June 15, 2007 – The Loneliest Number
Contrary to Three Dog Night’s 1969 hit song, the number “1” may not be the loneliest number after all, at least if worldwide governments and energy efficiency commissions trying to reduce standby energy waste have their way.
June 15, 2007 – To people working in power supply design, they’re vampires, but the New York Times calls them hogs. Either way, our homes are filled with them, electronic products that suck energy even when they’re apparently just sitting there, doing nothing.
June 14, 2007 – In many cases, power supply designers are being told by governments to make their power supplies more energy efficient, while in other cases, they’re being urged to do so. Either way—voluntary or mandatory—there are problems for the designer, but there are also benefits. Let’s look at both.
June 13, 2007 – If you design or manufacture power supplies, you may be afraid to check your morning email, anticipating news of yet another energy efficiency specification bubbling up from somewhere in the world.
I’ve been to regulatory meetings in the US, Canada, Europe and Australia already this year. What’s more, there are activities in India, Korea, China and elsewhere that I could have gone to if I had a really big travel budget.
