Credit to Author: Gabriel Arce| Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:44:39 +0000
Most circuit breaker life cycles are based on periodic maintenance inspection and operation specified in the manufacturer’s circuit breaker instruction manuals in order to have longevity. However, as technology, reliability,… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Giovani Zaccaro| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:47:40 +0000
“Reduce, reuse, recycle” — the 3Rs — is a familiar phrase that reminds people to make environmentally responsible decisions. For power distribution systems, there’s another important R — retrofit. Retrofitting… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: John Boville| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:34:57 +0000
Part 1 of this 4-part series introduced ways in which increasing digitization might improve plant operations. Part 2: how IIoT can improve the productivity of reactive, preventive, predictive and proactive… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: John Boville| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:34:57 +0000
Part 1 of this 4-part series introduced ways in which increasing digitization might improve plant operations. Part 2: how IIoT can improve the productivity of reactive, preventive, predictive and proactive… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Ed Jarvis| Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 11:32:19 +0000
At the center of electric utilities’ mission comes a very straightforward mandate: manage risk to minimize, observe, and reduce the effect of negative events and take advantage of opportunities. Minimizing… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Luiz Simoes| Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2018 22:04:14 +0000
In my last 2 blogs, I wrote about several concerns customers are facing with their aging LV and MV switchgear. For the most part, these center around safety, reliability and… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Luiz Simoes| Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:53:03 +0000
Hello again! My last blog, A Closer Look into the True Cost of Replacing Electrical Switchgear, addressed concerns facility engineers face with their aging low-voltage and medium-voltage switchgear. As you can… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Doug Robling| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2017 14:00:05 +0000
Limited capital budgets require aging power equipment to be maintained for as long as possible. But there’s also an ongoing need for optimal reliability: System downtime costs organizations millions of… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Luiz Simoes| Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2017 17:29:09 +0000
During my switchgear modernization presentations all over the US, I am constantly reminded of the concerns customers face with their aging electrical infrastructure. For the most part, these center around… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Gabriel Arce| Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:46:46 +0000
The need to operate electrical equipment safely, without impacting facility operation, has been a priority for electrical engineers and maintenance personnel for many decades. Initially, much of the focus was… Read more »
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