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AREVA T&D Dynamic Line Rating Protection
AREVA T&D announces the launch of the world’s first protection device with Dynamic Line Rating. Embedded within MiCOM P341 Interconnection protection, this innovative new feature allows the thermal rating of lines to be dynamically monitored according to weather conditions, such as ambient temperature, wind direction and speed.
Ideally suited to Wind farms, where renewable ene... MoreGE's MultiLink Family of Hardened Ethernet Switches
Compact, Rugged & Reliable Ethernet Communications
The MultiLink ML1200 & ML800 are the newest additions to the MultiLink series of industrially hardened Ethernet Switches. MultiLink Managed Ethernet Switches provide extremely reliable networking with very fast reconfiguration times for recovering from faults occurring in the network. The complete set of network management functions a... MoreNew Book Describes Challenges & Opportunities for Today's Power Systems
A new book from SEL, Modern Solutions for Protection, Control, and Monitoring of Electric Power Systems, describes approaches, new technologies, and examples for power system engineers and decision-making personnel, as well as for university students and faculty. Edited by Héctor J. Altuve Ferrer and Edmund O. Schweitzer, III, the book combines the expertise of 15 SEL engineers.
Mod... MoreNew! Test Universe v2.40 release from OMICRON electronics
OMICRON Test Universe is a powerful and flexible test software suite.
The new release of the Test Universe Supports:
The new CMC 353 CMC 850 test sets Windows 7 (32 & 64 bit)
The software Includes a brand new Overcurrent Test module that supports:
Any number of overcurrent element types plus directional Flexible test definitions and correct... MoreNovaTech - Bitronics M350 family of 3-phase voltmeters & ammeters
NovaTech announces the availability of the Bitronics M350 family of 3-phase voltmeters and ammeters. The M350 is the second family in the new 50 Series Meters. Like the M650, the M350 features standard Ethernet Service port with web browser interface, serial and TCP/IP Modbus and DNP3 protocol availability, and easy set-up and use. Additionally, it offers an outstanding LED displa... MorePCS Series Protection & control from NR
NR has released true innovative PCS series protection & control devices addressing fast and reliable protection and automation for modern digital substations and power plants. It features an extensive functional library, programmable logic and configurable I/O. Hosted on a multi-processor platform, two independent data acquisition paths implement two-out -of- two logic to prevent any mal-o... MoreToshiba's GSC1000
Substation Automation System with Redundant Configuration
Toshiba’s GSC1000 Substation Automation System, based on the IEC 61850 standard, now supports optional redundant configurations. The figure shows an example system in which each bay is now served using a two-port BCU and protection relays connected to alternate Ethernet Local Area Networks (LAN).
The two ports for each ... MoreUse GOOSE and Relion® products for simplicity & reliability
Being designed for IEC 61850 standard, the Relion® protection and control products from ABB offer the full benefits of GOOSE messaging.
Using GOOSE dramatically reduces the hardwiring, which helps to reduce costs.
Additionally, due to its vast signal transfer capacity over Ethernet and significantly faster signaling response times from device to device, GOOSE services together... MoreVegetation-Related Transmission Outages
The NERC Board of Trustees Compliance Committee has reviewed and accepted the Vegetation-Related Transmission Outage Fourth Quarter 2009 Report.
Vegetation-related transmission outages that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2009 are being reported in accordance with standard FAC-003-1.
The standard requires each outage to be categorized as one of the following:
C... More
Technology News
4G - next generation telecommunications
The requirements for improvements in the performance of protection, automation and control (PAC) systems in a smart grid require the use of communications to meet them. Wireless communications technologies, smart mobile devices and cloud computing can revolutionize future PAC implementations. 1G (standing for first generation) was a name used in the 1980s for the first wireless networks. The... MoreHTS - High Temperature Superconductor
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to serve as prime contractor for a High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) power transmission cable project in the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) transmission grid. The project is a Superconductivity Partnership Initiative between the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and industry to develo... MoreMemristor - the missing element
Memristive devices could change the standard paradigm of computing by enabling calculations to be performed in the chips where data is stored rather than in a specialized central processing unit. ”
R. Stanley Williams, senior fellow and director, Information and Quantum Systems Lab, HP
On 8 April 2010 HP announced advancements in research from HP Labs – the company’s centr... More
