Figure 1 shows these products, which have a common purpose: deliver system power protection. They do, however, offer only a partial solution to protect the system against either voltage, current, or ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. Reliability of the power-conversion system is a critical issue, especially at high power levels. Application areas that fall under this umbrella ...

Distribution utilities operate miles and miles of lines to serve large service territories. Knowing what is happening on those lines presents a real challenge. Pedernales Electric Cooperative and ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are leading the way in understanding the effects of electrical faults in the modern U.S. power grid. Faults are abnormal ...

In mid-2019, an Australian designed and manufactured Early Fault Detection (EFD) system completed a two-year trial on 160 miles of rural powerlines in Victoria after demonstrating clear fire safety ...

While computing systems are typically equipped to handle crashes, slow faults—situations when system components' performance degrades rather than failing outright—can cause severe disruptions for ...

A year after the nation’s worst blackout, federal regulators issued a scathing review of the electricity industry’s voluntary efforts to make their power grids more reliable. Industry audits play down ...

Faults along Los Angeles’ power grid surged in the same locations where three of this week’s massive wildfires are raging, a company that monitors electrical activity said. Whisker Labs recorded sharp ...

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) returned to port Sunday after its latest at-sea testing period with mixed results. While the carrier operated with the most complex air wing to date, the ship’s ...