Energy Management

A medium-intensity obstruction light flashes red to mark structures at night that present a hazard to aviation. The L450-864-G has benefits of advanced LED and controls, as well as an effective intensity of 2,000 cd red, 20 fpm night flashing operating mode, horizontal beam coverage of 360°, vertical beam profile of 3° min., and stabilized [...]

The arms on tubular steel transmission poles typically attach using as many as 16 bolts. It takes a small crew about a half an hour to get an arm in place, attach all of those bolts and nuts, and then tighten to specifications. Engineers at Thomas & Betts developed a connection using a pinned joint [...]

TopView software lets users configure alarms, monitor remote processes, signal notifications, and more. The software is a comprehensive, cost-effective alarm management and notification program that’s useful when data must be monitored, such as in wind turbines and other non-manned facilities. The software lets users quickly respond to abnormal conditions. Users can customize notification messages and [...]

The light, portable TurnPro tool can automatically assemble two ferrules and a high-purity-tube fitting to manufacturer recommendations. The tool is easy to handle because controls in the power house (motor body) accurately measure 1.25 turns from “finger tight” and then shut the motor off. The tool provides a repeatable fitting make-up every time. The tool [...]

The continuous shortage of Hall Effect sensors is trouble for manufacturers. But Premo’s family of Hall effect sensors have an output current with a fixed range of 4 to 20mA. The new series provides a linearity <0.5% with a ±1% accuracy levels. The bandwidth is up to 6kHz with a response time less than 200 [...]

At a recent conference, a colleague from Chicago-based machine shop Bley LLC showed me pictures of the huge parts his team manufacturers. A gearbox front housing with torque arms, for instance, appeares over 6-ft in diameter. Main shafts are some 6-ft long and 2-ft in diameter with 5-ft diameter flanges on one end. Company manager [...]

“Wind Turbine Rotor Blades – Global Market Size, Average Price, Regulations and Competitive Analysis to 2015” is the latest report from GlobalData. It is says to offer comprehensive information on the global turbine rotor blades market and provides forecasts out to 2015. The research gives detailed global analysis and installed capacity split by major manufacturers [...]

Accidentally dropping or misplacing an expensive hand-held instrument or tool, particularly when working aloft, is a costly and potentially dangerous event that can be avoided. Aside from the inconvenience and lost down time spent retrieving or searching for the dropped object, delicate instruments such as bar-code readers and gas detectors can be damaged beyond repair. [...]

Renewable-energy consultancy, Natural Power, has demonstrating matched performance of its continuous wave wind lidar, ZephIR, to a calibrated wind tunnel. The lidar unit measures wind speed and characteristics from ground level to 200 m. It was deployed in LM Windpower’s wind tunnel in Denmark and successfully measured wind speeds from 5 to 75 m/s with [...]

The Natural Resources Committee says the Federal government issued only a few dozen permits to develop wind and solar-energy projects on public land last year compared with more than 1,300 oil and gas permits for the same real estate. The low number needs attention fast, say members of the Committee The culprit, according to many [...]