Phil Fahey of S&C Electric talks about the new features of TripSaver II on the show floor at the 2012 IEEE PES T&D show, and reviews how TripSaver II responds in the event of a "permanent" fault requiring a utility crew repair.
This video showcases how utilities can overcome connectivity challenges in long-range and non-line-of-site conditions with S&C Electric Company's SpeedNet radio. The high-performance radio is the solution for utilities requiring a field area network for automation and SCADA applications.
This Siemens video showcases distribution management systems as a centerpiece of any smart grid and highlights the benefits of its own DMS solution in terms of reliability, efficiency, safety and security.
In this video, Channels Systems Engineer Willie Chow provides a comprehensive overview of the substation automation architecture commonly used with Cisco's Connected Grid routers and switches. The overview shows the integration of SCADA, network security and management and much more.
The sun keeps shining on Scott Brusaw's concept of solar roadways to replace asphalt. Click inside for the latest news about the Idaho electrical engineer's innovative project and to watch a video where he describes his vision.
This video discusses how Neptune Technology Group's SEER® (Statistical Evaluation for the Enhancement of Revenue) analysis helps recapture non-revenue water and other lost water from large water meters such as commercial, industrial and institutional water meters.
ABB unveiled a new family of products at the 2011 Hanover
Fair in Germany that are designed to strengthen the power supply in electricity networks and industrial plants. As this video showcases, the PCS100 family is based on a low-voltage converter and advanced software. It can be adapted to a range of applications, from enabling wind parks to feed power into the grid at the appropriate frequency to connecting various energy storage technologies to the network.
Sensus designs, manufactures and supplies intelligent state of the art metering solutions to satisfy the needs of water, energy and gas utilities daily across the globe.
Mike Beyerle of GE describes the ways in which the GE Nucleus can transform smart appliances into part of the smart grid, saving energy and improving convenience for homeowners.
LG unveiled a full range of smart appliances, enabled by LG THINQ™ Technology, at the 2011 International CES. According to LG these products include five key features - Smart Grid, Smart Diagnosis, Smart Access, Smart Adapt and Food Management. Get a first hand look at this new technology in this demo video.
Developed by Hydro-Quebec, LineScout is a high-performance robot that uses leading-edge inspection equipment and advanced maneuverability technology to complete detailed and comprehensive inspection of energized transmission lines. LineScout can navigate line obstacles such as spacer dampers, insulator connections, and aircraft warning indicators. Hydro-Quebec and BCTC received a 2010 Edison Award for their partnership on the field deployment and enhancement of LineScout.
SVC Light with Energy Storage is a dynamic energy storage solution which combines SVC Light performance with the latest battery storage technology. It provides a new dimension in developing smart grids and cost effective, environmentally attractive, and high quality services for existing networks. SVC Light® is ABB's high performance STATCOM (static synchronous compensator). It can provide instantaneous and continuously variable reactive power in response to voltage fluctuations, thereby enhancing grid stability.
Sandeep Vij, vice president and general manager of the Cisco Converged Building Systems Business Unit, announces the evolution of Cisco's Smart Connected Buildings strategy.
Learn how Alvarion's BreezeNET B10 Video plug and play wireless backhaul installation wizard and VPS camera and CPE powering unit can help reduce costs, simplify installation and optimize deployments.
Cisco announces its first set of comprehensive Smart Grid solutions that will help utilities more reliably and efficiently deliver electric power from generation facilities all the way to businesses and homes, resulting in better energy management as well as economic and environmental benefits. In this video Laura Ipsen, SVP and GM of Cisco Smart Grid explains the significance of Cisco's Connected Grid portfolio.
Utility company Pepco is teaming up with the Chevy Volt to test the effects of charging stations on Washington DC's electric grid. Clean Skies News talks to specialists and takes the new electric vehicle out for a spin.
Tesla's Model S, presented at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, promises to be one of the first production electric cars with a range of almost 300 miles on a single charge.
Three new demonstration projects caught our attention - a smart grid effort in Albuquerque's business district, a rapid recovery transformer study in Texas and a trial involving low voltage current sensor technologies in the UK. They also got us to thinking: At this stage in the smart grid build out, if you could design a demonstration project, what would it entail? That's our latest Tuesday Topic; click for the details.
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