Electricity and Control December 2023

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIoT 4 EtherCAT – a leader in industrial communications technology Leigh Darroll, Electricity + Control

7 Safeguarding data sovereignty in a connected world Andrew Cruise, Routed

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8 Products + services

ENERGY MANAGEMENT + THE INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT 10 Mitigating lightning related risk in free-field PV plants Ivan Grobbelaar, DEHN Africa

13 Kitchen waste as a cooking fuel – it works Dr Karen Surridge, SANEDI

15 Products + services

MEASUREMENT + INSTRUMENTATION 20 Using the right maintenance tools can deliver energy savings Comtest for Fluke

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22 Products + services

TRANSFORMERS, SUBSTATIONS + CABLES 24 Electricity grids globally need upgrading International Energy Agency

26 Products + services

Regulars

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1 Comment

Another year gone

3 Cover article Proactive maintenance of transformers ensures power supply

29 Reskilling, upskilling + training Moving forward with the QCTO

30 Engineering the future Look beyond the hardware to improve solar technology

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32 Write @ the back COP28: a crucial year for Africa’s climate action

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