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Edison, N.J., June 4, 2013 – Fuji Electric Corp. of America, a global leader in providing power solutions for original equipment manufactures in a wide range of markets, today added a 300 watt, 12VDC hot-swap power supply design that meets 80Plus Silver standard for efficiency. This power supply provides a highly efficient bulk front-end solution in a ultra slim chassis size that system designers need for compact servers and data processing applications.

Designed primarily for space-constrained critical applications requiring hot-swap, the 300 watt FH300UAD power supply has a chassis design easily applied to 1U applications. The input is applied with a front mounted standard IEC C14 connector and output connections at the opposite end with a Tyco 6450330-1. Measuring just 1.58 X 2.15 X 10 inches (40.2 x 54.5 X 260mm) multiple power supplies are used where scaleable AC-DC power is needed.

Designed to operate from any input voltage in the range 100 to 264 VAC, the FH300UAD uses active power factor correction to maximize efficiency and ensure compliance with the international EN 61000-3-2 standard for harmonic current emission. User interface for control and monitoring are achieved with I2C and PSMI protocols. A main output of 12 VDC is generated for suppling power to dc-dc converters in systems using distributive power architectures, together with a 5 VDC standby output rated at 2A for power management circuitry.

Fault condition protection include, undervoltage, overvoltage and overcurrent of the main and standby outputs, fan failure and overtemperature. The ambient operating temperature range is 0°C to 50°C with cooling by a low-noise, high quality internal fan. Designed for long term reliability applications the FH300UAD has a calculated MTBF of over 200,000 hrs.

About Fuji Electric Corp. of America
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company's products since 1970. Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. has been developing power electronics equipment since 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors; standard and custom, AC/DC and DC/DC switching power supplies; power generation equipment; AC drives; and electric vehicle charging stations. For more information please visit www.americas.fujielectric.com or follow us on Twitter @FujiElectricFEA.
 

Edison, N.J., April 16, 2013 – Fuji Electric Corp. of America has expanded its line-up of high-efficiency 48V front-end power supplies with the introduction of an innovative product for the telecommunications industry.  The FH02000DHV is the first high voltage DC input (260-400VDC)2000W power supply to possess a six-position shelf for up to 10KW of redundant power and offers unparalleled efficiency gains for telecom providers.

“The FH02000DHV is an advanced power supply product with extensive engineering behind it, and it offers efficiency gains of over 15%,” said Hiroyuki Shiina, Manager for Fuji Electric’s Power Group.  “These types of gains are critical for telecom providers who are powering 48 DC bus architectures, and both our power supply and shelf were developed with this goal in mind.”

The FH02000DHV, a 48VDC power supply providing 2000 watts from a DC input range of 260-400VDC, operates at an efficiency of 95% @ 50% load. This high efficiency is accomplished by boosting the input, providing a constant input for the phase-shift secondary circuit. Mechanically, this power supply is designed for hot-swap applications in a chassis size of 2.73”(69.5mm) wide by 4.86”(123.5mm) high by 12.65”(326.3mm) deep.

Standard design features include active current share, variable fan speed, DC output over-voltage, over-current and short–circuit protection, remote sense, remote ON/OFF, over-temperature protection, and monitoring of output current and voltage.

“We are very proud of the extensive feature list for this product,” said Mr. Shiina.  “The power supply has undergone design verification tests, and we were incredibly pleased that it received an MTBF rating of over 500,000 hours.  This type of reliability and durability is necessary for the telecom industry, and we are confident that our customers around the world will appreciate Fuji Electric’s high standards for product quality.”

The FH12000DHV-6PR power shelf can hold up to six 2000 watt power modules and can be mounted in a standard 19” rack system using the only 3U in height and 19.6” depth. Each module slot has a separate and isolated DC Input connector, with all six outputs connected to common DC bus bars. The shelf also provides a connector for monitoring each of the power module’s I2C and PSMI features.

About Fuji Electric of America:
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company’s products since 1970.  Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. has been developing power electronics equipment since 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors; standard and custom, AC/DC and DC/DC switching power supplies; power generation equipment; AC drives;  and electric vehicle charging stations.  For more information please visit www.americas.fujielectric.com  or follow us on Twitter @FujiElectricFEA.

