Remove your tin foil hats and start reading. The US Department of Energy has some good articles here: http://www.oe.energy.gov/SmartGridIntroduction.htm
The SmartGrid, like most progress, is a good thing.
If you have an IEEE subscription:
IEEE Std 315-1975 (Reaffirmed 1993) - Graphic Symbols for Electrical and Electronics Diagrams (Including Reference Designation Letters)
The installation of "smart meters" is also forward looking for the time when electric cars are more numerous. The power saved in the batteries of those electric cars could be used to supply peak demand.
Realize that I never said that the US was not inventing the new technologies, just that we are slower to adapt. I also stated that I take no stance on whether this is a good or bad thing. New technology is good, but not if it fails regularly. I am however against the use of electro-mechanical...
"Sorry. This forum is not a platform for teaching.Your boss has a duty to guide you." - Strange, I actually thought this WAS a platform for teaching and sharing knowledge. Am I at the wrong place?
davidbeach, I had never heard of that. Is this with the ElectroSwitch series 24 type or other? Which is the last deck? (closest to the handle or farthest away)
If I understand correctly what you mean by electronically monitoring, it is very common. I have never seen a lockout used that wasn't monitored. Usually one of the contacts of the lockout relay are fed to the SCADA or DCS system.
"US is generally in the forefront when it comes to embracing new technology"
You made me spit my drink out from laughing. The US is lagging most of the rest of the industrialized world as far as Power Transmission & Distribution technology. I attribute this to our very large infrastructure...
