provides a wealth of information about “energy
vampires” and the issue of standby energy waste, along with a
comprehensive guide to energy-efficiency standards around the world.
Reflecting the environmental benefits of EcoSmart technology,
Power Integrations is included in clean-technology stock indices
sponsored by the Cleantech
Group (Amex: CTIUS) and Clean
Edge (Nasdaq: CELS). For more information, please visit www.powerint.com.
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