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Automatic Fault Location and Data Collection Software
Siemens Energy introduces SAFIR - the Siemens Network Fault and Power Quality Analysis System. This tool can automatically collect transient and power quality data in the Comtrade format from the devices at the substation - protective relays from different manufacturers and digital fault recorders - automatically cluster all data related to a particular event, generate an easy to understa... MoreDifferential Protection for Phase Shifting Transformer
Toshiba has supplied a control and protection system for a Phase Shifting Transformer (PST) for TransGrid's 132kV network in Australia. The system, which is due to commence operation in December 2008 at the Armidale 330kV substation, includes Toshiba's GRT100 Transformer Differential Protection applied for protection of the PST and accommodating phase shifts of up to 30 degrees. GRT100 suppo... MoreFeeder Management IED
AREVA's MiCOM P145 feeder management relays provide an integrated solution for the complete protection, control and monitoring of overhead lines and underground cables, covering distribution and transmission voltage levels applications. Integrated communication protocols include IEC61850 and allow easy interfacing to substation control or SCADA systems. A wide range of advanced protection fu... MoreIEEE PES Name Change
After a final vote from the membership of the IEEE Power Engineering Society (PES), it has officially changed its name to the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES), effective 22 April, 2008. IEEE PES President Wanda Reder made the announcement at the 2008 IEEE PES Transmission and Distribution Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The change is driven by the efforts of the Society to grow its world... MoreIP Access Multiplexer
RFL Electronics Inc. has introduced the eXmux 3500 - a substation hardened IP Access Multiplexer engineered to seamlessly transport Voice, Data, and Ethernet communications over Ethernet networks, providing the flexibility of backward compatibility with legacy devices and forward compatibility with IP devices on the same communications platform. The eXmux 3500 Access Multiplexers combines ... MoreNew Busbar Protection System
ABB introduces a new high-speed substation busbar protection system for utility and industrial power systems using reverse interlocking. The busbar protection application is based on the company's REF615 feeder protection relay with native support for the IEC 61850 standard and its GOOSE services. This smart grid-enabled relay offers a platform to advance the performance, reliability and cos... MoreNew Capacitor Bank Protection and Control IED model BCV
ZIV introduces the new Capacitor Bank Protection and Control IED model BCV that combines voltage or current unbalance protection with current, voltage, and frequency protection functions.The integrated automatic bank switching function saves costs and panel space.
This relay includes all the features of the field proven "V series", such as revenue metering accuracy of 0.1% with 32 samples per c... MoreSub-cycle Distance Relay with automation and control capabilities
GE Digital Energy's enhanced Multilin D90Plus protection system is a single-platform solution for the protection of MV to EHV transmission lines. The Multilin D90 Plus is a sub-cycle distance relay delivering maximum performance, flexibility, and functionality. It achieves the fast sub-cycle distance protection using true CCVT filtering for improved performance without the need for intentio... MoreUser Friendly Transient Simulation Testing Tool
OMICRON electronics' transient network simulation software NetSim allows testing of relays under close to realistic conditions using a numerical network model to simulate processes in an electric power network composed of voltage sources, lines, circuit breakers, fault instances and switching events. It is a user friendly simulation and testing tool that provides predefined network topologies... More
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Intel Atom ? Enabling the Next Generation of Embedded Modules
The worldwide acceptance of IEC 61850 and the trends in development of different distributed applications based on the station and process bus communications defined in the standard are pushing the protection, automation and control industry towards development of a new generation of devices that can meet new design criteria. It appears that just in time Intel has introduced a new generation of pr... MoreTesla Roadster energy solutions
The dramatic increase in oil prices during the first three quarters of 2008 resulted in a significant increase in alternative vehicles. Many of the established car manufacturers have announced their intentions to deliver electric cars to the market - some later next year, with others following in 2010. In the meantime, there are several low-end electric vehicles that can be seen on the streets of ... MoreThe Large Hadron Collider LHC - The Biggest Toy in the World
The biggest toy in the world was delivered to physicists at 10:28 in the morning on 10 September 2008. The first beam in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) was successfully steered around the full 27 kilometers of the world's most powerful particle accelerator on the Swiss/French border. It is expected that the huge and extremely complex machin... More
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