Switchboard Components
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kVA demand costs money
Modern revenue metering measures harmonic kVA demand in addition to reactive demand. Phil Kreveld sees a business opportunity for contractors. The transmission and distribution networks are ... -
GARY BUSBRIDGE: Producing safety
Component safety is as big an issue as electrical system safety. Gary Busbridge asks whether we are as diligent as we should be. These articles usually ... -
CHRIS HALLIDAY: Protection convention
In the first part of this two-part series, Chris Halliday looked at the more obscure but nevertheless important types of protection. He now examines the conventional ... -
Hager Electro bounces back from product recall
Despite an expensive voluntary recall of faulty single module RCBO circuit breakers in 2012, Hager Electro has since seen a doubling of sales for the product category ... -
ABB delivers its 10 millionth variable speed drive
The ten millionth ABB low voltage drive rolled off the production line at ABB’s Beijing factory in November. The tenth millionth drive is going to Wuhan ... -
NMP’s EM270 dual 3-phase energy meter
The increasing need to monitor energy usage coupled with the requirements of NABERS, Green Star and Section J 8 of the BCA, has seen a costly ... -
Schneider Electric meters now pattern approved for sub-billing
Schneider Electric has recently received certification of their iEM3200 and iEM3300 series meters for use in sub-billing environments. All meters used for this purpose now require ... -
FlexSelect: configure, quote and order distribution boards anywhere, anytime
Schneider Electric has introduced a new digital tool which allows you to quickly and easily configure, quote, and order simple distribution boards. FlexSelect uses an automatic ... -
BOB HARPER: Fuses confusing?
In solar systems, fires are caused by bad connections rather than fault currents. Bob Harper explains. After a recent house fire in which solar panels were ...
