Other Parts Discussed in Post: TMS320F28375S , TIDM-MINI-DC , AFE032 , UCC28722 Infrastructure equipment such as data concentrators and broadband backhaul routers represent a large portion of the cost of electric utilities’ advanced metering infrastructure…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: MSP430F67791A , EVM430-F6779 Continued from Part 1 of my blog series on quantifying harmonic distortion.
As a less computationally intensive alternative to calculating each harmonic RMS value for THD, you can estimate THD…
Solar inverter: Before and after GaN
“PG&E has called a SmartDay event for Thursday, 07/28/2016 for your residence. Remember to reduce your energy use between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to save energy when electric rates are highest.”
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Other Parts Discussed in Post: TIDC-EVSE-WIFI Although electric vehicles (EVs) are not new to the marketplace (they’ve actually existed for over a century), their adoption has been particularly slow. Advancements in battery technology, along with policy…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TIDA-01088 , TIDM-THDREADING The proliferation of nonlinear electric loads is threatening electric grid reliability in industrial, commercial and residential premises. What are nonlinear loads? They are any piece of electric…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: LM5160 , LM5017 , ADS131E08S , TIDA-00661 In circuit-breaker applications , successive approximation register analog-to-digital converters (SAR ADCs), internal to the microcontroller (MCU) or external, are preferable to delta…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TIDA-00221 , TIDA-00222 The power consumption of a server station or data center is easily in the megawatts – a data center with 50,000 servers likely consumes 15-20MW. What are the key technologies to manage the power supply…
In part 1 of this blog series, I reviewed the wireless M (wM)-Bus protocol standard in the 868 MHz ISM band in Europe, while in part 2 I looked at wM-Bus N-modes and the European Telecommunications Standard Institute ( ETSI ) category 1 receiver performance…
Other Parts Discussed in Post: TPD4E05U06 As electricity travels from generation stations to utility customers, end-equipment in the smart energy grid ensures the successful delivery of electricity to consumers and accurate monitoring of consumer consumption…
Wouldn’t it be nice if you didn’t have to pay anything for your daily energy use (electricity, that is)? The energy grid is a complex system that generates energy, transmits it over many miles, and finally distributes it to homes and offices. The grid…