Automation

When electric utilities experience a breakdown, there is not only a problem for end consumers who are faced with loss of electricity, but also...

Increasing penetration of renewable energy into the electricity grid is posing new challenges to ensure grid stability and reliability. The impact of volatile renewable generation and decentralisation of energy is driving the industry towards exploring options like IoT, robotics, Cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence.

The article highlights need of automation and IT application in power distribution.

Discover how automation is impacting the growth of the power sector. By Subhajit Roy

Programs are simultaneously working on many fronts to ensure technical up-gradation of distribution network, to ensure stability of power supply to consumers.….

Schneider Electric, partnering with Temasek, has reached an agreement to buy Larsen & Toubro’s Electrical & Automation business and will combine it with its Low Voltage & Industrial Automation Products business in India

IoT technology used in overhead transmission lines not only carry out line state monitoring but also improve the perception of power transmission line in operation condition, including meteorological conditions, ice cover, ground wire breeze vibration, conductor temperature and sag, transmission line windage yaw, tower inclination and others…

Emami is setting up advanced and energy-efficient cement plants to meet the future demand of cement coming out of steadily rising infrastructure spend in the country.

To meet the needs of India’s growing economy, providing reliable, affordable and sustainable energy requires exploring a range of options. One of the most important requirements is reinventing the grid with the introduction of grid intelligence and communication systems for its secure and efficient operation. This paper is an attempt towards grid redesign to meet the requirements of the transforming energy sector in India... - Er. K S Sidhu

Oracle Drive Systems use the new LINKNET system to update ageing fibre optic LINK drive control system, replacing it with new LINKNET modules for click-and-connect set-up and fast, straightforward configuration via Parker DSE software…