CEC Standby Power Workshop

August 26, 2002

Clark Kerr Conference Center, Building 14, Room 203
2601 Warring Street
Berkeley, California

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TimeActivity
8:00Breakfast available
8:30Welcome by Arthur Rosenfeld (CEC), "Why did the CEC propose this workshop?"
8:45Goal of Workshop: Jim McMahon (LBNL)
  1. Should the CEC further investigate standby power (and other low power modes)?
  2. What measurement activities should the CEC initiate?
  3. What research should the CEC initiate?
  4. What programs should the CEC initiate?
9:00Terminology of standby power and low power modes: Bruce Nordman (LBNL)
9:15Survey of Literature about standby and other low power modes: Alan Meier (LBNL)
Measurements, Programs, Research, California energy use
10:15Brief discussion
10:30Coffee break
10:45Discussion, "Should CEC further investigate this topic?": Jim McMahon
12:30Lunch
1:30Example of current CEC-sponsored research related to standby:
"Standard User Interfaces for Power Management": Bruce Nordman

The critical role of power supplies in low power modes: Travis Reeder (Ecos Consulting)

1:55Discussion of potential activities related to measurement and research: Jim McMahon
3:15Break
3:30Discussion of potential programs: Jim McMahon
4:45Summary remarks: Don Aumann (PIER) & John Wilson (CEC)
5:00Afternoon session ends
6:00Working dinner at Garibaldi's (5356 College Ave., Oakland)
Tel.: 510-595-4000
Topic: “Translating the discussion remarks into a work plan”