IEEE PES PLAIN TALK courses for the power industry professional will help you to understand technical aspects of the electric power industry, even if you do not have an engineering background. You ...

Many loads are mainly resistive; thus, they’re rated in watts (i.e., true power). Simply stated, these loads have a very small reactive component, which means an apparent power rating (VA) would not ...

Rationalizing an investment in a facility's infrastructure can be a difficult prospect for any plant engineer or technician, often requiring extensive justification. Investments that are deemed ...

Railroads and electric power companies are each an American Prometheus. Like steel, chemicals, transportation, energy, manufacturing and other fossil fuel-reliant American industries, they find ...

The big battery pack that powers an electric car may look a lot different than the AA or AAA battery you use in various household devices, but at their core, these seemingly dissimilar energy storage ...

A friend once asked about the block of relays pinned to a board behind my car's dash. To him relays were the mysterious little boxes that some cars inexplicably required to operate a horn. More than ...

The Plain Talk courses at the 2022 IEEE PES T&D Conference for power industry professionals will provide a greater understanding of the technical aspects of the electric power industry, even if you do ...