Category: Green & Clean
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SunPower Solar Power Systems Planned for Five Schools in California
Today at Hall District Elementary School in Watsonville, Calif., Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) and SunPower Corp. celebrated the planned installation of 1.2 MW of high efficiency SunPower solar power systems at five district schools. PVUSD estimates that, based on its current utility rates, the solar power generated by the systems willRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Con Edison Installs PV Panels on Manhattan Office Tower
Con Edison is setting an example with the installation of a solar array at its landmark office tower in Manhattan. The utility has installed more than 200 panels atop a 19th-story roof at 4 Irving Place. The panels, manufactured in the United States by Suniva Inc., generate 40 kW ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Programmable MCU Resolver Kit replaces dedicated conversion ICs.
Conserving system expense and space in diverse industrial applications, C2000™ MCU Resolver Kit shows designers how to implement digital conversion using software on programmable C2000 MCUs. Solution replaces dedicated resolver-to-digital chipsets with MCUs while extending functionality by letting MCU handle resolver-to-digital decoding as well as other software-programmable, real-time functions. Kit provides complete hardware and includes…
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High/Low Bay LED Retrofit Lamp replaces 100 W HID light.
Qualified by Lighting Design Lab, 43 Watt LED BayMax™ Retrofit Lamp delivers 5,000 K or 2,700 K CCT with 80° beam spread. Oscillating diaphragm accelerates transfer of heat away from LEDs, while polycarbonate optics and die-cast magnesium alloy heat sink enables cool operation. Lamp is suited for low and high bay applications in religious houses, gymnasiums, auditoriums,…
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VSD Motor Control Software helps cut energy use.
Available as application programming interface, turn-key VSD Motor Control Software Library enables variable speed drives to dynamically adapt to any application, eliminating wasted energy and ensuring reliable motor performance. Software includes routines that automatically configure real-time algorithms for optimal dynamic control and energy efficiency with push of button, requiring no user hand tuning. This story is…