Today’s distribution utility typically faces an ongoing problem of maintaining ... Among the new techlologies are solid state breakers & static transfer switches, low-cost radios, wireless public ...

Peter Fuhr of Oak Ridge National Laboratory discusses the evolution of drones in the electric utility industry and the latest research in this two-part podcast series. Part 1 of the narrated version ...

Pad mount transformers are used in areas where overhead lines are not feasible, providing power in commercial, suburban, and underground distribution systems. Three-phase pad mounted transformers are ...

This audio story explores how a Scottish utility can divert birds from power lines through a combination of drones, robots and specially designed visual signals. FERC’s most far-reaching rule in ...

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Abstract: This article presents the measurements of induced voltages at the terminal of an overhead distribution line caused by three altitude-triggered lightning events, consisting of three ...

2, started the removal of overhead public ... undergrounding of public utility cables started on May 30, 2023 with a groundbreaking ceremony led by the city’s distribution utility, MORE Electric ...

Selbyville, Delaware, Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The electric distribution utility market is predicted to reach USD 686.7 billion by 2032, as reported in a research study by Global Market ...

FirstEnergy Corporation FE announced that it has received approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PaPUC) to ...

For example, a fault location algorithm uses the as-operated electric network model, including the location of open switches, along with an electrical model of the distribution system with lengths and ...

Abstract: An appreciable saving may be made in construction of overhead distribution systems by the use of bare conductors in the place of weatherproof conductors. The reliability of the system will ...