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EPB and the U.S. Dept. of Energy Reach Smart Grid Installation Milestone
Last week, S&C Electric Co. and EPB celebrated the final IntelliRupter PulseCloser installation as part of Chattanooga's smart grid project....
New Protection Device Series Supports High-Voltage Networks
Following a trial phase with various grid operators, Siemens Infrastructure & Cities has brought the new protection device series Siprotec 5 onto the market. ...
Software is for In-Depth Testing of Protective Relays
RelayLabTest enables users to assess the overall performance of protection devices under realistic operating conditions....
NREL Building Smart Grid Test Lab
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory is building electrically interconnected laboratories as part of its Energy Systems Integration Facility, where research partners can literally plug in and test new energy technologies on real and simulated power systems before hooking them up to the grid....
Monitoring System Analyzes Power Over a Large Geographic Area
A new wide-area monitoring solution has been designed to improve the way utilities monitor and analyze power over a large geographic area. ...
New Version of Software Enables Transformer Condition Assessment
BPL Global, Ltd. has released Version 4.0 of its TM View transformer diagnostic software....
Dielectric Analyzer Tests Liquid or Solid Insulating Materials
The Tettex 2830/2831 is designed to test dielectric properties of liquid and solid insulating materials....
Central Software Turns PMU Data Into Information
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. has released SYNCHROWAVE Central Software for visualization and analysis of synchrophasor data. ...
IEEE Revising Critical IEEE 1815 Standard
IEEE has begun on revisions to Secure Authentication protocols contained in its IEEE 1815 Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3) standard....
KEMA Opens Smart Grid Interop Lab
KEMA officially opened its Smart Grid Interop Lab in Erlanger, Kentucky, United States....
Transmission Voltage Resistive Fault Current Limiter Demonstrated
Nexans, Siemens and American Superconductor Corp. have successfully qualified a transmission voltage resistive fault current limiter (FCL) that uses high temperature superconductor (HTS) wire....
Distribution Monitoring Application Identifies Faults and Outages Before they Occur
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. has partnered with Echelon Corp. to provide a solution that offers real-time visibility into the power distribution network and grid analytics to monitor usage and demand....
OG&E Expands Testing for Smart Grid IVVC
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company has expanded testing of smart grid technology-supported equipment that can help the utility deliver energy more efficiently....
New Version of Transformer Monitor Broadens Smart Grid Opportunities
The newest version of a transformer monitor is more rugged and compact, addressing the needs of large-scale pole top applications at the distribution level, thereby substantially broadening the market for the company's innovative smart grid technology products. ...
MicroPlanet Provides Smart Voltage Regulation for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon
MicroPlanet Technology Corp. has reached agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory to provide voltage regulation technology services for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 to be held in Washington, D.C., in September and October 2011. ...
Research Application Story Concerns New Contact Voltage Sensor
In collaboration with Con Edison of New York and National Grid, Electric Power Research Institute developed electric field sensor to help electric utilities detect and repair contact voltage. ...
Fault Current Limiter to Be Tested at UK Power Networks
GridON’s Fault Current Limiter solution has been selected by the Energy Technologies Institute to be developed and tested in a £4m project aiming to reduce the impact of fault currents on electricity networks and helping the growth and increased flexibility of distribution systems while minimizing capital expenditure in upgrading the UK electrical networks....
Southern California Edison Orders Automatic Controller for Catalina
Southern California Edison has awarded S&C a contract to furnish a turnkey 1-MW S&C Smart Grid SMS Storage Management System on Catalina Island, off the coast of California. ...
EPRI Evaluates Thermal Direct Sensor
An evaluation conducted at the Electric Power Research Institute confirmed that Utility Risk Management Corp's new thermal sensor, Thermal Direct, can accurately measure transmission line temperatures across a broad spectrum of conductors and field conditions....
Testing Current Transformers with 'the Modeling Concept'
Omicron has introduced a way to test current transformers at all lifecycle stages by using a testing method called "the modeling concept"....
University of Manchester Researching Power Transformer Condition Assessment
BPL Global, Ltd. has announced a collaboration with The University of Manchester School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering to advance the science of power transformer condition assessment. ...
Green Mountain Power Updating Substations for Smart Grid
Science Applications International Corp. is supporting Green Mountain Power during the implementation of its smart grid program over the next three years. ...
New Thermal Imaging Technology Supports Reliability, Efficiency of Grid
A new thermal imaging technology can enhance the reliability and efficiency of the nation’s electric grid, according to manufacturer claims....
Development of an EPRI Handheld E-Field Directional Sensor
To assist electric utilities with their test and measurement programs for detecting and repairing inadvertently energized conductive objects and structures, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has developed a new type of electric field sensor in collaboration with Consolidated Edison of New York, Long Island Power Authority and National Grid....
Brazil to Upgrade Substation Protection Systems
ABB has won an order worth $16 million to upgrade the automation and protection systems in 25 substations for the Brazilian power distribution utility, Light SA. ...
