EPRI Journal articles from November 1998

EPRI Journal archives from November 1998

Market Transformation: Learning to Like Our Vegetables.
November 1, 1998... For many of us, vegetables are an acquired taste. As children we may have been forced or bribed to eat them, but as adults we've come to appreciate them not only for their nutritional value but for their taste and the balance they bring to our...

THELMA.
November 1, 1998... This 10-volume report, The High-Efficiency Laundry Metering and Marketing Analysis (THELMA) Project (TR-109147), provides a readable overview of a four-year EPRI study of the market potential of efficient residential washing machines. The...

Forecasting Reports.
November 1, 1998... As the electric power industry moves rapidly toward competition, the role of forecasting is changing dramatically. Market-related activities, such as price forecasting, market share analysis, and the prediction of competitors' costs, are...

LightPAD 2.0.
November 1, 1998... The rapid growth of lighting conservation programs in recent years has resulted in increased demand for lighting audits EPRI's LightPAD software is designed to improve the speed and accuracy of these audits. It may be used to quickly estimate a...

Digital Smart Ground Multimeter.
November 1, 1998... Increased competition has led to more sales and purchases of electric utility substations. The digital Smart Ground Multimeter (SGM) offers power companies a fast, accurate way to assess substation design and integrity to ensure the soundness...

PQ Database for the Healthcare Industry.
November 1, 1998... The sophisticated hospital environments of today are full of advanced electronic devices that can be vulnerable to power quality problems EPRI developed the Power Quality Database for the Healthcare Industry (CD-109129) to help utilities and...

International Interest in Y2K Project Rises.
November 1, 1998... A growing number of international companies are joining with U.S. firms in EPRI's Year 2000 (Y2K) Embedded Systems Project, which aims to help participants get a handle on the Y2K problem before the fast-approaching deadline of January 1, 2000....

New EPRI-ESKOM Center Targets Power Systems.
November 1, 1998... A new EPRI center, conceived to address the many transmission and distribution challenges South Africa races since emerging from its period of political, economic, and technical isolation, just completed its first year of operation. Launched...

EPRI Ramps Up International Loan-in Program.
November 1, 1998... Recognizing the great value that international personnel bring, EPRI is working to enhance the program whereby employees of its international member companies are loaned to EPRI for assignments ranging from six months to two years. EPRI has...

Selling Customers on Energy Efficiency.
November 1, 1998... STORY IN BRIEF Despite energy efficiency inherent economic and environmental s most residential, commercial, and industrial customers pay it little heed in their purchasing decisions, Often, a concerted effort is required to transform...

Power Precision With UPFC.
November 1, 1998... THE STORY IN BRIEF The promise of power electronics--based FACTS technology to transform transmission systems into high-speed, precision networks is being realized on a part of American Electric Power's grid, thanks to pioneering...

The Electricity Technology Roadmap.
November 1, 1998... THE STORY IN BRIEF With more than 150 participating organizations to date, the Electricity Technology Roadmap Initiative seeks to develop a comprehensive vision--through the middle of the next century--of opportunities for...

Online Library of Power Quality Solutions.
November 1, 1998... Electric utilities face a growing challenge in dealing with customer power quality problems created by electrical disturbances and system incompatibilities. In many cases, viable solutions and recommended practices for avoiding power quality...

New Surge Protection Measures for Appliances.
November 1, 1998... Households are using an increasing number of microprocessor-based electronic appliances--from personal computers, entertainment centers, and microwave ovens to stoves, heat pumps, and security systems Overvoltages caused by electrical...

Benefits of Utility-Customer Collaboration Highlighted.
November 1, 1998... To raise awareness of the benefits of active partnerships between utilities and their customers in solving common problems, EPRI's Community Environmental Center recently documented PECO Energy's development of a new operating strategy and...

Energy Conversion.
November 1, 1998... Impact of Powder River Basin Coal on Power and Fuel Markets TR-109000 Target Fuel Supply Management EPRI Project Manager J. Platt Guidelines for the Fluid Dynamic Design of Power Plant Ducts TR-109380 Targets...

Energy Delivery and Utilization.
November 1, 1998... The High-Efficiency Laundry Metering and Marketing Analysis (THELMA) Project, Vol. 7: Product Users--Field Monitoring TR-109147-V7 Target Residential Appliances EPRI Project Managers J. Kesselring, R. Gillman Distribution...

EPRICSG.
November 1, 1998... National Accounts Manager: Design Study TR-109726 Target Information and Energy Management Services for Mass Markets EPRI Project Manager D. Cain Assessments of Emerging Technologies for Wireless Communications TR-110125...

Strategic Science and Technology.
November 1, 1998... Internet Energy Management: A Security Analysis TR-111015 Program Strategic Science and Technology EPRI Project Manager S. Drenker Value of the Small-Punch Test for Evaluating Fracture Toughness of Nuclear Pressure Vessels ...