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Much has been written lately about the creation of a smart electrical grid that would make it easier to

utilize alternative energy sources and how, working with smart electrical meters, such a grid would reduce energy consumption. The plan sounds great on paper, but, as they say, the devil is in the details. Many questions remain unanswered.

Topping the list is whether the federal gov-ernment’s encouragement of the grand ambi-tion through grants, loan guarantees, and favorable policies will be sufficient to make it happen. While utilities are often regulated by state governments, they are mostly private regional enterprises with varying priorities, problems, and finances. A report by the Brattle Group last year estimated that by 2030 the electrical utility industry will have to invest between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion to revamp the grid and build new generating capacity. Will all the utilities have the same resources and desire to work toward a common vision?

Other issues loom beyond investment. A key objective of the smart grid is to pro-vide new paths for green power, to carry wind and solar energy from places where it’s generated to places where it’s needed. This will require the stringing of many new power lines, which is sure to generate legal battles over land acquisitions and rights of way. Ramping up alternative energy sources also raises concerns over grid stability, as the wind does not always blow predict-ably and the sun has a nasty habit of going down every night. Energy storage is touted as the answer, but the proposed solutions are mostly hypothetical at the moment, with future availability uncertain.

Stability issues may be exacerbated by the proposed growth in net-metering programs. With net metering, homes, buildings, and businesses that generate some of their own power by solar panels, wind mills, or fuel cells can feed excess energy into the grid and receive credit for it. If participation in such programs became more widespread, how would the grid handle the unpredictable contributions of power from millions of scat-tered sources? How would utilities control the

quality of the power from such sources? The security of the smart grid is another

worry. The Wall Street Journal recently pub-lished a report claiming that foreign spies have already hacked into the electricity grid and left behind potentially disruptive soft-ware. The proposed smart grid will require massive Internet-based communications between utility computers and millions of smart meters, creating a myriad of new potential entry points for hackers. Will a common, robust security scheme be deployed across the system, or will security depend on a patchwork of varying approaches?

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FORECASTSMAJOR HOME APPLIANCES – Shipments

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Qtr: 2008 2009 20101 17,392.1 15,788.5 16,072.72 21,005.8 19,388.4 19,950.63 15,535.2 15,146.8 15,798.14 14,250.8 14,309.5 15,110.8For 2009, a 5.2% decline to 64.633 million unitsFor 2010, a 3.6% increase to 66.932 million unitsData Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights

DIGITAL TELEVISIONS – Shipments(Thousands of Units)

Qtr: 2008 2009 20101 5,131.3 6,316.6 6,613.52 6,558.1 7,633.6 8,038.23 7,308.7 8,003.0 8,571.24 13,745.1 14,927.1 16,300.4For 2009, a 12.6% increase to 36.880 million unitsFor 2010, a 7.2% increase to 39.523 million unitsData Source: CEA Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights

MICROWAVE OVENS – Shipments(Thousands of Units)

Qtr: 2008 2009 20101 2,547.5 2,526.5 2,539.12 2,844.8 2,637.1 2,666.13 2,961.8 2,852.2 2,903.64 2,986.1 2,962.2 3,039.2For 2009, a 3.2% decline to 10.978 million unitsFor 2010, a 1.5% increase to 11.148 million unitsData Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights

RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS – Shipments (Thousands of Units)

Qtr: 2008 2009 20101 1,080.4 991.8 1,022.52 1,138.4 1,084.9 1,126.23 1,031.2 1,009.6 1,034.84 939.4 934.7 962.8For 2009, a 4.0% decline to 4.021 million unitsFor 2010, a 3.1% increase to 4.189 million unitsData Source: AHRI Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights

DISHWASHERS – Shipments(Thousands of Units)

Qtr: 2008 2009 20101 1,505.0 1,278.2 1,274.42 1,563.6 1,376.0 1,388.43 1,505.5 1,419.7 1,459.44 1,421.0 1,395.4 1,456.8For 2009, an 8.8% decline to 5.469 million unitsFor 2010, a 2.0% increase to 5.579 million unitsData Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights

ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS – Shipments(Thousands of Units)

Qtr: 2008 2009 20101 3,211.9 2,565.1 2,793.42 5,277.4 5,514.9 5,757.53 434.1 416.7 433.44 162.1 150.3 160.2For 2009, a 4.8% decline to 8.647 million unitsFor 2010, a 5.8% increase to 9.145 million unitsData Source: AHAM Forecast Source: Delano Data Insights

Note: All forecasts begin in Q2/2009

SHIPMENTSProduct Mar. '09 Mar. '08 %Chg 3 Mos. '09 3 Mos. '08 %Chg

MAJOR APPLIANCES (Thousands of Units)

