[Boatanchors] Wall Warts and Switcher Power Supplies

[Bry Carling]

One of the largest consumers of energy in many homes is the cable tv converter. when turned off, they consume quite a lot of power. But a reboot takes about 15 minutes.


Jim Wilhite <w5jo at brightok.net> wrote:

>This sounds like a PhD dissertation put into practice.  My local
>utility 
>sees the same amount of consumption at about 5 years ago, in other
>words, 
>not much has changed.
>
>Save me from theoretical types and give me practical people.
>
>Jim
>W5JO
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>
>   Some studies estimate that US households were wasting $3.5B
>> annually, or a continuous consumption of 70-125 watts by the 20-25 
>> transformer-type wall-warts plugged in at the average house.  The
>standby 
>> power consumption goal for new generation power supplies was set at
>1% by 
>> 2010 and 1/2% by 2013 ("One Watt Initiative").
>>
>
>> Energy Star research shows the average breakout of usage is 73%
>Active, 
>> 24% Standby, and 3% Sleep.    So if you apply the appropriate
>improvement 
>> in efficiency it comes up as a Big Deal. 
>
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regards,
Bry Carling

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