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Preventing arc faults and fires in buildings using new AFDD technology

Credit to Author: Zakaria Belhaja| Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 13:00:36 +0000

This is the second in a two-part series on the serious threat of fire caused by arc faults in the electrical systems of commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. In my… Read more »

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New Guide Helps Engineers Navigate DC Protection Specification

Credit to Author: Pascale Rodriguez| Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 13:00:27 +0000

Direct current (DC) distribution systems predominated in electricity’s early days, but they have since lost ground to alternating current (AC) approaches in most applications. However, DC has maintained its importance… Read more »

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Medium Voltage Design Basics: Environmental & Operation Conditions

Credit to Author: Thierry Cormenier| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 13:00:44 +0000

As noted in the previous post in this series, being flexible is important for panel builders, contractors, facility managers and specifiers. Having components meet medium voltage (MV) standard IEC 62271-200… Read more »

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How Edge Computing and Drones Reduce the Cost of Oil & Gas Exploration

Credit to Author: Philippe Carle| Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 15:00:33 +0000

Oil and gas exploration is expensive, with the location of the drill site driving a considerable portion of the cost. For example, the cost of a typical shallow shelf oil well… Read more »

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