Power

Monthly Issue | January 1, 2010

Predicting Hurricane-Related Outages

Researchers from John Hopkins and Texas A&M universities say that they have found a way to accurately predict power outages in advance of a hurricane. Computer models developed using data…


What Do Customers Expect from the Smart Grid?

To find out what ordinary electricity customers know about and expect from the smart grid—broadly defined as a modernized electricity network integrated with digital communication technologies—I interviewed a variety of…


The Smart Grid Has a Growth Spurt

Which country has the smartest grid? Which U.S. state has the most smart meters? What’s Google got to do with the grid? Answers to these questions and more can be…


When to Use an Oil Skimmer

Oil skimmers are very effective in removing oil from wastewater before discharge but are also perhaps the most efficient and economical approach. Despite these advantages, oil skimmers are not found…


Which Country’s Grid Is the Smartest?
Which Country’s Grid Is the Smartest?

As “smart grid” becomes more familiar in the global lexicon, hardware and software vendors, utilities, and nations are all vying for attention. Consider, for example, this small sample of claims…


Brazil: Latin America’s Beacon
Brazil: Latin America’s Beacon

With the eighth-largest economy in the world, Brazil has a clear need for power, but balancing supply and demand has proven tricky in recent decades. Even in a country where…


Thin, Flange-Style Magnetic Encoders
Thin, Flange-Style Magnetic Encoders

Baumer introduced the new MOR 90 and MOR 105 magnetic incremental encoders for improved speed and position control on electric motors, drives, gearboxes, and conveyors. Measuring just 14 mm thick,…