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When turbine generators were first introduced more than 100 years ago, they were cooled by air. However, as unit output increased there became a need for more efficient cooling. This led to the ...

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Tropical Storm Isaias swept through Massachusetts on Tuesday and has left hundreds of thousands of households without power. If you work from home, you need electricity to do your job effectively and ...

Article 445 of the National Electrical Code (NEC) provides the electrical installation requirements that apply specifically to generators. A generator is basically a motor that is driven by a motive ...

When the power goes out because of a hurricane, a storm, or a problem with the electrical grid, portable generators and whole-house generators will do the same important task: provide electricity ...

A thermoelectric generator with a shape that no human designer would likely have imagined has now been created by a ...

Julien Moreau is a senior principal electrical architect at Schneider Electric and has 15+ years in the data center industry. In his current role, he's part of a team of electrical, power, and IT ...