Learn how to proactive electrical maintenance to enhance safety, reduce downtime, and ensure NFPA 70B compliance.

Proper engineering on the front end of a project, including acceptance testing and commissioning prior to initially energizing, ensures a smooth start up and reduces the problems that can keep a ...

Little attention or thought is given to these critical assets until a failure occurs. With a little thought and planning for maintenance, most electrical system failures can be eliminated. Five to 10 ...

Instrumentation — sensors, transmitters, meter loops — gradually drift or degrade. If you don’t calibrate or perform loop ...

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When we think about maintenance of electrical equipment, we don’t quickly make the connection to power quality. However, many issues that affect quality and performance can be traced back to poor, or ...

Motors and transformers are some of the most reliable pieces of equipment installed at power plants. However, inadequate maintenance can result in trouble. While regular testing and skilled evaluation ...

Continuous condition-based monitoring of electrical conductors and insulation is an effective way to reduce required plant maintenance activities, cut operating costs, and prevent unplanned shutdowns.

A robust electrical maintenance regime can improve equipment performance as well as reduce accidents and give you confidence in the safety of your equipment. Good practice electrical maintenance helps ...

A new era has arrived for electrical equipment maintenance, and worker safety is predominant. The days of suiting up in personal protective equipment (PPE) and hoping for the best are over. The NFPA ...

Today's thermal imagers are rugged, easy to use, and much more affordable than they were even just a few years ago. They have become a realistic solution for everyday electrical maintenance. To use, a ...

When maintaining industrial equipment it is important to use the right tools for the job. What would you do if your boss ordered you to improperly test the calibration on a grill without the right ...