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    Test and Measurement

    Achieve Capacity Gains with Dynamic Line Rating

    May 8, 2024
    Dynamic line ratings enable utilities to measure transmission line capacity with precision rather than based on assumptions.
    Photo by Heimdall Power.
    Transmission Reliability

    Great River Energy Unlocks Hidden Transmission Capacity

    May 1, 2024
    By installing sensors to perform dynamic line ratings, the utility’s transmission line capacity improved more than 25%, nearly 70% of the time.
    Photo by Laki Power.
    Test and Measurement

    Laki Power Launches Multi Monitoring Station for Power Lines

    March 1, 2024
    The station includes a bundle of meteorologic equipment, bidirectional cameras and multiple sensors to keep a close watch on transmission and distribution lines.
    Photo by Infravision.
    Test and Measurement

    PG&E Hosts Drone Pilots for Electric Utility Operations

    Dec. 18, 2023
    PG&E began using drones in detailed electric transmission infrastructure inspections in 2015.
    Photo courtesy of Southern California Edison.
    Although utilities have digitized their analog records, the legacy grid data is not always consistent and manual processes are still required. Using machine learning to analyze available data can verify its accuracy and simplify the update process.
    Test and Measurement

    Tracking Decades-Old Power Poles with Machine Learning

    Nov. 1, 2023
    Utilities must organize and make sense of a tremendous tranche of legacy power grid data, but AI may offer answers.
    Substations

    Avangrid Pilots Mobile Robot Dog to Advance Substation Inspections with Artificial Intelligence

    Feb. 12, 2024
    The project will deploy a mobile robot to complete visual and thermal inspections at two substations in Singer and East Shore owned by Avangrid’s Connecticut subsidiary, United...
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    Electric Utility Operations

    FERC's New Rule Emphasizes Protection Engineering

    Feb. 1, 2024
    FERC's Order No. 2023 requirements involve accelerating interconnection studies to mitigate project backlogs that have reached historic levels.
    Photo by Philip Kamrass/ New York Power Authority.
    Overhead Transmission

    NYPA Uses Line Monitoring Technology to Protect Power Line Health in Winter

    Jan. 22, 2024
    NYPA uses fiber-optic sensing, based on the principles of distributed acoustic sensing, to identify power line conditions in real time.
    Photo by Nathan Etzel, PacifiCorp.
    Test and Measurement

    PacifiCorp Uses AI To Scan Cable Condition

    Dec. 18, 2023
    The utility has updated a technical specification to its medium-voltage cable systems that is projected to save millions of dollars in lost generation revenue.