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Keysight Technologies U5850 series TrueIR Thermal Imagers
The Keysight Technologies U5850 series TrueIR thermal imagers offer support predictive maintenance in industrial settings. The cameras identify abnormalities quickly with 320 x 240 pixels of in-camera...
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NECA provides evidence at Senate Inquiry
The National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) appeared before the Parliamentary Inquiry into the proposed Free Trade Agreement with China in Melbourne last week.NECA CEO Suresh Manickam...
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Can predicting clouds make solar cheaper?
An Australian-first solar energy project that uses cloud predictive technology (CPT) to anticipate solar energy output has been launched in Karratha, Western Australia, with $2.3 million in funding...
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JA Solar supplying 70 MW to Moree Solar Farm
Solar manufacturer JA Solar Holdings has announced that installation of its solar modules has begun at the Moree Solar Farm (MSF) in northern New South Wales.JA Solar is the exclusive supplier of...
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Master Builders support Heydon's decision to stay on as Royal Commissioner
Master Builders Australia has welcomed Justice Dyson Heydon’s decision to remain head of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption despite recent pressure for him to stand...
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IoT, connectivity and the new look electrical industry — an eBook
Smart cities and smart grids facilitate two-way energy and information flow allowing building owners, operators and users to reduce their electricity bills and greenhouse gas emissions, and improve...
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Cromarty wins national Schneider Electric System Integrator Award
Cromarty has been named the national winner of the Schneider Electric annual System Integrator Awards.The awards were presented at a cocktail event held last week at the National Centre for Synchrotron...
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Panasonic True 4K security camera range
Panasonic Australia has launched the True 4K security camera range designed to offer high image quality and resolution, at both the centre and corners of an image. They are suitable for applications...
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Smart Lighting Summit hits Melbourne next week
The 3rd Annual Australian Smart Lighting Summit will take place next week at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 8–9 September, exploring smart lighting and future street lighting...
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Rockwell announces new power and energy education event
Rockwell Automation will be holding its inaugural educational event focused on power and energy, Power TechED, from 8–9 September 2015 at the Gold Coast Convention Centre, Queensland.Advances in...
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Osram Optotronic 4DIMLT2 LED drivers for overvoltage protection
The Optotronic 4DIMLT2 product family of LED drivers from Osram offers overvoltage protection for street and urban lighting, industry or other outdoor applications in luminaires with IP>54. There...
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Safeguarding LED road luminaires from lightning
Lighting manufacturer Osram has introduced overvoltage protection for LED road luminaires that are vulnerable to lightning strikes, as more cities and local councils around the world upgrade their road...
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Solar energy delivering 'microgrid' power to remote towns in WA
Remote towns in Western Australia can now access multiple energy sources due to twin solar photovoltaic diesel power stations installed by ABB.Towns such as Marble Bar and Nullagine in the Pilbara...
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Electrical job opening with CSIRO
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science is currently seeking an electrician for the commissioning, monitoring and maintenance of a range of LV and ELV electrical systems for its Murchison Support Facility...
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NSW and other big states behind on renewable energy investment: NECA
The release of a report into Australia’s clean energy sector has highlighted a lack of take-up by Australia’s three largest states, said the National Electrical and Communications Association...
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Coalition's NBN a "bad deal" for Australia
The Coalition’s national broadband network is a bad deal for Australia, said University of Melbourne Emeritus Professor in Electric and Electronic Engineering Rod Tucker. It will be so slow that it may...
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Electrical switchboards — design basics
The Q & A below explains the basis of switchboard design.Q: What is the Australian standard for main switchboards?The current Australian standard for main switchboards is AS/NZS 3439.1: 2002, which...
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Diagnostic testing of HV circuit breakers
Unfortunately, all electrically operated devices are sooner or later likely to experience some kind of malfunction and, if a circuit breaker does not work as expected, problems can cascade with...
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NECA WA, SA and Qld Excellence and Apprentice Awards
Electrical and communications contractors and apprentices from WA, SA and Qld were recently recognised at the annual Excellence and Apprentice Awards hosted in each state by the National Electrical and...
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Integrating distributed renewable energies into the grid
More than 10 years ago the new renewable sources of electric energy — sun and wind — began to make their way into the electric power supply system. At that time, they were seen as two additional...
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