Smart Grid News and Analysis

IoT WORLD FORUM 2015
IoT WORLD FORUM 2015

Transmission & Distribution

At 1.2 million volts, a new circuit breaker installed in India is the highest alternating current (AC) voltage breaker in the world and will …

The growth in distributed renewable energy resources is driving demand for large-scale FACTS deployments, report concludes. The first flexible alternating current transmission systems (FACTS), …

Alstom T&D India has secured an order from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), approximately €25 million (INR 2000 million), to supply transformers …

International power engineering specialist EA Technology LLC has entered an agreement with B.A.R.K. Technologies, Inc. (BTI) to represent its line of electric power assessment …

As electricity loads become more variable and intermittent sources become a larger portion of the energy supply, the power grid will need to become …

In today’s volatile economic climate, utilities can’t afford costly errors from incorrect billing. Despite this, a traditional 600-volt current transformer—which measures energy usage by …

When it comes to the modern grid, timing is everything. Without accurate and reliable time synchronization, grid-connected devices such as automatic-control and system-protection equipment …

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announced the launch of its latest compact secondary substation, UniPack-G and a new retrofit program for …

GE’s Digital Energy business unveiled its Grid Explorer™ 2.0 platform, an interactive and advanced suite of digital visualization tools

Helping customers meet their specific power distribution needs and build a more resilient grid, GE’s Digital Energy business has upgraded its medium-power transformer offering …