The way we control the speed of fan motors or pump motors has tremendously changed in the past two decades with the introduction of variable-frequency drives (VFDs), aka variable-frequency controllers ...

Researchers in Korea have designed applied machine learning techniques to enable users to have more control of the timing of heating and cooling in air-source heat pumps. The system is based on ...

Researchers have utilized measured data from a small energy community on a Finnish university campus to simulate its operation under various control strategies. The first control strategy prioritizes ...

Whereas Part 1 of this three-part installment covered connections to and power sources for fire pumps (August 2024), and Part 2 dealt with disconnecting means, overcurrent protection, and transformers ...

Manufacturers once assumed that energy costs were, for the most part, beyond their control. But such attitudes became outdated with the advent of power monitoring and control devices such as ...

In addition to allowing remote control of ductless heat pumps that are not smart by default, the new interfaces can interlock separate heating systems controlled by Sinopé thermostats.

In my consulting business, I have the opportunity to peer review construction documents prepared by other electrical engineering firms. In doing so, I find it astounding how many times I comment on ...