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May 16, 2009
CE certifications for Key ESLS building blocks
Key ESLS products to be supplied by Systel's OEM partners are now certified for the European and other related market with full CE standards certification for the ESLSb ballast series, the MNS (Multi Network Sensor) and WCU (Wall Control Unit).

certifications:
EN 60730-1,
EMC tests,
EN 61347-1 & EN 61347-2-3

May 7, 2009
Systel exhibited at LightFair 09 outstanding new ESLS capabilities

At the annual Lightfair, the largest annual show in the industry. This year the Lightfair was held at the Javits Center in New York, where Systel introduced expanded capabilities of the ESLS (Energy Saving Lighting System) including the LCP - Lighting Control Panel with embedded power metering. Systel's ESLS devices were enthusiastically received by key players in the lighting industry, including representatives of leading lighting companies who have been following the progress of the IDC2000 ICs and their applications.
They expressed how impressed they were with the outstanding operation of the system working at the booth.

In the photo: The Lighting Control Panel (LCP), a building block of the ESLS with "free-cost" embedded power metering (3% accuracy) capability. This new feature, provides, in addition to the total breaker panel metering, real-time monitoring of each separate lighting branch for wise automated power consumption and demand control, as well as optimization of the programmed load shedding scenes. The working building blocks of the ESLS lighting control system shown at the exhibition included also: ESLSb dimmable addressable two channel ballasts, operating T5, T8 and CFL lamps; the Multiple Network Sensor (MNS) unit with its new added capability allowing the user to operate the system via an infrared handheld device, instead of using a dedicated wall control, and the daylight harvesting system with its self-calibrating closed loop lighting sensor.
May 5, 2009
Introduction of New ESLS Capabilities at LIGHTFAIR 2009
LIGHTFAIR, May 5-7, Javits center New York. Systel is to introduce expanding capabilities of the ESLS (Energy Saving Lighting System) based on power line communication. Systel will unveil a number of exceptional new solutions and additional implementations of the ESLS based on the company IPs and its IDC2000 SOC power controller family. Live demonstrations of the ESLS building blocks (Lighting Control Panel, ESLSb ballasts, Wall Control and Multi-Network Sensor units), manufactured by the company's OEM partners, will be shown at LightFair.

Systel is introducing the:
   » ESLS Lighting Control Panel (LCP) with embedded metering capability
   » a Multiple Network Sensor (MNS) device integrated with infrared remote
      handheld control interface
   » Multichannel Power Line Controlled Dimmable Ballast - ESLSb series designs
      with standards certification for T5, T8 and CFL lamps

Read the LFI09 Press Release and the invitation letter to Systel's booth #130
Key ESLS Patents granted by USPTO:

» April 6, 2009
Notice of Allowance for the key patent of the ESLS architecture, patent application 11/367,351 for Systel's method for multi-branch building control system, lighting & others based on power line communication, was received from the United States Patent & Trademark Office.

» March 2, 2009
Notice of Allowance for the patent application 11/764,202 "Digital Phase Lock Loop Module (DPLL)" was received from the United States Patent & Trademark Office.
February 4, 2009 ESLS Alliance in the UK
Walters Group and Systel announce Strategic Partnership
London, Walters Group, a major UK ISO9001 Electronic Manufacturing Services organization, and Systel Development and Industries Ltd, a pioneer in digital power management technology, announced that they have formed an alliance to introduce Systel's Energy Saving Lighting Systems (ESLS) to the UK market place.
The Alliance is targeted to provide the entire UK market with ESLS components at the highest level of quality assurance. The Alliance will also provide services including training, support and maintenance to both system integrators and future clients.
For more information: ESLS Alliance in UK Press Release

February 3-4, 2009, LONDON
Systel launched the ESLS (Energy Saving Lighting System) in the UK to an extremely warm reception at the ACI Conference on Energy Efficiency for Commercial Buildings held at the May Fair Hotel, Mayfair. Systel was the sole exhibitor with a building energy management system. The ESLS, based on Systel's power line communication, is the world's lowest cost system
providing energy savings up to 70% and above,
with its patented leading edge technology.
For more information: ACI Conference on Energy Efficiency for Commercial Buildings

June 6, 2008
FIRST STAGE BETA SITE IN NYC
Systel installed a first stage ESLS beta site in Manhattan. A press release will be available shortly. The ESLS, an application based on Systel's IDC2000 IC family, is a breakthrough open platform for energy saving building control with powerline communication.

