FREE Automation and Power Educational Webinars
Discover what Automation & Power World is all about with these educational webinars
Staying ahead of competition while meeting your business goals has never been more difficult. To be successful, you have to stay on top of the latest trends and technologies in the market. That’s why we’re offering this selection of highly educational FREE webinars.
These webinars are presented in conjunction with ABB Automation and Power World, April 23-26, 2012, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. Automation and Power World was conceived and designed with a singular focus — to provide engineers and business leaders with an event where they can experience and learn the latest automation and power technologies that will increase their profitability. To learn more, visit ABB Automation & Power World at www.abb.com/apworld today.
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A new revolution in power quality can insure your facility against unplanned
Power disturbances can come from many sources and hinder optimal production processes. This webinar will cover solutions to insure facilities against production losses and associated costs. >> Watch now
Abnormal situational control: value case
Unplanned events contribute to over $60 billion per annum in lost revenues in the process industries. Many of these abnormal events can be mitigated or the impact reduced through advanced procedural control techniques. >> Watch now
Improving data center reliability from the substation to the breaker and the battery
Power Assure and ABB will report on case studies that demonstrate in multiple ISO markets, how data centers with proper equipment, monitoring, analytics and automation can participate in both automated demand response and larger revenue producing ancillary services, creating new cash flows and funding for hardware refresh and other upgrades to increase reliability. >> Watch now
Distribution automation -- how to leverage your next "smart" investment
Many utilities started their smart grid investments with an Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) to capture operational efficiencies, engage customers, and implement a communications backbone. This webinar will give you a roadmap for the next steps in the smart grid evolution to increase reliability and customer satisfaction, decrease losses, free up capacity and improve distribution efficiency. >> Watch now
Considerations for successfully connecting renewables to the grid
As renewable energy mandates increase the development of renewable energy projects around the world, utilities must address the critical element of grid integration. In this webinar, industry experts will identify the five key characteristics of successful grid integration and provide practical advice for your project. >> Watch now
How to optimize cost and reliability with aging power systems
As electrical systems age, there is a growing concern about reliability and a need for increased maintenance. With tight budgets, customers must get creative about reducing maintenance through capital upgrades, and prioritizing their maintenance spend through a condition-based assessment. >> Watch now
Low or Medium Voltage Drives? Considerations for selecting the right drive for your application
Operationally, a medium voltage drive is almost indistinguishable from a low voltage drive. The differences are in the topologies used for the rectifier and for the inverter, the protection schemes used to minimize collateral damage and the sensing and monitoring the MV drive employs for the line, drive and motor. This workshop helps you understand when it makes sense to choose low or medium voltage drives. >> Watch Now
Accelerating implementation and financial gain from energy efficiency engagement
The potential to decrease energy consumption, cost and environmental impact is enormous across the global industrial landscape. This webinar will present a process that helps companies accelerate their energy savings gains and financial returns. >> Watch now
Trends in machine safety – preparing your company for today and tomorrow
The need for machine safety has become one of the most important concerns for manufacturers today. Protecting employees from injury can decrease financial risk for your company in terms of government fines, insurance costs and potential litigation. >> Watch now
Selecting electric motors that reduce energy use
Electricity used to power electric motor-driven systems represents over two-thirds the total energy cost in the industry. Many companies see this as a fixed cost, but in reality, selecting motors with higher efficiency levels can substantially lower costs. But by adding adjustable speed drives, higher efficiency mechanical power transmission devices, and power distribution transformers, electric usage can be reduced even further. >> Watch Now
How communications is driving the integration of IT, engineering and operations
Utilities are under increasing pressure to meet reliability demands, satisfy security regulations, comply with environmental mandates and attract and maintain a skilled workforce. Access to real-time actionable information is a necessity for successful operations. The modern technologies and architectures required to provide this real time intelligence is merging established power engineering functions with what has traditionally been in the IT domain, and is a compelling draw to the emerging workforce. This presentation will describe the current challenges utilities are facing regarding the flow of information from the process level to the enterprise level, cyber security regulations and domain silos, and will present a structured approach to holistic integration. >> Watch Now
New dry-type transformer technology breaks through the urban power bottlenecks
In this webinar, dry-type transformer experts show how utilities are turning to new and advanced technology solutions that stretch the limits for voltage and power levels, while protecting the safety of people, property and the environment. New advancements include maximum protection from internal arcing faults, completely submersible applications, and improved efficiencies. >> Watch Now