| | | | | | The holiday season has arrvied! To help you celebrate, Group Editorial Director Mike Eby has compiled his annual list of products that any electrical professional would love to receive this holiday season. Click through the slides to see what Mike feels would make a great gift to unwrap this year. |
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| | | December has arrived, and the holidays are almost here. If you need some gift ideas for the electrical professional in your life, Group Editorial Director Mike Eby has compiled his annual wish list of the latest and greatest products. Click through the slides to see what Mike feels would make a great gift to unwrap this year. |
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| | | Today there are state-of-the-art remote racking and switching systems that allow a qualified electrical worker to interact with circuit breakers from a distance outside of the arc flash boundary. This is a big step in reducing safety risks related to arc flash. Remote racking systems require a significant investment and take time to learn. |
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| | | Check out the latest product innovations in motors, drives, motor controls, and power distribution equipment. The following seven slides include the latest offerings from ABB, Briggs & Stratton, Eaton, Generac Power Systems, Nidec Motor Corp., Rockwell Automation, and Siemens. |
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| | | The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recently released a proposed Tentative Interim Amendment (TIA) to the 2023 Edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC). The TIA has a comment closing date of January 22, 2024. |
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| | | Mike Carey was the big winner from our NECA giveaway! |
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| | | Ferroresonance can be worsened by poor system grounding — through either ineffective ground connections or high soil resistivity. The high voltage created on the primary system during the resonance could cause a rise in ground potential, which would have subjected sensitive equipment to voltages that could have exceeded insulation levels. |
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| | | Will the rise of EV charging stations cripple the U.S. power grid? |
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| | | Without question, electrical equipment that has not been maintained properly or is not functioning properly poses a significant additional risk to those who are working on that equipment and its associated systems. NFPA 70E states that we must address and consider conditions of maintenance for applications (e.g., estimating the likelihood of severity... |
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| | | Renewable energy generators with power-electronic switched-mode generators are a newer technology that has the possibility to generate harmonics in even higher frequencies than traditionally experienced — in some cases from the 35th to the 2,500th harmonic (2 kHz to 150 kHz), which are termed “supraharmonics.” Will these high-frequency harmonics be... |
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| | | We're in need of 12 expert electrical professionals to review and rate entries for our annual Product of the Year Competition, helping to identify the winners in each of many categories. Read more details here. |
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| | | Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and NEC Expert Russ LeBlanc discuss some of the most significant changes to the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code. This episode looks at revisions made to Sec. 706.7, which involves energy storage systems or ESSs. Listen now for a quick lesson on what this equipment is and why it’s becoming more popular. |
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| | | In Episode 33 of “EC&M Tech Talks,” Randy Barnett discusses the recent changes to the NFPA 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. |
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| | | Take this quiz about holiday electrical fire facts and enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Amazon, iTunes, or Cabela’s! |
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