medium voltage distribution News
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Eaton sponsors realisation of the future smart grid conference
Eaton’s Electrical Sector is to sponsor the Realisation Of The Future Smart Grid Conference which takes place in London on 6th and 7th June 2012. Speaking at the event will be Philip Dingle, Eaton’s Utilities and Networks Segment Manager who will deliver a paper entitled Perspectives on the Smart Grid Challenges. The two-day conference has been designed to meet the needs of all key ...
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NV Energy Announces New Smart Grid Sensor Initiative
NV Energy has announced a new reliability improvement program that utilizes sophisticated sensing technology comprising smart grid sensors and software to monitor remote substations and distribution power lines throughout Nevada. The aim of the project is to provide greater reliability of the electric supply for NV Energy's customers as well as millions of tourists. b The new grid-monitoring ...
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Certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
Switchgear Power Systems is proud to announce our national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). The certification process included a site inspection and comprehensive review of the business to ensure SPS meets all of the necessary requirements. By providing advantages to women-owned businesses, corporations and ...
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Imtech innovations: sustainable energy out of residues and waste
Gouda- Recently Imtech (technical services provider in Europe) took further steps in the development of technological concepts for generating alternative energy. The latest innovations involve the conversion of residues and waste flows into sustainable energy. This has resulted in a first series of orders with a value of around 20 million euro. Imtech CEO René van der Bruggen: 'In recent ...
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Oil Transformer risk management : how to protect your electrical installations ?
A- For the medium and low voltage and distribution domains 1.A single retention tank is mandatory and must contain at least 100% of the volume of the dielectric oil contained in the transformer. (BDRSA, BDRG2, TRT and TRFLEX) in UK it must be minimum 120%2.You can also use an extinguishing retention tank equipped with a fast dielectric extinguishing system made of slats. Generally, for oil ...
By Sanergrid
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Power Distribution Center for Battery Energy Storage
SPS built and integrated a 50 ft power distribution center for a battery energy storage system (BESS), including installation of battery racks for LG Chem batteries, fire suppression system, DC bus, HVAC system, and battery disconnect switches. The BESS was commissioned to determine how energy storage can be used to increase the productivity solar photovoltaic facilities, specifically a 1 MW PV ...
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Delta Demonstrates 400kW Solid State Transformer-based Extreme Fast EV Charger
Delta Electronics (Americas), Ltd., a subsidiary of Delta Electronics, Inc. and a leader in power and thermal management technologies and provider of smart energy-saving solutions, this week demonstrated a next-generation SiC MOSFET solid state transformer (SST)-based 400kW extreme fast EV charger to its U.S. DOE grant program partners General Motors (GM), DTE Energy, NextEnergy, Virginia Tech's ...
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Eaton`s High-Efficiency Transformers Help Customers Meet 2016 U.S. Department of Energy Efficiency Requirements
Power management company Eaton today announced it is helping utility, industrial, commercial and data center customers meet new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standards for distribution transformers. The new standards go into effect on January 1, 2016, and will increase the electrical efficiency of critical equipment that distributes power into homes and businesses. Eaton is working ...
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Low-Voltage and Medium-Voltage Arc Quenching Switchgear
Switchgear Power Systems (SPS) has partnered with Tech4 [De Pere, WI] to design, manufacture, and commission the first low-voltage and medium-voltage active arc flash quenching switchgear projects in North America. SPS’s innovative new design eliminates the need for arc-rated personal protective equipment (PPE), and minimizes damage to critical equipment assets. The active arc quenching ...
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Eaton and Cooper Unite at SPE Offshore Europe 2013
Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton has announced it will be demonstrating a range of diverse solutions to enhance safety, reliability and efficiency at the international upstream industry exhibition, SPE Offshore Europe from 3-6 September 2013 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Visitors of Eaton’s stand 1E21 will learn about the company’s broad portfolio of electrical and explosion-proof ...
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DOE Proposes New Efficiency Standards For Distribution Transformers
The U.S. Department of Energy on December 28 proposed new energy-efficiency standards for three categories of distribution transformers to improve the resiliency of America's power grid, lower utility bills, and significantly reduce domestic carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions. DOE's proposal represents a strategic step to advance the diversification of transformer core technology, which will conserve ...
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SMA’s New Central Inverter Yields Better Return-on-Investment for Commercial, Utility Solar Projects
The newest inverters in SMA’s Sunny Central family, the Sunny Central 500/630/720/750/800 CP-US, are now available for utility and commercial applications. The UL listed Sunny Central CP-US series is the most cost-effective, efficient inverter line of its kind and reflects SMA’s commitment to developing commercial and utility-scale technology that offers superior performance and ...
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Eaton Supports Academic Community at Power Electronics and Power Quality Applications Workshop
Power management company Eaton today announced it teamed up with the Universidad de los Andes to organize this year’s Power Electronics and Power Quality Applications (PEPQA) workshop, which took place from June 2 to 4, 2015, in Bogotá. This program drew on the participation of a technical committee made up of the Industrial Applications Society of the IEEE, as well as the Electric ...
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ABB wins US$62 million energy order in Oman
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth approximately $62 million from Vale to supply electrification and automation systems and related equipment for a new iron ore pellet plant in Oman. The new Vale plant, 230 kilometers northwest of Muscat, is expected to produce up to 10 million tons of iron ore pellets per year. Scheduled to start operations at the end ...
By ABB
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Burns & McDonnell Completes Design of Innovative Microgrid Project for U.S. Military
Burns & McDonnell has received approval from Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Hawaii to begin construction of the Smart Power Infrastructure Demonstration for Energy Reliability and Security (SPIDERS) Phase I project at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH). Burns & McDonnell was awarded the SPIDERS Phase I design-build project on December 2, 2011. Since the contract award, ...
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Eaton`s Collaboration with Lone Star College and Project GRAD Offers Industry-Focused Experiential Learning in Power Management at Newly Expanded Houston Experience Center
Power management company Eaton today announced that its Houston Experience Center is collaborating with Lone Star College – University Park and Project GRAD Houston for the JPMorgan Chase College and Career Institutes – an educational initiative led by Project GRAD that provides high school students with industry-oriented educational experiences to better prepare and motivate them ...
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