Media Contacts:
Doretta Caprarola
Fuji Electric Marketing Manager
(201) 490-3933
dcaprarola@fecoa.fujielectric.com

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(510) 440-1060
sales@fecoa.fujielectric.com

Tokyo, Japan, February 8, 2013 – Fuji Electric has been recognized by two Japanese agencies for their outstanding achievement in energy efficiency for three of their products.  The manufacturer earned the Director’s Award by the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy ; and the Japan Machinery Federation’s President Award for Superior Energy Conserving Machinery Award.  The awards were given to Fuji Electric’s Uninterruptible Power Supply (HX Series), their Power Conditioners (PVI Series), and their vending machine (which utilizes a hybrid heat pump). 

As the global leader in power electronics technology begins their new fiscal year, the awards are an important validation for their ongoing energy conservation and efficiency efforts.  The award for the HX Series of Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) equipped with a 3-level IGBT module, and the PVI Series of power conditioners for use in mega-solar applications, demonstrate the company’s ongoing commitment to the environment. 

By employing Fuji Electric’s proprietary new 3-level IGBT module, the HX Series of UPS achieves an efficiency of 97% with 40% less power loss than conventional models. Meanwhile, the PVI series of power conditioners realizes equipment efficiency of 98.5% and reduces power loss by 76% compared to conventional models.

JMF’s President Award was given for Fuji Electric’s Can and Bottle Vending Machine model equipped with a hybrid heat pump.   By equipping this vending machine with cooling circuitry that uses an inverter compressor and a new electronic expansion valve, Fuji Electric developed a hybrid system that makes it possible to operate the heat pump internally and externally as well as in the internal compartment using a single compressor. This enables the vending machine to significantly reduce CO2 emissions over the product lifecycle.

About Fuji Electric Corp. of America
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company’s products since 1970.  Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. has been developing power electronics equipment since 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors, power supply, and power generation equipment to AC drives and electric vehicle charging stations.  For more information please visit www.americas.fujielectric.com  or follow us on Twitter @FujiElectricFEA.

 
Media Contacts:
 
Doretta Caprarola
Fuji Electric Marketing Manager
(201) 490-3933
dcaprarola@fecoa.fujielectric.com
 

EDISON, N.J.–Fuji Electric Corporation of America announced today that it will establish a corporate office in Sao Paulo, Brazil as part of its ongoing commitment to increase its business activities throughout Latin America. With a focus on Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Colombia, Fuji Electric’s South American efforts began in the 1990’s and have proven to be a profitable venture for the company. The manufacturer has earned a solid reputation for quality and reliability in industries such as Energy, Packaging, and Oil & Gas, and hopes to use their experience to expand into additional markets.

“Establishing an office in South America was an important step towards achieving our long-term goals and we are excited about the opportunities it will mean for our businesses,” says Phil Charatz, president and CEO of Fuji Electric Corp. of America. “With the sixth largest economy in the world¹ and a steadily growing GDP, Brazil was a natural choice for the location of our office. We will continue to focus on growth in this region, and other areas around Latin America, and I am extremely optimistic about Fuji Electric’s ability to thrive in this marketplace.”

Located at Rua Conselheiro Saraiva, 625, Santana, Brasil, “Fuji Electric Brazil—Equipamentos de Energia Ltda” will formally commence operations on January 1, 2013, and will be managed by locally hired staff to ensure smooth communication with domestic companies. Business Units that will lead the Latin American effort include: AC Drives; Semiconductors; HMI; Instrumentation & Control; Distribution & Control Equipment; Photoconductor; Power Generation; and Industrial Equipment.

About Fuji Electric Corp. of America

Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company’s products since 1970. Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. has been developing power electronics equipment since 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors, power supply, and power generation equipment to AC drives and electric vehicle charging stations. For more information please visit www.americas.fujielectric.com or follow us on Twitter @FujiElectricFEA

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NUREMBURG, GERMANY–(Marketwire – Nov 28, 2012) – The SmartPower Stack™ Consortium, comprised of Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI), SBE Inc., Fuji Electric Corp. of America and AgileSwitch, LLC today announced the selection of the National Instruments (NASDAQ: NATI) ("NI") Single-Board RIO General Purpose Inverter Controller (GPIC) as the integrated control system for a new 100 kilowatt intelligent power stack module. The NI GPIC features cutting-edge Xilinx field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology with 58 integrated DSP cores to deliver 40 times higher performance per dollar than traditional DSP-based control systems. The SmartPower Stack™ with NI GPIC also includes a comprehensive NI LabVIEW system design software that eliminates any need for knowledge of VHDL or Verilog programming languages and enables the development of advanced LabVIEW FPGA control algorithms in a high-fidelity desktop co-simulation environment.
 