TOTAL 7,175.9 8,127.2 -11.7% 15,788.5 18,757.5 -15.8%

Cooking-Total 1,713.2 1,915.8 -10.6% 4,150.3 4,857.7 -14.6% Electric Cooking - Total 420.3 527.9 -20.4% 1,022.0 1,342.3 -23.9% Electric Ranges 340.5 412.5 -17.5% 806.4 1,025.0 -21.3% Electric Ovens 48.4 71.0 -31.8% 132.2 195.0 -32.2% Surface Cooking Units 31.4 44.3 -29.2% 83.4 122.3 -31.8% Gas Cooking - Total 243.4 295.7 -17.7% 601.8 753.4 -20.1% Gas Ranges 212.5 248.3 -14.4% 521.5 628.1 -17.0% Gas Ovens 4.1 4.6 -9.2% 11.3 13.1 -13.9% Surface Cooking Units 26.7 42.8 -37.5% 69.1 112.2 -38.4% Microwave Ovens 1,049.5 1,092.3 -3.9% 2,526.5 2,762.0 -8.5% Home Laundry - Total 1,572.3 1,678.0 -6.3% 3,645.9 4,185.4 -12.9% Automatic Washers 864.9 899.8 -3.9% 2,005.9 2,250.4 -10.9% Dryers - Total 707.3 778.2 -9.1% 1,640.0 1,935.0 -15.2% Electric 575.1 635.4 -9.5% 1,325.7 1,561.3 -15.1% Gas 132.3 142.8 -7.4% 314.3 373.7 -15.9% Kitchen Clean Up - Total 1,021.6 1,180.7 -13.5% 2,623.6 3,162.0 -17.0% Disposers 489.1 531.2 -7.9% 1,332.2 1,517.0 -12.2% Dishwashers - Total 527.8 641.5 -17.7% 1,278.2 1,622.6 -21.2% Built-In 520.2 630.4 -17.5% 1,258.1 1,593.8 -21.1% Portable 7.6 11.1 -31.6% 20.1 28.8 -30.2% Compactors 4.8 8.0 -40.0% 13.2 22.4 -41.3% Food Preservation - Total 977.7 1,063.1 -8.0% 2,186.2 2,596.6 -15.8% Refrigerators 775.6 894.3 -13.3% 1,725.8 2,156.1 -20.0% Freezers - Total 202.1 168.8 19.7% 460.4 440.5 4.5% Chest 129.0 107.2 20.4% 297.3 272.4 9.1% Upright 73.1 61.6 18.6% 163.1 168.1 -3.0% Home Comfort - Total 1,891.1 2,289.5 -17.4% 3,182.4 3,955.8 -19.6% Room Air Conditioners 1,575.2 2,036.2 -22.6% 2,565.1 3,471.9 -26.1% Dehumidifiers 315.9 253.3 24.7% 617.3 484.0 27.5%

Note: Figures (in units) include shipments for the U.S. market whether imported or domestically produced. Export shipments are not

included. Source: Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM).

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Coca-Cola said its efforts include in-stalling climate-friendly beverage cool-ers, using hybrid electric delivery trucks and trailers, and establishing a recycling program for the National Mall and Me-morial Parks. The House of Representa-tives will be among the fi rst locations in the country to test the new HFC-free, energy-effi cient Coca-Cola coolers. Four of the new beverage coolers will be in-stalled there, but that’s just the beginning. The company plans to deploy up to 1,800 Coca-Cola coolers and vending machines throughout the U.S. and Canada later this year. These include 1,400 HFC-free cool-ers and vending machines that will be de-ployed at the venues during the Vancou-ver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

The new climate-friendly Coca-Cola coolers use carbon dioxide as a refriger-ant gas and also have HFC-free insula-

tion. Noting that CO2 has 1,400 times less global warming impact than R-134a, the most commonly used HFC refriger-ant gas, Coca-Cola said the new coolers will reduce indirect green house gas emis-sions by more than three tons for every machine over its lifetime. The coolers also include an intelligent energy management system (EMS-55) that cuts energy use by an average of 26 percent.

Pepsico will also use the nation’s capi-tal to introduce climate-friendly vending machines for Pepsi-Cola. These machines also use carbon dioxide as a refrigerant. Under the pilot program, The Pepsi Bot-tling Group (PBG) will place 30 Pepsi-Cola CO2 vending machines in high-consumer traffi c areas in the Washington, D.C. area. These machines feature the new Pepsi logo along with a special green refrigerant sticker. The company said the machines use less energy and generate 12 percent less greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) than current vending machines.

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the environmental footprint of the vend-ing and cooling equipment used to sell its drinks, a commitment that includes improving the energy effi ciency of its ma-chines; eliminating HFCs from the insu-lating foam in vending machines, coolers, and fountain equipment; and using natu-ral refrigerants instead of HFCs. Pepsico said that about 95 percent of a vending machine’s GHG emissions result from the energy required to run it.

In addition to the CO2-cooled ma-chines included in this pilot program, PepsiCo is testing thousands of machines around the world that rely on other natu-ral refrigerants — specifi cally isobutane and propane — that also have a lower climate impact than current HFC refrig-erants. Pepsico is working with its sup-plier Crane Merchandising System’s Dixie Narco Business on the program.

