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New DIN-rail battery charge modules
March 2023, Conical Technologies
AdelSystem has released the new CB series DIN-rail battery charger units. The CB series is equipped for charging AGM, open lead acid, sealed lead acid, gel, Ni-Cd and Li-Ion battery technologies. It is a reliable, state-of-the-art solution for recharging and maintaining batteries, that does not provide a complex power supply recharging system with backup modulus.

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Free-to-use electricity smart meter software pilots in South Africa
March 2023
Streamlining processes across the board between municipalities and end users, Access Energy is a freely licensed software solution that reads smart meters, stores the meter data in a meter data sharing system, and delivers that data to municipalities.

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Emerson software automates Nanogrid House
March 2023, Emerson Automation Solutions
Purdue University is using global software and Emerson’s advanced digital technologies to automate its Nanogrid House, a living lab for energy-efficient home research.

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Enhancing sustainability in electrical and digital building infrastructure
March 2023, Legrand
Legrand South Africa has introduced a new services and solutions plan that is tailored to meet exact customer requirements, at the same time ensuring the highest standards in electrical and digital building infrastructure.

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Smart cities and the sum of their parts
March 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
Business premises are one of the first places companies take stock of when assessing their electricity usage and the optimisation thereof, and buildings must become smarter.

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Innovative solutions for grid resilience and energy transition
March 2023
Hitachi Energy pioneers technologies to enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. It provides the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain.

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Deploying smart power
March 2023, ABB South Africa
With Smart Power, ABB is a technology leader with solutions that make power supplies smart, connected, and protected, and help to power our lives more sustainably.

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Commissioning a solar power system for maximum performance
March 2023, Comtest
Even with great engineering, no system is failproof. That’s where commissioning comes in, establishing a baseline of performance for customer acceptance and follow-on maintenance. Commissioning is important not only for photovoltaic system performance, but also for the longevity of equipment, safety, ROI, and warranties.

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Power supply directly in the field
March 2023, ifm - South Africa
As the number of I/O and sensor components, controllers and HMIs that can be mounted in the field has surged in the last years, increasingly larger parts of the overall controller architecture can be ...

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Emerson software helps deliver carbon-free power
March 2023, Emerson Automation Solutions
Emerson has been selected to automate operations at Intermountain Power Agency’s IPP Renewed power plant, a regional energy hub that uses renewable energy resources.

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The pains of private generation
March 2023, Iritron
Balancing multiple electricity sources, to eliminate downtime at the lowest cost, is the holy grail for many companies. Why is this not very common, given our current electricity crisis in the country?

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Tharisa Minerals looks to Zest WEG for electrical equipment
February 2023, WEG Africa, Editor's Choice
When PGM and chrome producer Tharisa Minerals built its pioneering Vulcan ultra-fine chrome recovery and beneficiation plant near Rustenburg, it looked to Zest WEG for a range of electrical equipment.

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KD Series motor protection relay
February 2023, NewElec Pretoria
Newelec’s locally designed, manufactured and distributed KD relay is a comprehensive low-voltage electronic motor protection relay designed for conveyor, compressor, crusher, fan, and pump motor protection.

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Power density breakthrough for power supplies and loads
February 2023, Vepac Electronics
EA Elektro-Automatik has introduced its 60 kW and 30 kW programmable DC power supplies, programmable bidirectional DC power supplies, and DC programmable regenerative electronic loads. The new products are intended for use in production ATE systems, and automated process control systems requiring high power.

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Narrow power supply with high power density
February 2023, Phoenix Contact
The devices are particularly suitable for urban infrastructure and in machine building, where they find their way into small systems with basic requirements.

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PC-based control for film and paper converting machines
February 2023, Beckhoff Automation
Machine builder Azco from Fairfield, New Jersey, has showed how it is possible to combine machine modules for feeding, cutting and placing flexible materials, thereby minimising engineering effort. An ...

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Digitising for an optimised, environmentally-friendly grid
February 2023, Schneider Electric South Africa
Loadshedding impacts productivity as well as the very systems that provide us with power. Equipment in substations and distribution centres, is not designed to withstand an onslaught of surges, continued interruptions and on/off switching. SF6-free MV switchgear is a viable choice, not only for the environment but also for operational safety.

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Earth ground testing
February 2023, Comtest
Poor grounding not only increases the risk of equipment failure, it is dangerous. Facilities need to have adequately grounded electrical systems so that in the event of a lightning strike or utility overvoltage, current will find a safe path to earth.

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Revolutionising space exploration
January 2023, Siemens South Africa
Sierra Space, a commercial space company at the forefront of creating and building the future of space transportation for low earth orbit commercialisation, has implemented the Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio ...

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Micro supercapacitors revolutionise batteries
January 2023
Micro supercapacitors could revolutionise the way we use batteries by increasing their lifespan and enabling extremely fast charging. Manufacturers of everything from smartphones to electric cars are ...

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