Electricity and Control September 2024

CONTENTS

INDUSTRY 4.0 + IIOT

Features

CONTROL SYSTEMS + AUTOMATION

4 When is the best time to upgrade systems and processes? Adrian van Wyk, Referro Systems

6 Embracing change for flexible manufacturing John van Hooijdonk, Omron

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7 Products + services

DRIVES, MOTORS + SWITCHGEAR

12 Products + services

MEASUREMENT + iNSTRUMENTATIOn

16 Ensuring security in measurement systems VEGA

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18 Products + services

TRANSFORMERS, SUBSTATIONS + CABLES

20 Progressing implementation of the TDP Leigh Darroll , Electricity + Control

22 The practicalities of digitalising power distribution networks Joe Stevenson, Doble Engineering Company

24 Products + services

Regulars 1 Comment

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Catching the wave

3 Cover article Medium voltage PV substations in modern power distribution

28 Reskilling, upskilling + training Empowering the workforce – shaping SA’s energy future

30 Engineering the future Superconducting transmission lines: more power, same footprint

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32 Write @ the back Industrial ecology: a model for deep sustainability

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