Electrical Blog

Leading online electrical portal Voltimum Australia www.voltimum.com.au presents the case for solar energy as a viable long-term business opportunity for Australia’s electrical industry. This is part 1 of a 2 article feature.

Read the full technical article here: http://www.voltimum.com.au/news/17636/cm/the-case-for-solar-energy-as-a-viable-long-term-business-opportunity-for-australia-s-electrical-industry—part-1.html

The Electrical Technician program prepares students for employment in residential wiring, commercial wiring, industrial wiring and electromechanical technology in 10 months. Students will also have the opportunity to earn NCCER certification for each skill set mastered. Also, after successful completion of the course, the graduate will receive a certificate which enables him/her to take the WV State Journeyman’ Test. After passing the test, the graduate will be licensed by the state of West Virginia as a Journeyman Electrician.

http://www.sparkyuonline.com Short video trying out my new Sennheiser 151 head set. Overhead service cables are generally aluminum from the power pole to your home. Copper from the mast down to the meter socket. The Neutral wire contains a steel carrier wire to support the weight of the wire.

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The transformative nature of technology opens up opportunities for value creation. In addition, it has the potential to realign relationships between producers, the channel, and the market. We will examine several examples from other industries of changes in the service delivery brought about by evolving market conditions and increased cost pressures, made possible by the adoption of technology solutions. We will present the results of a survey of manufacturers and distributors on the current status of eCommerce in the electrical industry. Further, we will identify the inhibitors to the greater utilization of eCommerce in the electrical industry, as well as the enablers of eCommerce solutions. We will discuss the role of standards as an essential ingredient of success in this endeavor.

Testimony from Walter Bartel of Center Point Energy: Bartel describes risk based strategies, down plays solar weather risks, and points out steps taken to minimize damage from EMP. When asked the percentage of survivability could be ensured under current precautions and regulations Bartel admitted that the Texas grid could not survive an EMP attack.

Testimony by Mark Carpenter of Oncor: Carpenter argued that to recover from an EMP attack you would have to harden everything because even if generators recovered from an EMP there would be no place to send the energy.

From this statement, industry lobbyists are suggesting that there is no point to hardening their own critical facilities to a survivable standard. In such an event there will be no recovery without generation. In fact, it is a lot easier restore neighborhoods to a power source than to restore the power source after a disaster. Further, there will be military assets needed to maintain order that will require power from the civilian grid.

This argument, however, points to a larger problem. The primary element of the vulnerability of the old grid system is interconnectedness. Power generation technology for the future is innovating towards hardened micro grids that can solve their own black start problems after an event and provide for local communities. Major E commerce corporations do this now. They have taken measures for their own survivability but their customers depend on the old grid system. The only thing slowing down this market trend is the electrical utility lobby.

Electrical industry sales are complex and involve a wide range of actors: manufacturers, distributors, agents, dealers, engineers, electricians, contractors and owners. The latest generation of buyers will gravitate to web-based systems for sales and collaboration. Although classic social media, such as Facebook, will play a role, systemic changes in the electrical industry will be catalyzed by a new generation of web-based tools that foster collaboration and handle the unique needs of the industry. In this session, listen to a discussion, and see examples, of the latest web-based functionality, including: tools for specifying and validating full electrical systems, tools for collaboration, and online options for supporting electrical-system visualization.

Seniors in an electrical engineering lab at CU-Boulder get some help from a new product designer in industry.