Current Energy
Real-time power capacity and use graphs for deregulated electricity markets in the United States. Includes net import or export situation.
Generic Generator (Gen-Set) Installation Manual
Tutorial provided by Dexter Hansen to educate potential users of requirements and safety concerns for electric power generator installations. Covers commercial or residential use.
R & D, EDF Innovation
The research and development division of Electricite de France, EDF, the French electric utility.
Fuzzy Logic Control for Power System Stabilization
M. Sc. thesis by Tamer Samy [download in .zip or .doc format].
National Transmission Grid Study Report
Recommendations to Modernize the United States Electric Transmission System.
Mini-refinery for heavy fuel oil and diesel fuel
Skid mounted oil mini-refinery units at upstream crude oil production site to supply heavy fuel to local power plant and diesel oil to remote small gensets
Extra Heavy Fuel in Power Plants
Describes concept of recovering diesel oil from a plant's present heavy fuel and burning the resulting extra heavy fuel.
Bowden Bros. Ltd. Electricity Distribution Equipment
11kV distribution equipment for monitoring faults on overhead and underground systems, switchgear monitoring and control, automation systems.
CEA Technologies
Brings electrical utility industry professionals together to identify and address technical issues that are critical to their organizations. Includes publications and mission statement.
Datap Systems, Inc.
Software systems developer and integrator. Definition, design and development of realtime automation and information management systems. Systems solutions to telecommunications, energy and oil and gas pipeline industries around the world. Large and small NMS systems and intelligent, ethernet based remote terminal units.
Microturbine Cogeneration
Microturbines provide cogeneration by generating both electricity and heat from one source
California ISO Wind Generation Forecasting Service Design And Experience
Article about forecasting wind generation and integrating it with the electricity market.
Transient Stability Analysis
Power system transmission planning for transient stability.
Multi-Scenario Cascading Failure Analysis Using TRELSS
Power system analysis including cascading outages, protection, transmission planning, vulnerability and reliability analysis.
New Performance Indicator for Quality of Area Control
Power systems, automatic generation control, control area performance indicators, control performance standards, operations
Probabilistic Assessment of the Energy Not Produced due to Transmission Constraints
Power systems technical papers on a range of subjects including planning, generation siting, electricity markets reliability and probabilistic methods
Risk, Reliability, Cascading, and Restructuring
Power Systems, Reliability, Risk Indices, Probabilistic Methods, Transmission Planning, TRELSS, Electricity Market, Deregulation
U.S. Department of Energy: Superconductivity of Electrical Systems
Current information on superconducting technologies and the national Superconductivity for Electric Systems Program. Contains information and educational materials on superconducting technologies and related research and development programs.
Energy Sector Management Assistance Program of the World Bank
Provides background reports in the power generation, transmission and distribution sectors. Although targeted principally at the broad category of energy i.e. includes gas, oil, and coal.
U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Provides notices, major orders, and energy information for the electric, gas, oil, and hydro industries.
GridWise Alliance
Project to modernize the US electric grid system and create a collaborative network. Includes mission statement and member list.
How Stuff Works: How the Power Distribution Grid Works
Photographic tour explains all of the equipment that brings the power to your home.
Hydro-Québec's Research Institute
Research center for the Canadian electric utility describes its activities in high-voltage and thermomechanical technologies, and power system simulations.
Innovative Power Solutions, LLC
Electronic power systems for the aerospace and defense industries.
Electricity Switzerland Management Flow MCR&D
Flow management and data acquisition solutions. Specialist in the field of electric energy. Products and services for the measurement of power consumption.
Spontaneous Flow Heat Pump
A concept for a heat pump that may be useful for electricity generation. The concept allegedly has a French Patent.
Energy Market Information
Large database of real-time power and gas market information, principally for North America.
Electric Transmission and Distribution
Department of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory concerned with transmission technology and reliability. Includes program description, facilities overview, news and contact information.
Superconductivity
Library of online technical documents for electric power applications of superconductor technology, high Tc-conductors and related subjects.
California Energy Data
Summary of data on the California Energy Crisis in electricity, natural gas, and gasoline. Many energy site links, including conservation sites.
Power Engineering
Portal offering current news and information on power generation and distribution.
Power Systems Technology
The Minisub is a Canadian Standards Association (CSA) approved substation which combines padmount transformers with SF6 switchgear technology.
Rural Electrification Using SWER (Single Wire Earth Return)
SWER is a method of distributing electric power that is particularly cost effective for rural areas.
SGS Statistical Services
SGS has provided the annual SGS Transmission Reliability Benchmarking Study since 1995. The 2001 Study has 30 US systems, comprising 50% of the US grid. Participation is available to all transmission owners or operators in the US and worldwide.
How Electricity is Generated.
Explanation of how electricity is generated, including a description of how different energy sources (coal, oil, wood, nuclear, hydropower, wind) are used in the process.
Hydroelectric Research and Technical Services Group, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Responsible for providing technical support, testing, and diagnostic services for hydroelectric power plants. Describes these areas of activity and provides online technical manuals and other publications.
Rural Utility Service Electric Program
The rural electricity program of the United States Department of Agriculture. Contains extensive drawings, designs and descriptions of power distribution networks.
VALid Technologies Sarl
Small Hydro Power Plants & power distribution - design, rehabilitation & upgrade, optimization: VALid Technologies has customized solutions for improvements to control & protection concepts and other aspects of small hydro power plants.
Viking Energy Resources
Viking Energy Resources helps local governments plan, organize, explain, and deliver the promise of electric deregulation to their communities. We maintain relationships with electric suppliers that supportive of electric industry deregulation.
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