Power Supplies Industry News

Firms Back "Green Computer" Plan

rss@gotopower.net (Admin) — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Intel Corporation and Google Inc. joined with Dell, EDS, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, PG&E, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and more than 25 additional organizations today announced the Climate Savers Computing Initiative.

The ambitious plan sets out an industry-wide target to cut the amount of energy compute

Dell Inc. Listing High Efficiency Power Supplies on 80PLUS

RSS@gotopower.net (SMPS Editor) — Fri, 2 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500

As of today, 2 March 2007, Dell has four power supplies listed on the 80PLUS.org website.

While the listing is several months after the competitor HP posted its high efficiency power supplies, the Dell units have significantly better efficiency and the potential of saving more energy and money.

This may be the first signal that D

5kW Power Converter Offers Numerous Input Voltage Ranges

scervenak@schaeferpower.com (susanschaefer) — Wed, 30 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Ashland, MA -- Schaefer, Inc. introduces the C/B 4800 Series of 6U DC/
DC and AC/DC converter modules ranging in output power from 2.4kW to
5kW. This robust design uses industrial grade components and
provides a high density, space-saving solution for applications in
industries such as railway controls and communications equipment

CEC Compliant External Power Supplies from Power Sources Unlimited, Inc.

susan@psui.com (Susan Cervenak) — Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Power Sources Unlimited has released a product line of desktop power adapters that are in compliance with California Energy Commission Tier 2 criteria and Energy Star Level IV standards for external switching power supplies. These two standards are the more stringent efficiency and no-load power consumption requirements which are due to go into effect on July 1, 2008.

Acopian Introduces Power Supplies Mounted in NEMA 4X Enclosures

alex@acopian.com (Alex) — Wed, 4 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Easton, PA - April 4, 2007 - Acopian is now providing power supplies pre-mounted in NEMA 4X enclosures for applications requiring allowance for environmental conditions and meeting safety regulations. The enclosures provide substantial protection from the infiltration of dust and other airborne particles as well as dripping and splashing liquids, and prevent the possibility