Ansoft and Institute of Solar Energy Technology Team to Provide New Model Library for Alternative Power System Design.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2003 Ansoft Corporation (Nasdaq:ANST ANST Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training ANST After Negative Skin Test ), in cooperation with the Institute of Solar Energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. Technology (ISET), has released a new model library to help engineers design and optimize alternative and hybrid energy systems. ISET, a leading German research institution in the field of alternative power, developed the model library to enhance the use of SIMPLORER, Ansoft's multi-domain system simulation software, in the design of commercial alternative energy systems. The library significantly reduces engineering costs and improves overall system performance. "We have successfully used SIMPLORER for several years in the design of power applications. ISET's expertise in the design of highly efficient conventional and alternative power systems is now available in a compact, fast and easy-to-use library for SIMPLORER," said Peter Caselitz, Head of the Energy Conversion and Control Engineering Division at ISET. "We are excited about this collaborative effort and the opportunity to make our design knowledge available to a broad range of engineers worldwide." The library includes: -- Generators - photovoltaic modules, wind energy converters, fuel cells and combustion generator sets -- Loads - electrical machines, pumps and electrolysers for electrochemical electrochemical /elec·tro·chem·i·cal/ (-kem´i-k'l) pertaining to interaction or interconversion of chemical and electrical energies. e·lec·tro·chem·i·cal adj. hydrogen production -- Storages - battery systems, super-capacitors, flywheel storages and pressurized pres·sur·ize tr.v. pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing, pres·sur·iz·es 1. To maintain normal air pressure in (an enclosure, as an aircraft or submarine). 2. gas bottles -- Energy conditioning units - inverters, DC/DC converters and battery charge regulators About ISET Founded in 1988, the Institute of Solar Energy Technology (ISET) is engaged in application-oriented research and development of renewable energies and decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. energy-supply technology. With locations in Kassel and Hanau, Germany, ISET specializes in electrical engineering and systems technology, focusing on the areas of wind energy, hydropower hy·dro·pow·er n. Hydroelectric power. , photovoltaics, electrochemical storages and the use of biomass for energy production. To learn more, visit www.iset.de. About Ansoft Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic design automation (EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. ) software. Engineers use Ansoft software to design state-of-the-art products, such as electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). components and systems, hybrid-electric vehicles, drive-by-wire systems, power electronics, fuel-cell technology, wireless products, integrated circuits (ICs) and printed circuit boards (PCBs). Ansoft markets its software worldwide through its own direct sales force and has comprehensive customer-support and training offices throughout North America, Asia and Europe. To learn more, please visit www.ansoft.com. |
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