Darnell's third-annual DC Building Power Asia attracted an international audience to Taipei to discuss high-voltage and low-voltage dc power distribution in buildings (including commercial and industrial buildings, data centers, residences, and so on) and how those new dc-based power architectures will drive increased efficiency, improved sustainability and support the emerging Smart Grid. A convergence of technologies is occurring that will change how buildings are powered and how building energy use is managed. These technologies include the continued rapid growth of distributed generation resources (photovoltaic panels, wind turbines, fuel cells, micro turbines, etc.) the emergence of high-efficiency lighting technologies (especially solid-state LED lighting); wireless building automation systems' demand-side management of building energy use by utilities and embodied in the Smart Grid; and more. According to recent studies, the use of dc power can be ten-times more reliable and significantly more efficient compared with today's ac-powered buildings. The proceedings from the conference are now available in PDF format.

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Proceedings from prior years are also available. Please contact Traci Shepard at tshepard@darnell.com or 1-951-279-6684 x251 for more information.