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Onsite Power - Products & Services Rittal GmbH & Co. KG and SFC Energy AG have concluded a cooperation agreement to develop and distribute integrated fuel cell system solutions in a power range from 25 W to 500 W on the basis of SFC’s DMFC (direct methanol fuel cell) technology. In the framework of the agreement, Rittal’s commercial enclosure technology expertise is combined with SFC’s fuel cell know how and application experience to develop and produce outdoor power supply solutions. Both companies expect synergies in customer acquisition due to the advantages these solutions offer. Rittal’s enclosure technology customers profit from the reliable, environmentally friendly, weather independent SFC power generators and SFC fuel cell users benefit from Rittal’s expertise in building robust enclosure solutions with full outdoor capabilities. As a first result of their cooperation, Rittal and SFC will release the EFOY ProCabinet, an individually adjustable, integrated outdoor power solution for autonomous electricity generation with EFOY Pro fuel cell generators in a Rittal enclosure. The EFOY ProCabinet provides reliable, weather independent power for industrial applications and stand-alone systems in traffic management, railway technology, oil & gas and wind industry applications, and as backup power supply for critical infrastructure and telecommunication systems. Rittal and SFC Energy Conclude Agreement to Develop Integrated Fuel Cell System Solutions grid-tied applications. These stages are all controlled by a single Piccolo MC. Featuring a single-switch DC/DC boost for MPPT, DC/DC SEPIC for battery charging and a full bridge DC/AC inverter capable of driving 24 VAC, the Solar Explorer kit enables flexibility for low-voltage solar designs. Also included on this kit is a secondary processor controlling a solar panel emulator circuit, featuring a photo-diode for light sensing. Integral to making solar development easy, TI provides complete open source software and tools to ease development. As part of the C2000 family of MCU devices, both solar development boards are fully supported in the controlSUITE software offering. With controlSUITE, designers can find all the necessary tools and documentation for the solar development kits, including both general purpose algorithm libraries, as well as renewable energy-specific functions. Aaxeon Technologies has released its newest Industrial PoE injector. The LNP-201AG (-T) gigabit PoE injector provides data as well as power over Ethernet to power devices. It is IEEE 802.3at compliant and can be DIN-Rail or wall mountable depending on your application. The LNP-201AG (-T) offers a one port PoE solution that can be used in remote applications to power equipment such as VoIP phones, surveillance cameras or access points in industries including water/wastewater, oil and gas, utility/power and security. This PoE injector has a wide ranging 24/48 VDC input, a feature not commonly found in most other PoE switches. It is offered as a wide temperature model (-40°C to 75°C) for many harsher environments, and its IEEE 802.3at compliance provides up to 30 watts on the PoE port guaranteeing its ability to easily power any high-powered device. Aaxeon Technologies Releases Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.3at PoE Injector Alpha Energy has launched the Optimum Power Solutions (OPS) renewable energy configurator, a customizable tool to size photovoltaic power systems. The OPS configurator is a straightforward program that enables users to design the optimal photovoltaic system to fit location, loads of up to 200 watts and reliability requirements, all while being sensitive to budgetary parameters. This tool can pinpoint the users solar energy resource at a specified location and tailor the system appropriately in order to maximize reliability and load. The OPS Configurator was developed to provide an immediate solution to the equipment requirements of renewable energy customers and is used in a variety of applications including sample loads, camera security systems, lighting and Wi-Fi transmitters. Alpha Energy Releases OPS Configurator for Renewable Energy Projects Texas Instruments, Inc. has released two new solar kits based on its C2000 32-bit Piccolo and Concerto microcontrollers (MCUs). These solar kits bring advanced peripherals, application-targeted development hardware, schematics, comprehensive software libraries of algorithms and a unique development environment to the renewable energy market, allowing designers to create solar inverter designs while evaluating various solar algorithms and topologies. The C2000 comes in high voltage and low voltage kits. The high voltage kits comes with a primary board that features a 300 VDC compatible input stage supporting up to 500 W with an interleaved boost stage for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and a resonant LLC stage for isolation, with both stages controlled by a single Piccolo MCU. The secondary board features a full bridge DC/AC inverter supporting 120/220 VAC output with grid-matching, and can be controlled by a Concerto or Piccolo MCU, offering both control and connectivity in one processor. The low voltage kits includes multiple DC/DC conversions, as well as a DC/AC stage that supports 12 VDC/100 W input stage for a safe architecture that can be used in desktop or low-voltage bench top experimentation lab situations for learning digitally controlled power stages or use in non24 www.RemoteMagazine.com Jumpstart Development for Renewable Energy Applications with TI’s C2000 MCU Solar Kits Powercast Corp. has released its RF-based wireless power chipset and reference design for embedded, low-power, wireless charging applications. The chipset and reference design will make it easy and more affordable for OEMs to embed Powercast’s core RF energy-harvesting technology into their battery-less or rechargeable battery-based devices, enabling RF energy (radio waves) to perpetually power them. Powercast’s embedded technology will convert RF energy received from either dedicated RF transmitters or ambient sources into DC power. This wireless, embedded power supply then powers or charges its devices from within, eliminating connectors, charging contacts and the need to replace batteries. Applications include wireless sensors for remote monitoring, portable electronic devices and other low-power devices. The chipset and reference design enable OEMs to directly embed the same functionality provided by the company’s P1110 or P2110 Powerharvester receivers, but with more flexibility in terms of footprint and frequency selection, and at significantly lower cost. The energy-harvesting reference design converts RF energy to DC down to -12 dBm of input power over a frequency range from 1 MHz to 6 GHz, and provides an output up to 5 V to either trickle-charge batteries, or power battery-less devices. The chipset consists of Powercast’s three custom chips for RF-to-DC conversion and power management. The licensable reference design contains all design files needed to embed the Powerharvester functionality and 100 sample chipsets for prototyping. Customers may use any 1 MHz to 6 GHz RF transmitter of sufficient power with a properly-tuned Powerharvester receiver. For example, the P2110 design coupled with a 6 dBi receiving antenna receives power from up to 40 feet (12 meters) away from Powercast’s TX91501 3-watt RF transmitter. Powercast’s Chipset and RF Energy Harvesting Reference Design Enable Wireless Power over Distance http://www.RemoteMagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Remote - Summer 2012

Remote - Summer 2012
Remote Monitoring in Data Centers Progresses with Emerging DCiM Systems
Multi-Tenant Power Metering and Management
Addressing Cyber Security Vulnerabilities in the Power Grid Infrastructure
Unbreakable SCADA Security: Protecting Hydrocarbon Facilities And Pipeline Networks
Building Networks in Pakistan’s Extreme Environments Puts Remote Management to the Test
In the Flow - Water Treatment & Distribution at Super-Rimiez Plant
SCADA
Networking
Security
Onsite Power
Environmental Monitoring
Industry News
Reducing Maintenance and Energy Costs of Substations with Automation

Remote - Summer 2012