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Hot topics in Smart Energy for 2011 – Part 1
12/6/2011 12:43 PM EST
What were the important topics within the Smart Energy technical community in 2011? Judging by traffic to this site’s top articles, they were a varied lot, ranging from LED lighting to the smart grid to new approaches to power conversion efficiency. Without further ado, in ascending order, here are the top 20 Smart Energy articles as measured by the traffic numbers of you, the readers:

20: Actuation-powered wireless switch eases remote controls
19: Architecting the smart grid for security
18: Wirelessly Monitoring Temperature in Multiple Rooms for an Energy Efficient Home
17: Designing smarter: single-battery applications
16: Battery Charge Control: Dedicated ICs vs Microcontrollers
15: Speeding the adoption of smart meters and smart appliances
14: Ambient energy stands ready to serve
13: FitBit blends wireless, MCUs and MEMS with online interface
12: Understanding Smart Meters to Design Intelligent, Secure Systems
11: Smart-grid data collectors: 32-bit ARM solutions for residential and industrial applications
Interested in similar lists of top tech articles? Here’s the top articles of 2011 at our Analog and power management sister sites:
Planet Analog, and Power Management Designline.
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