What is 80 PLUS®

80 PLUS is an innovative, electric utility-funded incentive program to integrate more energy-efficient power supplies into desktop computers and servers.

Participating utilities and energy efficiency organizations across North America have contributed over $5 million of incentives to help the computer industry transition to 80 PLUS certified power supplies.

To date over twenty power supply manufacturers have submitted product for certification and a number of computer manufacturers are selling qualified computers.

Additionally, large commercial and institutional consumers are specifying 80 PLUS in their procurement policies at increasing rates.

What are Power Supplies?

Power supplies are the devices that power computers and servers. They convert AC power from electric utilities into DC power used in most electronics.

What is the 80 PLUS specification?

The 80 PLUS performance specification requires power supplies in computers and servers to be 80% or greater energy efficient at 20%, 50% and 100% of rated load with a true power factor of 0.9 or greater. This makes an 80 PLUS certified power supply substantially more efficient than current power supplies and creates a unique market differentiation opportunity for power supply and computer manufacturers.

Ninety percent of computers on the market meet the current ENERGY STAR® specifications, which were last revised in July 2000. The EPA has finalized updated performance requirements that include 80 PLUS efficiency levels.
The updated ENERGY STAR Computer Specification (Version 4.0) will go into effect on July 20, 2007.

Seanix 80 PLUS Power Supplies with PFC (Power Factor Correction)

Seanix uses power supplies with Active Power Factor Correction (PFC). PFC is a technique of counteracting the undesirable effects of low power factor. Power supplies with low-power-factor loads increase losses in a power distribution system and result in increased energy costs. Power factor correction improve the stability and efficiency of the power supply over the transmission network and help reduce the electrical costs charged by Utility Companies.

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