Electrical power

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/the-smarter-grid/transactive-energy-controls-survive-first-test-in-pacific-northwest Posted from WordPress for Android →

When you want to spead IoT devices around, there is challenge of powering them. You need to provide power to them or be prepared to change batteries in then very now and then. Great things are expected of the Internet of things but only if engineers can solve one potential show-stopper of a question: how →

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Crowdfunding campaigns or wide product announcements that do not make sense pops up every now and then. It seems that energy related “inventions” seems to be getting easily into the spotlight without proven merits: Hackaday article Crowdfunding Follies: Proof That Ohm’s Law Is Arcane Knowledge tells about a special cell phone case Kickstarter (Nikola Phone →

Electrical power distribution networks are getting smarter every way with increased automation within n networks and smart meters at the customer premises. Those new features have many benefits, but they also introduce new vulnerabilities to the system. As smart grids become more vulnerable to cyber-attacks every day, what developments are in place to ensure a →

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News beat is drumming heavily on claim that Company Extends Alkaline Battery Life With Voltage Booster. Batteriser is making its media debut, with features in all the tech blogs, an astonishing amount of print outlets, and spouted from the gaping maws of easily impressed rubes the world over: Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that promises →

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/the-smarter-grid/gridinteractive-water-heaters Electrical water heaters become smart grid IoT devices in USA. Posted from WordPress for Android →

The great LED lightbulb rip-off: One in four expensive ‘long-life’ bulbs doesn’t last anything like as long as the makers claim article tells that many energy-efficient LED light bulbs failed before their advertised lifespan, tests have found. Disappointing result comes despite claims of them lasting 25,000 hours.  The consumer watchdog and European partners tested five samples of →

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