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Lennox Home Heating/Cooling
System Uses Solar-Powered Fan
Lennox Industries has introduced the Sun-
Source home heating and cooling system,
using an integrated 190-watt solar panel
driving a fan to circulate air across the outside
condenser coils. The concept reduces total
current draw during peak load hours for air-conditioning systems. The company hopes to
incorporate photovoltaic power sources into
more home comfort components, including
indoor motors, compressors, air-quality products
and thermostats. lennox.com
JobClock Automates
Payroll Tasks
Exaktime reports that its JobClock
system has become the top-selling
portable timekeeping system in the
construction industry. Designed specifically for use in the field, the weatherproof JobClock logs each worker in
and out of the work site with a pass of
a “keytab.” The superviser downloads
data to a PDA device for transport to
the office, where it can be printed out
or exported to a bookkeeping system.
Real-time, detailed cost-code tracking
produces fast, easy payroll processing.
exaktime.com
OutBack Introduces Turnkey
Grid-Tie System with Battery Backup
OutBack’s SmartRE is a fully-integrated turn-key
renewable energy grid-tie system with battery
backup, sized for residential and light commercial
applications. It’s designed for fast installation indoors
or out: Just hook up a set of absorbed glass-matt
(AGM) batteries and a photovoltaic power source
and the unit is ready for both grid-tie operation and
for power-out backup performance. An integrated
ultra-fast AC transfer switch provides seamless power
when a utility outage occurs. Batteries are maintained
and charged by a multi-stage charging process that
can extend battery life up to 10 years. Available in
power levels up to 6. 3 kilowatts, SmartRE units can
support up to 69 kilowatt-hours of backup power.
outback.com
