Costly damage and downtime are real problems for broadcast facilities operating in lightning prone locations. Fortunately, these problems can often be prevented and without expensive solutions.
Let's look at the journey that AFCIs have taken as our industry works to make an impact on electrical fires due to arcing and sparking.
One of the largest power-generating dams on the Columbia River in the northwest United States needed to replace a single-ended unit substation to ensure operational uptime.
Continuing decreases in the cost of photovoltaic (PV) power systems have resulted in residential and commercial PV systems that are increasing in size and power output.
When does the CE Code apply to projects that cover only replacement of a piece of an existing electrical equipment, upgrade of such piece of equipment, or addition of certain electrical equipment?
Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) conducted a survey of electrical designers, planners, and engineers who design or renovate systems in industrial facilities, healthcare facilities, and IT centers.
LED Light Innovator Shuji Nakamura Honored with Zayed Future Energy Prize Lifetime Achievement Award
Shuji Nakamura was recognized for his pioneering research developing light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with the Zayed Future Energy Prize Lifetime Achievement Award.
This is the third of a series of five articles detailing significant changes approved by the Technical Committee for the 2018 Canadian Electrical Code Part I (CE Code).
Can UL shed some light on sizing of conductors and branch-circuit protective devices required for Certified (Listed) three-phase drives used in single-phase to three-phase motor applications?
