Utility Automation & Engineering T&D articles from November 1 2003

Utility Automation & Engineering T&D archives from November 1 2003

Load Profiling Meter.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The MeterSmart 5000 Load Profiling Meter (MS5000) is designed to help utilities obtain interval data for load research, revenue billing, outage detection, load management and energy information services for resale to customers. The MS5000's...

Remote monitoring.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... MiniMax has added FLIR Systems' thermal imaging capabilities to its ScadaCam remote substation monitoring and security system, allowing users to remotely see real-time thermal images and temperature measurements of substation equipment. The...

Fault locator.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The Model 1665 are reflection radar is designed to "prelocate" faults on buried primary power cables. It features use-friendly software that automatically sets the range at turn-on, captures and holds the fault trace at the instant of the thump...

Power monitor.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The three phase PowerGuide 4400 power monitoring instrument incorporates a color touch screen into its lightweight design. Users can select the data collection length and mode, including troubleshooting, data logging, fault recording, inrush,...

Ethernet radio.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The OS2400-HSE radio from Locus Inc. features a 20 plus mile range at > 10MB/second, which can be expanded through the use of repeater radios. A network of OS2400-HSE radios is "self healing;" if a Locus radio loses its link, it will search for...

Power Fuses.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... S&C Electric's SMD Power Fuses with silicone housed composite polymer insulators weigh 30 percent to 40 percent less than porcelain insulator-equipped mountings and are highly break resistant. Type SMD Power Fuses provide reliable protection...

Relay Test Set.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The Megger MPRT Protective Relay Test Set has built-in rest routines, a touch screen and a built-in transducer testing capability. The TouchView interface is a handheld color touch screen that lets users perform manual or semi-automatic relay...

Automatic restoration system.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... IntelliTEAM II from S&C Electric uses distributed intelligence to dynamically track system conditions and quickly initiate restoration switching through peer-to-peer communication, without the delays inherent in dispatcher-operated, centrally...

Intelligent RTU.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Power Measurement has introduced an option that converts its ION 7500 meter into a web-enabled remote terminal unit (RTU). The RTU will automatically collect, scale and log readings from connected meters or transducers and deliver information...

Add-on automation.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... SATEC has released an add-on solution for automating substations. The ezPAC Power Intelligence Unit is an advanced power analysis and control device. It combines functions of many present IEDs into a single unit along with analytical...

Time stamping.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The Model STR-100 Satellite Time Reference from Cyber Sciences Inc. uses GPS technology to provide accurate time and date information for protective relays or power monitors. The STR-100 can provide accurate time reference for a single device...

Progress Energy Florida.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Progress Energy Florida has named Jeff Lyash energy delivery senior vice president. In the newly created role, Lyash will oversee all aspects of energy delivery operations for Progress Energy Florida. Lyash, who was formerly transmission vice...

Progress Energy.(Personnel Changes and Promotions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Progress Energy has promoted Fred Day, formerly energy delivery executive vice president, to president and chief executive officer of Progress Energy Carolinas. Day will oversee all aspects of Carolinas delivery operations, including...

Meter manufacturer Landis+Gyr and Comverge Inc. recently announced a five-year agreement to jointly develop and market commercial and industrial metering solutions.(Alliances, Mergers and Acquisitions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Meter manufacturer Landis+Gyr and Comverge Inc. recently announced a five-year agreement to jointly develop and market commercial and industrial metering solutions. The companies will integrate Landis+Gyr's metering, two-way paging and...

Transformer manufacturer Kuhlman Electric Corp. has entered a joint marketing agreement with MGC Technology.(Alliances, Mergers and Acquisitions)(MGC Technology )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Transformer manufacturer Kuhlman Electric Corp. has entered a joint marketing agreement with MGC Technology (a subsidiary of Moser-Glaser & Co.) giving Kuhlman exclusive responsibility to sell, market, install and service MGC's medium-and...

Wisconsin's We Energies has signed an expansion agreement with SchlumbergerSema.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Wisconsin's We Energies has signed an expansion agreement with SchlumbergerSema under which SchlumbergerSema will provide real-time automatic meter reading services to We Energies for 350,000 electric meters over the next 15 years.

DTE Energy has selected MAXIMO, an asset management solution from MRO Software.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... DTE Energy has selected MAXIMO, an asset management solution from MRO Software, for implementation across its electric and gas distribution, gas transmission nuclear and fossil generation and unregulated business units.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is using Cannon Technologies' Substation Advisor System to monitor 500-kV autotransformers at TVA's Cordova substation near Memphis, Tenn.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is using Cannon Technologies' Substation Advisor System to monitor 500-kV autotransformers at TVA's Cordova substation near Memphis, Tenn. TVA also has installed Cannon's Yukon eSubstation transformer...

Kissimmee Utility Authority has chosen Miner & Miner's ArcFM geographic information system technology.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Kissimmee utility Authority has chosen Miner & Miner's ArcFM geographic information system technology to modernize its business operations and improve facilities asset management.

