Schneider Electric Acti 9 circuit breakers
25 June, 2013The Acti 9 range is the fifth-generation of circuit breakers from Schneider Electric and has been engineered to adapt to the most challenging of networks. It has been developed for both commercial and industrial industries and is said to be the first offering that allows connectivity at the final stage of electrical distribution.
Embedded microgrids could change PV use
28 May, 2013Energy research specialist Energeia says microgrids will give consumers greater control over the cost, carbon intensity and reliability of their electricity supply - and, ultimately, the option of complete independence from the main grid.
GE CP2000AC54TEP and CP2725AC54TEP PoE rectifiers
13 May, 2013The CP2000AC54TEP and CP2725AC54TEP high-efficiency PoE rectifiers from GE provide 40 and 50 A of 48 V power, respectively. These rectifiers are created for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for use in the design of enterprise-class switches and routers.
Eaton 5P UPS
06 May, 2013The Eaton 5P UPS has an intuitive, graphical LCD that shows key analytics while it meters energy consumption and enables remote outlet switching.
HARTING Ha-VIS RF-R200 RFID reader
02 May, 2013The Ha-VIS RF-R200 RFID reader has been added to HARTING’s auto-ID solution range. The RFID reader is a mid-range reader, ie, it has been optimised for read ranges up to 2 m.
Eaton unveils Sydney Customer Experience Centre
01 May, 2013Eaton today launched a new Customer Experience Centre at its Australian headquarters in Mascot, Sydney. The company will use the facility for internal training and to showcase and demonstrate Eaton products to end users and channel partners.
JDSU JD720 series handheld format cable and antenna analysers
29 April, 2013The JDSU JD720 series handheld format cable and antenna analysers are optimised for testing and characterising mobile infrastructure.
Caterpillar hybrid power systems
26 April, 2013Caterpillar’s hybrid power solutions for telecommunications applications are designed to reduce operating costs.
Device to mitigate blackouts, prevent equipment damage
24 April, 2013Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a device that regulates or limits the amount of excess current that moves through the power grid when a surge occurs.
ABB Emax 2 low-voltage circuit breaker
24 April, 2013The Emax 2 is a low-voltage circuit breaker with integrated energy management functions. The breaker contains a protection trip relay with an integrated power controller that measures and evaluates energy consumption, then manages the loads to maintain or reduce the peak power usage as determined by the user.
Data centre location affected by forces other than power availability and cost
23 April, 2013Four out of five fastest growing territories in terms of data centre power requirements are the ‘BRIC’ economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China), reveals a recent report by DCD Intelligence.
Fluke 435 3-Phase power quality analyser
19 April, 2013TechRentals has the Fluke 435 3-Phase power quality and energy analyser available for rent.
SATEC PM180 power analyser
15 April, 2013The eXpertmeter PM180 intelligent electronic device (IED) in a 3U standard form factor design combines multifunction energy metering, power quality measurements, fault recording and transient recording along with control and logic functions for substation and industrial automation.
SATEC EM133 sub-meter
28 March, 2013SATEC’s EM133 Time of Use (TOU) Energy compact design provides the opportunity for sub-metering for new buildings or retrofitting for existing buildings/facilities. The SATEC EM133 provides Class 0.5s revenue accuracy, complete with data logging for data profiling including event logs. Log profiles on board the EM133 provide for date/time stamping provided by the internal real-time clock (RTC).
Delivering power to the world’s highest airport
18 March, 2013Power and automation technology group ABB has delivered six Resibloc dry-type transformers rated at 5860 kilovolt amperes (kVA) to facilitate the distribution of power to the Daocheng-Yading airport in the Sichuan Province of China. When the airport opens later this year, travellers will land and depart at an elevation of 4411 metres - 77 metres higher than the current record held by the Bamda airport in Tibet.
