Since the global electricity market adopted an alternating current (ac) system rather than a direct current (dc) system for power transmission and distribution (T&D), switchgear has been the backbone ...

The nation’s first “Perfect Power System” is an example of how government, utilities, businesses and municipalities can collaborate in the development and implementation of advanced power systems that ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Power systems employ diodes to perform a variety of functions. For example, diodes can protect against damage due to power-source reverse-polarity ...

As more electrical devices are deployed in industrial applications, the need to protect these critical systems increases. Unexpected power outages lead not only to higher maintenance costs of ...

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qualus Power Services, LLC, a leading provider of engineering and technical field services to utilities and electric power grid infrastructure, announced that it has ...

FORT PICKETT, Va. (Oct. 5, 2020) — Army Futures Command (AFC) engineers are addressing Soldiers’ energy consumption needs on the battlefield by using emerging capabilities to link resilient power ...

Alabama Power is a subsidiary of Southern Company and the largest electric utility within Alabama, delivering power through 85,586 miles of lines in the southern two-thirds of the state. We operate in ...

People in the power industry understand inertia and its importance to grid stability. As large thermal power plants and other inertia-providing units are replaced with renewable resources that provide ...

FFD POWER’s 800V BESS solutions are typically deployed as AC-coupled, low-voltage systems. LFP battery racks are connected on the DC side to bidirectional Power Conversion Systems (PCS), which output ...

It’s Friday night and a frantic call from the operations vice president wakes the chief engineer in the middle of the night. “Our factory is down!” the VP cries out. Apparently, there was a heavy ...