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ARPA-E awards $35M to 12 new projects to support medium-voltage devices for grid, industry and transportation

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Drexel University aims to design a significantly more efficient, fast, low-cost, compact, and reliable circuit breaker for medium-voltage direct-current (MVDC) power system. Eaton Corporation, DC Wide Bandgap Static Circuit Breaker – $3,760,000.

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Ford MyEnergi Lifestyle collaboration to demonstrate integration of home appliance technology, plug-in vehicle and renewable energy source; Georgia Tech model predicts 60% cut in home energy costs

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The Ford-led MyEnergi Lifestyle collaboration includes Eaton, SunPower and Whirlpool. Key factors driving MyEnergi Lifestyle include: Electric vehicles, like the all-new Ford C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, are more efficient and can charge during the low-cost electricity hours.

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ARPA-E awards $30M to 21 projects advance new class of high-performance power converters

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Eaton Corporation. Eaton Corporation and its project team will develop and validate a wireless-power-based computer server supply that enables distribution of medium voltage (AC or DC) throughout a data center and converts it to the 48 VDC used by computer servers. Georgia Institute of Technology. 1,988,270.

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