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On October 15, 2020, the stability control system of the Ali power networking project undertaken by NR was put into operation smoothly. The Ali networking project has realized the interconnection of the Ali power grid and the central Tibet power grid, fundamentally solving the serious power shortage problem in the Ali Region and Western Xigaze. The stability control system of the Ali interconnection project is an important system to ensure the safe and stable operation of the power grid in the...

RECOM has extended its range of DC/DC converters in a SOIC-16 package with new versions that offer even better value. The parts feature 5V (4.5-5.5V) inputs and a semi-regulated 5V output rated at either 0.5W (R05C05TE05S) or 1W (R05CTE05S). Line and load regulation figures are specified across the full temperature range, and there is no minimum load requirement, making the parts ideal for applications that have light-load operation modes. EMI levels EMI levels are also particularly low compa...

Mario Pieper will become Senior Vice President of E.ON Digital Technology GmbH as of November 1, 2021, and will report directly to Victoria Ossadnik, E.ON SE Board Member for Digital. As Senior Vice President for Digital Empowerment, Mario Pieper will be responsible for supporting all leaders and employees on their digitalization journey and measuring organizational progress. Measuring organizational progress Before joining E.ON Mario Pieper took on the position of Chief Digital Officer and S...

To support the cause of healthcare and furtherance of its social responsibility, C&S Electric donated 6 units of Servo Air Ventilators, three each to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Multi Specialty Hospital, Sector -30, Noida, and Govt. Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS), Greater Noida. Mr. Rajiv Puri, Head-HR, C&S Electric Limited, handed over the ventilators to Noida DM Mr. Suhas Yathiraj. The initiative is a part of the CSR activity of the company.

A new logistics system has recently been launched at the RAI, aimed at better spreading logistics traffic to and from the RAI during the day. From now on, all suppliers for the set-up and breakdown of events must register online for a time slot, during which they can pick up or unload cargo at the RAI. Quality of life We expect that this will reduce the pressure of logistics traffic in the vicinity of the RAI" The RAI expects many benefits from this new way of working. Wim Braakman, Manager...

The E.ON Group has taken note of the communication from Ceconomy AG regarding the planned appointment of Karsten Wildberger as Chairman of the Board of Management. Making decisive contribution In this regard, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of E.ON SE, Karl-Ludwig Kley, states: “We very much regret that Karsten Wildberger has decided to take on a new challenge after five years on the E.ON Board of Management.” We are happy with him for taking the next step and wish him conti...

Failure to protect personnel adequately against injury or death from an arc flash event can financially decimate a company. Failure to comply with the requirements and guidelines of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), National Electrical Code (NEC), and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E can cost you time and money through fines and unexpected downtime. In this article, they will be exploring one piece of data in Arc Flash Study models: cables, specifical...

Neptune Energy announced drilling has commenced on the Dugong Tail exploration well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The Dugong Tail is being drilled by the Deepsea Yantai, a semi-submersible rig, owned by CIMC and operated by Odfjell Drilling. It is located within the Neptune-operated Dugong Production Licence (882). Neptune's commitment Neptune Energy's Director of Exploration & Development in Norway, Steinar Meland, said: "Dugong Tail represents an important geophysical calibr...

The first 50MVar renewable energy distributed synchronous condenser in China successfully completed a 168-hour trial operation in a 330 kV Xuming substation and was officially put into operation recently. This also marks the successful delivery of NR's first distributed synchronous condenser protection & control system, which will escort the output of clean energy in Qinghai for a long time in the future and contribute to the realization of China's carbon-neutral goal. NR continues to...

On September 23, 2021, China’s first offshore pilot oilfield shore power project, the Qinhuangdao-Caofeidian Oil field Group shore power project, belonging to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) in the Bohai Sea region, was successfully put into operation. Qinhuangdao-Caofeidian oilfield shore power project includes an offshore 220 kV offshore Haifeng power platform, 220 kV onshore Haidiao switching station, 220 kV offshore Haiyu power platform, and 220 kV Haishun switching st...

In the world of modern electronics, it is very easy to take DC/DC power supplies for granted as they are all around and in constant use. However, how well the power supply has been integrated into the design can be critical to both the overall performance and the functionality of the application. This article discusses the importance of DC/DC power supply filters, how they can be used, and when to use them. Filtering power signals is critical DC/DC power supply design can take many forms, ran...

Volta Trucks, a pioneering and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has confirmed the next phase of its European expansion plans as the company searches for real estate and potential locations for its Truck as a Service pre-sales and aftersales facilities. This important phase of the company’s in-market development comes soon after the recruitment of Business Development managers to serve customers in Volta Trucks’ European launch cities of...

Volta Trucks, a pioneering and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, will present the Volta Zero to Dutch customers as it continues its successful European tour into the Netherlands. This follows the recent UK roadshow and events in Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Munich, and Frankfurt where nearly 1,000 individual customer demonstrations of the Volta Zero have been undertaken. This has led to over 2,500 pre-orders with an order value exceeding €6...

PCS-8351 fast switching fault current limiter developed by NR Electric was officially put into operation, after 168 hours of stable operation in Xinjiang, China on September 25, 2021. This project solves the problem of excessive short-circuit current caused by centralized transmission of renewables, reduces the impact of short-circuit current on electrical equipment of the main power grid, and improves the flexibility and reliability of power grid regulation. northwest power grid In recent ye...

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has published new guidelines for power system companies planning to improve the cyber security of protection devices and digital technologies within substations. Power system protection technologies are essential to maintaining the stability of a grid. They aim to isolate a faulty section of an electrical power system, leaving the rest of the live system to function acceptably without severe damage from the fault. DNV Recommended Pract...

The Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers' Association (IEEMA) - the apex association of the Indian electrical equipment manufacturing industry, is pleased to announce Mr. Vipul Ray, the Managing Director of Elmex Controls Ltd as the new President of IEEMA, for the year 2021-2022. Vipul Ray took over at the Annual General Meeting of the Association. Office Bearers - Mr. Rohit Pathak, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Birla Copper (Hindalco Industries Limited) and Mr. Hamza Arsiwa...

Recently, the wind power frequency modulation system developed by NR has completed the commissioning and performance verification test in the CGN Daishan 516MW offshore wind farm. The test results show that the primary frequency modulation performance of the system is excellent. The successful application indicates that NR frequency modulation technology has taken another step forward. Primary frequency modulation of renewable energy is one of the effective means to maintain the frequency...

Recently, the entire system test of the world's first DC self-recovery energy dissipation device undertaken by NR was successfully completed and witnessed by experts, which laid a solid foundation for the engineering application of DC controllable self-recovery energy dissipation device. NR undertook the system integration design and complete supply of pole II DC controllable self-recovery energy dissipation device for Baihetan Jiangsu ± 800 kV UHV DC transmission project. NR techni...

Digitalization is crucial for the renewable energy transition. Yet it also arouses a number of challenges for establishing, and maintaining, secure power systems. To power a city the size of Hamburg, one single coal power plant suffices – with renewables, more than 500 wind turbines are required. More dynamic challenges Connected systems are needed to enhance flexibility in real time and provide incentives This growing number of producers, which also tend to be more intermittent, make...

Kwasi Kwarteng, UK Business and Energy Secretary, and Jonathan Brearley, Ofgem’s Chief Executive have issued a joint statement - “The recent increase in wholesale global gas prices continues to be a cause of concern for consumers, businesses and energy suppliers across the UK. We want to be clear that this is not an issue of supply – the United Kingdom benefits from having a diverse range of gas supply sources with capacity that can more than meet demand.” The joint stat...

There are few industries where electronics power system reliability and maintenance-free functionality are as critical factors in design as they are in healthcare. Healthcare electronics is often considered the most safety- and reliability-oriented subsets of electronics and is driven by high design and production standards around the world. Safety Standards RACM1200-V meets low leakage current limits for BF-rated applications, as set by the IEC 60601-1 RECOM’s RACM1200-V units are des...

EDF has stepped in to help customers left without a supplier after Utility Point ceased trading on 14 September 2021. EDF will take on approximately 220,000 Utility Point domestic customers. EDF has agreed to protect any money a customer may be owed and existing customers’ credit on their accounts will be transferred to their new account with EDF. Energy supply Customers’ energy supply will continue as normal as they switch over to EDF Customers will be matched to standard variab...

OverIT announced that, starting from October, the company will be spun off from the Engineering Group becoming an independent entity controlled by Bain Capital and NB Renaissance. In addition, Paolo Bergamo has been appointed as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OverIT. Prior to joining OverIT, Bergamo was Senior Vice President of Product Management at Salesforce in San Francisco, California. Accelerate OverIT’s internationalization In his new role, Bergamo will lead OverIT’...

Open Charge Point Protocol (OCPP) is the key to smooth communication between an Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS) and the Charging Station Management System (CSMS). They deep dive into the importance of protocols and promoting open standards. There is no shortage of acronyms in energy and mobility, so they certainly don’t blame anyone for mixing up with the multitude of terms. OCPP is a communication protocol that facilitates the exchange of information between EV chargers and thei...

By doing digital simulations of a smart district, the team determined that using an energy management system based on Xenon could limit peaks by up to 34% and reduce costs by up to 7%. SmartQuart is the first real laboratory of the energy transition in Germany. Three separate energy-optimized quarters or smart districts will be interconnected digitally via a single Smart-Hub with a multi-energy design, meaning they will incorporate heat, electricity and hydrogen. Through a consortium of 11 par...

Recently, Shanghai Electric Digital Technology Co, Ltd. successfully won the bid for the smart factory construction project of Guizhou Steel Rope Co, Ltd. This is the largest project that the company has obtained since its establishment and an important achievement in the regional expansion of the Industrial Internet. Guizhou Steel Rope Co., Ltd. is a large state-holding enterprise in Guizhou Province, a national key metallurgical enterprise, and also an enterprise in the industry. Since its es...

Recently, NR PCS-985 exciter protection has been successfully put into operation in Ningde and Yangjiang 1000MW nuclear power plant, effectively solving the problem of "weak protection" of exciter, which is of great significance for improving the operation reliability of nuclear power equipment. At present, the excitation system of large-scale nuclear power generators generally adopts brushless excitation mode, which has the problem of weak protection configuration or even no protection. ...

OverIT and Linxup are pleased to announce a long-term strategic partnership that is expected to accelerate growth for both companies reaching into new industries and geographic markets. The new innovative partnership leverages the strengths of both companies to create a compelling value for current and prospective clients. Both software solutions will be paired as a joint offering to enable and improve fleet management. With the combined power of OverIT and Linxup, customers can not only track...

Aggreko’s provision of modular energy services spans more than 80 countries, and it has serviced the mining industry for more than 30 years. Aggreko's Australia Pacific Managing Director, George Whyte said the newly commissioned gas power station was built at Ora Banda Mining’s Davyhurst Gold Mine, which is about 150 km north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. Mr. Whyte said the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) station project was another step in the company’s mission to help mine...

In-Charge Energy, the industry pioneer in turnkey charging solutions for commercial fleets, announced its first charger offering – the ICE-30 Wallbox. This all-new wallbox is the first DC fast charger of its kind with vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-building, and vehicle-to-x capabilities, also known as bi-directional charging. The ICE-30 is powerful, compact, and specifically designed for commercial fleets. Authority comment “We’re excited to add the ICE-30 to our growing hardw...