High Capacity, Low Sag 

Dec 1, 2006, by Jim Hunt, Salt River Project, and Stephen Barrett, Barrett Research

The 3M aluminum conductor composite reinforced (ACCR) conductor is a new high-temperature, low-sag conductor designed to significantly increase the thermal...

India Optimizes Capacity with HVDC 

Nov 1, 2006

The Siemens Power Transmission and Distribution Group (PTD; Erlangen, Germany) has been awarded an order by the Powergrid Corporation of India (PGCIL;...

Six-Wire Solution 

Oct 1, 2006, by Bruce Freimark, American Electric Power

Imagine a world where a new product is introduced that works so flawlessly it can be used seamlessly...

Line Upgrade Features Low-Sag Conductor 

Jul 1, 2006, by James Berger, American Electric Power

If Thomas Edison's first electric system under the cobblestones of lower Manhattan, were still the industry standard, our industry would be a curiosity...

China's IEE Demonstrates Superconductor Fault Current Limiter 

Feb 1, 2006

China's Institute of Electrical Engineering (IEE) has successfully demonstrated a superconductor-based fault current limiter for the first time in a power...

Composite Insulator Failures Lead to Improved Designs 

Jan 1, 2006, by Maciej Kumosa, Center for Advanced Materials and Structures, Department of Engineering, Universit

THE INITIAL PROMISE OF COMPOSITE INSULATORS WAS INTOXICATING: a product that was lightweight, easy to install, resistant to gunshots and less likely to...

HECO Installs Pole-Mounted Solid Insulation Distribution Transformer 

Sep 1, 2005

Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) is the first utility in the world to install an ABB Solid Insulation Distribution Transformer (SIDT) on a pole. Located in...