External supplies meet green standby standards

Models available vary from 5 to 150W, all meeting the latest California Energy Commission requirements for low standby power consumption

Ideal Power now offers a range of CEC IV compliant (California Energy Commission) plugtop and desktop power supplies for companies that export products worldwide including the USA. This requirement has come into force in California and is rapidly being adopted by most other countries, especially in Europe, and deals with low standby power consumption for electronic components.The regulations require the power used in standby operation to be below a set level when unloaded: maximum energy consumption in standby must be 0.5W if the output is less than 10W and 0.75W if the output is between 10 and 250W.

Models available vary from 5 to 150W, and the majority of the supplies comply with EN60950, UL1310, CE marking and RoHS requirements.

All units are available with universal AC input, short circuit, overvoltage and overcurrent protection and a wide range of input and output connectors.

This expands the company's already extensive range of external power supplies including the UL601 and EN60601 medically approved series.