The SmartPower Stack™ consists of SBE high-performance wound film capacitors; Fuji Electric Corp. of America industry-leading insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs); AgileSwitch cutting-edge IGBT gate drives; Methode Electronics innovative bus bar power distribution, thermal management, and ISO 9001 manufacturing assembly and test capabilities; and the industry-leading NI GPIC control system powered by LabVIEW software.
 
Through technical and business collaboration, the consortium is creating a fully-integrated SmartPower Stack™ 100 kilowatt three-phase inverter sub-system to significantly reduce the cost and risk of deploying next-generation, smart grid-ready, digital energy conversion systems. This effort represents the industry's first collaboration to bring together best-in-class technologies and graphical system design tools in a way that simultaneously reduces cost and increases performance through technology integration that spans the boundaries between each company.
 
AgileSwitch President and CEO Rob Weber said, "This collaboration of global leaders in all key technology domains will bring a new generation of power stacks to the market that enable our customers to develop the most innovative, next-generation solutions for renewable energy applications like solar, wind, electric vehicles, high efficiency drives, grid storage systems and uninterruptible power supplies."
 
SBE President and CEO Ed Sawyer commented, "This new architecture integrates our industry leading film capacitor technology with advanced gate drives, FPGA-based controls, bus bar architectures, cooling solutions, and IGBT modules. The consortium is on track to become a cost-competitive efficiency enabler for innovative companies in the smart grid, motor drive and digital energy conversion industries."
 
"We are excited to team up with other industry leaders to build the next generation of power conversion systems," said Steve Bottari, Fuji Electric's General Manager of Semiconductors. "The SmartPower Stack™ integrated design will truly showcase Fuji Electric's high-performance, high-reliability IGBTs."
 
Methode Electronics Power Solutions Group General Manager Andrew Urda added, "The combined innovation of the SmartPower Stack™ consortium companies will provide the power electronics industry with modular, high efficiency building bricks, enabling our customers to deploy next-generation solutions today."
 
National Instruments Principal Product Manager for Clean Energy Technology Brian MacCleery remarked, "National Instruments is pleased that the consortium selected the NI General Purpose Inverter Controller and LabVIEW system design tools for their integrated control system. The SmartPower Stack™ with NI GPIC will provide a standard, modular building block for the electric power industry that significantly reduces engineering cost and risk. Development teams can expect to save at least 114 person-months of engineering cost per design and complete their projects in less than half the time."
 
About Methode Electronics
Methode Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: MEI) is a global developer of custom engineered and application specific products and solutions with manufacturing, design and testing facilities in China, Germany, India, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico, the Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Methode designs manufactures and markets devices employing electrical, electronic, wireless, safety radio remote control, sensing and optical technologies to control and convey signals through sensors, interconnections and controls. Our business is managed on a segment basis, with those segments being Automotive, Interconnect, Power Products and Other. Our components are in the primary end markets of the automobile, computer, information processing and networking equipment, voice and data communication systems, consumer electronics, appliances, aerospace vehicles and industrial equipment industries. Further information can be found at Methode's website at www.methode.com.
 
About SBE Inc.
SBE Inc. is a leading developer and manufacturer of film capacitor solutions that provide a much higher degree of reliability, higher power density, and simpler cooling infrastructure in demanding applications, particularly for automotive/transportation, alternative energy, utilities, power supplies/laser and military/aerospace. Originally a Sprague Electric Plant, SBE has been manufacturing capacitors for over 50 years; producing over a billion capacitors. With the newer development of its DC Link Power Ring Film Capacitor™, SBE Inc. was recently awarded a $9.1 Million grant by the Department of Energy to build a world class facility for the manufacture of this line of capacitors used in drive train inverters for plug-in hybrid and electric drive vehicles. The company's headquarters, engineering, product development center and manufacturing operation are located in Barre, Vermont. Further information can be found at SBE's website at www.sbelectronics.com.
 