BC Hydro has purchased Itron's Service-Link workforce management software for use by its call centers and field service technicians.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... BC Hydro has purchased Itron's Service-Link workforce management software for use by its call centers and field service technicians. The software helps utilities automate field scheduling and dispatch functions.

ABB also won a $7.5 million (Canadian) bid from Alberta, Canada-based ATCO Electric to provide equipment for the construction of a 240-kV transmission line from Fort McMurray to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ABB also won a $7.5 million (Canadian) bid from Alberta, Canada-based ATCO Electric to provide equipment for the construction of a 240-kV transmission line from Fort McMurray to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is the first major transmission...

ABB's asset management services has won an order to help International Transmission Co. (ITC) track the condition of all its critical substation equipment.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... ABB's asset management services has won an order to help International Transmission Co. (ITC) track the condition of all its critical substation equipment, including transformers, circuit breakers, batteries and relays. ABB will also help ITC...

Wisconsin-based Madison Gas & Electric (MGE) will be purchasing from Itron 1,200 solid-state electricity meters equipped with SmartSynch's SmartMeter technology.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Wisconsin-based Madison Gas & Electric (MGE) will be purchasing from Itron 1,200 solid-state electricity meters equipped with SmartSynch's SmartMeter technology. With this order, MGE has fully automated its population of electric and gas...

Invensys IMServ North America has signed a 14-month contract with Niagara Mohawk for field automatic meter.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Invensys IMServ North America )(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Invensys IMServ North America has signed a 14-month contract with Niagara Mohawk for field automatic meter reading installation services involving more than 450,000 gas and electric meters.

Wisconsin Public Service Resources Corp. has selected Hexagram's STAR.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Wisconsin Public Service Resources Corp. has selected Hexagram's STAR wireless fixed-network AMR system to read a significant portion of the utility's natural gas meters.

Pad-mounted reclosers.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Cooper Power's Kyle type PWE and PWVE pad-mounted three-phase automatic circuit reclosers provide reliable overcurrent protection for distribution systems using underground cable. PWE and PWVE reclosers are designed for 15-kV and 27-kV systems...

Fault Mapper.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... The Fault Mapper Model CA7024 from AEMC Instruments is a handheld, alphanumeric cable length meter and fault locator. It is designed to measure the length of power and communication cables and indicate distance to a fault on the cable. The unit...

On-load tap changer.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Virginia Transformer Corp. (VTC) has launched its own on-load tap changer (OLTC) product, the PKJ LTC III, which will be bundled with its current transformer offerings. A load tap changer serves as a downline regulating device to maintain...

Cyber security.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... Symantec for Electric Power is a customizable security offering designed to help utilities manage their information security risks. The solution includes security assessments, managed security services and Symantec's enterprise security...

Crimping tool.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... FCI-Burndy's BURNDY LPHY750 KOMPRESSOR is a remote-operated, low-pressure (1500 to 2500 psi), hydraulic 12-ton crimping tool. The LPHY750 features an industry-exclusive visual crimp indicator and is double-acting for hydraulic ram advance and...

Outage management software.(New Products)
November 1, 2003... GE Power has released version 3.0 of the Smallworld PowerOn outage management software. The application helps manage outage status information and allows utility' personnel to accurately reflect the network's current state. Version 3.0...

Calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2003... DistribuTECH 2004: The industry's most comprehensive conference on information technology and utility automation Jan. 20-22 2004. Orlando, Fla. // Phone 918.831.9160 // Fax 918.831.9161 // Web site www.distributech.com JANUARY 20-22 ...

Cobb Electric Membership Corp. in Marietta, Ga., has purchased Intergraph's InService.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Cobb Electric Membership Corp. in Marietta, Ga., has purchased Intergraph's InService suite for outage and mobile workforce management.

Itron has reached an agreement to provide Avista Utilities in Spokane, Wash., with transmission line design software.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Itron has reached an agreement to provide Avista Utilities in Spokane, Wash., with transmission line design software. Itron will also supply Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative with distribution design and management services.

Wabash Valley Power Association of Indianapolis, Ind., has awarded a contract to Open Systems International Inc. to supply web-enabled centralized SCADA systems as well as stand-alone distributed SCADA capability to 21 of its member cooperatives across central and northern Indiana.(Contract Awards and Extensions)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Wabash Valley Power Association of Indianapolis, Ind., has awarded a contract to Open Systems International Inc. to supply web-enabled centralized SCADA systems as well as stand-alone distributed SCADA capability to 21 of its member...

FACTS technology to stabilize PG&E grid.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has awarded a $12 million contract to ABB to install flexible AC transmission system (FACTS) technology to supplement its electric transmission network in San Francisco, Calif. In recent years, the San...

Oak Ridge National Lab funds superconductor wire development.(News)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has awarded funding to American Superconductor Corp. as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) superconductivity program in the office of electric transmission & distribution. The award, which will be...