All sorts of things can happen to cause power outages – trees can contact aerial utility lines, vehicles sometimes strike poles, birds and squirrels can make the wrong move and trip electrical ...

Eaton's Cooper Power Systems division is providing durable switching on distribution circuits with its new easy-to-use type D-73P polymer disconnect switch. The new switch allows linemen to reduce ...

When distributed generation causes net reverse power flow on a distribution feeder, several voltage-related issues can occur. According to studies published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory ...

Voltage sags and flicker are among the most common problems affecting distribution circuit performance. Both problems are caused predominantly by large nonlinear inductive customer loads. Examples of ...

Present day Distribution Automation (DA) goes beyond reducing manual procedures. DA makes distribution systems more controllable and flexible based on accurate data for decision-making applications.