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Bob Heile, Chairman of the ZigBee Alliance, discusses some of the innovative products and technologies on display by their partners at the CES 2010 ZigBee Pavilion, including the ZigBee RF4CE standard for RF remote controls and what the future holds in...
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At CES 2010, Electronic Design's Lou Frenzel had a chance to chat with Bob Heile, Chairman of the ZigBee Alliance, who updates us on how ZigBee gives consumers new ways to control lighting, HVAC, water, appliances and security systems from anywhere...
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The operation of a Westech solar collector is as follows: Solar radiation is absorbed by the evacuated tubes and converted into heat. Heat pipes conduct the heat from within the solar tube up to the header. Water is circulated through the header via intermittent...
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The Westech Evacuated Tube Solar Collector is a device that absorbs thermal energy from the sun and converts it into usable heat. The heat is normally absorbed by water, or a freeze resistant water mix, which can then be used to supplement hot water heating...
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If you’ve ever used a glass lined thermos, you know that a vacuum is an excellent insulator. Evacuated tubes absorb solar energy and convert it into heat for use in water heating. The insulation properties are such that while the inside of the tube may...
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We continue our interview with Preet Anand about the Refract House, which uses a holistic and environmentally conscious design to produce a contemporary architectural solution using highly efficient and sustainable systems and materials. The U.S. Department...
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For three weeks in October 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy will host the Solar Decathlon—a competition in which 20 teams of college and university students compete to design, build, and operate the most attractive, effective, and energy-efficient...
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The Drake Landing Solar Community is a 52-home subdivision that uses the sun's energy to supply 90% of space heating and up to 70% of domestic hot water needs. The system uses 800 commercial solar collectors in conjunction with seasonal storage to...
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EnerWorks Rob Singlehurst describes their commercial Solar Water Heating systems and some recent case studies where these systems have been implemented. EnerWorks designs and manufactures solar heating equipment and solar collectors for commercial, industrial...
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EnerWorks Thermal Solar Water Heating systems offer significant energy savings. For Southern Ontario and Northern USA, for example, this savings averages at 50% per year for full-year operation. In more Southern climates such as southern USA, the appliance...
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In a typical household, water heating accounts for 25% of the energy used and produces an average of two tons of green house gas emissions annually. With the EnerWorks residential solar water heating appliances, renewable energy from the sun is used to...
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Power up the SimpleCast, enter your zip code, and your local weather information instantly appears on the portable device. Covering 99% of the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, the SimpleCast displays today's iconic weather forecast and gives temperature...
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Oregon Scientific's David Fuhriman gave us a run-down of their 2009 line-up of weather stations, which include wireless devices that display and sense temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind, rainfall, dew point, wind-chill, and heat index...
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In Part 2 of Engineering TV's coverage of Analog Device's HDAnywhere, Andrew Lambrecht discusses ADI's use of Ultrawideband (UWB) technology in their networked entertainment solution. The HDAnywhere system compresses video in real time, encrypts...
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Analog Devices’ HDAnywhere technology, based on ADI’s Wavescale compression, produces a wireless HDMI output, ready to be connected to any HD display. It enables connections to wall-mounted displays without cables, ceiling mounted projectors without putting...