IEC LVDC workshop opens in Jakarta
September 27, 2019
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Today, the workshop on LVDC hosted by the IEC and the BSN opens in Jakarta. The workshop provides participants with insight on LVDC, the work of the IEC in developing standards for LVDC and case studies on the introduction of LVDC in Africa and India.
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LVDC: safe and sustainable electricity for all
August 12, 2019
A recently released movie tells the story of how alternating current (AC) eventually prevailed over direct current (DC) technology. What it does not mention is that DC is making a comeback and offering new hope to the more than one billion people with no access to electricity.
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Conference will highlight impact of LVDC on lighting
August 05, 2019
One goal of the government of India is to ensure power reaches new areas, which are currently without electricity access, through renewable energies (RE), such as solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind. These RE sources mainly use low voltage direct current (LVDC).
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IEC support for the UN SDGs
July 01, 2019
IEC International Standards and Conformity Assessment Systems contribute to 16 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the United Nations in its blueprint for building a better world by 2030.
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Using LVDC for electricity access in Africa
September 24, 2018
Electricity experts have met in Côte d’Ivoire to study the use of low voltage direct current (LVDC) to increase access to electricity in rural areas. IEC ambassador Vimal Mahendru was among the IEC experts sharing their experience and technical insights.
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133 million people benefit from off-grid renewable energy
July 18, 2018
According to a new report by IRENA, off-grid renewable energy has had spectacular growth in the past decade. Capacity has tripled since 2008 and the number of people in rural communities served by off-grid renewable energy now reaches up to 133 million people.
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Opinion: Electricity for the 21st Century—for all
July 10, 2018
Take a look around you. Is there anything we can do without electricity? Be it lighting, education, healthcare, productive work of almost any kind—everything requires electricity.
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AC vs. DC 1888 – 2018
May 01, 2018
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”.
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Why low voltage direct current is the future – IEC report makes case for LVDC
September 26, 2017
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,
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LVDC Conference in Kenya is great success
May 31, 2017
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
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