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The Ultimate in Data Center Protection: Arc Flash Mitigation Techniques
In recent years, arc flash has become a hot topic for the data center industry because of the increasing awareness of its dangers, both to personnel and equipment. Regulations and standards, such as...
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Capillary information: where ordinary systems fear to tread
“Capillary data acquisition.” Quite a mouthful, I admit. But the concept of “capillarity” is nothing new in botany or biology. And applied to information management, it’s apt. Why? Because...
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Electromagnetic disturbances: communications networks particularly sensitive
Communications devices – especially those used in broadband communications systems – generate capacitive and inductive electrical phenomena that lead to electromagnetic disturbances. Communications...
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Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standards: review of the requirements
Directive 2004/108/EC on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) concerns all electrical and electronic equipment sold on the EU market. All apparatus, systems, and installations, as well as certain...
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Automatic reclosing auxiliaries: the unsung heros of continuity
In power distribution some applications are more critical than others. Hospitals, for example, or big stock exchanges like New York and London. Where lives and livelihoods are at stake there can be no...
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The all-in-one circuit breaker: a sign and solution of our times
Today’s 2G and 3G digital mobile phones integrate cameras, music players, emails, internet connections, text messages … and oh yes, and you can use them to make phone calls. This blog post is actually...
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Ethernet network in Electrical Distribution
The traditional fieldbus is on the way out as IP-based networks sweeps all before it. Whether you compare absolute growth or market trends, IP-based networks are on the rise across industry....
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Digital Switchboards – Plug’n’Play device discovery that needs no network skills
With the coming of the centralized management of panel board devices connected in local networks, we’re all going to have to rethink the way we … well, think. But that doesn’t involve becoming IP...
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Clouding the issue: centralized multi-functional device management
Panel boards in buildings’ power distribution systems comprise a whole lot of devices – circuit breakers, fuses, sensors, meters, switches, motors, you name it. And those devices have to be managed –...
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Preventive maintenance: longer life for your electrical distribution...
Electrical distribution equipment lies at the heart of every modern business, powering the machines and systems responsible for key processes. Vital equipment, such as circuit breakers, protection...
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Upgrade or replace? Discover the most suitable option to modernise an ageing...
Ageing switchgear can hamper continuity of services in industrial facilities, and thus impact customers in terms of reliability, affect employee safety, and cause financial losses. In addition to...
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ADMS – the key to enhancing utility outage management performance
A worst case scenario for electric distribution utility companies is dealing with concurrent, large area, extended service outages, resulting in frustrated customers, negative community impact, high...
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Choosing the Right Communication Architecture for Smart Distribution
You’ve read it a thousand times – about the energy transition and the pressure for electric utilities to simultaneously accommodate new distributed generation and increase power quality, all while...
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The Reliability Equation: Does your system pass?
Electrical Equipment: “A Means to an End” This may be some facility managers’ view of electrical equipment, which is usually out of sight and out of mind. An online definition of the means to an end...
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6 Industry Trends Impacting Facility Operations
Keeping facility operations at optimal levels can sometimes be a juggling act for facility managers, who are tasked with meeting high productivity demands and keeping operating costs low. The...
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Improve Your Electrical Distribution Maintenance Strategy
Electrical distribution equipment maintenance is crucial to safe, cost-effective operations. There are five major benefits to properly maintaining equipment: Protect personnel, assets, and your...
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Improve reliability by modernizing switchgear in low and medium voltage networks
Do you have a strategy for modernizing or replacing your aging LV and MV electrical switchgear? A reliable, safe, easily maintainable power network is more crucial than ever because downtime can cost...
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7 Predictive Maintenance Techniques for Boosting Power Equipment Reliability
According to the Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Company, businesses can expect a minimum of six hours of electrical distribution system-induced business interruption per year. Statistics from the...
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An IoT-based recipe for future substations
More than half of iPhone users in the U.S. upgrade their phone as soon as their provider allows it. That’s not surprising since we, as consumers, are constantly being offered options for faster, more...
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Lessons of Project Cumulus: Plan Early and Design Together
I have the fortune to be a Project Manager for a unique and global, cross-business unit team called, “Project Cumulus”. Our team combines some of the best Engineers in the areas of HV, MV, and LV...
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