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Willtek / Aeroflex Mobile Phone Testers

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Mike Novello

Save on Willtek / Aeroflex Mobile Phone Testers If you have software written for the Willtek line of mobile phone testers then we have several units in stock you may have interest in. When Willtek was acquired by Aeroflex in … Read More →

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Free Insulation Testing Booklet

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Mike Novello

Free Megger Insulation Testing Booklet A Free 28 page booklet containing guidelines for insulation testing above 1 kV, and Megger product information. Download HERE Megger MIT520/2 The MIT520/2 measures to 15 T½, replacing the ambiguous “infinity” reading with an actual … Read More →

Posted in Technology, Test & Measurement Tips | Tagged Automatic dielectric absorption ratio, dielectric discharge tests, free booklet, ingress protection, Insulation Tester, insulation testing above 1 kV, Megger, mit520, polarization index, predictive, preventive, step voltage, trending | Leave a comment

SynchroPhasor Not the Startrek Kind

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Mike Novello

North American SynchroPhasor Initiative The mission of the North American SynchroPhasor Initiative is to improve power system reliability and visibility through wide area measurement and control. Synchrophasors are precise grid measurements now available from monitors called phasor measurement units (PMUs). … Read More →

Posted in Smart Grid, Technology | Tagged academics, consultants, federal, NASPI, North American Electric Reliability Corporation, North American electric utilities, North American SynchroPhasor Initiative, private researchers, SynchroPhasor, U.S. Department of Energy, vendors | Leave a comment

BlueChip Energy Signs 10 MW Solar Power Purchase Agreement in Florida

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Mike Novello

Company To Develop One Of The Largest Solar PV Farms In The State Lake Mary, FL., March 31, 2010 – BlueChip Energy, a provider of complete solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, government and utility applications, today announced a power … Read More →

Posted in Photovoltaic, Technology | Tagged 10 MW Solar Power, Central Florida, kilowatt-hours, Photovoltaic, renewable solar photovoltaic (PV) power, Rinehart Solar Farm project, Solar Energy, Solar PV Farms | Leave a comment

Demand Response-Ready Smart Grid Solution

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Mike Novello

Lockheed Martin and Itron Provide Demand Response-Ready Smart Grid Solution for Utilities TAMPA, Fla. — Lockheed Martin and Itron, Inc. today announced an agreement to integrate Lockheed Martin’s SEEload Demand Response Management Solution with Itron’s smart grid platform. The integrated … Read More →

Posted in Smart Grid, Technology | Tagged advanced energy management services, communication systems, conservation, data collection, electricity, energy management, gas, heat, independent system operators, intelligent metering, Itron, Lockheed Martin, meters, Smart Grid, Smart Meter, utilities, water | Leave a comment

Argonne Helps the Grid get Smart

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Mike Novello

Technology, analysis can better meet America’s energy needs President Barack Obama has called for one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to hit the road by 2015. If the demand for PHEVs skyrockets, a flood of new electric cars could … Read More →

Posted in Smart Grid, Technology | Tagged and Economic Systems Analysis, Argonne, Argonne National Laboratory, battery charger, CEEESA, Center for Energy, electric vehicles, electricity, Environmental, fact-sheet, Office of Science, Smart Grid, U.S. Department of Energy, utilities | Leave a comment

US Navy is Updating their Vintage CASS Testing System

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Mike Novello

The Navy recently awarded an $83 million contract for e-CASS development, production and testing. The AN/USM-636(V) Consolidated Automated Support System (CASS) is the US Navy’s standard automatic test equipment family. It provides intermediate, depot and factory level support, both ashore … Read More →

Posted in Manufacturer News, Technology | Tagged Avionics, Boeing, C4ISR, CASS, Contracts, Contracts - Awards, DRS Technologies, ECM, Electronics, Equipment, Evaluation, Lockheed Martin, Navy, New Systems Tech, Northrop Grumman, Radars, RTCASS, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions, support requirements, Testing, USA | Leave a comment

New Industry Forum Advocates Collaboration and Interoperability of Vendor Test Tools

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Mike Novello

Network Test Automation Forum brings together commercial testing vendors, test equipment vendors, and other industry experts to create interoperable testing solutions for service providers, network equipment manufacturers, and other enterprise organizations with large network deployments. Fremont, Calif. – March 16, … Read More →

Posted in Technology, Test & Measurement | Tagged BT, Cisco, communications, Empirix, Ericsson, EXFO, Fanfare Software, Ixia, JDSU, lab automation, lab managers, Network Equipment, network equipment manufacturers, Network Test Automation Forum, networking industries, reakingPoint Systems, service providers, Spirent Communications, test & measurement, test automation systems, test engineers, test tools, testing solutions, Vendor Test Tools, Verizon | Leave a comment

Mobile Radio Tags Trending Up in Korea

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Mike Novello

Korea Sets Trend in Mobile Radio Tags Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology was introduced during the first decade of the new millennium with much fanfare. But the radio tags were practically limited to just replacing conventional barcodes. In this climate, … Read More →

Posted in Technology, Telecommunication News | Tagged Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, ETRI, Integrated Circuit, Korea, LG Electronics, mobile RFID, Radio frequency identification, radio tags, RFID, Samsung Electronics, SK Telecom | Leave a comment

United Launch Alliance Launches Solar Observatory

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Mike Novello

United Launch Alliance Launches Solar Observatory Mission for NASA A United Launch Alliance Atlas V with NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory launches from its Space Launch Complex-41launch pad at 10:23 a.m. EST here today. SDO is the first satellite of NASA’s … Read More →

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