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Sep 04, 2024

Part 5: Equipment Selection

You can generally look to a few electrical specifications of the selected chargers to appropriately size the required switchgear. A good place to start is to figure out the required circuit breaker sizes to be included in the switchgear. You will need to figure out what you need for both the individual branch circuit breakers for each charger and the main circuit breaker.

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Jul 16, 2024

Key Components of DC Fast Charging Stations

People new to the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry may find the DC fast charging ecosystem complex. Let's examine the required equipment, utility infrastructure, and the process of charging an EV with a DC fast charger.

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May 15, 2024

Part 4: The Fundamentals of EV Charging

The process of charging an EV requires many moving parts within the site infrastructure as well as the vehicle itself. Also required is a delicate exchange of information between the EV and the charger.

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May 08, 2024

Conservation Voltage Reduction

The INCON® Distribution Transformer Monitor (DTM) provides continuous, meter-grade precision performance monitoring of high-value, mission critical, low voltage pad mount and conventional pole mount transformers. With its ability to monitor key metrics like voltage, current, power factor, and phase angle at the distribution transformer level, the DTM provides utilities with crucial insights for...

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Apr 23, 2024

Electrical Basics: Part 3

A circuit breaker is an electrical safety device designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by overcurrent conditions.

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Apr 16, 2024

Energy Theft Detection

Energy theft, often referred to as “electricity diversion” or “meter tampering,” is the unauthorized consumption of electricity made by illegal connections or the bypassing of meters. This illicit practice is often hard to identify and can lead to substantial revenue losses, compromised grid integrity, and potential safety hazards.

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Apr 09, 2024

Electrical Basics: Part 2

To charge their batteries, EVs need to connect to a power source that can deliver a certain amount of energy over a certain period of time. But what is the difference between power and energy, and why does it matter for EV charging?

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Mar 19, 2024

Electrical Basics: Part 1

With so many new EV charging business development opportunities, the EV infrastructure industry is seeing an explosion in the growth of new people entering the space. However, the ecosystem of EV fast charging sites can be complex and overwhelming to understand for those new to it.

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Mar 13, 2024

Transformer Life Prediction

The INCON® Distribution Transformer Monitor (DTM) provides continuous, meter-grade precision performance monitoring of high-value, mission critical, low voltage pad mount and conventional pole mount transformers. By continuously monitoring the key indicators of a transformer’s performance, including temperature and load, the The DTM not only tracks the loss of life in a transformer but also...

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