[November 13, 2012] |
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EMerge Alliance Completes New Data/Telecom Center Standard at Greenbuild 2012
SAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)--
The
EMerge Alliance - an open industry association leading the rapid
adoption of safe direct-current (DC) power distribution standards for
commercial buildings - today announced the completion of the EMerge
Alliance Data/Telecom Center Standard at Greenbuild 2012.
The EMerge Alliance Data (News - Alert)/Telecom Standard creates an integrated, open
platform for power, infrastructure, peripheral device and control
applications to facilitate the hybrid use of AC and DC power within data
centers and telecommunications central offices. This change in power
distribution architecture involves making a single conversion of the
incoming line of AC voltage to 380VDC, and then distributing it directly
to rack-mounted ICT equipment, simplifying the otherwise unnecessarily
complex power management provisions generally used in today's AC-powered
data centers.
According to Dennis Symanski, senior project manager at the Electric
Power Research Institute (EPRI) and chair of the Alliance's technical
standard committee for data and telecommunications centers, using DC
power distribution in data centers significantly improves reliability
and reduces equipment and operating costs.
"The benefits are clear. By requiring fewer components and conversions
than their AC counterparts, DC power systems in data centers suffer
fewer heat related failures and require less space, energy, and
maintenance to operate," said Symanski. "DC power collection and
distribution systems also simplify the use of locally generated power,
providing an effective integration of on-site energy generation and
storage with direct delivery of controlled power."
A demonstration of the EMerge Alliance Data/Telecom Center Standard will
be on display at the EMerge Alliance's booth #2015S at Greenbuild.
Products illustrating components of data centers and the benefits of
using DC power in data centers will be demonstrated, including: ABB
circuit protection, APP connectors, Delta rack power distribution units,
Emerson (News - Alert) Network Power NetSure™ 415 400VDC Power System, Hubbell
connectors, NEI 380VDC server and Starline DC Solutions overhead track
power systems. The display will also highlight a server demonstration
from Intel (News - Alert), providing a side-by-side look at the benefits of using DC
versus AC power.
"The EMerge Alliance Data/Telecom Standard was designed to integrate
with our other standards to form a family of area-specific DC microgrids
that, when interconnected, create a resilient and versatile building or
campus energy network," said Alliance Chairman Brian Patterson. "DC
power is a key component in net-zero-energy buildings, and our growing
organization of more than 100 members continues to make progress with
standards for the occupied space, data and telecommunications centers,
building services, and outdoor applications to achieve our vision for
improved energy efficiency, flexibility and sustainability throughout
buildings."
The Alliance's Greenbuild booth will present all four areas of the
EMerge Alliance vision for DC power distribution. In addition to the
data center display, visitors can see a working demonstration of several EMerge
Alliance Registered products built using the EMerge Alliance
Occupied Space Standard, including: Acuity Lithonia Lighting TLED and
VTLED fixtures, Armstrong World Industries DC FlexZone ceiling grid,
Cooper Metalux Ovation 2RDI fixture, JLC-Tech LLC T-BAR LED Smartlight™,
Nextek Power Systems power supply module, RLC22 LED 2'x2' Luminaire from
OSRAM SYLVANIA, Philips (News - Alert) Lightolier Calculite downlights, ROAL
Electronics safe energy server and TE Connectivity LVDC cables. The
display will also feature an ENCELIUM™ demonstration of a lighting
control system accessible iPad by OSRAM SYLVANIA.
A total of 21 of EMerge Alliance members will be exhibiting at
Greenbuild in San Francisco, including:
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ABB - 2401S
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Armstrong Ceiling Systems - 3969N
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Acuity Brands, Inc. - 2121S
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BACnet International - 326S
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Cooper Industries - 1437S
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Crestron Electronics, Inc. - 907S
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Delta Products Corp. - 5316W
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EnOcean Alliance, Inc. - 207S
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GE Lighting - 2301S
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Hubbell Building Automation - 3779S
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JLC-Tech LLC - 4186N
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Johnson Controls - 4161N
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OSRAM SYLVANIA - 2009S
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Passive House Institute US - T21
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Philips Lighting - 3675N
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Project Frog, Inc. - 1807S
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Southern California Edison (News - Alert) - 1533S
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Turner Construction - 1427S
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Underwriters Laboratories Inc. - 4263N
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USAI Lighting - 2230S
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Webcor Builders - 5301W
The EMerge Alliance's Growing Standards Portfolio
The EMerge Alliance continues to work toward completing new DC power
standards to achieve net-zero-energy buildings. The EMerge Alliance
Occupied Space Standard creates an integrated, open platform for power,
interior infrastructures, controls and a wide variety of peripheral
devices to facilitate the hybrid use of AC and DC power within
commercial buildings. The EMerge Alliance Data/Telecom Center Standard
provides a practical guide for the hybrid use of DC power in data
centers, offering improved reliability and efficiency, smaller
footprint, and lower capital and installation costs. Currently in
development, the Campus Microgrid Standard will focus on establishing a
standard for the integration of DC microgrids throughout whole buildings
and the Task Level/Furnishings Standard will connect DC power to desktop
technologies and applications. Moving forward, the Alliance will
continue its vision by developing future standards for building
services, such as HVAC, and outdoor applications, such as electric
vehicle charging.
About the EMerge Alliance
The EMerge Alliance is an open industry association leading the rapid
adoption of safe DC power distribution in commercial buildings through
the development of EMerge Alliance standards. These innovative standards
integrate interior infrastructures, power, controls and devices in a
common microgrid platform to facilitate the hybrid use of AC and DC
power throughout buildings for unprecedented design and space
flexibility, greater energy efficiency and improved sustainability. The
nonprofit Alliance is accepting new members at various levels. For more
information, please visit www.EMergeAlliance.org.

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