About AGILESWITCH, LLC
AgileSwitch, LLC is developing transformative technology that dramatically improves the performance and efficiency of drivers for IGBT switches. IGBTs are used in a variety of power converters including solar inverters, wind turbines, motor drives, UPS, industrial machines, HEV, traction and power distribution. Power converters have been incrementally improved over recent decades and have reached the point where a large effort is needed to achieve a small gain in performance or efficiency. The Company's technologies can help significantly cut power loss in some applications and provide substantial performance benefits in powering most electronic equipment. The Company's technologies are specifically targeted toward converters for systems focused on renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, smart grid, HEV) as well as other mission critical applications (e.g. traction, UPS). AgileSwitch is supported by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Further information can be found at AgileSwitch's website at www.AgileSwitch.com.
 
About FUJI ELECTRIC CORP. OF AMERICA
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company's products since 1970. Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. has been developing power electronics equipment since 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors, power supply, and power generation equipment to AC drives and electric vehicle charging stations. For more information please visit www.americas.fujielectric.com.
 
About National Instruments
Since 1976, National Instruments (www.ni.com) has equipped engineers and scientists with tools that accelerate productivity, innovation and discovery. NI's graphical system design approach to engineering provides an integrated software and hardware platform that speeds the development of any system needing measurement and control. The company's long-term vision and focus on improving society through its technology supports the success of its customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders.
 
   
Contact Information
 
Methode Electronics, Inc.
Cecilia Ostberg
Marketing Program Manager
Tel: 708-457-3286
Email: costberg@methode.com
 
SBE Inc.
Christine Sawyer
Director of Marketing
Tel: 802-476-4146
Email: christines@sbelectronics.com
 
AgileSwitch, LLC
Rob Weber
CEO
Tel: 610-889-2255
Email: rweber@AgileSwitch.com
 
Fuji Electric Corp. of America
Doretta Caprarola
Marketing Manager
Tel: 201-490-3933
 
National Instruments
Julia Betts
Corporate Communications Manager
Tel: 512-683-8165
Email: pr@ni.com

Tokyo, Japan, July 3, 2012 – Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. announced today that its subsidiary, Fuji Electric Retail Systems Co., Ltd. has developed a new “night-shift” type of vending machine designed to save energy during peak electricity demand. The new vending machine has been developed in collaboration with Coca-Cola® (Japan) Co., Ltd.  as part of the “Apollo” ultra-energy-saving vending machine development project.

In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake that struck in 2011, Japan’s business environment has seen an increased demand for vending machines that consume power more efficiently.  In response this growing demand, the Apollo joint-development project was undertaken with the goal of helping to reduce electricity consumption during peak electricity usage hours by developing more energy-efficient vending machines.  Fuji Electric has stated that this project is one example of their ongoing effort to remain committed to responding to public demands and society’s needs.

Since demand for electricity generally peaks in the daytime, this new peak-shift type of vending machine uses electricity for refrigeration during the nighttime, when electricity demand is comparatively low, thereby significantly reducing power consumption during the day. Refrigeration is performed entirely during the night and then maintained through a highly advanced insulation technology that employs vacuum insulation materials, as well as a thermal-storage technology that enables efficient electricity usage in the daytime. This allows the vending machine to provide cold beverages for an entire day without consuming any electricity for refrigeration during that peak energy-demand time.
 
The vending machine’s performance will be verified, and its peak-shift nighttime refrigeration functions exposed to a maximum test scenario in a field test conducted in Kumagaya City in Saitama Prefecture and Tajimi City in Gifu Prefecture, the hottest regions in Japan beginning mid- July 2012.
 
About Fuji Electric Corp. of America
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company’s products since 1970.  Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. has been developing power electronics equipment since 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors, photoconductors, and radiation detection equipment to AC drives and electric vehicle charging stations.  For more information please visit www.americas.fujielectric.com  
 
Media Contacts:
 
Doretta Caprarola
Fuji Electric Marketing Manager
(201) 490-3933
dcaprarola@fecoa.fujielectric.com

Tokyo, Japan, July 3, 2012 –  Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., announced today that it has implemented a new brand statement, “Innovating Energy Technology”, which reflects the company’s ongoing pursuit of innovation in electric and thermal energy technology.  The new brand statement replaces Fuji Electric’s “e-Front Runners” motto as it more closely aligns with their status as a leading solutions provider to its customers in the many industries it serves.

