One hundred and 30 years ago, on 1st May 1888, Nikola Tesla obtained patent number 382,280 for the “electrical transmission of power”. Not only is it the patent for which Tesla is best remembered, but also was a key episode in the so-called “war of the currents”.

Geneva, Switzerland, 2017-09-26 – Many devices and appliances we use today operate with low voltage direct current (LVDC), including LED lighting, IT equipment, electric vehicles and all devices containing batteries, to name a few. More recently, the use of DC motors in refrigerators,

IEC and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) hosted the first ever low voltage direct current (LVDC) Conference for Sustainable Electricity Access, in Nairobi on May 22-23, 2017. Over 170 participants from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin and North America attended the event. Bringing ligh