Overcurrent devices provide an essential level of protection in residential, commercial, and industrial applications. Flawless functionality, however, is dependent upon correct design and installation....More
Previously, you found your transformer had excess harmonics on the load side. The next step is to look at the primary side. The easiest place is probably at the panel supplying this transformer. That may be your service panel or a distribution panel ......More
Previously, you found your transformer was overloaded. You moved enough loads to correct that, but you still have problems with circuit board failures. Will this nightmare ever end? Yes, but not before you know what's going on with harmonics in your ......More
With aging infrastructure and renewables joining the supply network, the stability of the electric grid is becoming more and more unpredictable. This reality is affecting plants and manufacturing facilities across the country, causing particularly bad headaches for facilities maintenance supervisors and electrical engineers who manage power-sensitive equipment....More
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...More
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)...More
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...More
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...More
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...More
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...More
The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, Calif., is home to a 2-mile-long linear accelerator — the longest linear accelerator in the world...More
LEDs have unique and compelling characteristics that make them ideal for industrial lighting applications. But there are a variety of misconceptions about LEDs, how well they work, how long they last, and more. Digital Lumens developed this whitepaper to dish up the facts around LEDs and address some common misunderstandings....More
An arc flash is associated with the explosive release of energy caused by an electrical arc, due to either a phase-to-ground or a phase-to-phase fault. This kind of fault can result from many factors – a dropped tool, accidental contact with electrical systems, buildup of conductive dust, corrosion or improper work conditions.....More
Abstract: In this webinar, Mike will not only explain the current NEC requirements for GFCIs and AFCIs, but he'll explain how they operate, what causes their premature failure, and when they won't provide the safety protection you might have thought they would.
Abstract: This webinar will teach attendees the difference between risk and hazard, and how the choice of system grounding has a direct impact on reliability and safety.
Arlington’s recessed combination power and low voltage boxes – TV BOX™ and Indoor IN BOX™ – offer secure, convenient & easy way to mount LCD or plasma TVs flush against a wall....More
