Get to the Heart of Objectionable Current
Aug 1, 2002, By Mike Holt, Mike Holt Enterprises, Inc.
What's the harm in objectionable current, and how do you eliminate it?...
IEEE adds a standard, updates another
Jul 5, 2002,
IEEE has given the go-ahead for work on a new standard, IEEE P1614, Guide for Monitoring, Information Exchange and Control of Distributed Resources Interconnected...
Protecting UPSs Against Damaging Fault Currents
Jul 1, 2002, By Nilo L. Villarin, P.E., NV Enterprises, Inc.
Compliance with NEC 110.10 is critical for safety....
NECA releases guide to codes, enforcement, and licensing
Jun 17, 2002,
NECA recently made available its Guide to State Electrical Codes, Enforcement and Licensing (2002), a reference for contractors, manufacturers, and others...
NECA publishes new panelboard standard
Jun 5, 2002,
The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), Bethesda, Md., recently added another publication to its growing series of National Electrical...
No More Pencils, No More Books
Jun 1, 2002, By Matthew Halverson, Senior Associate Editor
Web-based graduate degrees are replacing the traditional tools of knowledge with an Internet connection and a mouse, making it possible for engineers to avoid the classroom altogether....
The Rarity of Common Sense
Jun 1, 2002, By John DeDad, Editorial Director
Graduating with rosy visions of success and satisfaction, young electrical power engineers — what few there are — will enter an industry that is short on pizzazz and long on mundane and mature technologies......
Multiwire Branch Circuits Can Be Dangerous
May 1, 2002, By Mike Holt, Mike Holt Enterprises, Inc.
The savings from multiwire branch circuits can come at a high cost....
Engineering Applications on the Web
May 1, 2002, By Jeffrey L. Graper, P.E., Systems West Engineers
You can save your company time and money with easy-to-use online tools like engineering calculators....
Stored-Energy Connectors Bounce Back
May 1, 2002, By John Paschal, P.E., Bechtel Corp.
With stored energy wire connectors, the wire is held intact regardless of vibration and thermal cycling....
Who's in Control Anyway?
May 1, 2002, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
An interesting debate has surfaced in the world of AC drives, pitting the mechanical engineer against the electrical engineer ......
Line Reactors and VFDs
May 1, 2002, By John A. Houdek, MTE Corp.
Line reactors can protect motors and reduce power line distortion from VFDs....
Stepping Up to the Plate for Interconnection
Apr 1, 2002, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
I recently attended my first Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA) convention at the historic La Mansion del Rio Hotel ......
Cable Identification Guidelines and Practices
Mar 28, 2002, By Nancy Kane and Lisa Corona, Brady Corp.
Good labeling practices reduce installation costs and increase customer satisfaction....
Achieving High Availability: The Impact of Redundancy to the Rack
Mar 1, 2002, By Victor Avelar, APC
Corded equipment often gets left out of high-reliability planning....