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GE, INtEL FORM aLLIaNcEGeneral Electric, Fairfi eld, Conn., and In-tel Corp., Santa Clara, Calif., have formed an alliance to market and develop home-based health technologies that will help seniors live independently and allow pa-tients with chronic conditions to manage their care from wherever they choose. The companies are investing more than $250 million over the next fi ve years for the research and product development of home-based health technologies. GE

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cO2 VRV SYStEMDaikin Europe N.V., Belgium, has launched a CO2-based, variable-refrigerant-volume (VRV) system. Since CO2 has a low critical point of 31 DegC, the system uses the CO2 in a transcritical refrigeration cycle. To optimize perfor-mance, the company equipped its CO2 VRV with a range of new technologies, including its dual-compression swing compressor, developed to pro-vide optimum performance at high discharge pressures and able to handle high pressure differences. The CO2 VRV also incorporates new optimized refrigerant circuit technology that includes the dual-stage

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FREEZER BURNAn article in the Journal of Food Science Education, “How Does the Freezer Burn our Food?,” says that self-defrosting freezers contribute to freezer burn. Self-defrosting freez-ers contain a heating coil that regularly melts the ice layer of the refrigeration coils, prevent-ing frost accumulation in the freezer compartment. While this removes unwanted frost, it keeps the vapor pressure of the air inside the freezer compart-ment low, promoting sublima-tion from the food’s surface.

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ENERGY StaR REQUIREMENtSThe U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency, Washington, D.C., has announced new Energy Star requirements for commercial refrigerators and freezers. The requirements are effective January 1, 2010.

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aPPLIaNcE MONItORINGMiele, Princeton, N.J., has introduced RemoteVision, a technology that proactively

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Bosch RS35 Reciprocating Saw by Robert Bosch Tool Corp., Mount Prospect, Ill., and design firm TEAMS Design, Chicago, Ill.

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MEETTHEJUDGES

Brian Vogel is president of Brian Vogel Consulting, North Andover, Mass., which provides personalized business coaching to the principals of design and engineering firms and heads of corporate design groups. Prior to starting his business, he was president of Scientific Generics, an international consulting firm specializing in innovation, tech-nology development, breakthrough products and business creation.

After tours of duty as an officer in the U.S. Navy, he began his career at General Electric where he progressed from mechanical engineer, to project leader, program manager, and manager of all programs. He has held senior leadership positions at product design firms including senior vice president of Product Genesis, and president of Altitude. During his assignments at these firms,

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He has been a member of the Association of Professional Design Firms and has held senior leadership roles within the Industrial Designers Society of America, including executive vice-pres-ident, and helped the society adapt to meet the rapid changes occurring globally in the industry. He was guest editor of IDSA’s Innovations magazine twice. He has been a judge for several years with the CES Innovations Award competition.

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John Omdahl is creative director for Rocketship, Provo, Utah, a product design firm that creates successful products and brands. During his career as a product developer and industrial designer, he has worked on various projects for start-ups and global companies. His professional expe-rience includes design of telecom equipment, office phones, airline seating, automated stage-

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Fellowes Powershred PS79Ci Shredder by Fellowes, Itasca, Ill., and design firm Herbst LaZar Bell, Chicago, Ill.

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Ice Bear 30 Hybrid Air Conditioner by Ice Energy, Windsor, Colo., and design firm Samson Design, Boulder, Colo.

Designed to integrate with small and mid-sized HVAC systems, the Ice Bear freezes water to

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Side-by-Side Built-In Refrigeration by Sub-Zero, Madison, Wis., and design firm Cesaroni Design Associates, Glenview, Ill.

Built-in refrigeration models incorporate advanced air purification and water filtration systems, preserving food freshness longer, while consuming less energy than a 100 W light bulb.

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Zephyr Horizon AHZ-M9A-X Range Hood by Zephyr Ventilation, Alameda, Calif., and designer Robert Brunner of Ammunition Design Group, San Francisco, Calif.

A blend of tempered glass and stainless steel creates a minimalist design that delivers efficient performance coupled with integrated and seamless glass touch controls, a perpetual indoor-air quality feature, and wireless remote control.

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BD BACTEC FX blood culture system by BD, Franklin Lakes, N.J., and design firm Bresslergroup, Philadelphia, Pa.

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Hill-Rom Envision E700 Wound Surface by Hill-Rom., Charleston, S.C.

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Streetlab Mobile by GE Security, San Diego, Calif., and design firm Montalbano Innovation & Development, Ronkonkoma, N.Y.

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Jura-Capresso ENA 5 Automatic Coffee Center by Jura Elektroapparate AG, Niederbuchsiten, Switzerland, and design firm Candio & Buettler, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Helping homeowners increase their awareness of energy usage and effectively reducing that usage has

been an elusive goal. Achieving it requires a monitoring and control solution that involves makers of home appliances, home controls, and in-home displays. To accom-plish the necessary monitoring and control, appliances must be connected to a home area network (HAN). This network would also enable utility companies via smart meters to remotely control and monitor consumer energy usage and directly com-municate to homeowners.

