Finland

Securing smarter grids

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 →

Mittaus ja testaus 2015 visit

Some notes from Mittaus ja Testaus 2015 fair visit I made today: Mixed signal oscilloscopes were on display from all major manufacturers. Some had oscilloscope, logic analyzer and RF spectrum in same box, all data shown on same time scale and long history buffers. Some scopes had high bandwidth and hardware assisted FFT for spectrum →

Mittaus ja testaus 2015

Mittaus ja Testaus (measuring and testing) fair will be held today and tomorrow (27.–28.5.2015) in AEL at Malminkartano Helsinki. The event is intended for automation and electronics industry, electric power, computer and telecommunication equipment for measurement, testing and maintenance professionals. There will be lecture related to technology to generate electricity from sunlight on both days. →

TV in Finland 60 years

Finland’s first television broadcast was seen 60 years ago. In 1954 Finnish radio engineers were concerned about the situation that other Nordic countries was already TV test transmissions (England TV started in 1946 and USA 1947). In the autumn of 1954 in connection with the proposal for the  Radioinsinööriseura (North Fire Radio Engineering Society) was →