- June 14, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Don Iverson, Midwest Field Representative, NEMA
Late in the 19th century, America experienced a surge in technological inventions. Unfortunately, there also was a lack of Standardization and safety for those innovations. In 1897, a group of like-minded people worked together to form an electrical safety Standard to address the expansion of electrical products. The result—the National Electrical Code® (NEC)—is now on its 55th edition.
Today, the electrical industry has seen another
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- June 12, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Muhammad Ali, Program Manager, NEMA
U.S. sales of electric vehicles (EVs) passed the one million milestone last September. Electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) is critical to the performance of electric vehicles. This equipment is usually exposed to overvoltages and surges and can result in severe damage to the charger and the car itself. A surge is a brief spike in an ac or dc cycle— less than a millisecond.
The best
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- June 10, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Steve Griffith, Industry Director, NEMA
The Port of Long Beach is the second-busiest container port in the United States. It acts as a major gateway for U.S.–Asian trade, occupying approximately 3,500 acres of land and 4,600 acres of water in the city of Long Beach, Calif. Each year, the port handles more than 7.5 million 20-foot container units with cargo valued at $194 billion.1
Photos courtesy of Port of Long Beach
The
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- June 7, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Andrei Moldoveanu, Technical Director, NEMA
In preparation for the 2011 National Electrical Code®, a group of experts on electrical safety, including several NEMA Members, was asked to propose requirements for a new category of products called electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), popularly (and incorrectly) known as EV chargers. The EV industry was new, and there weren’t many safety Standards for the EVSEs. Even though the NEC is a safety installation
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- June 5, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Bryan Mulligan, CEO, Applied Information Inc. Bryan Mulligan is the Chair for the NEMA 3TS Transportation Section. Connect with him on all things transportation at appinfoinc. com and listen to his talk show “TravelSafely with Bryan Mulligan” on Business Radio X.
One of the most pressing debates in the smart mobility sphere is the question of how to implement connected andautonomous vehicle (CAV) technology: should manufacturers use dedicated short-range communication
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- June 3, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Katy Milner Ross, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP
Katy Milner Ross is a telecommunications attorney who also advises clients on U.S. unmanned aircraft systems’ legal, regulatory, and public policy issues, including analysis of FAA and FCC regulations and state and local considerations.
One day soon, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS, commonly called drones) may be able to deliver pizzas and packages to our doorsteps. But some in the UAS industry are using UAS
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- May 31, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Caption | Connected vehicles can help prevent crashes at busy intersections. Photo courtesy of U.S. Department of Transportation
With the advent of connected and autonomous vehicles, NTCIP 1202 v03 Object Definitions for Actuated Signal Controllers (ASC) Interface provides a Standardized way to exchange data so that traffic control systems respond effectively to the presence or absence of one or more vehicles or pedestrians at an intersection.
A revision of NTCIP 1202
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- May 29, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Philip Squair, Vice President of Government Relations, NEMA
A number of important tax credits of interest to NEMA Members expired at the end of 2017. Despite multiple attempts to move legislation extending these credits, Congress has not been able to get the job done.
NEMA is particularly interested in the tax credits related to building efficiency and electric vehicles. Most recently, on March 26, NEMA wrote to Rep. Michael Thompson, Chairman
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- May 27, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
The transportation sector contributes the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), cars, trucks, trains, ships, airplanes, and other vehicles account for 28.5 percent of CO2 emissions nationwide, just edging out energy sector emissions.1 However, electric vehicles (EVs) and electric buses are shifting this dynamic and moving the U.S. toward a sustainable transportation future.