Three key technologies enable the ener-gy-aware platform for developers:1. A powerful and flexible field-program-

mable, gate array (FPGA) to serve as the core of energy aware appliances.

2. Power-line networking and specialized software that effectively eliminates both wiring for the HAN and consumer fears over complex installation.

3. An integrated, high-performance, graphical-user interface (GUI) tech-

nology to keep consumers informed. (See Fig. 1).Traditionally, developers have used

FPGAs to verify design concepts and build initial product prototypes. However, with the recent advancements in semiconductor submicron process technology, low-cost FPGAs have entered into many high-vol-ume consumer household products.

Appliance manufacturers are constantly seeking ways to reduce the bill of materi-als cost for these products. An ideal cost reduction solution is an FPGA that com-bines several components into a single integrated circuit and can be programmed in the field after manufacture. FPGAs are made up of an array of configurable logic elements (LEs) that can be configured or programmed to perform one or a variety of simple functions. FPGA LEs are used as building blocks to implement the func-tionality desired.

Using a single FPGA, such as an Altera Cyclone III with a Nios II embedded pro-cessor, multiple microcontroller units can

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be easily replaced. Custom functions can be created with intellectual property (IP), pro-viding a future-proof solution that supports new features, last-minute changes, and rapid adaptation to changing mar-ket requirements, thus provid-ing the basis for this appliance platform.

On the power line networks side, Echelon’s ShortStack API leverages the FPGA to replace four function-specific micro-processors with a single FPGA and a power line, smart trans-ceiver. This reduces cost, com-plexity, and development time, while simultaneously adding network communications to an appliance that enables util-ity companies, home appliance OEMs, and consumers to effec-tively manage and control ener-gy consumption. The API works in conjunction with Echelon’s power line smart transceivers to use the existing electricity wiring in a home for communi-cations, making the solution a “no new wires” approach.

The smart transceiver fea-tures a narrow-band power line transceiver, an 8-bit processor core for running applications and managing network com-munications, and a choice of on-board or external memory in a very small form factor, available for the most cost-sen-sitive consumer products.

The appliances on the power

line network form the back-bone of the HAN — provid-ing reliable HAN communica-tions across an entire home or property. Other devices, such as RF-based sensors, perform better by leveraging the power line backbone to span greater distances and get by RF signal blockers, such as brick walls. The power line signaling tech-nology and the communica-tions protocol for the HAN incorporated into Echelon’s smart transceivers utilize the ISO/IEC 14908 global standard to ensure longevity and enable interoperability among differ-ent manufacturers.

This solution expands the market by enabling manufac-tures to include greater func-tionality and processing power at lower costs. For example, the single FPGA with embedded processor serves as a processor, intellectual property (IP) host, digital signal processor, and touchscreen display driver.

Touchscreens represent the new face of home appliances, providing a rich, interactive experience for the consumer. The graphical user interface, or GUI, like the one devel-oped with Altia Design and DeepScreen tools, supports multiple languages, colors, varying size fonts, resolution, as well as other potential fea-tures. Appliance manufacturers can leverage a single GUI across

multiple brands and multiple product lines. Through down-loadable software, manufactur-ers can remotely change and update a new version of the GUI as well as feature sets.

The two major components of this GUI are:1. A platform-independent

embedded graphical engine enabling rapid porting from the targeted hardware plat-form to the Windows simu-lation with identical APIs.

2. A WYSIWYG GUI-building tool leveraging highly optimized portable graph-ics that outputs complete C source code suitable for deploying on low- or high-end products. With a development tool

suite, GUI design and deploy-ment happens in a cohesive and streamlined manner, thus elim-inating development cycles, diminishing overall project risk, and reducing the high costs

associated with the graphical application development.

Electronic touchscreen dis-plays are becoming the primary human-machine interface and product control mechanism for many consumer appliances, replacing the traditional dials and push buttons. These appli-ance displays are being sup-ported by utility providers who want their customers to alter energy consumption behavior based on electricity availability, as shown in Fig. 2.

A flexible interface with upgradable features goes hand-in-hand to deliver greater ser-vice and higher value to con-sumers over time. Innovative, but as yet unrealized, pro-grams from service providers are likely to take advantage of the design flexibility in the upgradable GUI for energy aware appliances.

Smart utility meters play an important role in the energy

Fig. 2. The Altia HMI provides homeowners with a single location to receive messages from household members, the local utility company, and appliances connected to the HAN.

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aware scheme. Utilities worldwide are investing in smart grids and advanced metering infrastructures (AMI) that use two-way communications for improv-ing the efficiency, reliability, and safety of power delivery and use. The backbone of the smart grid is the AMI that typically involves the installation of smart meters that read electricity consumption remotely, detect outages, identify electricity theft, remotely connect and disconnect service, and deliver prepaid electricity to customers who may require this service.

