Credit to Author: Markus Hirschbold| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 13:00:24 +0000
This is the third in a four-post series on microgrids for hospitals. In my first post I mentioned how the news of power backup systems failing or running out of… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Markus Hirschbold| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:00:36 +0000
This is the second in a four-post series explaining the benefits of microgrids for hospitals. In my last post I discussed how microgrid technology is now fully mature, and the… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Markus Hirschbold| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 14:00:14 +0000
In the face of increasing power demand on the grid, aging electrical transmission infrastructures, and increasing numbers of violent storms worldwide, the subject of resiliency keeps many hospital administrators up… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Gilles Lordey| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 12:00:18 +0000
Molded case circuit breakers (MCCBs) are the critical building blocks for many electrical panels. But panel builders could be excused for treating these devices as a commodity at times. However,… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Natacha Lucius| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 11:00:41 +0000
Shocks from contact with electrical conductors continue to occur every year in every country. For example, in the UK, the Health and Safety Executive documented that “Each year about 1000… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Natacha Lucius| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 12:00:23 +0000
Protecting people from shocks has always been a priority in AC electrical system design. Equipment is typically designed to provide a barrier to anyone making physical contact with a live… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Bertrand Lack| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:00:00 +0000
With a global population trajectory of 10 billion by 2050, and the majority concentrated in urban areas, studies are estimating that $3.3 trillion of investment will be needed in infrastructure… Read more »
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Read moreCredit to Author: Bertrand Lack| Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 11:00:05 +0000
With 2.5 billion people expected to move into urban areas with the next few decades, we’re going to need to construct over 10,000 buildings a day to house them. Now,… Read more »
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