Utility Automation & Engineering T&D articles from March 2008

Utility Automation & Engineering T&D archives from March 2008

Let's define the 'smart grid'.(FROM THE EDITOR)(Editorial)
March 1, 2008... The smart grid was the talk of the town in Tampa, Fla., during the recently concluded DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition. From the opening keynote session, which had "Building Tomorrow's Smart Grid Today" as its theme, right on through...

A look back at DistribuTECH and TransTECH 2008.(Industry overview)(Statistical data)
March 1, 2008... The smart grid isn't just the subject of academic discussion anymore; we're actually seeing it implemented. That was the prevailing sentiment at the 2008 DistribuTECH conference and exhibition held Jan. 22-24, 2008, in Tampa, Fla. Steven Brown,...

2007 Projects of the Year award winners break new ground.(Company overview)
March 1, 2008... The simultaneous construction of two substations in a space-constrained urban area, pioneering work in the area of wide-area measurement and monitoring, a partnership to meet the requirements of an aggressive smart metering mandate, and...

Products.(2008 Buyers' Guide)(Directory)
March 1, 2008... ALARMS American Gas & Chemical Co Ltd 201-767-7300, www.amgas.com Ametek 585-263-7700, www.ametekpower.com Puleo Electronics Inc 516-599-4875, www.puleoinc.com RTK Instruments Ltd 908-688-6709,...

Services.(2008 Buyers' Guide)(Directory)
March 1, 2008... AERIAL INSPECTION TechProducts Inc 718-442-4900, www.techproducts.com ASSET MANAGEMENT The Davey Tree Expert Co 330-673-9511, www.davey.com IBM 781-280-2000, www.mro.com KEMA 781-273-5700, www.kema.com...

Directory.(2008 Buyers' Guide)(Buyers guide)
March 1, 2008... ABB Inc 940 Main Campus Dr, Suite 500, Raleigh, NC 27606-5200; 919-856-3806, toll-free: 800-919-4995, FAX: 919-856-3810; www.abb.com Contact: ABB Help Desk Provides power and automation technologies that enable utility and...

Control room console.(NEW PRODUCTS)(AFC Industries introduced the Command Pod)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... At DistribuTECH 2008, AFC Industries introduced the Command Pod, a control room console which features a 15-monitor platform and easily accessible storage. The unit is ergonomically designed with an electronically adjustable work surface and...

Control room management suite.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Barco's CMS-100 software is an advanced control room management suite that allows more efficient collaboration in small to medium-sized control rooms. CMS-100 provides operators and decision-makers with easy access to information and allows...

70-inch control room monitor.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... Planar Systems Inc. introduced at DistribuTECH 2008 the Planar m70L, the first full-featured commercial-grade, high-definition 70-inch LCD monitor. Planar says its m70L is the only 70-inch monitor of its kind designed specifically for...

Data historian enhancements.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... OSIsoft's PI Notifications, an alarm and alerting infrastructure, and PI AF 2.0, the underlying structural database, extend data management and real-time event notification delivery with intuitive visualization and a highly integrated...

Distribution grid monitoring.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Tollgrade Communications introduced a new centralized remote monitoring system )(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... LightHouse, a new centralized remote monitoring system from Tollgrade Communications, provides real-time grid intelligence, immediately detects faults, helps minimize the impact of outages and optimizes asset utilization. The LightHouse product...

Underground fault detection.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... CURRENT Group unveiled advanced distribution current sensing and remote underground (URD) fault detection at DistribuTECH 2008. Using high-speed communications, embedded advanced sensing and distributed intelligence, CURRENT is able to...

New ABB offerings.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... ABB announced several new products during DistribuTECH, including: 1) AutoLink single-phase sectionalizer (pictured here); 2) FBS, a fused bypass switch used to isolate reclosers during maintenance; 3) COM600 distribution automation platform,...

EMS for AMI.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... The Tendril Energy Management System lets utilities and energy providers implement demand response systems, direct load control and consumer communication. Tendril's EMS is compatible with ZigBee Smart Energy certified hardware and most...

Rugged PCs.(NEW PRODUCTS)(GETAC Inc. introduced the ultra-lightweight GETAC E100 tablet PC )(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... GETAC Inc. introduced the ultra-lightweight GETAC E100 tablet PC and the "bright-as-you-need-it" GETAC B300 notebook PC during the DistribuTECH 2008 Conference & Exhibition. At only 3 pounds, GETAC E100 is designed with field and customer...

Cyber security solution.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... At DistribuTECH 2008, GarrettCom Inc. and Bow Networks Inc. demonstrated a new solution to cyber security threats at remote facilities such as power utility substations. The CrossBow Secure Access Manager is based on remote access software...

Substation switch.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... GarrettCom's newest convection-cooled managed Ethernet switch is targeted at the power utilities industry. The highly configurable, substation-hardened Magnum 6K32FC offers up to 16 standard fiber ports or 8 Gigabit ports in a rack-mount...

Utilities Network Management System.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2008... Oracle Utilities Network Management System Release 1.8.0 is an integrated suite of real-time operations applications designed to improve network reliability, maximize asset utilization, reduce outage durations and increase customer...

Outdoor circuit breaker.(NEW PRODUCTS)(Areva T & D introduced EOX MAGnetic)(Brief article)
March 1, 2008... Areva T & D introduced EOX MAGnetic, a new line of outdoor circuit breakers available in ratings up to 15.5 kV, 2,000 A, 25 kA. The EOX MAGnetic uses an innovative magnetic actuator to operate the circuit breaker. Its design features a...

Calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
March 1, 2008... DistribuTECH and TransTECH 2009: The utility industry's most comprehensive conference on automation, information technology and T & D engineering Feb. 3-5, 2009, San Diego, CA. // Phone 918.832.9265 // www.distributech.com MARCH 17-20 ...