July 2011: Control Systems

 

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Virtual Power Plants

By Chuck RossUnder (Green Building)

“VPP” is the latest electricity-system-of-the-future phrase in the expanding smart-grid lexicon.

Control System Platforms Unplugged

By Debbie McClungUnder (Systems)

Do your customers prefer a traditional or converged approach to their building automation infrastruc

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Finding the Weakest Link
(Your Business)
By
Richard P. Bingham
July 2011
Several of my articles recently have been about low-voltage direct current (DC) powered equipment and telecommunications systems vulnerabilities to power quality phenomena, e READ MORE
Study Finds Clean-Energy Leaders
(Your Business)
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July 2011
Clean Edge released its second annual U.S. Clean Energy Leadership Index. READ MORE
LEDs: Promise and Progress
(Lighting)
By
Jeff Gavin
July 2011
Lighting evolves based on need. Incandescent made way for brighter fluorescent. Fluorescent made room for solid-state lighting (SSL). READ MORE
Energy Efficiency
(Green Building)
By
Thomas E. Glavinich
July 2011
The four pillars of an electrical contractor’s energy service business are energy conservation, efficiency, production and reliability. READ MORE
Nature Is Unpredictable
(Systems)
By
Frank Bisbee
July 2011
From the Gulf Coast to the Eastern Seaboard coastline, experts remind us of the annual threats from the hurricanes. READ MORE

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Cool Tools: Mobile Communications
In today’s construction world, whether a project requires hundreds of electricians or only a few, it’s essential to have fast, dependable communication between the office and READ MORE
Light-Emitting Diodes
1 LED Array Holder > Molex Inc.’s solderless LED Array Holder for Bridgelux ES arrays has compression contacts that power the arrays. READ MORE
Lamps and Ballasts
1 Lamps > GE Lighting’s Energy Smart soft white and Reveal hybrid halogen-compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are contained in an incandescent-shaped glass bulb that combines READ MORE
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