Posted Mar 2019
A Microgrid Landscape Emerges: Microgrids Are Here to Stay
Self-generated power is an old idea gaining new currency. Thanks to an aging grid, a quest for different power solutions and the march of technology, time has caught up to...
Integrated Systems
Posted Mar 2019
When Less Is More: ECs Have Much to Gain From Wireless Power
Wireless technology takes on a new meaning with the latest generation of lighting controls hitting the market. While the term “wireless” has generally referred to cable-free digital communication, it also...
Posted Mar 2019
Not Frequently a Problem: How Load Affects Frequency
One of the most fundamental parameters in power quality is often taken for granted. The late-19th century “Battle of the Currents” between Tesla and Westinghouse (who favored alternating current) against...
Posted Mar 2019
The IoT and the EC: How Contractors Can Adapt to and Install the Latest Connected Technologies
“The internet of things (IoT) means different things to different people,” said Bernie Shaeffer, partner at Wm. A.J. Shaeffer’s Sons Inc., King of Prussia, Pa. “In the residential world, it...
Posted Mar 2019
Managing Cable Needs: The Key to Communications System Installation
As I have often written, NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, is not the only code you must follow when designing and installing a fire alarm or emergency...
