WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Nuclear power plants generate 20% of the nation’s electricity and are the largest clean energy source in the U.S. But to further offset climate change, the nuclear energy sector ...

Digital fieldbus technologies, including Foundation fieldbus and Profibus, are increasingly being used with success in the nuclear and fossil fuel power industries. This article compares a ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a license amendment request from Duke Energy Carolinas to replace the analog controls at one of its nuclear power plants with a digital system. The ...

In the past, businesses trying to economically provide a well-lighted workplace had a choice between lighting control systems with dimming functions and systems with switching functions. Now that the ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issues initial licenses for commercial nuclear power plants for 40 years of operation – a period originally based on economic and antitrust considerations, ...

With the modernization of existing analogue instrumentation and control (I&C) systems in nuclear power plants through digital I&C technology, and the implementation of digital I&C systems in new ...

In any dimming system, the ballasts and controllers must be able to speak the same language. In the case of digital dimming systems, this language is either proprietary — unique to a particular ...

Explore how digital feedback controllers manage motors, pressure, temperature, and more, and learn why ADC and DAC performance are crucial when designing robust embedded systems. How to define the ...

With digital supplies, the number of points that can be monitored and analyzed far surpasses the capabilities of analog including viewing values and parameters not available in analog supplies.

Learn to apply control systems in automotive, energy, aerospace, robotics, and manufacturing sectors. Apply feedback control laws to stabilize systems and achieve performance goals. Control systems ...