EPRI Journal articles from December 1999

EPRI Journal archives from December 1999

Power Reliability at Risk.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... The Electricity Technology Roadmap, under development by EPRI and other electricity stakeholders for the past two years, has identified some extraordinary opportunities for the coming decades. From widespread electric transportation to...

SUNBURST 2000.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... The peak period of geomagnetic disturbances from the current 11-year solar cycle is expected in the first quarter of 2000. Power companies in danger of impact from the solar storms' geomagnetically induced currents can now receive advance...

Valve Application, Maintenance, and Repair Guide.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... This guide (TR-105852-V1), an expanded version of an earlier report, is a comprehensive reference on the installation, operation, and maintenance of various types of valves and actuators. Produced by the EPRI Nuclear Maintenance Applications...

PTLOAD 5.0.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... Version 5 of the Power Transformer Loading (PTLOAD) software provides users with an accurate, flexible way of calculating substation transformer oil and winding temperatures, transformer loss of life, and the likelihood of gas bubble formation...

RAMAS GIS.
December 22, 1999... The RAMAS(R) software series for ecological risk assessment and management can be applied to a broad range of environmental issues relating to both aquatic and terrestrial plant and animal populations. RAMAS GIS 3.0 (AP-113031)--the latest and...

PISCES 3.0: Power Plant Chemical Assessment Model.(Brief Article)
December 22, 1999... EPRI's PISCES (Power Plant Integrated Systems: Chemical Emissions Studies) model provides key capabilities to help utilities report chemical releases covered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). As the...

Cross-Border HVDC Link Planned.
December 22, 1999... EPRI is working with Central and South West Corporation (CSW) and the Comission Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico's national electric utility, to install and test an asynchronous transmission tie using a new high-voltage direct-current...

Pioneering a Premium Power Industrial Park.
December 22, 1999... The first U.S. industrial park to feature premium power quality is being developed in Ohio by American Electric Power and Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution under a new EPRI contract. The two-year research and demonstration project will...

Environmental Center Launched With Eskom.
December 22, 1999... A center for environmental projects and training in Johannesburg, South Africa, is providing important education and technology transfer under a collaborative effort between EPRI and Eskom, South Africa's largest electric utility. Following the...

WIND POWER: Gaining Momentum.
December 22, 1999... In the past two decades, wind power has emerged as one of the most economically competitive and promising renewable energy technologies, giving rise to a thriving commercial industry with substantial global reach. Policymakers and energy...

Viewing Corona in the Daytime.
December 22, 1999... The Story in Brief The Presence of corona activity is a good indication of trouble with nonceramic insulators and other transmission line equipment. But since corona radiates in the ultraviolet region of the light spectrum, it is to naked...

Water Chemistry Off-Site and On-Line.
December 22, 1999... THE STORY IN BRIEF A new approach to nuclear plant water chemistry monitoring, SMART chemWORKS uses secure, high-speed Internet connections to deliver a remote, turnkey solution for real-time evaluation and diagnostics. The analysis...

Predictive Maintenance Helps LG&E Avoid Motor Failures.
December 22, 1999... Electric motor predictive maintenance (EMPM) tools and techniques developed by EPRI enable energy companies to consistently assess the type and extent of maintenance required, reducing operating and maintenance (O&M) costs and forced-outage...

TVA Uses PISCES Model to Estimate TRI Releases.
December 22, 1999... EPRI's PISCES model for power plant trace element analysis has helped the Tennessee Valley Authority to confidently estimate its releases of chemicals covered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The...

NYPA Demonstrates Advanced Lens for Infrared Thermography.
December 22, 1999... At many fossil power plants, emissions of nitrogen oxides ([NO.sub.x]) are reduced by recirculating flue gas to the plant's boilers. Higher levels of recirculation, however, reduce temperatures in the boiler's radiant section, which...

EPRIsolutions Delivers Integrated Services.
December 22, 1999... To increase customer satisfaction by making its products easier to use, EPRI has created a new service-oriented subsidiary called [EPRIsolutions.sup.SM]. The for-profit subsidiary, which will begin operations on January 1, is part of EPRI's...

EPRI Software Ready for the Year 2000.
December 22, 1999... EPRI has done substantial work over the past several years to help the power industry prepare for potential year 2000 computer problems. But EPRI itself offers its customers a portfolio of more than 300 diverse software products. To ensure that...

EPRI Fellowship Program Receives Fishery Award.
December 22, 1999... At its annual meeting in August in Charlotte, North Carolina, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) presented its President's Fishery Conservation Award to EPRI. Founded in 1870, AES is the oldest and largest professional society representing...