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Onsite Power - Products & Services New EFOY Pro Generation for Professional Security Applications Launched SFC Energy AG has launched a more functional generation of the EFOY Pro fuel cell generators for security and surveillance applications. The compact power packs supply off-grid energy to stationary and mobile audio and video systems, property and border protection equipment, nature observation and traffic management systems, and many more applications. The guaranteed lifetime has been increased by 50 percent to 4,500 operating hours and operating costs have been reduced by up to 40 percent. The advantages of the EFOY Pro generation are 24/7 power reliability in any weather and season and an extremely long system autonomy in all kinds of applications operated away from the grid. The EFOY Pro fuel cell generators are available in two power versions (EFOY Pro 800 with 45 watt resp. EFOY Pro 2400 with 110 Watt maximum nominal power). In the new generation, the power of the strongest EFOY Pro has been increased again by more than 20 percent. Both models are also available as Duo versions, with two fuel cartridge connectors. This product feature was introduced to enable longer, intervention-free system autonomy. An EFOY Pro 800 Duo, for example, will automatically power a video camera with a continuous power requirement of 25 W for 100 days without needing any user intervention. TI Unveils Battery Monitoring Technology for Lead Acid Batteries Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has introduced the lead-acid battery management gas gauge integrated circuit with TI’s Impedance Track capacity measurement technology. The bq34z110 gas gauge IC, which comes in a small 14-pin package, is a scalable power management device that supports multi-cell lead-acid battery packs with battery voltages of 4 V, 12 V, 24 V, 48 V and higher. The accurate gauge supports batteries used in mobile and stationary applications, wireless base stations and telecom shelters, inverters and UPSs. Lead-acid batteries typically behave better than lithium chemistries in environments with wide temperature ranges. However, today’s leadacid battery designs do not accurately measure and report current battery capacity, which often frustrates the end user, and could mean adding more batteries to keep the system adequately charged. The bq34z110 gauge with Impedance Track technology constantly informs a user about the battery’s state-of-health and state-of-charge and maintains up to a 95 percent accurate capacity measurement for the entire life of the battery. This information also prevents premature shutdown, increasing the longevity of the battery and end-equipment. Eltek Debuts Modular Battery Charger with Built-In Redundancy for Industrial Applications Eltek has released the modular IBB-250 WM wall mount DC power system to its family of Industrial Building Block (IBB) power systems. The IBB-250WM fulfills an important need within the North American industrial power market for reliable DC power in compact, lighter-weight packages for applications such as power generation and distribution, railways, oil and gas extraction and chemical processing. Based on the Flatpack2 HE (high efficiency) switched mode rectifiers, the IBB-250WM reduces the size and weight of battery chargers, allowing 26 www.RemoteMagazine.com capacity of up to 200 amps to be wall, rack or floor mounted. This provides valuable flexibility for space-limited applications and results in simpler, less costly installations. The IBB-250WM has modular system architecture utilizing multiple plug-in rectifiers to deliver its capacity. If a rectifier fails, the remaining rectifiers will pick up the additional load as their capacity allows. At a minimum, this will extend battery reserve time should those rectifiers not be able to carry the entire load. For more critical sites, this architecture enables the affordable deployment of an N+1 redundant system, which ensures a rectifier failure has no impact on the load. The IBB-250WM achieves an MTBF exceeding 380,000 hours, and its redundant, modular shelf design. Addditionally, the IBB-250WM’s hot plug-in design supports the simple replacement of a failed rectifier with no disruption to the working system. The IBB-250WM features the Smartpack2 control system for both local and remote monitoring and control. A built-in Ethernet port enables remote, web browser-based reporting and diagnostics. For local operation, the touch-pad screen has intuitive icon-based menus with high-resolution display. The controller is also capable of performing extensive battery management and testing functions, and can store up to 10,000 entries in its logs. On-Line, Double-Conversion UPS from Emerson Network Power Earns Energy Star Qualification Emerson Network Power has announced that 11 models of its Liebert GXT3 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) earned Energy Star Version 1.0 qualification. All 11 qualified models of the Liebert GXT3 are available across North America. The Liebert GXT3 is Energy Star qualified for the following rack/tower convertible models: 120 V input 700, 1,000, 1,500, 2,000 and 3,000 VA models, 208 V input 3,000, 6,000 VA models, and 120/208 V input 5,000, 6,000, 8,000 and 10,000 VA models. The Liebert GXT3 enables IT managers to pack higher capacities into smaller spaces while ensuring optimized efficiency. The system provides continuous uptime for the connected equipment, with capacity and battery backup delivered in compact cabinets that use 2U to 6U of rack space. SL Power Packs 60 Watts of Power into One Small AC/DC Power Supply SL Power Electronics has launched its GB60 single output, convection cooled, wide temperature range power supply that provides 60 watts of power in a compact package of 2 by 3 by 1.35 inches. The GB60 family comes in four standard models ranging from 12 V to 48 V approved to CSA/EN/IEC/UL60950-1, 2nd Edition safety standards with 90 to 264 Vac input for global applications. The GB60S power supply operates from -10°C to 70°C with -40°C start up, eliminating the requirement for an AC heating element in outdoor applications. Moreover, the GB60 provides 40 watts of power delivery at 70°C, which is 10 watts more power output than any other power supply in its class available. With no minimum load required to operate the supply and total noise and ripple at just 1 percent, the four standard models are fully protected against short circuit, overload and over temperature. An overvoltage protection circuit will prevent the supply from damaging the host product. The RoHS GB60S models are tested by third party agencies for compliance to the stringent EMC requirements for applications requiring Class B EMI. In addition, the models have more than 750,000 hours of calculated mean time between failure. The GB60S power supplies have cUL, CE, CB and DEMKO approval markings and feature a three year warranty. http://www.RemoteMagazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Remote - Summer 2013

Editor's Choice
Grid Modernization and Cyber Security Trends
Navigating the Big Data Jungle - How Utilities Can Rise To the Challenge with Analytics
Remote Monitoring: Is it a Global Trend?
Critical Infrastructure, Crital Need
Solutions for Transformer Monitoring
Securing Remote Networks Against Cyber Security – NetFlow to the Rescue
ZigBee Resource Guide
SCADA
Networking
Remote Conference Update
Security
Onsite Power
Industry News
Application Feature

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