Tax relief, savings in operating costs and reduced carbon footprint are just some of the reasons why implementing solar energy can be a great option. Aware of their social responsibility and the need to reduce their carbon footprint, companies are increasingly talking about sustainable development, concentrating on fine-tuning their methods and implementing technologies that allow [...]
Undoubtedly, the application of electrical energy to humanity represented innumerable advances. However, when there are no effective prevention plans, this same resource can become a source of danger. Accidents due to electrical risk in organizations of different sectors have an alarming frequency level. According to the Department of Statistics and Health Information, the deceased due [...]
Due to the operation of machines, motors, equipment, etc., industrial processes have both low, medium, and high voltage electrical installations, which represents a latent risk of suffering electrical accidents, as a result of any damage, for more minimal whatever. For this reason, it is important to know what are the types of electrical accidents to [...]
Workers who carry out work in which they are exposed to the risks of electricity must know the dangers to which they are subjected and the preventive measures to avoid as many accidents as possible. For this, it is necessary to comply with the security measures established by the regulations and apply the appropriate recommendations [...]
Power quality is the ability of the electricity supply company to provide the networks and their consumers with optimal service without interruptions, surges, erratic equipment operations, voltage variations and deformations caused by harmonics in the network. Types of Disturbances In practice, electrical networks present a series of alterations or disturbances that alter the quality [...]
Resistance - Resistance is measured in ohms (Ω). Resistance values can vary widely, from a few milliohms (mΩ) in the case of resistance between contacts, to trillions of ohms in the case of insulators. Most current clamps measure down to 0.1 Ω. When the measured resistance is higher than the upper limit of the [...]
What is a clamp meter? A clamp meter is an electrical tester that combines a voltmeter with a clamp-type current meter. The clamp meter is a very useful instrument specially designed to measure AC / DC currents that allows the measurement of currents in live conductors without the need to interrupt the circuit. It [...]
Limit the tension that metallic masses present with respect to the ground Provide the discharge point for the housings, frame or installations. Ensure that non-current parts, such as equipment frames, are always at ground potential, even in the event of a failure in insulation. Provide an effective means of unloading feeders or equipment prior [...]
In any electrical installation it is vital to take into account the importance of grounding. There are mainly two types of protections that depend on grounding in a basic way for their correct operation. These are protection against transient overvoltage (protection of equipment), and differential protection against indirect contacts (protection of people). The effects [...]
Today, many plant managers operating in industrial companies, which account for 33 percent of total energy consumption in the United States, are somewhat anxious about having to follow programs like the one developed by the Department of Energy ( DOE). The US Best Plants Initiative requires corporate commitments to reduce the intensity of energy [...]
