Clear Skies Certifies Magnetek Aurora(TM) Wind Inverters
Magnetek, Inc. (NYSE:MAG) today announced that its Aurora 3.6-kilowatt (kW) power inverters have been certified by Clear Skies – UK (Product Code: WTI 9020). Clear Skies’ certification assures customers that Magnetek’s latest clean-energy system meets stringent United Kingdom requirements for quality, reliability, compliance with UK interconnection standards and, most importantly, optimum transformerless energy harvesting efficiency (in excess of 96%).
Just introduced at the Wind Energy International Trade Fair in Hamburg, Germany, the Aurora 3.6 kW wind power inverter offers many benefits to wind turbine builders, installers and ultimately, end users. Its revolutionary digital switching technology includes silicon carbide diodes, CoolMOS(TM) and Insulated Gate Bi-polar Transistors (IGBTs), resulting in low switching losses and, thus, highly efficient power conversion.
The Aurora wind inverter’s most notable feature is Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), which enables it to optimize energy harvested from wind turbines. By means of proprietary MPPT circuitry and software, Aurora can be programmed to increase the energy extracted from the wind power curve (50-600 volts DC) in virtually any wind power system on the market today. MPPT thereby allows wind turbine manufacturers to upgrade their existing wind power systems to achieve the most efficient energy conversion possible.
Other Aurora features include a Wind Interface Box, designed to operate only with the Aurora wind inverters, that provides diversion load control and wind speed feedback. In addition, there is an integral RS485 communication link, as well as an optional RS232 converter that comes with free software for remote monitoring.
Magnetek is now in the process of obtaining additional certifications, including UL-1741 listing for connectivity to the utility grid in the United States, expected by the end of May 2006.
Based in Chatsworth, California and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Magnetek, Inc. designs and builds digital power products and systems for applications ranging from telecom to alternative energy, wherein energy efficiency and reliability are paramount. The Company operates manufacturing and research facilities worldwide and reported total revenue of $242 million for its 2005 fiscal year, ended July 3, 2005.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the Company’s expectations regarding sales of and markets for its products and services, such as power conditioners for alternative energy sources such as wind turbine generators. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which cannot be predicted or quantified and are beyond the Company’s control. Future events and actual results may differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying these forward-looking statements. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations are described in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.