Delta Electronics Hybrid Power Train

First of all, we take a close look at the background of Delta. Delta Electronics is the world’s

largest provider of switching power suppliers. This $4 billion company was founded in 1971 by

Bruce C.H. Cheng in the Neihu district, the north of downtown Taipei. It started out producing

electronic components for TV sets that is supplied to local companies. After 3 years, Delta

started to win business supplying foreign companies that had invested in Taiwanese TV and

electronics manufacturing facilities, such as RCA, Zenith, and Philips. In 1980, Delta’s annual

revenues were only $4.6 million, but the nascent PC industry with its modularized horizontal

production model gave the company the opportunity to ride an explosive growth curve by

focusing on PC power supplies, including power video-game consoles for Microsoft and Sony,

and notebooks for Apple, HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc. By year-end 2009, Delta’s consolidated revenues

had grown to $3.8 billion, and the company had been consistently profitable for its entire

history. Delta’s focus on energy-saving products can be traced back to the time when it was first

established. Since that time, almost every product from Delta has emphasized the efficient use

of energy. By 2009, the energy-conversion efficiencies of Delta power supplies reached as high

as 96%, among the highest in the industry. Delta moved into solar-cell production by partnering

with Spectrolab, a pioneer in multi-junction solar cells for use in satellites and space applications.

As a demonstration project, Delta produced solar optoelectronic modules that were used as the

roof panels on the stadium for the 2009 World Games held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. This design

was claimed to be the largest-capacity solar-energy installation for a single sports facilities

anywhere. With the mission of providing innovative, clean, and efficient energy solutions, Delta

in 2013 was the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies and...