Utility Automation & Engineering T&D articles from March 2009

Utility Automation & Engineering T&D archives from March 2009

Grid projects move forward.(From the Editor)
March 1, 2009... As an editor, I'm responsible for covering industry conferences and trade shows. In the past month, I attended two of my favorites--DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition in San Diego and CERAWeek Power Days in Houston. Despite economists'...

Projects of the Year Award winners honored at DistribuTECH.
March 1, 2009... The Utility Automation & Engineering T&D magazine editors announced four winners of the magazine's annual Projects of the Year Awards and presented each with an award Feb, 3 during the DistribuTECH conference keynote in San Deigo. Winners...

DistribuTECH breaks new ground.(Conference news)
March 1, 2009... DistribuTECH 2009 brought a record number of people to the bayside conference center in San Diego. Nearly 5,800 attendees wandered through during the show's four days, which included packed conference sessions on industry topics, an exhibit...

Products.(2009 BUYERS GUIDE)(Buyers guide)
March 1, 2009... 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 AM/FM SYSTEMS Davey Resource Group ...

Services.(Buyers guide)
March 1, 2009... AERIAL INSPECTION ArborMetrics Solutions Ltd 866-685-1880, www.arbormetricssolutions.com TechProducts Inc 718-442-4900, www.techproducts.com ASSET MANAGEMENT ABB Inc 440-585-8484, www.abb.com/us The Davey...

Company directory.(Directory)
March 1, 2009... ABB Inc 29801 Euclid Ave, Wickliffe, OH 44092; 440-585-8484, FAX: 440-585-7944; robert.stratman@us.abb.com; www.abb.com/us Contact: VP Mktg/Sls, Robert Stratman Offers automated and control systems for the utility industry. * ABB...

Rugged laptop computer.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2009... Panasonic Computer Solutions Company introduced upgrades to its Panasonic Toughbook 30 clamshell rugged laptop and its Toughbook 19 rugged convertible tablet computer. Both Toughbook notebooks incorporate 1,000 nit LCDs, circular polarization...

Thermal imaging camera.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2009... Extech Instruments (a FLIR company announces its new Extech i5 compact IR camera, an easy-to-use, trouble-shooting tool for high quality thermal imaging, high accuracy, focus free viewing with a 5000 image miniSD card storage. The Extech i5 is...

Loss detection application.(PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2009... Elster, a leader in smart metering and smart grid systems and solutions and ABB, a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance, announce the development of a new...

Calendar.(Conference news)(Brief article)(Calendar)
March 1, 2009... MARCH 9-12 PowerTest Electrical Maintenance and Safety Conference International Electrical Testing Association www.powertest.org San Antonio, Texas 10-11 6th Annual B.C Power Summit Insight www.insightinfo.com...

Battery storage: is it the Holy Grail?(PERSPECTIVES)
March 1, 2009... There's one major problem with traditional demand response (DR) programs: They require changes in customer behavior. Many consumers simply don't want to turn down their air conditioners on the hottest days of the year. But, what if you had a...