Nonmetalic conduit cuts installation time

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Excerpt: Carlon Flex-Plus Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing (ENT) and accessories require less time to install than traditional conduit which saves labor and cost. Available in Carlon Blue, the non-metallic flexible raceway is for use in walls, floor and non-plenum ceilings. The lightweight conduit can be fl …

Superconducting cables closer to commercialization

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Excerpt: A developer of high temperature superconducting (HTS) materials and associated technologies says General Cable Superconductors Ltd. (GCS) has completed testing of STI's second generation (2G) HTS wire. General Cable Superconductors, a HTS continuously transposed cable provider in New Zealand, develo …

Large aperture design makes it easy to monitor circuit to 1,200A

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Excerpt: The DT Series Large Aperture Current Transducers combines a hall effect sensor and signal conditioner into a single package for use in dc-current applications up to 1,200 amps. Factory calibrated ranges simplify operation and eliminate zero and span pots. Industry standard 4 to 20 mA, 0 to 5 Vdc …

Cables 101

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Excerpt: Cables in the wind industry fall into three categories: In the nacelle for signals and power, lightning protection, and balance of plant cables from turbine transformer to the collector. In the nacelle, cables carry low-voltage control signals, data, and communication signals. Other cables carry …

Cable catalog interactive and mobile-friendly

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Excerpt: A cable manufacturer has launched its collection of Interactive Catalogs on its company Web site, www.GeneralCable.com, under Catalogs. With more people using mobile devices to access the Web for information and services, General Cable has taken notice and responded. Its collection of Interactive Ca …

How to find underground electrical faults fast

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Excerpt: A recent test port fault indicator helps workers quickly locate faulted circuits in underground distribution systems. Its design incorporates advanced circuit logic and monitoring system protection to prevent the indicator from tripping, unless an over-current condition is followed by a loss of …

Think Dow Electrical & Telecommunications (not Wire & Cable)

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Excerpt: Dow Wire & Cable has decided to change its business name to Dow Electrical & Telecommunications. Because of a growth strategy that moves beyond technology and materials for wire and cable jacketing, insulation, semiconductive and specialty compounds for the power and telecommunications marke …

Optical Fiber Applications for Wind Power Systems

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Excerpt: In this webinar, you will learn some of the driving forces behind the evolution of wind power systems as well as the design challenges, specifically in the area of data communications. Solutions for high-reliability communications links using optical fiber technology will be presented. These solutio …

Materials ready for high voltage cables

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Excerpt: A complete product line of materials is available to manufacture high voltage and extra-high voltage underground (UG) cables –from 66 kV to 500 kV. The DOW Endurance line, for HV (66 kV to 220 kV) consists of Endurance HFDK-4201 SC compounds for insulation, and Endurance HFDA-0801 BK EC for inner …

Ultraflex cables just for electric vehicles

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Excerpt: General Cable will launch its new Carol Brand line of CarolGrene Ultra Flex Electric Vehicle (EV) Cables at Plug-in 2011 on July 18th-21st in Raleigh, NC (General Cable Booth #615). When terminated in accordance with industry standards, CarolGrene cables can supply charging power to all electri …