Decarbonizing electrical networks means more switching, how can we remain sustainable?

Credit to Author: Guest Blogger| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:29:41 +0000

The Circuit Breaker Challenge in a Decarbonized Energy Future   As we transition to a decarbonized energy future, the demand for renewable energy sources is surging. The share of renewable energy in the European Union has risen dramatically over the years. In 2004, renewables accounted for…

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The electrical panel – A home’s hidden safety gatekeeper

Credit to Author: Michael Lotfy Gierges| Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:51:25 +0000

In today’s fast-paced world in which high-tech gadgets play an increasingly major role in our daily lives, it’s sometimes easy to forget about those items which may sound less exciting but are nevertheless essential for homes that are not only smooth-running but safe too. You’ve…

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Integrated digitization at the product level: Four ways new medium voltage circuit breakers help increase uptime

Credit to Author: Kaegan Schott| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 21:28:20 +0000

Downtime: It’s a word you never want to hear if you’re a facility manager, especially when an outage is unplanned. Now, thanks to newly designed medium voltage circuit breakers and switchgear, you have digitally integrated products at your disposal for increasing uptime. These circuit breakers…

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SureSeT™: New metal-clad, medium voltage switchgear is smarter, smaller, stronger

Credit to Author: John McGee| Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 12:00:19 +0000

Before the advent of technology, the workplace consisted of multiple manual tools to perform individual tasks. Pen and paper were required to handwrite drawings and reports, calculators performed arithmetic operation,… Read more »

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Why Frame Size Matters With Molded Case Circuit Breakers

Credit to Author: Gilles Lordey| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 12:00:18 +0000

Molded case circuit breakers (MCCBs) are the critical building blocks for many electrical panels. But panel builders could be excused for treating these devices as a commodity at times. However,… Read more »

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Why MCBs are a Crucial Requirement in Power Management Systems

Credit to Author: Atin Chhabra| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 05:43:32 +0000

Miniature Circuit Breakers, commonly referred to as MCBs, are electromechanical devices whose primary function is to shield an electrical circuit from the undesired situation of an overcurrent. In optimal working… Read more »

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Simple to use motor circuit breakers as a result of innovation

Credit to Author: Darja Aleksejeva| Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2019 19:23:09 +0000

We live in a constantly changing dynamic environment. Therefore, innovation is a key driver for success. It means more than just research and development. In other words, it refers to… Read more »

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Why is power connection integrity such a hot topic?

Credit to Author: Emir Boumediene| Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:00:04 +0000

Even power connections that are perfectly installed tend to loosen over time; avoiding this can head off serious problems Our previous post in this series discussed how important it is… Read more »

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