Deconstructing solar inverters
Given the increasing demand for solar products in the home, it can often become a case of technical information overload. Solar Connection looks at...
Energy efficiency with 60% less power
Energy chain systems not only transport energy, data and media to machines and systems. They also influence their energy costs. How much pull-push force,...
Clean air enhances compressor efficiency
Compressed air is a vital resource for many industry sectors. It is also used in many smaller scale manufacturing and processing applications such as...
New electrical equipment safety system for Australia and New Zealand
A national Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) has been developed outlining a preferred option for achieving a more consistent and effective electrical equipment safety system...
AS/NZS 3000:2007 – Part 1, Section 1
There are many clauses and guidelines (Appendices) in AS/NZS 3000:2007 to consider when designing an electrical installation, writes Darrell Hills.
The following clauses in Part...
Streamlined testing unit for solar systems
Testing solar panels can often be frustrating and time consuming. Seaward Solar has provided a tool that allows you to complete an array of...
Rapid increase in solar installations potentially overloading the grid
There are claims the rapid installation of residential solar panels could be feeding so much power back into the grid that it overloads the...
Defined Area Early Warning System to help combat natural disasters
A new system from Nexus Technologies could help alleviate the loss of life caused by bush fires. Engineer David Ambry talks to Paul Skelton...
Electrical industry responsible for most ‘bad debt’
Caroline Reidy talks to Terry Duffy from National Credit Insurance about risk and reward and why in business a handshake just won’t cut it....
AS/NZS 3000:2007 Section 4
The 2007 edition of AS/NZS 3000 introduced additional requirements for the connection of electrical equipment. Darrell Hills looks at the changes and what they...