Rationalizing an investment in a facility's infrastructure can be a difficult prospect for any plant engineer or technician, often requiring extensive justification. Investments that are deemed ...

When I began my power industry career years ago (initially in the chemistry lab of a coal-fired power plant), the criticality of proper chemistry control of steam boilers, cooling water systems, and ...

In the hierarchy of electrical systems, emergency systems (Art. 700) receive priority. Legally required standby systems (Art. 701) take the number two spot, followed by optional standby systems (Art.

The Master's Program in Power Systems and Sustainable Energy (PS&SE) at Santa Clara University is a two-year program targeted at students with an engineering or science background who want to pursue a ...

Any network device powered via PoE is known as a powered device or PD, with common examples including wireless access points, ...

Power management plays a major role in virtually every piece of electronic equipment. An effective power-management subsystem can affect the reliability, performance, and time to market of associated ...

Once-through cooling was a common design feature for large power plants in the last century, as the process could effectively supply the high volumes of water needed for turbine exhaust steam ...

What equipment should be installed? A true power monitoring system contains two or more discrete metering points that are interconnected through some medium. The three primary components of a power ...