“Fuji Electric’s new brand statement clearly expresses the broad scope of our product offerings, and the value we provide our customers,” says Thomas Bopp, General Manager of Marketing for Fuji Electric America.  “We will continue to grow our business here in the Americas and abroad through our tireless pursuit of innovative energy technologies.”

This announcement follows the company’s reorganization from a pure holdings company structure in April 2011 to its newly formed Fuji Electric Co, Ltd, and is reflective of the manufacturer’s global outlook.  With nearly 90 years of manufacturing experience and 25,000 employees worldwide, the $8 billion company continues to expand its reach into new markets around the world.

About Fuji Electric Corp. of America
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company’s products since 1970.  Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. has been developing power electronics equipment since 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors, photoconductors, and radiation detection equipment to AC drives and electric vehicle charging stations.  For more information please visit www.americas.fujielectric.com

Media Contacts:

Doretta Caprarola
Fuji Electric Marketing Manager
(201) 490-3933
dcaprarola@fecoa.fujielectric.com

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 Tokyo, Japan, June 18, 2012 – Manufacturer Chosen for Project in People’s Republic of China

Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., announced that it has received orders from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., for electrical door systems for the Macau Light Rapid Transit (Macau LRT) system, planned for construction by the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SARG) of the People's Republic of China.

As the growing population of Macau leads to greater suburbanization, the government is planning to develop new means of transportation to connect the city center with suburban areas. The Macau LRT will be a new transportation line connecting the northern part of the Macau Peninsula with the island of Taipa and will comprise a total length of 20 kilometers. Operations are scheduled to commence in April 2015.

Over a period of about one year, beginning from the autumn of 2012, Fuji Electric plans to deliver a total of 440 door systems for a driverless and rubber-tired automated people mover (APM) for Macau LRT.  Fuji Electric develops and manufactures door systems that achieve highly intelligent control over door operations based on the Company’s proprietary power electronics technologies and electric motor drive method. The door systems satisfy the strict safety requirements for railway operations.

Since the Macau LRT will run on elevated tracks, the weight of the train cars, including all equipment, is required to be designed as light as the designed limit. Due to this requirement, Fuji Electric has reduced the weight of the door systems by about 30% compared to its previous model.  To provide certified railway-related products, Fuji Electric is planning to acquire Safety Integrity Level (SIL) certification applicable for railways. The design and development of product safety functions in relation to these standards are audited by independent certification organizations. Accordingly, Fuji Electric is aiming to manufacture and supply products with an even higher level of safety.
 
About Fuji Electric Corp. of America
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company’s products since 1970.  Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. has been developing power electronics equipment since 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors, photoconductors, and radiation detection equipment to AC drives and electric vehicle charging stations.  For more information please visit www.americas.fujielectric.com  
 
Media Contacts:
 
Doretta Caprarola
Fuji Electric Marketing Manager
(201) 490-3933
dcaprarola@fecoa.fujielectric.com
 
 
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Tokyo, Japan, June 1, 2012 – Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., announced today that it has developed EasyPIM^TM insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules^*1 fitted with 6th-generation IGBT chips and plans to commence a sales release of this new product lineup.  EasyPIM^TM modules are used in equipment such as general-purpose inverters equipped in industrial-use air conditioners. The modules can enable machinery to be made smaller and reduce energy consumption.

Fuji Electric has expanded its product lineup in order to increase compatibility with products made by Infineon Technologies AG, a major power semiconductor company in Germany, and is marketing them worldwide.  (^*1EasyPIM^TM is a trademark of Infineon Technologies AG, Germany).  Fitted with 6th-generation IGBT chips, the modules help enable miniaturization^*2 of machinery and achieve low power loss. ^*3.  The modules are designed with two types of pins—press fit pins (used in a method for attaching pins to substrates by applying pressure, not using solder) and solder pins (for compatibility with various kinds of substrates). The size is 25% smaller than previous Fuji Electric models, and the power loss is 20% less than previous Fuji Electric models.
 

