Over the past decade, those of us in the power industry have witnessed a remarkable transformation. Power needs have not only grown, but with each generation they have advanced — driven by smarter ...

Steps engineers can take to help mitigate power outage impacts. Paths to PLC redundancy. Paths to PAC redundancy. How can a dual Ethernet ring help with resilience? Power outages are becoming more ...

Distributed control systems (DCSs) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) have been commonplace in power plants for decades, but the technology has not been stagnant. Today’s systems are beginning ...

Six times during the previous year the local utility supplying power to a large soap manufacturing plant in the Midwest suffered power outages, shutting down the plant’s production lines. Each time ...

Real-time power system simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing are among the key tools for power industry leaders. Learn how these technologies are paving the way for a secure and sustainable grid ...

Emergency automatic transfer systems are vital for maintaining power in critical facilities such as hospitals, water treatment plants, and airports during utility outages. Proper training of ...

What are Stackelberg games and how do they apply to power systems? What is an IEEE 9 bus? The Stackelberg game approach is defined as a strategic game in economics. It models a competition between a ...

With any low-power design, the designer has the choice between choosing low-power components or switching off the power to peripheral devices. When considering the choice of non-volatile flash ...