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Consulting-Specifying Engineer most-viewed articles, February 2022
Read the best articles in February 2022 including: Health care generators, electrical power quality, switch time duration, lighting controls and more.
Your questions answered: Specifying generator set paralleling controls
In this additional Q&A, learn how to parallel generators for emergency power systems, along with their fundamental control features
Understand the distinctions of generators for health care
Generator systems designed for health care occupancies have a unique set of requirements
Education Session: Specifying Generator Set Fuel Sources
By attending this course attendees will learn about gaseous generator sets, and how NFPA 110 affects their specifications.
Your questions answered: Evaluating and selecting generator set fuel sources
Learn about the applications of and building code considerations for specifying generator fuel sources
Case study: Leading-edge energy generation and storage
The California Air Resources Board will employ a battery energy storage system
Generators function as a reliable alternative power supply
When designing standby power systems for facilities such as data centers, hospitals, pumping stations, generation or processing plants, engineers should make informed decisions regarding proper generator size and operation methods to protect critical loads.
Power generation: Where were we then? Where are we now?
A change in tide in domestic fuel resources and the introduction of renewables transforming how we operate our grid has led to significant shifts in the energy industry.
Planning for power outages
As part of its mission to help New York communities become more resilient to storm damage and the growing impacts of climate change, the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) partnered with the City and Town of Amsterdam and local volunteers to develop a New York Rising Community Reconstruction Plan for the two municipalities.
Case study: Hospital generator noise attenuated
Four outdoor diesel generators were designed for a hospital, and sound levels were better than expected.
