What Owners Should Know About High Availability and Redundancy
Video,Manufacturing,Controls/PLC,Healthcare,Insights,Data Centers
Underspecify redundancy and you might end up paying for it later.
December 18, 2018
Beyond the PLC: Taking a Holistic View of Redundant Architecture
SCADA,Manufacturing,Insights,Controls/PLC,Healthcare,Data Centers
True redundancy extends beyond just the PLC to everything that could affect the controls system.
October 9, 2018
Are You Missing NFPA 110 Generator Alarms?
EPMS,Insights,Controls/PLC,Healthcare,SCADA
Do you really know if your generator alarms comply with NFPA 110?
July 31, 2018
Battery Storage and Solar: More Efficient When Controlled Together
Insights,Utility Scale Solar,Controls/PLC
Solar can finally operate in all 4 quadrants of the PQ curve.
April 17, 2018
Three 2018 Predictions for SCADA and Controls
In 2018, expect cloud-based SCADA, more power quality issues, and additional application functionality.
January 30, 2018
Time Synchronization in Electrical Systems – Why You Should Use IRIG-B, Not NTP Server
When root causing and diagnosing problems within an electrical system, every millisecond counts.
November 7, 2017
Best Practices When Your Emergency Power SCADA Operating System [still] uses Windows XP or Server 2003
Is your SCADA system running on a non-supported OS? Are your PLCs obsolete?
September 27, 2017
Chiller Plant Efficiency, and Other Medical Campus Central Energy Plant KPIs You Should Be Tracking
Key KPIs for efficient long-term energy plant management.
July 25, 2017
How IIoT Changes SCADA: Interview with a System Integrator
IIoT integrates operational and business systems for better process management
June 13, 2017
6 Ways a Fully Integrated Solar Panel Tracker Can Optimize a PV Plant
Utility Scale Solar,Controls/PLC,SCADA
Manage DC voltage, wash your panels, and double the life of your bearings by simply integrating your solar panel trackers into your SCADA system.
June 6, 2017
5 Ways to Avoid Solar Downtime & Energy Loss Using Controls & Monitoring
Utility Scale Solar,Controls/PLC
SCADA systems can help prevent curtailment, overheated inverters, and tracker malfunctions.
May 15, 2017
10 Ways to Design a Smart Landfill Gas Monitoring System to Optimize ROI and Performance
Waste-to-Energy,SCADA,Controls/PLC
SCADA Can Be Used to Trend, Analyze, and Tweak Performance
March 28, 2017
Solar Tracker Monitoring: You’re Doing It Wrong
Utility Scale Solar,Controls/PLC
Stop paying extra for a bunch of useless data you don’t need.
March 14, 2017