Welcome to another edition of Wind Talk, a Windpower Engineering and Development podcast series that gives you the opportunity to hear from industry newsmakers in their own words. In this podcast, Troy Miller, Business Development and Marketing Manager in the Power Quality Products Division at S&C Electric Company, discusses the United States’ demand for wind…
ESNA Innovation Award winners represent future of electric power system
Energy Storage North America (ESNA) recently announced the winners of the ESNA Innovation Awards at the ESNA Conference and Expo 2013, held this week at the San Jose Convention Center. Day two of this inaugural event, which attracted more than 650 attendees, speakers and exhibitors, concluded with an award ceremony honoring commercial achievement in utility scale, customer…
Wind Talk: How appealing is wind energy in the U.S.?
Welcome to another edition of Wind Talk, a Windpower Engineering and Development podcast series that gives you the opportunity to hear from industry newsmakers in their own words. In this podcast, Troy Miller, Business Development and Marketing Manager in the Power Quality Products Division at S&C Electric Company, discusses the United States’ demand for wind…
S&C’s IntelliTeam CNMS improves communication system reliability at ENMAX
S&C Electric Company, a smart grid leader shaping the future of power delivery, recently announced the successful deployment of an IntelliTeam CNMS Communication Network Management System at ENMAX Power Corporation, one of the largest power distributors in Alberta, Canada. IntelliTeam CNMS is helping ENMAX quickly troubleshoot communication system issues, reducing the system’s operating costs. ENMAX,…
Power-storage control for islanding, peak shaving, and more
The Smart Grid SMS Storage Management System is said to provide an interface between a stored power source and the utility grid. It consists of a master control system and a 2-MW, 2.5-MVA power conversion system (PCS). The PCS has two inverters, each rated 1 MW and 1.25 MVA. When coupled with stored energy, the…