Sentences with phrase «power system outage»

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The backup power system recently installed by Tesla in Australia — the world's largest lithium - ion battery — has already responded to two major power outages after just weeks in use, an encouraging sign for the future of renewable energy.

Delta said it expects to return to normal operations later on Wednesday after a power outage hit its computer systems on Monday.

To protect against power outages or system crashes, companies need VoIP products with backup systems and dual power supplies.

«A Delta ground stop has been lifted and limited departures are resuming following a power outage in Atlanta that impacted Delta computer systems and operations worldwide,» the airline said in an 8:40 a.m. ET update.

Second, the Powerwall 2 storage system, which starts production this quarter at the Gigafactory, will take the energy that is generated by any source (whether from the solar roof, another solar power system, or even the grid) and use it when it's most beneficial, such as during the night, during a power outage, or when the customer can make money by doing so.

«If [Puerto Rico's] system were redesigned around microgrids incorporating local power production,» Holdmann said, «there would still be losses, but the number and duration of outages due to severe weather events would decrease.»

There shouldn't be any power outages, but engineers for utilities such as Duke Energy (DUK) have been running war games to prepare, which reflects the growing importance of solar to the U.S. energy system.

Our storage systems can give businesses the tools to address all three - delivering immediate savings, protection against escalating demand charges and optional, grid - independent backup power in case of outages.»

Not only does PREPA not have money to invest in renewable, modern energy systems, it can barely repair and maintain its current system, which is why islanders constantly have to deal with power outages.

«Not only does PREPA not have money to invest in renewable, modern energy systems, it can barely repair and maintain its current system, which is why islanders constantly have to deal with power outages,» Alexia Fernández Campbell wrote in Vox.

Ishida's newly - launched IX series X-ray range raises the bar in performance and usability, offering customers easy maintenance and stress - free operation, and a robust fail safe system that prevents a contaminated product reaching the consumer in the event of a power outage or breakdown, thereby minimising the potential for costly recalls.

Such outages are rare, and an existing emergency power system that is nearing the end of its useful life is currently used for such situations.

The proposal comes as the mayor and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both Democrats, continued to squabble over responsibility for paying for repairs to the nation's largest transit system that has seen growing delays, mechanical failures, power outages and even derailments.

Not only does this system reduce their electricity bought from the grid by 70 %, but it helps Bates Troy serve their customers even during power outages and shifts away from standard fossil fuels.

Moreover, following the widespread power outages that occurred during Superstorm Sandy, greater detail is needed on how the system would function in the event of a disaster that causes power outages.

The storm crippled the region's fuel delivery system, and power outages knocked out both filling pumps and pipelines that carry gas to fuel depots.

Although the possibility of such long - duration outages can not be totally eliminated, the report identifies many steps that can be taken to make the power system more resilient.

During the present outage at Perry FENOC is also installing a new large transformer, one of two circuits that provide off - site power to the plant's on - site electrical systems.

The system must be able to keep the water safe during «boil water» advisories, which occur occasionally when the water board experiences a power outage that drops water pressure.

Mitsubishi recently announced that the Outlander PHEV can be used as a generator to power your home in the event of a power outage or emergency using a V2H (Vehicle 2 Home) system.

The experimental system would allow fleet operators to use their plug - in hybrids to supply electricity for a building during a power outage, reduce power usage when electric rates are high or even sell electricity back to their utility company.

Thaddeus Roth isn't your typical psychologist; he encourages Cadel's forays into the dark side of the online world and applauds and critiques his young charge as the boy manipulates the system to cause massive traffic jams and wide - scale power outages.

Over those two days, more than 1,200 Delta flights around the world were cancelled due to a power outage that crippled its booking and communications systems.

The canines require no salary, don't join unions and are more reliable during power outages than electrical security systems.

It has no auxiliary power system in case of an outage.

Then, when the grid power is available again, the system automatically puts the hospital back on the grid, lets the generator cool down, then shuts down the generator, waiting for the next power outage!

The facility has a system in place to provide continuous ongoing power to support critical equipment for an indefinite period of time in the event of a power outage.

Despite having a backup system to prevent a complete meltdown, Delta suffered a double whammy when its backup system also failed during an equipment failure that led to a power outage.

Longer Hold - up Time: If there's ever an issue with the input AC power on the machine, this PSU's prolonged time for Hold - up allows for enough of a buffer to both prevent system instabilities and to store essential data in the case of power outages or shortages.

To show off Until Dawn's choice - making systems and the consequences they'll have, Sony and Supermassive Games have released an interactive live - action trailer that lets fans choose how to react to a power outage.

The Last Light — creepy first person horror in which you play a high school student who gets trapped in a subway system after a mysterious power outage and must find a way to escape while avoiding the shadowy entity that is chasing you.

Also newsworthy, although not relevant for the US market, is the fact that Nissan is touting vehicle - to - grid capabilities — meaning owners will be able to store power in their car to use at home in an outage or sell to the grid, where systems are set up to accept it.

Power outages and defects in the current grid system cost US businesses more than $ 120 billion dollars a year.

The AP1000 is, in theory, safer than previous models because it has an 8 million - pound water tank perched on its roof; in the event of a power outage or generator failure, it provides an emergency cooling system powered by gravity for up to three days — a window of time estimated to be long enough to avert a meltdown.

The model was perfected by Enron when it raped and pillaged the Californian power market in the late 1990s and early 2000s: engineer a deliberate «outage» at a gas - fired generation plant, allow the grid to almost collapse and then extort outrageous prices from the grid manager to prevent a «system black».

The solar panels will provide 20 percent of the center's power and will be backed up with a new battery system for emergency power during a grid outage, officials said, adding the change is expected to save the city $ 3,000 annually in power costs.

Such a physically split system probably would make it impossible to install a battery storage system for use in a power outage or at any other time.

In addition to significantly offsetting the need for diesel - fueled electricity and reducing pollution, the solar system provides the «always on» power needed to protect sensitive medical equipment from regular power surges or outages that can be damaging.

But, as with all grid - tied systems that do not have battery backup, when the grid power goes down, our grid - tied PV system also goes down — so, no power from PV in power outages.

Helps communities create microgrids - standalone energy systems that can operate independently in the event of a power outage - through a first - in - the - nation competition.

Currently, most power companies do not have communications systems that reach their entire grid infrastructure and often don't know there has been a power outage until a customer calls to report it.

If we're putting in emergency power generation, we can come up with solar - power systems that, during normal operation, supplement a building's power needs, but during power outages can provide islanding capability.

Systems capable of working independent of the grid and providing back - up power during outages will also receive incentives.

The outage sparked criticism from many travelers on social media, including former Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, who questioned why a backup power system was not deployed:

Such policies continue to make it unlikely the UK will experience power outages as the country moves from an old, fossil - fuel based system, to a new, low carbon grid.

This is particularly important given the prospect of increased risk of power outages during heat waves — as we saw in western France a few weeks ago... Yes, we need to keep doing all that — and doing it better — but we should also be thinking about incorporating efficient mechanical cooling systems.

· And, the leading cause of electric power outages is electricity distribution system storm - related outages (not generation - related outages).

Later this year, we will review our IT infrastructure and software with a view toward improving resiliency and availability of our key systems in the event of a disaster or long duration power outage.

That said, I'm just wondering from a business perspective if there are any examples from those offices, businesses, etc. who have chosen to rely solely on online or digital publications for reference and research purposes whether you've a back - up or emergency plan should the database or the digital product (s) not be available for whatever reason — be it power outage, systems failure?

If you had been working on a desktop during that power outage, the system would come to an immediate halt.