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Phihong Provides Full Compliance with ECOC Initiative Two Years Ahead of 2005 Deadline
September 22, 2003 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Fremont, Calif. — Phihong is providing OEMs of portable electronic equipment early compliance with the European Commission Code of Conduct on Efficiency of External Power Supplies.
Two models of the R-Series power adapter have already been converted, and testing has confirmed that the technology is transferable to all other Phihong adapter products.
According to the European Commission, it is estimated that standby power accounts for approximately 10 percent of the electricity consumed in homes and offices in the EU member states. Studies have indicated that annual standby and no-load energy losses total more than 8 TWh in Europe, with an annual total contribution to C02 emissions of 68 million tons. This is the equivalent of the annual emissions of 24 million European-type cars. Reductions of 5 TWh of energy losses annually are projected under the Code of Conduct, with estimated annual savings in energy costs of 500 million euros by 2010.Under the Code of Conduct, signatories pledged to reduce no-load power consumption of their manufactured devices in three phases between January 1, 2001 and January 1, 2005. As of January 1, 2003, products with a rated input power of greater than or equal to 0.3W and < 15W must reduce consumption to 0.75 W. Phihong products deliver compliance at the 2005 Phase Three level of 0.30 W.
At first publication, the goals appeared to be aggressive. Many companies feared the cost impact of meeting the specification would make implementation prohibitive. Phihong set a goal to implement the requirement with little or no impact to the unit cost.
Phihong is the leading supplier of power and accessories to personal electronic OEMs supplying power, cradles, hands-free headsets, interface cables and virtually any accessory required for the personal electronic device. For more information, visit www.phihong.com.