Company MEAN WELL

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MEAN WELL - The leading switching power supply manufacturer in the world. Taiwan, China.

Founded in 1982, MEAN WELL is one of the world's few manufacturers dedicated to standard power supply products. MEAN WELL specializes in design, manufacturing and marketing of AC-DC switching power supplies, DC-DC converters, DC-AC inverters, and adapters/battery chargers for global markets. It is ranked the 4th in global power supply (DC output) makers according to a report by Micro Technology released in March, 2021. 99% of MEAN WELL sales are of standard power supply products sold under...

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MEAN WELL has a new update entry:

MEAN WELL Launches XLG-DA2 Series 50W~320W DALI-2 Digital Dimming LED Drivers

MEAN WELL's XLG series complied with the latest safety standards and isolated dimming design, covered both constant current and constant voltage applications. The series can be used with general constant current luminaires such as street light, floodlight, bay light or general 12V/24V/48V constant voltage LED strips for lighting applications. It not only conforms to the independent control gear design, provides IP67 waterproof and 3-in-1 dimming functions; it has also been added the DALI-2...

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MEAN WELL has a new update entry:

MEAN WELL Launches 100W-600W Enclosed Type Power Supply with 200% Peak Power

MEAN WELL also continues to develop new products to provide more standardized power supplies to serve global customers and various industrial applications. The biggest difference between the newly-launched LRS-100/200/350/600 N2 series and the previous LRS is providing instant 200% hashtag#peakpower for up to 5 seconds, which reduces the issues when matching with various instantaneous high currents during startup applications.

Customers don't need to buy higher wattage, simply use it with...

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[Industry Updates]

MEAN WELL has a new update entry:

MEAN WELL Launches XLN and XLC Series Compact Size LED Drivers

The new generation XLN and XLC series are plastic housing LED drivers of MEAN WELL, they are designed with double insulation and class II/2 for general indoor lighting or commercial luminaires. Some key features include compact size, constant voltage and constant current output, multiple dimming functions, outlet with wiring type or terminal type...etc. The series are designed with the concept of standard LED power supply and multi-purpose for customer selection, satisfying general needs of...

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MEAN WELL has a new update entry:

MEAN WELL Launches XLN/XLC Series 25W/40W/60W Intelligent LED Power Supply

The LED lighting is a mature industry, with advancements in lumens per watt and integration of intelligent dimming applications. Various countries have also established detailed safety regulations and energy saving efficiency regulations to ensure user safety and energy saving. MEAN WELL's latest LED power supply, XLN/XLC series, provides the most complete safety certification and dimming functionalities. By combining with luminaire designs that meet high luminous efficiency and safety...

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[Horizon]

At MEAN WELL, we are dedicated to supporting the Sustainable Development Goals. Our advanced green technology solutions, like the BIC series, are crucial in this mission. The BIC-2200 is the best 'off the shelf' bidirectional power supply with a 2200W output.

In recent years, green energy and sustainability have become global trends in which batteries play a vital role. As battery specifications and requirements increase, applications as small as portable handheld devices and as large as electric buses, charging and discharging devices and systems, DC residential systems (“DC House”), distributed grids, and Vehicle to Grid (V2G) are on the rise. According to research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the demand for batteries is expected to grow by several times in the next 10 years (note 1), causing the scale of battery manufacture to increase concomitantly by several times, as well as significant demand for equipment.

Throughout the entire process of battery production, from the beginning of electrode production, then the coating to the time of shipment, part of the process requires charging and discharging the batteries to ensure their proper functioning and efficiency. The procedures which result in the largest power consumption during battery production are “formation” and “Aging and grading”. As for formation, it is a crucial process that directly affects the quality of battery produced. In the past, battery manufacturers had to use one AC to DC converter for formation, and another DC to AC inverter to achieve both the Formation and Grading processes. Using 2 devices not only occupies a large space, but the overall costs cannot be effectively reduced, not to mention more components lead to more maintenance costs and lower reliability.

In this regard, MEAN WELL announces its new BIC-2200 series. This is the first bidirectional power supply with an energy recycle function that aims to replace the 2 units ordinarily used in the battery manufacturing process with a single BIC-2200 unit. The BIC-2200 can not only deliver AC power to the DC, but when the DC needs to be discharged, it also converts the DC energy back to the AC grid for use by surrounding equipment in the plant. In addition, the timing of discharging can also be programmed to achieve peak-shaving and valley-filling, reducing electricity costs during the charging process. Adopting the BIC-2200 series can greatly increase the energy utilization rate and achieve the advantage of reducing the construction and production cost.

In order to meet safety requirements around the world, and improve safety in its use, the BIC-2200 series is fully certified, including CE, UL, TUV and CB 62368-1 certification. Most importantly, the energy recycle function is designed in accordance with the IEC 62477-1 regulation. The BIC-2200 series, which adopts a fully digital design, optimizes the operation through digital control, so that its two-way conversion efficiency is as high as 93%, which reduces the loss of energy conversion. Customers can also choose models that support CAN Bus communication protocol, which is in line with trending power management and smart factories. In addition to these advantages, the BIC-2200 series can be quickly switched in less than 1ms during AC-to-DC and DC-to-AC two-way conversion to respond to various process changes. Moreover, to allow customers to flexibly increase or decrease the load, the BIC-2200 series can be operated 5 units in parallel (total power up to 11000W), which not only improves the flexibility of the production, but also meets the need of different scales of production. Choosing the BIC-2200 series not only reduces construction, production, and maintenance costs, but also reduces the carbon emissions of power plants. In the future, production facilities using the BIC-2200 series can accomplish the mission of providing green products and achieve the ultimate goal of sustainable operations.

Let us examine how the BIC series can revolutionize energy recycling and power conversion, constructing a greener future.