diff --git a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp
index 2a2444c4..6aa66f82 100644
--- a/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp
+++ b/datapoollocal/LocalPoolDataSetBase.cpp
@@ -96,15 +96,22 @@ ReturnValue_t LocalPoolDataSetBase::serializeWithValidityBuffer(uint8_t **buffer
         SerializeIF::Endianness streamEndianness) const {
     ReturnValue_t result = HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK;
     const uint8_t validityMaskSize = std::ceil(static_cast<float>(fillCount)/8.0);
+    uint8_t* validityPtr = nullptr;
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
     /* Use a std::vector here because MSVC will (rightly) not create a fixed size array
     with a non constant size specifier */
     std::vector<uint8_t> validityMask(validityMaskSize);
+    validityPtr = validityMask.data();
+#else
+    uint8_t validityMask[validityMaskSize];
+    validityPtr = validityMask;
+#endif
     uint8_t validBufferIndex = 0;
     uint8_t validBufferIndexBit = 0;
     for (uint16_t count = 0; count < fillCount; count++) {
         if(registeredVariables[count]->isValid()) {
             /* Set bit at correct position */
-            bitutil::bitSet(validityMask.data() + validBufferIndex, validBufferIndexBit);
+            bitutil::bitSet(validityMask + validBufferIndex, validBufferIndexBit);
         }
         if(validBufferIndexBit == 7) {
             validBufferIndex ++;
@@ -125,7 +132,7 @@ ReturnValue_t LocalPoolDataSetBase::serializeWithValidityBuffer(uint8_t **buffer
         return SerializeIF::BUFFER_TOO_SHORT;
     }
     // copy validity buffer to end
-    std::memcpy(*buffer, validityMask.data(), validityMaskSize);
+    std::memcpy(*buffer, validityPtr, validityMaskSize);
     *size += validityMaskSize;
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/power/PowerComponent.cpp b/power/PowerComponent.cpp
index 778d2b71..9ea84dad 100644
--- a/power/PowerComponent.cpp
+++ b/power/PowerComponent.cpp
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@ PowerComponent::PowerComponent(): switchId1(0xFF), switchId2(0xFF),
 PowerComponent::PowerComponent(object_id_t setId, uint8_t moduleId, float min,
         float max, uint8_t switchId1, bool twoSwitches, uint8_t switchId2) :
 		deviceObjectId(setId), switchId1(switchId1), switchId2(switchId2),
-		doIHaveTwoSwitches(twoSwitches), minVoltage(min), maxVoltage(max),
+		doIHaveTwoSwitches(twoSwitches), minPower(min), maxPower(max),
 		moduleId(moduleId) {
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t PowerComponent::serialize(uint8_t** buffer, size_t* size,
 		size_t maxSize, Endianness streamEndianness) const {
-	ReturnValue_t result = SerializeAdapter::serialize(&minVoltage, buffer,
+	ReturnValue_t result = SerializeAdapter::serialize(&minPower, buffer,
 			size, maxSize, streamEndianness);
 	if (result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
 		return result;
 	}
-	return SerializeAdapter::serialize(&maxVoltage, buffer, size, maxSize,
+	return SerializeAdapter::serialize(&maxPower, buffer, size, maxSize,
 			streamEndianness);
 }
 
 size_t PowerComponent::getSerializedSize() const {
-	return sizeof(minVoltage) + sizeof(maxVoltage);
+	return sizeof(minPower) + sizeof(maxPower);
 }
 
 object_id_t PowerComponent::getDeviceObjectId() {
@@ -45,21 +45,21 @@ bool PowerComponent::hasTwoSwitches() {
 }
 
 float PowerComponent::getMin() {
-	return minVoltage;
+	return minPower;
 }
 
 float PowerComponent::getMax() {
-	return maxVoltage;
+	return maxPower;
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t PowerComponent::deSerialize(const uint8_t** buffer, size_t* size,
         Endianness streamEndianness) {
-	ReturnValue_t result = SerializeAdapter::deSerialize(&minVoltage, buffer,
+	ReturnValue_t result = SerializeAdapter::deSerialize(&minPower, buffer,
 			size, streamEndianness);
 	if (result != HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_OK) {
 		return result;
 	}
-	return SerializeAdapter::deSerialize(&maxVoltage, buffer, size, streamEndianness);
+	return SerializeAdapter::deSerialize(&maxPower, buffer, size, streamEndianness);
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t PowerComponent::getParameter(uint8_t domainId, uint8_t uniqueId,
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ ReturnValue_t PowerComponent::getParameter(uint8_t domainId, uint8_t uniqueId,
 	}
 	switch (uniqueId) {
 	case 0:
-		parameterWrapper->set<>(minVoltage);
+		parameterWrapper->set<>(minPower);
 		break;
 	case 1:
-		parameterWrapper->set<>(maxVoltage);
+		parameterWrapper->set<>(maxPower);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return INVALID_IDENTIFIER_ID;
diff --git a/power/PowerComponent.h b/power/PowerComponent.h
index 68b07c32..6b9778a5 100644
--- a/power/PowerComponent.h
+++ b/power/PowerComponent.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 class PowerComponent: public PowerComponentIF {
 public:
-	PowerComponent(object_id_t setId, uint8_t moduleId, float minVoltage, float maxVoltage,
+	PowerComponent(object_id_t setId, uint8_t moduleId, float minPower, float maxPower,
 	        uint8_t switchId1, bool twoSwitches = false,
 	        uint8_t switchId2 = 0xFF);
 
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ private:
 
 	const bool doIHaveTwoSwitches;
 
-	float minVoltage = 0.0;
-	float maxVoltage = 0.0;
+	float minPower = 0.0;
+	float maxPower = 0.0;
 
 	uint8_t moduleId = 0;