Overview of the EasyPIM^TM lineup

   
About Fuji Electric Corp. of America
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company’s products since 1970.  Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. has been developing power electronics equipment since 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors, photoconductors, and radiation detection equipment to AC drives and electric vehicle charging stations.  For more information please visit www.americas.fujielectric.com  
 

 
Media Contact:

Doretta Caprarola
Marketing Manager, Fuji Electric Co. of America
(201) 490-3933
dcaprarola@fecoa.fujielectric.com

Tokyo, Japan, May 18, 2012 – Nine Japanese companies – Shimizu Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Sharp Corporation, Meidensha Corporation, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. – launched a demonstration study for the Albuquerque Business District Smart Grid Demonstration Project (hereafter “the Project”) consigned to them by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), to be carried out as part of its Japan-U.S. Collaborative Smart Grid Demonstration Project. The demonstration study will continue for two years, ending in March 2014. An opening ceremony for the demonstration facility took place in Albuquerque to mark the occasion, the many attendees including officials of New Mexico and the city of Albuquerque, the NEDO chairman, and presidents and executives of the nine participating Japanese companies.
 
The Project demonstration study will be conducted using an existing three-story commercial building with approximately 7,000 square meters (m2) in total floor space and an electric power load near 400 kilowatts (kW). A micro grid (to supply power from the demand side) will be installed in the building from power sources consisting of a 50kW photovoltaic (PV) power generation system, a 240kW gas-engine generator, 80kW fuel cells and a 90kW battery system. By controlling each of these power generation systems, the demonstration study will (1) perform demand and supply adjustment within the building based on requests from a commercial electric utility supplier※, (2) operate the power generation systems according to energy and heat demand within the building itself, and (3) compensate for power output fluctuations in the PV power generation system of the regional utility company.
 
Project participants from the U.S. side will include this regional utility firm – Public Service Company of New Mexico – as well as Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and the University of New Mexico. Their involvement will enable a collaborative smart grid demonstration encompassing cooperation between the utility and demand sides. In addition, Accenture and Itochu Corporation will respectively undertake Project data management and demonstration site management support.
 
The nine participating Japanese companies signed a project implementation agreement with NEDO in August 2010. By September 2011, they had completed the design and manufacture of the Project’s various power sources, heat source equipment and control system. Between October 2011 and April 2012, they transported, installed and adjusted the equipment at the building site.
 
Note: Management of the gas engine, fuel cells, battery and air-conditioning system (demand response) will be carried out according to anticipated requests from the utility company based on its power demand estimates.
 
Roles of the Nine Japanese Companies Participating in the Project
Shimizu Corporation : Design and establishment of overall micro grid system, building energy management system (BEMS) and heat storage air-conditioning system; management and verification of entire system
Toshiba Corporation : Design, establishment and performance verification of smart grid’s energy management system (utility side)
Sharp Corporation : Design, procurement and performance verification of photovoltaic power generation system
Meidensha Corporation : Design, procurement and performance verification of power control system (PCS) for photovoltaic power generation
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. : Design, establishment and performance verification of distributed power source management method
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. : Design, manufacture and performance verification of gas-engine power generator and its control system
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. : Design, procurement and performance verification of fuel cells
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. : Design, procurement and performance verification of battery management system
The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. : Design, procurement and performance verification of battery
 
 
Outline of commercial building used for the Project
Name : Mesa del Sol Aperture Center
Location : Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Owner : Mesa del Sol (master-planned community)
Scale : Site area: 15,000m2, building area: 2,500m2, total floor area: 7,000m2 (three stories)
 
Configuration of micro grid power system
Photovoltaic power generation system ：50kW
Gas-engine generator ：240kW
Fuel cells ：80kW
Battery ：90kW(160kWh)
 
About Fuji Electric Corp. of America and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
Fuji Electric Corp. of America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., and has been responsible for sales and distribution of the company’s products since 1970.  Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. has been developing power electronics equipment since 1923, and is a global leader in industrial products ranging from semiconductors, power supply, and power generation equipment to AC drives and electric vehicle charging stations.  For more information visit www.americas.fujielectric.com
 

Media Contacts:
 
Thomas Bopp
Fuji Electric
General Manager, Marketing
(201) 490-3908
tbopp@fecoa.fujielectric.com
 
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