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SUBNET Releases New Software Tool to Simulate Substation Relay Data Communication
SUBNET Solutions Inc. - SUBNET Solutions Inc. (SUBNET) recently released a new substation utility software tool to help integrators, engineers, technicians and other utility personnel build better substations. more...
Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO) Selects ETAP(R) Real-TimeTM for Power System Monitoring and Simulation
Operation Technology Inc. (ETAP) - Operation Technology, Inc. (OTI), developer of the ETAP enterprise solution for electrical power systems, announced today the kick-off of its latest Real-Time project for Bermuda Electric Light Company Limted (BELCO). more...
Transmission and Distribution: AREVA delivers Hydro One Networks’ Energy Management System upgrade
AREVA T&D - AREVA's Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Division has delivered an important system upgrade to Hydro One Networks Inc., the largest operating subsidiary of Hydro One Inc., which is wholly owned by the Canadian Province of Ontario. more...
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SmartSignal Rejects Recession with Growth Surge from New xConnector - Providing Increased Value to OSIsoft PI Customers
SmartSignal Corporation - SmartSignal(R) Corporation today announced that 6 leaders of the power-generation industry already have purchased SmartSignal xConnectorTM since its introduction in fall 2009. more...
Anchorage Municipal Light & Power Selects Autodesk Topobase to Improve Network Records Management
Autodesk, Inc. - Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK), a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, today announced Municipal Light & Power (ML&P), Anchorage AK will extend their use of Autodesk utility solutions by adding Autodesk Topobase software to improve process efficiencies for managing critical design and as-built records. more...
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Monitoring System for Overhead Line Conductors. Meeting the demands of a changing power environment

Blogger Photo By LIOS Technology - Providing sufficient electrical power reliably requires ongoing monitoring of temperatures within overhead transmission lines that are more susceptible to atmospheric more...

Smart Grid: The Game

Blogger Photo By Elisa Wood Lisa Cohn - By Elisa Wood January 14, 2010 ? In his best seller "Outliers," Malcolm Gladwell shows that it is not equipment more...

Now and before

Blogger Photo By Jose Gambande - If we say the computer technology (and IT technologies) has revolutionized the ways, forms of communication, relationships, etc.. between human more...

Comunications levels

Blogger Photo By Jose Gambande - From top to bottom, levels of communication detailed in the diagram of the previous post are: - SCADA high level: more...

Communications Architecture (2)

Blogger Photo By Jose Gambande - The communications system architecture is based on the fundamental property of ethernet networks that allow different sessions on the same more...
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Inducing Private Investment for Grids

By Jeff Dalebroux
There has been much discussion about the need for increased transmission capability and the so-called smart grid. The need has been framed in terms of repair of deteriorating infrastructure, energy independence and security, and economic more...
Filed Under Grid Operations

Managing Tree-caused Electric Service Interruptions

By Siegfried Guggenmoos
Throughout their one hundred year history, utilities have been challenged by tree-conductor conflicts. On transmission systems tree-conductor contacts can have devastating results as demonstrated by the fact that trees were involved in the last three more...
Filed Under Grid Operations

Computers Not Enough: Trends in Asset Management

By Warren Causey
Utilities have been managing assets for a long time -- lots of assets. Utilities have millions of parts, supplies, wires, capacitors, trucks, tools, laptops, screws, bolts, gloves and goggles. One problem facing them is that more...
Filed Under Grid Operations

Are Smart Grids a Smart Investment?

By Jerry Jackson
Analysis of comprehensive smart grid technology applications at 200 of the largest U.S. utilities shows potential smart grid savings of 115,145 Megawatts (MW) with avoided costs of more than $120 billion and net savings after more...
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Smart Metering Goes Smarter

By Fred Claassens
Smart metering is a common term used for any metering solution smarter than a mechanical analog metering service. The NRS 049 specification published in South Africa in 2008 cleared many of these myths and put more...
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