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FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Utilities across the U.S. are beginning to turn to transformer technologies to improve distribution reliability and efficiency as well as customer service and operating costs. In addition, more intelligent transformers will play a key role in enabling other smart grid applications such as power quality monitoring, closed-loop volt/VAR control, improved outage detection, and theft reduction. The annual market for transformer...

KEMP, Texas, Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The MGL25-8C-480-120V-GFI Temporary Power Distribution Panel from Larson Electronics allows operators to tap into and convert high voltage three phase 480V primary current to standard single phase 240V AC and 120V AC for operating lights and equipment. Featuring a 25 KVA rated transformer, NEMA 4/12 rated load center housing, and fused primary and integral GFI breaker protection, this portable substation allows operators to safely utilize 3...

WATERTOWN, Mass., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Doble Engineering Company welcomes San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) as the host utility for the 2013 Life of a Transformer Seminar to be held February 18-21 in San Diego, California USA. The objective of the seminar is to empower the current and next generation of electric power engineers with in-depth, world-class training focused entirely on transformer design, operation and life-cycle management. (Logo:...

BLUE ISLAND, Ill., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois-based lighting ballast manufacturer Robertson Worldwide has filed patent infringement claims against a Hong Kong-based company as part of an ongoing lawsuit over electronic ballast technology used to operate fluorescent lighting. Robertson originally filed suit on Oct. 9, 2012, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleging patent infringement by competitors General Electric, Etlin-Daniels, Halco...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON), the world's leading energy control networking solution provider, and TDJ Consulting, a leading consulting partner to many U.S. utilities, and Concord Municipal Light Plant (CMLP), a municipal utility responsible for electric service to the town of Concord, Massachusetts, today announced they have successfully completed a trial of Echelon's innovative Edge Control Node (ECN) 7000 control node. The...

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill announced that the demonstrated enhanced thermal capabilities of its Envirotemp(TM) FR3(TM) renewable (natural ester) dielectric fluid, which is made from vegetable oil, have been published within a new design standard by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This validates the use of FR3 fluid in high-temperature insulation systems and operating at elevated temperatures for new and existing transformers and...

DALLAS, January 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report "Global Traction Transformer Market, By Type (Tap Changing, Tapped & Rectifier), Rolling Stock (Locomotive, High Speed, Emus & Trams), Voltage Network (AC & DC) & Geography (2013-2018)", published by MarketsandMarkets (http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), the total market is expected to reach $ 1.69 billion by 2018, at a CAGR of 7.52%. Browse 92 market data tables with 32...

CARLSTADT, N.J., Jan. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Jinpan International Ltd (NASDAQ: JST), a leading designer, manufacturer, and distributor of cast resin transformers, today announced that the Company has completed construction of a new cast resin transformer manufacturing facility in Guilin, Guangxi, China ("Guilin Facility"). The Guilin Facility is built on thirty-eight acres of land zoned for industrial development acquired by the Company in 2011. The Company has completed...

KEMP, Texas, Jan. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The MGL25-8C-480-120V-GFI Temporary Power Substation from Larson Electronics allows operators to tap into and convert high voltage three phase 480V primary current to standard single phase 240V AC and 120V AC for operating lights and equipment. This unit features a 25 KVA rated transformer, Nema 4/12 rated load center housing, and fused primary and integral GFI breaker protection. The MGL25-8C-480-120V-GFI portable substation allows operators...

http://www.FindMyPrice.net reviewed online retailers’ slashed prices for Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700, seeking to deliver the lowest price and most convenient deal for buyers. Denver, Colorado (PRWEB) January 11, 2013 The tablet market has been getting a lot of attention lately as the number of brands and products available has boomed. For buyers, a tablet is an appealing IT investment that pertains to personal entertainment purposes as well as professional and business...