TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that its No-fuse Switch for HVDC (high-voltage direct current), which incorporates power-switching technology, has won a 2015 R&D 100 award from R&D Magazine. This is Mitsubishi Electric’s 25th R&D 100 Awards. The awards, commonly known as the “Oscars of Invention,” underline Mitsubishi Electric’s continuing status as a global leader in industrial innovation.
The awards ceremony took place at Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on November 13.
The switch, the most compact switch of its type, incorporates
proprietary ARC SWEEPER® DC-power interrupting technology to
achieve superior safety in HVDC equipment and facilities, such as solar
power plants. The switch has a high breaking capacity to quickly shut
off arc discharge in open power circuits, regardless of electrical
polarity. Also, the switch’s operating life is extended significantly by
its permanent magnets’ resistance to demagnetization.
Mitsubishi
Electric’s award-winning No-fuse Switch for HVDC helps to prevent
accidents due to incorrect wiring. It is suitable for use in equipment
such as batteries in which the current direction changes. The switch’s
long life contributes to increased safety in HVDC systems.
About the R&D 100 Awards
The
R&D 100 Awards recognize the top technology products of the year. Past
winners have included sophisticated testing equipment, innovative new
materials, chemistry breakthroughs, biomedical products, consumer items
and high-energy physics. The Awards span industry, academia and
government-sponsored research. Established in 1963, the program
initially was named the I-R 100s in keeping with the original name of
the sponsoring magazine, Industrial Research. In the first year, winners
were picked by a panel of outside judges selected by the publisher and
editor. No entries were required, and only U.S. companies could win. A
formal entry procedure was established in 1964 and final judging was
performed by the magazine's editors, with the advice of outside experts.
The first non-U.S. winners came along in 1965.
Patents
Pending patents for the
technology announced in this news release number five in Japan and two
abroad in seven countries.
About Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
With
over 90 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality
products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) is a recognized
world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and
electronic equipment used in information processing and communications,
space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics,
industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment.
Embracing the spirit of its corporate statement, Changes for the Better,
and its environmental statement, Eco Changes, Mitsubishi Electric
endeavors to be a global, leading green company, enriching society with
technology. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 4,323.0
billion yen (US$ 36.0 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.
For more information visit:
http://www.MitsubishiElectric.com
*At
an exchange rate of 120 yen to the US dollar, the rate given by the
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market on March 31, 2015
ARC SWEEPER is a registered trademark of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.