Emergency power supplies conference 2005
October 2005
News
IDC Technologies, with some of SA's leading engineers and technicians, will be presenting the 2005 Emergency Power Supplies Conference in Johannesburg on 23 and 24 November 2005.
This two-day conference will cover a selection of case studies and examples of real world, implemented emergency power supplies systems. The event presents an opportunity to network with peers, gain significant information and techniques for your future projects and to learn about the new technologies available in the emergency power supplies domain. Numerous leaders in the emergency power supplies fields will be making presentations during the two days of the conference.
Presentations include:
* Suitability of fuel cell technology for electricity utility standby power applications.
* Spin offs of SA military aviation propulsion research and the implications for power generation.
* Fuel cells: a look at the future for outside plant (ops) back up power.
* Power quality measurements - a review of experiences from three diverse industries.
* Analysing power system problems using power quality recording.
* Using microturbines to ensure power quality at critical loads.
* Emergency power supply and EMC.
* Reliable emergency power using regenerative fuel cells.
* The computer: our nemesis.
* Ultra low maintenance NiCd battery for the electrical industry.
* Uninterruptible power supply to medical institutions.
* Data centre powering imperatives.
* Power factor and leading power factor loads in new data centre applications - basic concepts and introduction.
Who should attend
The conference will provide information of interest to engineering managers, chief engineers, electrical and instrumentation engineers, plant engineers, automation engineers, electrical engineers and technicians, control engineers and technicians, anyone actively involved with implementing or optimising emergency power supplies.
Pre-conference workshops - 22 November 2005
Two half-day pre-conference workshops on 22 November on the latest developments in power quality and earthing (morning workshop) and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and batteries (afternoon workshop) will set the tone for the two-day conference.
For more information contact Shellie Dodds, IDC Technologies, 011 883 2859, [email protected], www.eps-online.com
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