Smart meters give utility providers immediate access to data to better project electricity demand from the grid. When demand is high, the grid is strained and forces utility providers to either reduce electricity consumption or possibly increase energy production by using envi-ronmentally unfriendly, coal-fired plants.

Utility providers that have deployed smart meters typically introduce two new programs to consumers:4Time of Use (TOU) pricing programs.

These programs provide differential pricing for peak and off-peak electric-ity use with the goal of discouraging

electricity consumption during peak periods, while encouraging consump-tion during off-peak periods. This

implementation requires a certain level of energy awareness by consumers. They need to know when prices change

Fig. 3. The energy-aware platform gives homeowners a simple means for monitoring in-home energy usage. With this information, homeowners can take practical measures to reduce the overall energy consumption by powering off unused electrical appliances or running appliances at off-peak hours.

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based on the time of day. While many utilities focus on the adoption of in-home displays to notify consum-ers, the most practical way to create awareness is by providing the information directly in the appliance.

4Demand Response (DR) programs. These programs are a key part of energy management policies that ensure a balance between supply and demand. In electricity grids, any sig-nificant imbalance between electricity consumption and production causes grid instability or severe voltage fluctuations and possible failures. DR programs allow utility providers to notify customers of a pending electricity shortfall and ask them to reduce energy use. In return, end-users are offered reduced electricity rates and/or other financial incentives. DR programs can be auto-

matic, with utility providers having the right to reduce or turn off certain energy con-suming appliances, such as air conditioners, swimming pool pumps, and hot water heaters for a short time in customer sites. Signals are transmitted from the utility to the smart meter and then to the con-sumer products connected to a HAN.

Why are these programs important to makers of con-sumer appliances? With over 100 million smart meters slated for installation world-wide over the next five to seven years, there will be a huge demand by homeown-ers for cost-effective solu-tions to manage their energy usage, which in turn will have a dramatic impact on yet-to-be developed, energy-efficient consumer products that have lengthy development cycles.

Additionally utility provid-ers are likely to implement economic incentives for con-

sumers. Today many of these providers offer consumer rebates for the purchase of Energy Star-compliant appli-ances in the U.S. Such prac-tices will likely become more common in other countries.

The energy-aware appli-ance platform described deliv-ers benefits to home owners, appliance manufacturers, and utility providers. Homeowners benefit in the following ways:4They are in control. They

receive power warning mes-sages from the electricity providers via smart meters and determine if, and how, their smart appliances will respond to the energy event. They program certain home appliances not to be oper-ated during peak times, reducing the total house-hold energy cost.

4They gain knowledge of energy usage. This includes how many watts are being consumed by each house-hold appliance connected to the power line network and the individual cost. (See Fig. 3.) Home owners take a proactive approach determining operation of what appliance at a certain time during the day.

4Convenience is improved, less times is wasted. The communication via HANs enables homeowners to stop wasting hours or even days while service technicians schedule multiple visits with the wrong part or incorrect software. Better reliabil-ity, software updates, and preventative maintenance combine to deliver peace of mind to the customer. Benefits to manufacturers of

home appliances include:4Increased revenues and

customer loyalty that stem from the additional ser-vices provided without the customer needing to place a phone call, as the smart appliance automatically sends a service request to

manufacturers via power line network.

4Improved margins on war-ranties are achieved by remote diagnostics and repair, as remote software updates improve the oper-ating modes of the appli-ance to better match a con-sumer’s use pattern.

4Reduced service costs by remote upgrading of new software or diagnosing a malfunction.

4Reduced total development cost and improved time-to-market achieved with prod-uct scalability, as multiple end products can share the same hardware platform, with software features add-ed or deleted to create end product differentiation.

4Faster reaction time to competitors. Last-minute design changes accom-modate bug-fixes, and new features can be added after

production using the inher-ent flexibility and program-mability of FPGAs.The electricity providers also

gain benefit from this solution by being able to remotely con-trol and monitor consumer energy usage or directly com-municate electricity alert mes-sages to homeowners in the event of outage detection or theft identification.

Companies that partner to provide an energy-aware plat-form have a definite market advantage, while simultane-ously offering a more effi-cient way of life that delivers a greener, better environment

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AmetekThe Nautilar Series 12.3 in., variable-speed blower delivers a measured air/fuel mix-ture for optimized combustion and reduced nitrous oxide and carbon monoxide emis-sions. The brushless DC blowers can achieve maximum sealed pressure capabilities up to 25 in. of H2O and maximum open flows to 800 CFM, depending on model. Versions can accept line voltage input of 120 VAC and 240 VAC. Speed can be adjusted thermally with an onboard potentiometer or with an exter-nal PWM or DC control that actively varies blower performance, eliminating a need for complex air intake damper systems. Available add-on expansion cards and other options can be incorporated to customize blower performance for specific application require-ments.

