If we were able to apply all the solutions that appear in Electricity+Control to our South African cities, towns and ‘dorpies’… what a magnificent country this would be. In the April issue alone… we are told that comprehensive, reliable energy data on energy consumption is the foundation to realising a ‘smart city’.
Prevention of corrosion in earthing and lightning protection systems would make areas safer and smarter for living and working. The worrying water situation in the country, if addressed by the experts, would result in effective water management. We cover pneumatic energy saving solutions as well as the radar sensor that measures liquids with high frequency technology. More interest lies in earth/ground principles and safety and principle testing methods… and the benefits of smart networks particularly in relation to streetlighting. And while the concept of solar roads may be new to many… they are currently in operation in some parts of the world… the ‘smart’ parts.
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Wendy Izgorsek
Editor, Electricity+Control
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Articles in the April 2016 issue:
- Control systems + automation
Transparent energy data saves money from the building to the machine
Dipl. Ing. Javier Manchado, Beckhoff
Managing energy consumption in buildings, production facilities and machines is critical to the success of a company.
Steam to digital… the industrial revolution continues
An Omron perspective
Industry 4.0 … what does it mean to machine builders?
Smart City fundamentals
Tapleigh Niethamer, Schneider Electric
Cities must preserve their integrity, attractiveness and competitiveness by becoming smarter.
- Electrical protection + safety
Corrosion of earthing and lightning protection systems
Trevor Manas, Pontins
Given the right conditions, earthing and lightning protection systems should last for twenty to thirty years.
- Flow measurement
Water is our life
Hennie Pretorious, Endress+Hauser
Effective water management requires high-quality solutions that will increase plant efficiency and optimise operational costs.
Pneumatic energy saving solutions
Riaan van Eck, SMC Pneumatics
Save today by reducing energy costs in the consumption of compressed air by adopting actions which alter its generation and use.
- Transformers + substations
Checking ground electrode impedance for commercial, industrial and residential buildings: Part 1
Technical information supplied by John Wilson on behalf of Comtest for the Fluke Corporation
The first of a two-part discussion on earth/ground principles and safety and principle testing methods and the 3d and 4 pole Fall-of Potential testing.
- Energy + enviroFiciency
Smart lighting and beyond: Smart urban networks in the Internet of Things
Gianni Minetti, Paradox Engineering SA
Streetlighting represents major cost item in cities’ budgets… and if existing infrastructures could be turned into smart networks… energy consumption would be better controlled and lighting efficiency would be increased.
Solar roads find many uses
Dr Peter Harrop, IDTechEx
Installing photovoltaics in roads may seem a little daft… yet it has been successful in Amsterdam, France and the USA.
