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Protect Your Substations Against Animal Intruders

2014-07-28 22:17:00| Transmission & Distribution World

James Wilson, Duke Energy Nine strategies to drive down the number of animal contacts within substations. read more

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Raccoon-Caused Outages on the Rise at Substations Nationwide

2014-05-29 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Four Factors Behind The Outbreak – And How To Stop It New Freedom, Pennsylvania – Substations across the U.S. are under attack from an unexpected culprit: the raccoon. Recent raccoon-related outages have plagued both urban and rural substations, cutting power to thousands of residences and businesses. In fact, dozens of substation outages every year can be attributed to raccoons climbing onto equipment. Consumers Energy reports that 21% of its wildlife-related outages ...This story is related to the following:Safety and Security EquipmentSearch for suppliers of: Barrier Safety Fences | Fences

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ABB US Substations Business Shifts to Renewables Focus with Two New Projects

2014-04-25 18:15:00| Transmission & Distribution World

ABB has announced the kickoff of two major renewable substation EPC projects in the United States involving wind and solar power. read more

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Ametek Power Line Carriers Offer Utility Substations Immunity to RF Interference

2014-04-22 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

CORAL SPRINGS, FL, U.S.A. – AMETEK Power Instruments manufactures two Power Line Carrier products that address the growing concern of RF interference caused by the use of 3G/4G "smart" phones and routers in substation environments. AMETEK's TC-10B/TCF-10B and Universal Power Line Carrier (UPLC) products have proven immune to the following malfunctions due to RF interference: • Change in performance beyond specified tolerance • Hardware damage • Loss or ...

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