Electrical distribution

Ansell HyFlex 11-840 glove 

16 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Ansell

Ansell’s HyFlex 11-840 glove offers extended wear life due to a more durable and longer-lasting coating, plus a new-generation liner that copies the shape of the hand.


Italy’s tallest skyscraper cabled by Prysmian

15 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Prysmian Australia PTY LTD

The global energy and telecom cables and systems group Prysmian has been awarded a contract to supply 300 km of eco-friendly, special fire-safety cables for power distribution within the Isozaki Tower under construction in Milan’s futuristic new CityLife district.


Optimising voltage to improve efficiency

12 July, 2013 by Sam Czyczelis* | Supplied by: Powerstar

Australia has a particular problem with overvoltage and voltage optimisation is a solution to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. This article explains how the various types of optimisation systems can deliver cost savings and reduce significant tonnes of CO2.


AMP-TWIST-7AS cabling system

01 July, 2013 | Supplied by: http://www.ampnetconnect.com.au/web/AU/Home/Solutions_Services/Office_Networks/High-Performance_Multi-Service/AMP-TWIST-7AS_System/

The AMP-TWIST-7AS system is a high-performing cabling system designed to support the Cat 7 A and forthcoming Cat 8 performance standards.


Verbatim portable Power Packs

01 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Verbatim Australia Pty Ltd

Verbatim’s portable Power Packs enable consumers to use portable electronics for longer without worrying about running out of battery life. They are available in multiple capacities and styles.


NOJA Power Recloser App

01 July, 2013 | Supplied by: NOJA Power Switchgear Pty Ltd

The NOJA Power Recloser App runs on Apple’s handheld devices and allows a linesman to check the status of the Automatic Circuit Recloser (ACR) and make changes to its operation without having to leave the ground.


Fanox electronic motor protection relays

26 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Mechtric Pty Ltd

The Fanox electronic motor protection relays provide both basic and advanced protection of three-phase motors.


Schneider Electric Acti 9 circuit breakers

25 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric

The Acti 9 range is the fifth-generation of circuit breakers from Schneider Electric and has been engineered to adapt to the most challenging of networks. It has been developed for both commercial and industrial industries and is said to be the first offering that allows connectivity at the final stage of electrical distribution.


Prysmian installs HVAC land and submarine cables for 660 MW Hudson project

03 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Prysmian Australia PTY LTD

Telecom cable systems company Prysmian Group has achieved “substantial completion” of the underground and submarine power link between New York City and the New Jersey transmission grid known as the ‘Hudson Project’. The link is now in commercial operation.


Electrical safety - not just about voltage

30 May, 2013 by Dannielle Furness

Australia has the highest per capita rate of asbestos-related disease in the world. We have a long relationship with the silicate material initially lauded for its superior insulation qualities. Asbestos mining began in here in the 1880s and continued well into the 20th century, and it was only around the mid-point of the 1900s that we began to suspect that something noxious was contained within those fibres.


Embedded microgrids could change PV use

28 May, 2013

Energy research specialist Energeia says microgrids will give consumers greater control over the cost, carbon intensity and reliability of their electricity supply - and, ultimately, the option of complete independence from the main grid.


Outsmarting arc flash

22 May, 2013 by Tim Ford* - Global Product Manager, Molded Case Circuit Breakers, GE Industrial Solutions | Supplied by: GE Industrial Solutions

Have you ever seen an arc flash incident? Feel the unbelievable force and potential destructive power firsthand? I have. It was in a controlled, protected setting, from a safe distance, but I never met anyone who experienced one live and in person until I met an electrical contractor after one of my recent arc flash information presentations.


Halogen-free cables for UK’s national synchrotron facility

17 May, 2013 | Supplied by: DKSH Australia Pty Ltd

Diamond Light Source is the UK’s national synchrotron facility, located at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire. By accelerating electrons to near light speed, Diamond generates brilliant beams of light from infrared to X-rays which are used for academic and industry research.


Prysmian wins $100m contract to install submarine cables

16 May, 2013 | Supplied by: Prysmian Australia PTY LTD

Energy and telecom cable systems group Prysmian has been awarded a new contract worth more than $100m for the supply and installation of submarine cables for a section of ExxonMobil’s existing offshore operations in the United States.


GE CP2000AC54TEP and CP2725AC54TEP PoE rectifiers

13 May, 2013

The CP2000AC54TEP and CP2725AC54TEP high-efficiency PoE rectifiers from GE provide 40 and 50 A of 48 V power, respectively. These rectifiers are created for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for use in the design of enterprise-class switches and routers.


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