The DRM Consortium has developed a comprehensive calculator tool to determine how much energy can be saved by switching transmitters from analogue to digital DRM operation.
The DRM Energy Efficiency Calculator (https://energyefficiency.drm.org) has been created using typical performance data from transmitter manufacturers.

It then calculates total expected energy usage for up to 10 transmitters by considering operational mode, time on-air, and broadcasting technique assessing the energy consumption and electricity costs, based upon local market information.

By comparing data sets for both analogue and DRM digital operations, it can estimate the potential savings broadcasters might expect from switching over to DRM.

This not only benefits broadcasters by reducing their electricity bills by double-digit percentages but proves specifically how DRM supports broadcasters’ efforts to become more sustainable though green technology, significantly reducing requirements for energy produced in large parts of the world from fossil fuels.

“This new energy efficiency tool can be easily programmed into an Excel spreadsheet for ease of use and universal distribution in pdf reports summarising the findings in simple text and graphs,” said Simon Keens, Sales and Business Development Manager, Ampegon Power Electronics AG (a member of the DRM Consortium), which devised the calculator.

“This will help the engineers and all those interested to present concretely one of the great advantages of DRM, i.e., delivering substantial and sustained energy savings over many years.”

Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Consortium Chairman, invited all those interested to a “Zoom launch” of the new energy efficiency tool, “Savings at Your Fingertips”, on 30 June at 10:00 UTC to introduce the device.

To join the seminar, please click here.