Dimmer switches for residential lighting applications have been available for decades. They are fairly ubiquitous in many homes and are often used for mood lighting and energy savings. The technology…
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Introduction to LED Lighting
LED (Light-Emitting Diode) based lighting has been around for a little over 20 years and it continues to take over more and more of the general lighting market. The technology…
DER Control and Management with the Eclipse
The Eclipse provides the ability to control remote equipment in the form of a DER inverter. DER refers to Distributed Energy Resources and is used to describe various decentralized sources…
DNP3 Point Map 2.0 Update
The Boomerang family of cell-connected distribution monitors continues to expand. This expansion includes updated hardware, added features and new capabilities. These changes along with customer input have driven the need…
Alert Level Programming and Analysis
The proliferation of cellular networks has allowed for quick access to information when it is needed. This quick access to information is available from all of PMI's cell enabled products…
CBEMA Graphs Revealed
The CBEMA (Computer Business Equipment Manufacturers Association) curve and the ITIC (Information Technology Industry Council) curve both refer to a similar method to visibly represent voltage events. A graph of…
Boomerang Configuration for SCADA Systems
PMI's Boomerang family of products (as shown in Figure 1) is available in multiple form factors and channel configurations. All Boomerangs are capable of communication over either a cellular data…
Power Quality Recorder Setup Basics (Part 2)
This whitepaper is a continuation of WP241 (Recorder Setup Basics). In part one the details and relative memory consumption of interval recording was discussed along with the associated controls for…
Sampling Rate in PQ Recorders
A common specification in power quality recorders such as PMI's Revolution, Guardian, or Eagle products is the sampling rate of the device. Users know this is an important number and…
Using Current Clamps
Measuring the current of residential, commercial or industrial applications is vital to get a complete power quality picture. This white paper covers various topics to effectively utilize the different types…
Power Quality Recorder Setup Basics
PMI recorders are capable of storing a large amount of data. The recording setup stored in the device determines the data that will be captured during a recording session as…
Introduction to Harmonic Bar Charts
The presence of harmonics in the voltage delivered to homes and businesses is pretty much a given due to the increase in non-linear loads in use today. These loads include…