Power Solutions

Helgesen360 carries backup power products designed to keep critical equipment operating during a power outage. Computer and telecommunications equipment, as well as sump pumps are just a few popular applications. In the Philippines there are particular problems with frequent brownouts.

Another problem in the Philippines is the high price of electric power in relationship to the average income. We are therefore looking at ways to reduce power consumption. We can supply LED lamps that will reduce power consumption by 10 to 20 times compared with conventional lamps, and by 3 to 6 times compared with low energy lamps.

The third area of interest is the generation of power. How to make power from the sun, wind or waves. We are specially interested in the sun, and to deliver a cost effective system based on semiconductor solar panels.

UPS (Automatic Backup Power)

UPS is an electrical apparatus that provides emergency power to a load when the input power source, typically the utility mains, fails.

A UPS differs from an auxiliary or emergency power system or standby generator in that it will provide instantaneous or near-instantaneous protection from input power interruptions by means of one or more attached batteries and associated electronic circuitry for low power users, and or by means of diesel generators and flywheels for high power users.

LED Lamps

An LED lamp is a solid-state lamp that uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as the source of light. Since the light output of individual light-emitting diodes is small compared to incandescent and compact fluorescent lamps, multiple diodes are often used together. In recent years, as diode technology has improved, high power light-emitting diodes with higher lumen output are making it possible to replace other lamps with LED lamps.

One high power LED chip used in some commercial LED lights can emit 7,527 lumens while using only 100 watts. LED lamps can be made interchangeable with other types of lamps. Diodes use direct current (DC) electrical power, so LED lamps must also include internal circuits to operate from standard AC voltage.

LEDs are damaged by being run at higher temperatures, so LED lamps typically include heat management elements such as heat sinks and cooling fins. LED lamps offer long service life and high energy efficiency, but initial costs are higher than those of fluorescent lamps.

Solar Power

Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam.

Photovoltaics converts light into electric current using the photoelectric effect. Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam.

Photovoltaics converts light into electric current using the photoelectric effect. A solar panel (photovoltaic module or photovoltaic panel) is a packaged interconnected assembly of solar cells.

The solar panel can be used as a component of a larger photovoltaic system to generate and supply electricity in commercial and residential applications. Because a single solar panel can only produce a limited amount of power, many installations contain several panels. This is known as a photovoltaic array. A photovoltaic installation typically includes an array of solar panels, an inverter, batteries and interconnection wiring.