Power Parameters Ponovo PSS01 circuit-breaker simulator
15 March, 2010 byThe Ponovo PSS01 circuit-breaker simulator permits the completion of the protective relay testing ‘loop’ by simulating the circuit breaker normally activated by protective relays.
Energy-efficient office building adaptable to tenant requirements
08 March, 2010SA Water’s new head office in Adelaide’s Victoria Square is the largest commercially developed building in Australia (rather than owner occupier) to be awarded a 6 Star Green Star Office Design rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). Clipsal played an important role in contributing to SA Water achieving the GBCA’s highest possible energy rating with its C-Bus control and management system.
KE Brown load monitoring system
16 December, 2009 byThe KE Brown load monitoring system is a computerised system that monitors commercial and industrial buildings’ power use on screen and in real time.
Photovoltaic switch disconnector
02 September, 2009 byThe PV Solar Switch Disconnector range will assist in ensuring a photovoltaic (PV) solar power installation complies with local standards and international standard IEC 60364-7-712, which specifies that a switch disconnector be installed on the DC side of PV inverters.
ABB commissions million-volt switchgear
07 April, 2009Switchgear that handles over a million volts has recently been developed to handle challenging power reticulation in China.
High-immunity RCDs
03 February, 2009The AP-R range of residual current devices (RCDs) is designed with high-immunity characteristics to overcome the problems associated with unwanted tripping due to overvoltages of atmospheric or operational origin in domestic, commercial and industrial systems where service continuity is essential.
Load break switches
03 February, 2009The Sirco M range of modular load-break switches and accessories manufactured by Socomec is a modular switching concept, covering the range 16-125 A and combining seamlessly with the existing Socomec range of load-break switches to offer solutions to a variety of power switching and control applications, ranging from 16 to 4000 A.
Power transfer switch
03 February, 2009Eaton has expanded its ePDU rack power distribution range with the 16 A single-phase Powerware eATS rackmounted automatic transfer switch.
Programmable transfer switches
03 February, 2009The ASCO transfer switches deliver a solenoid operating mechanism for the high-speed transfer of loads between alternate sources of power. Combined with a programmable controller, they facilitate advanced methods of transferring many types of loads, such as motors, electronic drives, UPSs and microprocessor-based systems to mitigate interruption or complete loss of electrical power.
Earth leakage circuit breaker
03 February, 2009The Terasaki ZS earth leakage moulded case circuit breaker (MCCB) offers machine or personnel protection within a standard 125 A, 160/250 A MCCB frame size. The MCCB maintains the functionality of a standard thermal-magnetic overload/short-circuit protection device.
Main switch
02 February, 2009The main switches of the KC series are equipped with tension clamps and distinguish themselves by a compact design and at the same time with high AC 23 A switching capacity, as well as large clearance and creeping distances.
Keeping up with massive growth in the Gold Coast
29 January, 2009Considerable money is being invested by Energex in expanding the electricity grid in the Gold Coast to keep up with development.
Five star 'green' electrical installation
29 January, 2009Project: 5 Star ‘green’ Parramatta Justice Precinct
Solution: Star Electrical and Schneider Electric energy-efficient electrical installation
Fighting against counterfeit electrical products
23 January, 2009Counterfeit electrical products are proliferating the global electrical market, damaging the reputation and profit of manufacturers, distributors and contractors, while endangering their customers.
Paybacks from energy harvesting
22 January, 2009 by Dr Peter Harrop*As more and more energy-harvesting products hit the market, a growing range of commercial applications and benefits is becoming apparent. So how will this growing field of technology impact on current electrical solutions?
