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    The IEEE Blog is a unique tour of the 2010 PES Expo in New Orleans, LA, by Gene Wolf, former chairman of the IEEE PES T&D Committee.

Automated Switches To the Rescue

Published Sunday, October 01, 2000

Distributed automation initiative enhances circuit capacity and protection in overloaded downtown area. Located along the banks of the DuPage River, 30 miles (48.3 km) west of Chicago, the city of Naperville, Illinois, U.S., is home to more than 130,000 people and is one of the fastest growing communities in the United States. This growth has caused constant redevelopment of its downtown business district, creating an increasing load density. The city's Department of Public Utilities includes a municipal electric utility (DPU-E). The utility's distribution system is almost 90% underground, and its nominal voltage is 12.47 kV transformed from 34.5 ...

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