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Q&A with EnerNex Longtime Employee: Sandy Smith
Longtime EnerNex employee Sandy Smith retired from EnerNex after 19 years with the company. Previously, he worked for Electrotek Concepts and SAIC. He served as a project manager for organizations such as Oak Ridge National Laboratory, EPRI, and the Energy Systems...
Operational Technology (OT) Implications of the Recent SolarWinds Compromise
Operational Technology (OT) Implications of the Recent SolarWinds Compromise Brian Smith bsmith@enernex.com 865-770-4853 The recent SolarWinds Orion compromise is a wakeup call to the very real threat that supply chain attacks present. While much of the...
What is the Best Way to Manage Distributed Energy Resources?
What is the Best Way to Manage Distributed Energy Resources? Kay Stefferud kay@enernex.com 865-770-4867 Kay Stefferud, EnerNex Director of Implementation Services, is a TOGAF® 9 certified enterprise architect with over thirty-five years of experience in systems...
Utilizing Dynamic Line Ratings in Operations and Markets: FERC Panel Remarks
Utilizing Dynamic Line Ratings (DLR) in Operations and Markets: FERC Panel Remarks Sean Morash, EnerNex Senior Consultant, was a panelist at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Technical Conference on Managing Transmission Line Ratings in Washington, DC...
Wi-SUN Alliance Blog: Addressing Utility Field Area Network Interoperability
Wi-SUN Alliance Blog: Addressing Utility Field Area Network Interoperability Jeremy Laundergan, Vice President of Consulting Services jlaundergan@enernex.com 865-770-4866 Originally published via Wi-SUN Alliance We take it for granted. Being able to connect our...
Architecture Plays a Key Role in NERC CIP Compliance
Architecture Plays a Key Role in NERC CIP Compliance Brian Smith bsmith@enernex.com 865-770-4853 If you have been involved with a utility’s compliance efforts associated with the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical...
Wind Plant Transient Evaluation Studies
Wind Plant Transient Evaluation Studies Power system apparatus, such as transformers, switchgear, and cables may be exposed to various types of transients. High-frequency transients and very steep overvoltages may cause problems for electrical equipment because they...
Electric Power Systems Flicker Analysis
Electric Power Systems Flicker Analysis By: Bikash Poudel, Senior Consultant bpoudel@enernex.com 865-218-4600 x6168 Electric power systems flicker is a human perception of change in brightness level of lighting. The intensity of flicker is dependent on...
Breaker Switching Analysis for Wind Power Plants
Breaker Switching Analysis for Wind Power Plants By: Bikash Poudel, Senior Consultant bpoudel@enernex.com 865-218-4600 x6168 Vacuum Circuit Breaker (VCB) switching for protection and control operations in electric power systems may cause high frequency...
Fault Induced Delayed Voltage Recovery (FIDVR) Phenomenon: Modeling and Guidelines
Fault Induced Delayed Voltage Recovery (FIDVR) Phenomenon: Modeling and Guidelines By: Sarina Adhikari, Senior Consultant sadhikari@enernex.com 865-218-4600 x6177 Access the Published Article via IEEE Xplore Broadly speaking, voltage sensitive loads are...