sensors
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Connected Plant
Unseen Heroes: Cutting-Edge Sensors Combatting Air Pollution
There is an urgent need for accurate and efficient emissions monitoring technologies to ensure air pollution is adequately controlled. Infrared spectroscopy and precision infrared filters play a critical role
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Connected Plant
The Benefits of Remote Monitoring for Transformers and Other Electrical Equipment
Obtaining real-time operating data on power plant and substation equipment has never been easier. The sensors, transmitters, and systems needed to monitor important parameters are readily available and highly
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T&D
Should You Make the Switch to Digital Integrated Power Transformers?
Are the benefits of digital integrated power transformers worth it? Smart transformers with exciting new technologies like Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are among the next generation of energy equipment hitting the market today. Many organizations are considering switching to these cutting-edge transformers, but are unsure about the pros and cons. What […]
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IIOT
Don’t Fix That … Yet: How IoT-Enabled Sensors Predict Maintenance and Streamline Operations
The traditional approach to maintenance has two motors that keep it running. The first motor is proactive service: regularly maintaining equipment, following a schedule to ensure each element is running smoothly before repairs are needed in order to prevent a breakdown. The second motor is to repair once a breakdown happens. While the first part […]
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O&M
Four Key Allies for Keeping Powerhouses in Top Condition
Today, power generators often don’t have the same in-house capabilities that they did in years past. Therefore, managing operations and maintenance at many facilities has become more difficult. Here are some
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Press Releases
Department of Defense selects Eaton to manufacture sensors for critical naval applications
PITTSBURGH, PA. (Nov. 9, 2021) — Power management company Eaton today announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to manufacture inductive proximity sensors for critical operations across the harshest naval environments. The U.S. Navy will apply Eaton’s sensors in aircraft shipboard applications and is evaluating additional platforms. The sensors incorporate patented technology […]
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Connected Plant
How to Put the Power Grid to Work to Prevent Wildfires
While not a new occurrence, in recent years wildfires have wreaked havoc across the western U.S. We have also seen Mother Nature batter coastlines and landscapes around the globe, and the ever-mounting pace of
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News
The New Due Diligence: Understanding the Climate-Related Vulnerabilities of Our Infrastructure
Rich Sorkin, CEO of Jupiter Intelligence As the reality of climate change begins to soak in, enterprises, organizations and governments around the globe are trying to get a handle on the economic and social implications of rising temperatures and sea levels. One area most immediately threatened by climate change—and one that hasn’t received nearly enough […]
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Press Releases
Vaisala Bolsters its Global Remote Sensing Support Network
Measurement expert signs a string of regional partnerships and launches new online data platform to facilitate global adoption of the Triton Wind Profiler Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has signed a succession of new regional partnerships in response to rising global demand for its advanced wind measurement system, the Triton Wind […]
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Press Releases
Equipment Showcase: Instrumentation and Control
The equipment showcase section includes products from a variety of vendors that serve the power generation industry. POWER magazine will feature a different power-related equipment category in several issues