Efforts to transition the nation to
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- May 24, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Photo courtesy of ANSI/USTDA
NEMA Senior Program Manager Brian Marchionini presented on energy storage codes and Standards activities at the U.S.-Africa Clean Energy Standards Program workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa. His presentation highlighted the new NEMA ESS 1 Standard for uniformly measuring and expressing the performance of electrical energy storage systems. ANSI organized the workshop in coordination with Eskom, the South African utility. Eskom is considering Standards-related aspects of energy
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- May 22, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Andrei Moldoveanu, Technical Director, NEMA
On today’s roads, good things are moving fast and multi- directionally. A spark anywhere triggers others in expected and unexpected places. Tesla ignited the current electric vehicle (EV) spark in 2008 with its Roadster, which in turn enabled subsequent models. The very idea got people so excited about a mass-produced and competitively priced EV that more than 400,000 customers paid $1,000 each to reserve one
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- May 20, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Sen. Tom Carper, U.S. Senator, D-Delaware
Global electric vehicle manufacturing is booming, and the automobile industry tells us this is just the beginning. While this is a positive development for clean air and our collective efforts to address climate change, without federal support to spur consumer demand for these vehicles, American drivers, workers, and automakers might not see the full benefits of this technology domestically. That’s because the electric car
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- May 19, 2019
- Bryan Holland
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June 1st marks the beginning of the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Overall activity in the Atlantic basin in 2018 was about average with 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 2 major hurricanes. This compares to the long-term averages of 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes.
In 2018, Tropical Storm Alberto reached winds of 65 MPH and resulted in $125 million in damages. Hurricane Beryl reached winds of 80 MPH and resulted in less than $50 million in damages.
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- May 19, 2019
- Bryan Holland
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With the 2020 National Electrical Code in the final stages of development, I thought it would be a good time to look back 100-years to the 1920 National Electrical Code and see what the electrical industry was up to so long ago.The “Report of Electrical Committee” was presented to the NFPA membership on May 5, 1920 by Chairman Dana Pierce of New York. Mr. Pierce would go on to become the second president of Underwriters Laboratories in 1923 upon the
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- May 17, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Mike Logsdon, Vice President of Technology, Regal Beloit
Mike Logsdon has more than 30 years of industry experience in electric motors and power transmission equipment.
The transportation sector’s systems are rapidly moving away from internal combustion engines and toward electrification. Engineers now have many design and performance options thanks to significant advances in electric motor and control technologies. They can prioritize performance requirements and their understanding of design tradeoffs to make
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- May 15, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Dave Miller, Principal Systems Engineer at Siemens, speaks at the Connected Vehicle Industry Workshop. Photo by Jena Passut
Recognizing the need to promulgate the widespread adoption of connected vehicles, the NEMA Transportation Management Systems Section has commissioned a Connected Vehicle Infrastructure Technical Committee.
Recognizing the need to promulgate the widespread adoption of connected vehicles, the NEMA Transportation Management Systems Section has commissioned a Connected Vehicle Infrastructure Technical Committee. Attendees at a
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- May 13, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Bryan Mulligan, President, Applied Information, Inc. Mr. Mulligan chairs the NEMA 3TS Transportation Section.
With the advent of connected and autonomous and electric vehicles (CAV and EV), the transportation industry is about to change dramatically from its current iteration. These changes could bring significant benefits to America’s roads, as they have already been shown to improve traffic flow, reduce roadway injuries and fatalities, and reduce emissions. The NEMA Transportation Management
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- May 10, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
From planes to trains to automobiles, everything about how we move from point A to point B is about to change. We are on the cusp of a revolution in transportation moving us toward a future that is increasingly connected, electrified, shared, and—soon—autonomous.
Several new technologies and technology applications are widespread across the country such as initial ride-hailing and car-sharing activated by smartphone applications; electrified transportation, including vehicles, ferries, bicycles,
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- May 7, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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This piece was originally published in the May/June 2019 issue of electroindustry.
Steve Griffith, PMP, Industry Director, NEMA
Steve Griffith is the NEMA Industry Director for the Transportation Systems Division and the principal staff liaison for NEMA’s Internet of Things and Cybersecurity activities.
We are in the midst of a transportation technology transformation that is increasingly connected, electrified, shared, and perhaps ultimately autonomous.
Rapid advances in transportation technology in the past few years alone have complemented the interconnectivity that we’ve come to know as
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- May 3, 2019
- NEMA Communications
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Clark R. Silcox, General Counsel, NEMA
It appears popular these days to assert the Trump Administration is “rolling back” regulations and returning the country to a by-gone era. We do not write to weigh in on that assertion writ large, but to rebut specifically the “roll back” characterization as it applies to light bulb regulation by the Department of Energy (DOE) as presented by our colleagues in the energy efficiency community in the April 30, 2019 edition of The Hill. The
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