Mar 26, 2019 | AMI deployments, Distribution Automation, Electric utilities
Distribution automation (DA) us crucial to grid modernization, according to some 90% of utility staffers who responded to a survey conducted by Zpryme, an energy-focused research company. And 90% of those survey takers also said DA would become even more important...
Mar 4, 2019 | AMI deployments, Electric utilities
As an engineer, I look at all the details when deciding on a major purchase – a new vehicle, new appliances, you get the idea. My wife calls this overanalyzing, but I prefer to think of it as careful buying. While there are benefits to researching all the features...
Feb 26, 2019 | Distribution Automation, Electric utilities
When it comes to distribution automation (DA), pulling together a comprehensive solution is like doing a jigsaw puzzle when you haven’t got all the pieces or a box-top picture to guide you. Sure, you can do it, but you’re going to see plenty of holes, and it won’t...
Feb 18, 2019 | AclaraONE, Electric utilities, Fault detection and location, Power Line Communications
The dispersed population of most cooperatives presents unique challenges in servicing members. One of the most pressing is detecting and responding to outages in an efficient and timely manner. Recently Rural Electric Magazine, the publication of the National Rural...
Feb 11, 2019 | Distribution Automation, Electric utilities
We spent last week in New Orleans at the #DistribuTECH2019 conference in New Orleans (and yes, the Saints were robbed). Between meetings with attendees and rounds of Cajun food, our team took the pulse of the industry. Here are 4 of our takeaways. DON’T MISS OUT ON ...
Jan 23, 2019 | Electric utilities, Power quality
Each year as the Super Bowl approaches, the conversations around power quality begin to peak. Well, maybe not every watercooler conversation goes along the line of power quality, but if you watched Super Bowl XLVII in February 2013, when the Baltimore Ravens and San...