For more information, email: [email protected]

ebm-PapstThe HyBlade is an axial fan that is composed of a corrosion-resistant aluminum structure and spray-coated fiberglass reinforced plas-tic blades. Compared to conventional metal components that can only be shaped by punching, stamping, bending, or embossing, the plastic blades attain a sleek, three-dimen-sional profile. Winglet technology has been incorporated into the blade tips to help aero-dynamics and minimize turbulence between blade and housing for quiet and efficient operation. It is available in five diameters between 500 mm and 900 mm.


NMB TechnologiesThe 1611RL is a 40 mm x 28 mm fixed-blade, axial DC fan, specifically designed to offer a solution for the telecommunication and server industry. With a maximum CFM of 19.4, the fan can operate under static pres-sure levels of up to 1.6 in. H20. The model is available in 12 VDC, 7.4 W, and 60 dbA. The fixed-blade model includes NMB ball bearings for longer life, and is available with alarm sensor and PWM.


Orion FansDC fans are available with a variety of spe-cial functions, including tachometer output, locked-rotor alarm, PWM input, thermal-speed controls, and constant-speed controls. The tachometer output monitors and reports a fan’s rotational speed and triggers an alarm or indicator if the fan’s speed falls below a certain RPM. Locked-rotor alarms detect whether a fan is running by generating and transmitting a high or low output signal. The PWM input function varies the width of the electrical pulse in order to control the aver-age voltage delivered to the fan. The option also allows users to digitally control the speed of the fan by varying the electric pulse run-ning to it. Thermal speed control employs a thermistor-controlled circuit that increases fan speed only when the temperature rises above a determined set-point. Thermistor control circuits can be mounted directly in the fan hub or remotely mounted via an

orange lead wire, and can be positioned any-where within the enclosure. The constant speed function senses variable input voltage, which causes variations in power output and maintains the fan’s constant speed regardless of input voltage functionality.


PunkerThe R63D2 series of fans features a diffuser, which sets this apart from previous models. The R63D2 model has an outer blade diame-ter of 400 mm, but the ring and circular blank are 450 mm. This is referred to as a rotating diffuser, which acts as a speed converter and reduces the speed of the air leaving the wheel as a consequence of the continuously increas-ing surface and converts the dynamic pres-sure into useful static pressure. Moreover, this additional distance permits directing the outlet flow, which can then improve flow instability, decreasing noise. The new series has 12 sizes ranging from 250 mm to 900 mm and features a very high degree of efficiency (up to 75 percent for the 900 wheel), very high power density, low noise emissions, and substantial fan-wheel strength.


Northland Motor The BV 51 series of 5.1 in. BLDC electroni-cally commutated vacuum motors are based on the industry popular 5.1 in. housing and are designed for more than 10 times the life of universal motor based vacuum motors. With

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FANS & BLOWERSthe BV51 series, the company has taken a market accepted air flow system and coupled it with a long lasting variable-speed BLDC motor and drive system. The first two mod-els in the series of vacuum motors provide 30 in. H20 and 60 in. H2O of vacuum. The BV 51 series can be driven by the company’s BD series of external drives. The standard drives include 10 VDC to 52 VDC, 120 VAC, and 240 VAC input models that are factory con-figured and ready to use.


Rosenberg USAThe electronically commutated fan family has expanded to include designs that deliver up to 6 in. of static pressure or airflow of more than 16,000 CFM. The line includes axial and backward curved fans. The axial fans for use on condenser units come in four sizes from 28 in. to 39 in. with a top airflow of 16,900 CFM. The backward curved units, often used in evaporators, are available in five sizes from 16 to 25 in., delivering up to 6 in. of static pressure or up to 8,900 CFM of airflow at lower static pressures.


SunonThe Super Silence fan was engineered so that the rotating bearings, the wind from its fan blades, and the airflow from the system all contribute to the fan’s stable and quiet per-formance. The surface area of the fan blades has been enlarged and space between the fans and air-flow channels has been maximized. As a result, the fan has excellent coolings effects and near-silent sound quality. With low-voltage characteristic, this series is

designed for a wide range of uses. Based upon the ISO 532B hearing sensation and charts on human auditory reactions that were plot-ted for different decibel and frequency levels, the threshold noise level for the Super Silence series is below 20 phon, the minimum level that is discernible in daily living.


Ziehl-AbeggThe ECblue fans can be programmed without a hard wire connection using wireless tech-nology. The casing that houses the electron-ics on ECblue motors allows for radio waves to enter, providing the ability to program and configure the fans without having to spend time wiring an operating terminal. An inte-

grated LED constantly indicates operating condition of the fans. With its modular con-struction, the functions in the ECblue fans can be expanded by plugging in additional modules. The add-on modules can be cus-tomized for specific applications.

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CFdesignThe CFdesign Motion Module allows engi-neers to simulate the interaction between flow and moving parts in their CAD models. Several mechanical engineering applications require understanding the behavior of liq-uid and gas flows as they interact with solid objects. The CFdesign Motion Module allows the creation of a virtual prototyping environ-

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ment by simulating the way components of pumps, fans, blowers, compressors, valves, and pistons interact with and respond to pre-scribed flows. All the physical effects of the motion, as well as the time-history, are out-put for data review and can be used to create animations for visual studies.

