May 23, 2013 - Yesterday, Toronto Hydro-Electric System Ltd. celebrated the start of construction on its new $195-million downtown Toronto transformer station: the Clare R. Copeland Transformer Station. "This station will help address the ...
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A survey of U.S. utilities shows many are facing frequent cyberattacks that could threaten a highly interdependent power grid supplying more than 300 million people, according to a congressional report. More than a dozen utilities said ...
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An exhibition in Osaka, central Japan, has assembled a hall of fame for Japanese tech products, with hits including Sony's Walkman and Aibo, an original Tranformer toy, and Paro the baby seal robot on display. The "First in the World" ...
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A survey of U.S. utilities shows many are facing frequent cyber-attacks that could threaten a highly interdependent power grid supplying more than 300 million people, according to a congressional report. More than a dozen utilities said ...
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"We are set to cement our position as a top performing evergreen brand," says Hasbro. New Transformers toys for 2013 are being backed by Hasbro’s largest launch TV/online media spend on the brand to date. The Transformers Prime ...
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Global pipe and tube producer Tenaris said Wednesday that next week the company will start up two new presses at its mill in Pindamonhangaba, Brazil, the result of an US$180 million investment. The new presses will allow Tenaris to ...
A circuit breaker is an automatically operated electrical switch designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overload or short circuit. The circuit breaker is an absolutely essential device in the modern ...
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A Japanese government institute has warned that satellite transmissions, GPS readings, and power lines could be affected over the next two weeks if a recent spate of solar flares continues. Four large solar flares have been detected over ...
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All circuit breakers have common features in their operation, although details vary substantially depending on the voltage class, current rating and type of the circuit breaker. The circuit breaker must detect a fault condition; in ...
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Electrical power transmission networks are protected and controlled by high-voltage breakers. The definition of high voltage varies but in power transmission work is usually thought to be 72.5 kV or higher, according to a recent definition ...
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Medium-voltage circuit breakers rated between 1 and 72 kV may be assembled into metal-enclosed switchgear line ups for indoor use, or may be individual components installed outdoors in a substation. Air-break circuit breakers replaced ...
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LT switcher is a safety panel consisting of a number of disconnect-switches that turns on and off the motors, transformers or other electrical appliances. It can be regarded as a power source in the building and production houses, which ...
A low-voltage (12-volt AC) lighting system offers advantages over a 120-volt AC system more commonly used indoors. For starters, because it carries less power, the cable can be buried just below the surface, rather than in a deep trench. ...
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It might be a challenging year for the toy trade, but Harrods’ Toy Kingdom is confident it is about to have one of its strongest 12 months yet. Sales have risen since the London store’s toy area underwent a multi-million pound ...
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Cooledge and Dow Corning took top spots in the Lightfair Innovation Awards for SSL enabling technologies, winning both individual categories against stiff competition and gaining special recognition from the judges. While the awards ...