The National Electrical Code is not only being upgraded but also updated. Our NEC Training course is intended to do a lot more than instruct about what chang ...

One of the most important electromagnetic systems today is the electrical transformer. The robustness, range of operation energy density and simplicity assoc ...

Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) in HVAC systems allow operators to adjust the speed of motors rather than running at full speed continuously. By enabling users to control the speed of fans, pumps, ...

The mining industry uses a large amount of electric power. Their equipment is subject to extreme environmental conditions and mechanical shock. A significant number of electrical accidents are a ...

An autotransformer uses a single winding with taps to regulate AC voltage for step-up or step-down control. Single-winding with taps; no galvanic isolation between circuits. Efficient ...

Maintenance Inspection Windows on Transformers enable sight-glass checks of oil level, moisture ingress, and gasket integrity, supporting IR thermography, condition monitoring, and safe operation ...

Danielson Holding Corporation and Covanta Energy Corporation recently announced that Danielson has completed its previously announced acquisition of Covanta's energy and water business allowing ...

The industrial automation systems can be very complex, and it is usually structured into several hierarchical levels. Each of the hierarchical level has an appropriate communication level, which ...

The U.S. electric grid is not crumbling. The regulatory structure that supports it, however, is showing its age. Those are just two of the findings from a new study about the electric grid published ...

Siemens has received an order for a high-voltage direct-current HVDC power transmission link in Canada. In a consortium with the construction company Mortenson Construction, Siemens will be supplying ...

Vegetation management program enhances utility reliability through line clearance, rights-of-way maintenance, hazard mitigation, LiDAR and drone inspections, and predictive analytics to prevent power ...

China Huaneng Group, one of the nation's five largest electricity generating firms, recently agreed to pay US$227 million for a 50 per cent share of OzGen, an Australian subsidiary of Boston-based ...