Electric.ie March/April 2020

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 53 Industry News well as material costs. The use of conductors made of lighter and more cost-efficient aluminum instead of copper lowers material costs as well. “It’s expected that by 2020 as many as 50 billion devices will be connected to the Internet of Things. If you imagine 50 billion smartphones stacked on top of each other, this device tower would almost reach to the moon. Because of this enormous amount of data, the energy demand of data centres will continue to rise in the years to come. This will make efficient power distribution more critical than ever. Our solution is designed to meet the needs of the data centres of tomorrow. LData transmits currents up to 2,500 A and can thereby transfer higher volumes of electrical energy. Through choosing larger conductor cross-sections, energy loss during transmission can be optimized at the same time. Furthermore, the powerline technology allows operators to make energy consumption transparent and optimize it continuously,” said Aiden Cawley from Siemens Ltd, Dublin. As a result of the ever-increasing volume of data, it must be possible to scale systems flexibly and cost-efficiently. Additional server racks can be supplied in the data centre via the tap-off units of the LData busbar trunking system. The units can be installed via plug & play under voltage and without interrupting operations – subject to national standards. A variety of tap-off units are available for LData, allowing data centres to be expanded quickly and easily. Because of their compact design, the units can be placed either below or on the sides of the busbars. This can be done along the entire length of a busbar, e.g. at a spacing of 60 cm, corresponding to the grid of the server racks. Special tap-off points are no longer necessary, eliminating the associated planning and installation steps. Peter Moriarty joins Signify ‒ Signify, the world leader in lighting today, have announced the appointment of Peter Moriarty as its new Key Account Manager. W ith over 30 years working in Electrical/Lighting Distribution here in Ireland, Peter has now joined Signify as a Key Account Manager. Peter started his career with Tungsram, the Hungarian lamp manufacturer in 1987. With the acquisition of Tungsram by GE in 1989, he served a total of 17 years with both companies. Peter has always worked within the electrical wholesale/distribution Industry. He spent 8 years with EDL Distribution as a key account manager with a focus on new product introduction. More recently he worked again with the GE brand at McLoughlins-RS. Over the years he has successfully completed LIF Lighting Certificate course and Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt award. Peter is looking forward to the challenges ahead and will bring a vast amount of energy, knowledge and experience into this new role.