In August 2016, two 500-kilovolt transmission lines in San Bernardino County, California, tripped offline during a fire. As a result, some distance away, more than 1,000 megawatts of solar generation ...

The National Center for Energy Analytics U.S. Energy Security Index (ESI) offers a single, transparent measure of how the nation’s energy security is faring and where it might be headed. The factors ...

Fluke Corp. has introduced the Fluke 430 Series II three-phase power quality analyzers, the first tools to use a patented algorithm to measure energy waste and quantify its cost. The 430 Series II ...

OF all electrical measurements probably that of measuring a resistance is the most important, since the resistance of many bodies is a permanent quality, and resistances can be compared by means of ...

A team of scientists has revealed how a single quantum device can accurately measure the three fundamental units of electricity—the ampere (unit of electrical current), the volt (unit of electrical ...

The demand to increase energy efficiency in electrical products is driving the development of more accurate measurement instruments. Modern instruments now can quantify incremental gains made as ...

Measurement triangle: this quantum metrology triangle shows the relations between the three electrical units volt, ohm and ampere and the involved fundamental constants. Researchers at PTB are ...