Industry Articles
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Hoan Le, Consulting Engineer, ABB Inc.
05.05.08 - Instrument transformers are designed to transform voltage or current from the high values in the transmission and distribution systems to the low values that can be utilized by low voltage devices.
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Steven Pullins, President, Horizon Energy Group
04.21.08 - In the Modern Grid, consumers will be an integral part of the electric system. They will help balance supply and demand and ensure reliability by modifying the way they use and purchase electricity. These modifications will come as a result of consumers having choices that will motivate different purchasing patterns and behaviors.
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Warren Causey, Vice President, Sierra Energy Group
04.07.08 - The next 10 to 15 years will see major changes - perhaps even classified as upheavals by future historians - in the distribution of electricity to businesses and households throughout the United States. The exact nature of these changes and their long-term effect upon the economic well-being and security of the country are difficult to predict.
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Jeff Tolnar, Chief Technology Officer, BPL Global
03.24.08 - We have all heard of the supply-demand imbalance of energy, where supply growth is slow and demand continues to grow at ever-increasing rates. It is true that there is still a margin between generation and energy usage; however, taken at a granular level, the issue is pronounced.
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Gary Ockwell, Technical Officer, Advanced Control Systems, Inc.
03.10.08 - Substation automation has slowly evolved from the classical remote terminal unit, to the current network based terminal unit. However the inception of the Smart Grid is a catalyst towards a new evolutionary step in distributed automation.
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02.25.08 - Part I of this two-part article discussed current market conditions and the opportunity and vision the smart grid presents. Part II continues with the roadmap to and the business case for the Smart Grid.
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02.04.08 - It is clear that dramatic change is coming in the future for the electric utility industry and the way energy is generated, delivered and consumed substantially changing the whole business model. This change is coming to a piece of the industry that hasn't been known for radical change over its 120 plus year history.
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Mark Gabriel, Executive Management Consultant and Principal, R.W.Beck
01.21.08 - The implementation of distribution and substation automation, outage management, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and various other technologies are all leading to a digitally enabled, self-healing power network that provides equitably priced electricity to all classes of customers through ensuring the security, quality, reliability and availability of power.
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Martin Rosenberg, Editor-in-Chief, EnergyBiz Magazine
01.07.08 - Imagine no electricity existed in the United States. Suddenly, a lab discovers the utility of coursing electrons, and the age of electricity is launched. Assume we immediately learned everything we now know about how to generate electricity using the sun, wind, nuclear power, hydropower, natural gas, geothermal resources and coal.
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Robert Wilson, Regional Technical Manager, ABB, Inc.
12.24.07 - As utility facilities today receive more power at higher voltages than ever before, the need for personnel safety in the workplace and the importance of safer system planning takes on added significance. This is particularly relevant for employees working with energized Medium Voltage (MV) equipment susceptible to arc flash hazards.
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