Electrical power distribution systems have gone through some significant evolutions in capability over the last few decades. The traditional distribution system is the interconnection of various power ...

Decarbonization efforts are rapidly reshaping the electric grid. Distribution systems no longer represent a passive load connected to a substation transformer. Each year brings new significant ...

Despite significant capital investment by electric utilities in recent years, energy infrastructure across the U.S. received only a C-minus rating in the latest report card from the American Society of ...

Fault location methods are pivotal in ensuring the resilience and efficiency of modern power distribution systems. With the increasing penetration of distributed generation and the growing complexity ...

A more distributed power distribution network will help utilities better navigate the wave of changes resulting from the smart grid. Very few industries will experience the rapid change that power ...

A new type of device provides designers of automated installations for North America with performance, cost, and safety benefits. Industrial machinery and equipment system designs typically rely on ...

Thomas & Betts (T&B) is collaborating with Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) to provide a new capacitor switch control that improves the efficiency of power distribution systems. Thomas & ...

Outdoor applications such as dockside and riverside power plants, sporting events and amusement park rides often require the use of a mobile power generator linked to a low voltage network. These ...

Think about the last time your command needed mobile power in the field. This probably required the servicing, maintenance, dispatching, and recovery of an Advanced Medium Mobile Power Source (AMMPS) ...

Like any equipment, each piece of a power distribution system has a chance of failing at some point. Even if installed properly, there are several factors that can cause failures, such as extreme ...