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ELCO MotorsThe ECM-IP Series offers IP65 and IP66 moisture protection grade, one of the highest in the industry, designed to handle the most severe requirements in commercial refrigera-tion. The ECM series allows efficiency rates up to 70 percent, which is four to five times more efficient than a traditional shaded-pole fan motor. Higher efficiency means cooler motor operation, longer bearing expected life and reduced heat delivered to the refrig-eration cycle, for a combined energy saving advantage and improved refrigeration qual-ity. In addition, the motors are now approved for use with hydrocarbon refrigerants. The ECM-IP Series is widely used in commercial refrigeration applications such as condens-ing and evaporating units, food and beverage coolers, freezers, supermarket display cases, walk-ins and reach-ins.


Wellington Drive Technologies USECR motors are electronically commutated (ECM) motors with fully enclosed (ECR82/92, ECR80/90) or external (ECR81/91) elec-tronic control. The motors are energy-saving replacements of shaded-pole and PSC motors

used in evaporators and condensers in refrig-eration applications. Direct energy savings are approximately 70 percent. Because the motors run cooler than shaded-pole and PSC motors, there is less waste heat released into the refrigeration, further saving on energy. UltraSynch technology in the ECR82/92 allows the motor to maintain an absolutely constant speed across a wide voltage range (185 V to 250 V and 90 V to 140 V). This is achieved by onboard electronics and special software that measures the AC supply many times each second and locks the motor speed to the AC supply frequency. In countries with high voltage fluctuations in the power supply, this technology allows the ECR82/92 to last up to three times longer than shaded-pole motors.


Continental FanThe TMK-EC backward-curved, motorized impeller is a balanced air-moving device that features compact design for applica-tions where space is limited. The coupling of the motor and impeller minimizes space requirements and provides for vibration-free performance. The impeller combines the efficiency of the TMK backward-curved glass reinforced impeller with the advanced technology of an electronically commutated external-rotor motor. The input voltage is 380 V to 480 V 50/60 three-phased. It is avail-able housed or non-housed.


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ASSOCIATION REPORT: AHRI

Thanks to substantial lobbying by AHRI and

its members, the economic stimulus bill

passed by the U.S. Congress in February

included roughly $20 billion for upgrading resi-

dential and commercial heating and cooling

equipment. A good portion of the funding was

for extending and expanding tax credits for the

purchase of highly efficient residential equipment,

but the bill also contained substantial funds for

states and federal agencies to upgrade HVAC/R

equipment. AHRI is also actively engaged with

Congressional staff to ensure that energy efficien-

cy programs in the next energy bill will benefit

both consumers and our industry.

Climate change is another critical policy issue

for AHRI, and it involves our domestic and inter-

national advocacy efforts, as well as AHRI research.

Congress is currently considering legislation that

would establish a cap and trade program in the

U.S. to regulate and eventually reduce greenhouse

gas emissions. Internationally, there are efforts to

establish an agreement to control carbon dioxide

through either a new treaty or existing ones.

AHRI has been leading a coalition of manufac-

turers to provide input on the issue to Capitol Hill,

the Executive Branch, and international organiza-

tions. Our coalition includes representatives from

both the residential and commercial air condition-

ing and refrigeration industries. We are trying to

ensure that any proposed legislation or regulations

properly consider the beneficial role that hydro-

fluorocarbons (HFCs) play in the energy efficiency

of cooling products, and that such discussions also

consider the potential energy cost increases result-

ing from new regulations.

On the first point, AHRI believes any planned

reduction in HFC use must provide for an ade-

quate transition to the next generation of refriger-

ants, and that it be a phase-down of the chemicals,

not a phase-out. We have been advocating that

regulations include a cap in the first year at the

level of demand in that year, and then a gradual 1

percent reduction thereafter for at least 10 years.

In addition, any cap and trade plan should include

provisions for allocations or credits to be pro-

vided to manufacturers of HFC-using products,

importers, and producers of the chemicals. In

addition, any regulation should include transition

assistance for manufacturers and producers of the

chemicals so that they can adequately move to

new refrigerants and ensure that energy efficiency

is not diminished.

On the second point, governments should recog-

nize and mitigate the increased cost of energy that

will inevitably result from carbon dioxide control

regulations. The use of heating products that rely

on gas, oil, and electricity will be adversely affected

if energy prices increase to levels that deter con-

sumers from using these products.

At the same time, there are on-going discus-

sions on the international regulation of HFCs.

The Bali Round of Climate Change negotiations

are nominally including HFCs in the larger basket

of gases. However, many are advocating that these

gases be controlled under the Montreal Protocol.

In fact, House Energy and Commerce Committee

Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) sent a letter

to the Obama Administration requesting that the

Montreal Protocol be extended to include HFCs.

