Power outages cost American businesses billions every year. But for a hospital, it’s more critical than money. Outages can jeopardize patients’ lives. But with the deployment of an ultra high-speed distribution feeder automation (DFA) system and its detection and protection features, officials at the only hospital serving Virginia’s eastern shore expect any disruptions to be Continue reading →
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S&C Electric Company, a smart grid leader shaping the future of reliable electric power delivery, today announced that its IntelliRupter® PulseCloser now offers high-accuracy voltage and current sensors. These sensors enable the IntelliRupter to respond to self-healing and protection applications for the smart grid with greater accuracy than any device currently on the market. The Continue reading →
Austin Energy (AE) has installed 40 remote switches on six circuits in a seven-square mile area of Oak Hill to test a “self healing” energy technology to automatically turn power back on after an outage. According to AE’s Carlos Cordova, the southwest area of the city, representing 12,000 customers, was chosen because the existing infrastructure Continue reading →
The words “self healing grid” are an instant lure, but grid experts would be happier if we stopped throwing the term around. What actually happens is lighter on the magic, heavier on the helpful. via Self Healing Grid More Like A Splint : Discovery News.
Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) has applied for a Department of Energy grant to develop customer-driven smart grid programs in Dane County. Using smart grid digital technology will enhance MGE and its customers’ ability to save energy, reduce costs and increase reliability. MGE’s proposal contains four major components: – Install smart meters for many of Continue reading →
The Department of Energy has decreed that Smart Grids must facilitate: Self-healing from power disturbance events ; Enabling active participation by consumers in demand response; Operating resiliently against physical and cyber attack; Providing power quality for 21st century needs; Accommodating all generation and storage options; Enabling new products, services, and markets; and, Optimizing assets and Continue reading →
