Tips for Cooling Data Centers
Mar 1, 2006,
Are overcrowded data centers becoming too hot to handle? Sometimes especially in businesses with traditional under-floor air distribution systems and...
Energy, Uninterrupted
Feb 1, 2006, By Beck Finley, Staff Writer
Let's face it: The grid can be unreliable. Evergreen, Colo.-based Research Reports International estimates that nearly 20% of underground transmission...
Avoiding ASD Installation Pitfalls
Feb 1, 2006, By Robert A. Cherry, P.E., O'Brien & Gere Engineers
Whether you're working in an industrial, manufacturing, or institutional environment, there's no doubt that electronically adjustable speed drives (ASDs)...
IEEE plans to revise three machinery insulation standards
Jan 17, 2006,
Association will merge two standards and update the third...
New Approach to High Availability Computer Power System Design
Jan 1, 2006, By Robert J. Yester, P.E., Swanson Rink Consulting Engineers
The ideal computer power system for data centers these days places a tall order for electrical designers. Just stop and think about all of the requirements....
Central vs Distributed Power Infrastructure
Dec 1, 2005, By Denzil Merrill, MGE UPS Systems, Inc.
Because many of today's information technology (IT) systems are designed with a distributed architecture, featuring networked servers, peripherals, and...
Commissioning Takes Hold in the Construction Industry
Dec 1, 2005, By Benjamin D. Wallace, P.E., and Matthew J. Cash, P.E., Systems West Engineers
If you're an electrical contractor who's already familiar with the commissioning process, you're ahead of the curve. If not, it's time to get onboard...
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Powering CNC Equipment
Nov 1, 2005, By Thomas S. Key, EPRI Solutions Corp.
As the use of computer numerical control (CNC) machines becomes more prevalent in the metal-shaping industry, minimizing production downtime, product...
LEED and the Electrical Contractor
Nov 1, 2005, By Keith Lane, P.E., SASCO
Build green. Everyone profits. That's the message touted by the U.S. Green Building Council to promote its LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
The Laws of Conservation
Nov 1, 2005, By Beck Finley, Staff Writer
It's no secret that Americans have an uneasy relationship with energy conservation. Incongruous with the American ideal of manifest destiny, conservation...
The Benefits of Online Motor Monitoring
Oct 1, 2005, By Timothy M. Thomas, Baker Instrument Co.
Designed with longevity in mind, electric motors are made to function safely, economically, and perpetually. In theory, proper care and use of these components...
Wirewayless Wiring Reduces Costs
Oct 1, 2005, By Wayne Wielebski, Rockwell Automation
Many of today's automation components including motor controllers are now available with their own protective enclosures. Given this trend, many OEMs...
The New Electrical Hybrid
Sep 1, 2005, By Beck Finley, Staff Writer
Go onto Careerbuilder.com and type in electrical estimator and see how many jobs pop up, says Steve Baim, head of Ranken Technical College's Electrical...
Adding Value to an Electrical Investment
Sep 1, 2005, Scott Peterson and Doug Post, Interstates Companies
Two phrases will make any construction project sound more attractive: Lower taxes and improve cash flow. Because it reduces the depreciable life of a...
The Business-Minded Engineer
Sep 1, 2005, By Beck Finley, Staff Writer
In the past 30 years, the United States has fallen from No. 3 to No. 17 in global rankings of countries with college students earning science and engineering...