This would be an unusual step, but one that may

be gaining acceptance. So far, all of the dialogue has

been under the Bali Climate Change negotiations.

If the U.S. and its international allies accept such an

approach, an extensive discussion would begin that

could result in the phase-down of these products.

There are positive and negative elements of such

an approach. Including HFCs in the Montreal

Protocol would draw from the existing U.S., and

international, technical experts that work with

the Montreal Protocol, and their understanding of

the beneficial aspects of HFCs. It is important to

remember that it was the Montreal Protocol that

resulted in the phase-out of HCFCs and the tran-

sition to HFCs. At the same time, there are risks

to such an approach, as the current Protocol is

designed as a means to phase-out ozone-depleting

substances such as HCFCs. But HFCs are not ozone

depleting, and a phase-out of HFCs is not possible

given that there are not alternatives currently avail-

able for most applications.

As these discussions move forward, AHRI will

continue to partner with other organizations and

companies to advocate on behalf of our industry

on all of these issues. <

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PresidentAir-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute

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14 ❑ Product Design Management 15 ❑ Product Design Engineering 16 ❑ System Design Management 17 ❑ System Design Engineering19 ❑ Research & Development Management 20 ❑ Research & Development Engineering 21 ❑ Technical Engineering (including Management) 22 ❑ Application Engineering18 ❑ Draftsman 23 ❑ Application Management

24 ❑ Other Design Engineering/ Management Function not listed07 ❑ Purchasing/Procurement Management25 ❑ Purchasing/Procurement Engineering03 ❑ Corporate/Administrative and/or Financial Management (Owner, President, V.P., Chief)08 ❑ Marketing/Sales/Advertising/Services Management89 ❑ Other (specify) _____________________________

6. CHECK THE ONE CATEGORY THAT BEST DESCRIBES THE PRIMARY BUSINESS ACTIVITY AT YOUR LOCATION (Check one only) Manufacturers of Consumer, Commercial and Business Appliances (including Corporate Headquarters, R&D/Testing Labs, Design/Engineering Facilities)

19 ❑ Refrigeration Equipment20 ❑ Air Conditioning02 ❑ Heating Equipment03 ❑ Household Cooking Equipment05 ❑ Household Laundry Equipment07 ❑ Water Processing Appliances09 ❑ Commercial Appliances & Vending Machines12 ❑ Medical, Laboratory, Test and Measurement Equipment06 ❑ Consumer Electronics Equipment

10 ❑ Business Appliances04 ❑ Electric Housewares and Portable Appliances08 ❑ Other Consumer Appliances88 ❑ Other Appliance-Related Manufacturers (Must indicate product manufactured) (specify) __________________________________Non-Manufacturing18 ❑ Product Developement & Industrial Design Firm89 ❑ All Others Not Classified Above (specify) ___________________________________

7. IN THE PERFORMANCE OF YOUR JOB, WHICH OF THE TYPES OF PRODUCTS LISTED BELOW DO YOU RECOMMEND, SPECIFY, APPROVE OR PURCHASE (Check ALL that apply)

33 ❑ Motors, Fans, Blowers, Pumps, Motor Controllers 45 ❑ Heating Elements/Igniters47 ❑ Connectors, Cords, Wire, Cable, Terminating Machines34 ❑ Controls, Sensors, Thermostats 28 ❑ Switches, Relays, Thermal Cutoffs, Circuit Breakers, Fuses 29 ❑ Displays, Indicators, Lamps, LEDs 39 ❑ Microcontollers, Integrated Circuits, & Other Electronic Components46 ❑ Solenoids, Valves, Actuators31 ❑ Metal parts (Stampings, Castings, Powder Metal Parts, Springs, Hinges) 44 ❑ Plastic Molding/Forming Services 30 ❑ Metals (Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Precoated/ Prefinished Metals)

43 ❑ Plastics, Elastomers37 ❑ Seals, Gaskets & Gasketing Equipment 36 ❑ Coatings, Paints, Finishing & Finishing Equipment 35 ❑ Decorative Products (Trim, Nameplates, Glass, Labels, Graphic Overlays)38 ❑ Software32 ❑ Assembly Equipment & Tools, Welders, Clinching Machines, Brazing Machines, Fastners, Dispensing Equipment, Adhesives & Tapes42 ❑ Test & Measurement Equipment, Testing & Certification Labs/Services48 ❑ Other (specify) ______________________________

49 ❑ None of the above

1 ❑ Appliance 2 ❑ Assembly

3 ❑ Machine Design8 ❑ Design News

7 ❑ None of the above

AD INDEX

company name page number

Asco Valve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Design Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Douglas Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

EBM-Papst Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BC

EPCOS, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 35, 37, 39

Genteq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, 11

IFA 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Infineon Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Lydall Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Portage Electric Products Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 9

Proto Labs, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC

Richco Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Standard Register . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 12

Taiwan Taitech Heating Element . . . . . . . . .28

Thread-Rite Screw Company . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Tiger Drylac. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Varflex Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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