Power Quality Measurement and Analysis Basics
Mar 1, 2012 3:50 PM, By Randy Barnett, NTT Workforce Development Institute
How to interpret the results of a power quality site survey ...
Power Quality Measurement and Analysis Basics
Mar 1, 2012, By Randy Barnett, NTT Workforce Development Institute
How to interpret the results of a power quality site survey ...
Effects of Extreme Temperatures
Jan 1, 2012, By Michael A. Stout, Falcon Electric, Inc.
Effects of extreme temperatures on UPS systems...
What Your IT Equipment Needs From A UPS
Dec 22, 2011, By Chris Loeffler, Eaton Corp.
How to ensure UPS systems provide reliable power to IT equipment...
Trouble Downstream
Oct 21, 2011, Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Troubleshooting power quality problems with today's power monitoring equipment ...
Switching Operation Transients Lead to Failures
Jun 22, 2011, By Larry Ray, Schneider Electric Engineering Services
Case study reveals answers to switching transient problem on plant’s power factor correction capacitor banks...
Understanding Surge Protective Device Ratings
Jun 21, 2011, By David Komm, Mersen
How to know what kA rating to use...
The 4-1-1 on Variable-Frequency Drives
May 24, 2011, By Rajan Battish, P.E., LEED AP, RTKL
Basic design and operation principles behind variable-frequency drives (VFDs) ...
EMerge Alliance Introduces New Registered Products and Members
May 11, 2011,
Organization announces 22 additional products have been registered as compliant with the EMerge Alliance initial standard covering the occupied space in commercial buildings and 16 new members have joined the organization...
Troubleshooting Power Factor Correction Capacitors
Feb 23, 2011, By Bennie Kennedy, Electrical Contractor
Tips for troubleshooting capacitor banks...
NEMA Responds to Court Ruling on Transmission Corridors
Feb 9, 2011,
Representatives from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Rosslyn, Va., recently expressed disappointment with the outcome of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) efforts to establish two National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC)...
DOE Launches Cyber Security Initiative
Feb 9, 2011,
The Department of Energy (DOE), Washington, D.C., announced earlier this month that it’s launching an initiative to enhance cyber security on the electric grid...
Developer to Create One of Midwest’s Largest Data Centers
Jan 24, 2011,
With its recent purchase of 840 S. Canal St. in Chicago, an eight-story, 443,446-sq-ft building located downtown, Server Farm Realty, Inc. (SFRI) will take on one of the largest data center developments in the Midwest...
UPS Market Returns to Double-Digit Growth in Q3
Dec 13, 2010,
After nearly two years of lackluster performance, the recovery of the global market for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) is picking up steam, posting a 12.9% increase in the third quarter this year as compared to Q3 of last year...
PA Consulting Group Presents Utility Reliability Awards
Dec 13, 2010,
PA Consulting Group (PA) recently announced the recipients of its annual ReliabilityOne Awards at a reception in Washington D.C. before an audience of senior management at leading utilities, industry regulators, and energy industry experts...
Delivering Data Center Efficiency
Oct 20, 2010, By Peter Panfil, Liebert AC Power, Emerson Network Power
How to maximize energy consumption and enhance efficiency in a data center without compromising performance...
Small Measures
Oct 20, 2010, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Smart grid implementation strategy focuses on microgrids...
Electric Vehicles
Sep 27, 2010,
Questions and answers from EC&M webinar on how electrical systems will be modified for new electric vehicles (EVs)...
Reliable Sources
Aug 1, 2010, By Beck Ireland, Staff Writer
Setting U.S. standards for solar PV module performance and durability...
Active Harmonic Filters Help Keep Stanford Research Lab Data Safe and Secure
Jun 28, 2010,
The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, Calif., is home to a 2-mile-long linear accelerator — the longest linear accelerator in the world...
Developing a Power Quality Maintenance Program
Jun 1, 2010, By Michael Kizuik, P.E., Manitoba Hydro
Use PQ indices to improve system availability in industrial facilities...