The ESLS Beta Site, located in the Chanin Building (10th Floor), 122 East 42nd Street, New York City, utilizes dimmable powerline communication ballasts, wall controls and multiple network self-calibrated daylight harvesting and occupancy sensors, provided by Systel's OEM partners. This system allows control from remote sites down to each element of the network (e.g. lamp, thermostat, etc.). This installation is one of a series of ESLS beta sites to be deployed in various configurations in several international locations, as pilot trial sites, showcasing the system's unique properties to achieve maximum savings and load shedding capabilities.
For more information: ESLS Beta Site and ESLS Commercial Advantages and Technical Overview presntations.
To visit the ESLS Beta Site please contact esls@systelpower.com

LIGHTFAIR May 28-30, 2008, Las Vegas Convention Center
Systel exhibited the building blocks of our ESLS open system platform for building energy savings lighting control
   » based on our IDC2000 digital controller family and its
     embedded PLC communication
   » including the daylight harvesting function combined with
     occupancy sensors
   » showing capability to implement all savings strategies and smart load shedding
   » system components supplied by our OEM partners
   » 2 years payback solution

Read the ESLS Launch Press Release

For additional details about the ESLS see the ESLS Beta Sites & the ESLS introduction and Commercial advantages presentations.
ESLS open platform pre-launch at Light+Building 2008
Booth : A60, Hall 4.0
April 6 to 11, 2008
Frankfurt am Main

A Systel OEM partner exhibited its ESLS open platform based system including ballast, WCU, MNS and IR remote control at Light+Building 2008
January 27, 2008
Systel submitted USA Patent Application 12/020,552 "DC to AC Inverter with Variable Dead Time using Digital Power Controller for Discharge Devices and the Like"
Nov. 12, 2007
The US PTO issued a notice of allowance for patent application 10/939,722 "Electronic Power Controller for Gas Discharge Devices with dynamic dead time"
Sept. 26, 2007
Systel was invited by the CIECC, a Chinese government agency, to join an Israeli delegation to China to strengthen cooperation with Chinese companies.
June 17, 2007
Power Systems Design Europe is the leading European publication focused exclusively on the technical needs of power electronics engineering professionals.
Its June 2007 edition featured Systel technology as part of its special report on PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Europe 2007 International Exhibition and Conference in an article entitled "Systel's Digital Control Makes Lighting Control Simple".
Read the article.
April 21, 2007
"Highlight", the leading German lighting industry magazine, reports in its latest March/April 2007 edition about the IDC2000 IC family Lighting Evaluation Kit availability and the capabilities of the IDC2000 technology.
In addition, the magazine was mailed out with Systel's supplementary flyer entitled "A Novel Family of Power Management ICs based on Digital Technology for Lighting and Building Control Applications" as well as with a CD with Systel's PDK-L3 design tool for fluorescent lighting ballast and wall control for lighting building control.
Read the translation.
May, 2007
Systel participated in Lightfair International 2007 at the Javits Convention Center in New York, May 8-10. Systel will show the Lighting Evaluation Kit (LEK) of the IDC2000 IC family for lighting and building control systems including demonstrations of fluorescent multi-channel electronic ballast and power line communication wall control applications working with the IDC2000 devices.
Read the Press Release.

April 4, 2007
Now available! the PDK-L-3.1, a software design tool for configuring the IDC2000 IC family. This PDK version for lighting is intended for all types of fluorescent lamp electronic ballast applications. more...

April 2, 2007
User Manual of the Lighting Evaluation Kit (SYLEK-FL-01-120/230) for fluorescent lamp electronic ballast applications based on the IDC2000 IC family is now available. more...

February 21, 2007
The UK Patent Office grants Systel Patent Number 2424504 for its multi channel electronic ballast topologies, for single multi-lamp and multi-fixture applications, enabling plurality of gas discharge, LEDs or other types of lamps to be driven each one or a group of them in parallel and independently.