Industrial Energy
Recycling Process and Products
Rick West
03-09
EISG Project
Title: Industrial Energy Recycling Process and Products
EISG Grant Number: 03-09
PIER Area: Industrial/Agricultural/Water End-Use
Efficiency
Principal Investigator: Rick West
Contact Information: Phone:
(805) 543-4520, email:
rick.west@distributedpower.us
Organization: Distributed Power Technologies, LLC
Grant Amount: $74,970
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
§ Proposes to determine the feasibility of developing an inverter with a user-friendly interface that can be used by power supply manufacturers to recycle the electrical energy used to test new power supplies as part of the manufacturing process.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ Two 48Vdc, 200 watt, single phase prototype power recycling units will be fabricated and tested as part of the project.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ Potential to reduce the power consumption used for power supply burn in by a minimum of 91%.
§ Potential to provide an 86% reduction in heat generation over conventional burn in testing.