Types of energy storage
16 April, 2014Energy storage is important for maintaining reliable supply, reducing wastage and lowering costs.
Post-flood warnings for N Qld - danger not over, MEA warns
16 April, 2014Master Electricians Australia (MEA) has warned North Queensland residents that despite most floodwaters having receded from tropical cyclone Ita, the danger has not passed.
PULS CPS20 480 W, 1-phase DIN rail mount power supply series
12 March, 2014The PULS CPS20 series is said to be the smallest 480 W, 1-phase DIN rail mount power supply available. The units are compact having a width of 65 mm and are available in 12, 24, 36 and 48 V versions.
Eaton NPR48-ES Energy Saving Rectifier
04 March, 2014The Eaton NPR48-ES Energy Saving Rectifier has been designed for telecommunications network operators aiming to cut energy costs across the network and who have aggressive carbon footprint reduction targets.
Powerstar HV MAX low-loss high-voltage transformer
05 February, 2014The Powerstar HV MAX, a low-loss high-voltage transformer with an amorphous metal core, complements the Powerstar voltage optimisation units that come with fixed input voltage.
Clipsal 31LCDA load correction device
30 January, 2014The Clipsal 31LCDA load correction device is designed to improve the dimming performance for most dimmable LEDs/CFLs. The device is suitable for use with Clipsal and Schneider Electric 2-wire, mains-powered dimmers that use phase-controlled (LE, TE or Universal) dimming.
Smart grid fault-detection technology commercialised
22 January, 2014Smart grid early-fault-detection technology that can help reduce the risk of bushfires has recently been commercialised by an RMIT University researcher.
Eaton PSFI surge suppression and filtering package
22 January, 2014With a three-stage protection surge filter suitable for use in Class III/Cat A locations, the PSFI is suitable for a number of applications including plug-in UPS systems, servers, portable instrumentation, point of sale and small office systems.
ABB to build grid energy storage and generation system for electricity distribution network
21 January, 2014A consortium of ABB and Samsung has been awarded a contract to supply a hybrid grid energy storage and diesel generation system (GESS) to SP AusNet for its electricity distribution network in Victoria.
Increased electricity demand could lead to load shedding
16 January, 2014A combination of intense weather, high electricity consumption and unplanned outages on the generation network has triggered the potential for load shedding to occur in parts of South Australia and Victoria, AEMO says.
Premium ODX-3000 inverter series
13 December, 2013The ODX-3000 series inverters from Premium provide a three-phase sinusoidal voltage output waveform that is suitable for motors and does not cause the same stress on motor windings that square wave output inverters can create.
Phoenix Contact Plugtrab PT-IQ-5-HF intelligent arresters
13 December, 2013The Plugtrab PT-IQ-5-HF surge protection introduces intelligent arresters for data interfaces. The switching options are characterised by the safe transmission of higher data rates and are therefore suitable for the protection of bus systems such as Profibus, RS485, RS422, Interbus, Canbus or Modbus.
Payton RFQ request form app
06 December, 2013With the app, the Payton request forms are available for use on a smartphone or tablet. Engineers and technicians can use the app to communicate with Payton engineers and request RFQs for transformers or inductors in real time.
Wieland Electric Wipos PB1 narrow space power supply series
05 December, 2013The Wieland Electric Wipos PB1 power supply series is designed for low installation heights and narrow installation spaces that are common for small distribution boards, shunting distributors and control cabinet applications.
Legrand power protection solutions
27 November, 2013Legrand Australia has released a power protection offer, which includes everything from residential load centres to more complex commercial applications with main switchboards.
