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Using Continuous Offline Insulation Resistance Testing and CBM to increase Plant Safety and Reliability
Mission: Critical - The pros and cons of diesel rotary versus static systems
Infrastructure & Technologies
Weathering the Power Quality Storm
How weather affects power quality on the electric grid
BY ALDEN WRIGHT & MARK STEPHENS, Electric Power Research Institute
Utilities have long understood that weather and grid power quality are closely linked. As anyone who keeps up with the news will note, the last few years have seen a significant number of major storms—including Hurricane Sandy, being among the worst—that have caused significant power outages affecting millions of customers, largely in the eastern half of...
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