Moving away from gasoline based vehicles to electric is not a lifestyle option anymore. It is already an imperative. By 2050, two out of three people will be living in…

Quality assurance is of fundamental importance for solar panels. The failure-free operation of the panels is a prerequisite for efficient power generation, long life, and a high return on the…

Modern, high-performance wind power systems make extremely high demands of the quality and reliability of the components used. Particularly important is the electrical infrastructure, which is of key significance for…

When solar energy panels threaten to fail, defects will usually generate heat. Luckily for Carlill/ Energy, the company has successfully adopted the use of thermal imaging cameras to detect and…

Emergency Restoration System a temporary structure designed to bypass the existing transmission towers of any voltage in any terrain. The most important aspect of a transmission line is to provide…

An industry analysis on how T&M equipment play critical roles in installing, improving efficiency and extending the life of power plant assets The T&M equipment plays vital role in checking…

Indian power sector has great potential for energy conservation, which is almost equivalent to installation of 133 GW solar power plants. Utilities are lacking in proper energy measurement hence percentage…

Avantha Group Company, CG Power Systems Indonesia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CG Power & Industrial Solutions Ltd, has bagged an order from Indonesian state utility PT PLN (Persero) for manufacturing…

The market for LV switchgear is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.1 per cent during 2016-2020 and is expected to reach Rs 7,609 crore by 2020. Switchgear is defined…

When self-employed electrician Gary Fisher was given the opportunity to ‘road test’ a FLIR C2 thermal imaging camera and CM174 clamp meter, he saw it as a chance to see…

Nowadays communication networks are an integral part of the utility automation systems. With the increased usage of non-conventional instrument transformers and IEC 61850 protection devices, more and more critical information…

SR30 pyranometer, released by Hukseflux Thermal Sensors, measures solar radiation employing a state-of-the-art thermopile sensor with black coated surface and two domes. Until now, measurement of solar radiation often is…

The most frequent causes of protection misoperations are setting, logic and design errors, caused for the most part by the increasing complexity of modern protection systems. Line differential protection is…

A dry-type transformer (DDT) is a safe, low maintenance and environmental-friendly solution suitable for indoor and outdoor applications where not only safe and dependable power are important. It is also…

Featuring some of the latest breakthrough solutions in the switchgear segment. Switchgear is an important component in the electrical system charged with the function to perform the function of carrying,…

New- generation technologies (Arc Accelerated Rapid Cooling) increase compactness and performance. Here we discuss on the invention related to the integral design of high permeability plates housing and ferromagnetic de-ion…

The article illustrates the need to equip electrical facilities with the latest technologies and innovations. With speeding electrification across India and strong government focus on the power sector, we are…

Using bare conductors on the overhead distribution lines in forest and wildlife sanctuaries resulting fatal accidental death of several wildlife animals and big birds due to electrocution. Presently we are…

Copper is known to improve transformer energy performance Transformers are used in virtually every commercial and industrial building, from the service transformer reducing the distribution voltage to a more usable…

Why the integrity of the ground grid needs to be checked The grounding system is an important component for the correct function of a substation. When it is not in…

Smart metering technology should be seen as just an enabler coupled with smart people and effective business processes to make the system deliver results. Over last three decades electronic meters…

Analysis on how smart technologies — and the practices they enable — can impact the operation and overall health of the grid. The electrical grid is evolving. The traditional grid…

Copper is the material of choice for power transformer conductors due to its superior short-circuit withstand capabilities Basic physics It is a basic principle of electromagnetic induction that electric current…

In this article, steam turbine and cooling tower technologies for power sector have been discussed in detail. Arguably, electricity is one of the greatest inventions ever. It has given a…

The world’s largest private-sector energy services company uses FLIR Systems thermal cameras to inspect and maintain its network in Bavaria, Germany. The network is the energy supplier’s most valuable asset.…

  ABB has developed, manufactured and energized a 1,200 kV ultrahigh voltage power transformer to support India’s plans to build a 1,200 kV transmission system, supplementing the existing 400 kV…

The engineering firm Adler in Herten in the German Ruhr area is using the top-of-the-range FLIR T1020 handheld thermal imaging cameras for maintenance applications.   The engineering firm Adler has…

  The maintenance and routine testing of the medium-voltage (MV) distribution systems of electrical utility companies, or industrial electric power plants, demands test equipment that is not only easy to…