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Rack-Mounted Form 6 Control Upgrades Simplify Coos Curry Substations
Coos Curry Electric Cooperative of Oregon is upgrading its substations with Form 6 recloser controls. The user-friendly control is easy for line crews to interpret, and it accommodates SCADA. One Form 6 control replaces overcurrent relays, a neutral overcurrent relay, a reclosing relay, meters, and a breaker control switch. And, says Operations Superintendent Dale Wilson, "When we need help, you help us."
Bulletin 02047
Co-Generation Application Easily Accomplished with NOVA™ Recloser and Customized Form 6 Control
Woodruff Electric Cooperative Corporation recently applied a NOVA™ recloser and Form 6 control as an inter-tie device between their system and an industrial co-generator. This application brief describes the situation, resolution, and the custom logic implemented with the ProView™ Idea Workbench™ software.
Bulletin 02033
Win Now, Win Later: REC Selects NOVA-TS Recloser System
Installed in a substation, the NOVA-TS performs for Butler REC of El Dorado, Kansas. Supplying power to Wichita area subdivisions, the NOVA-TS system is a winning combination. The Form 5 Triple-Single Control interfaces with an entire circuit to improve power quality. Says Gary Dick, VP Operations, "I would like to have the NOVAs, period... I'm awfully happy with the Form 5s. I have no problems whatsoever."
Bulletin 02042
Standardization with Kyle Type L Reclosers Results in Economic Savings
Bob Simmons, Field Operations Supervisor at Illinois Power provides insight on how the Type L reclosers are an integral part of its
current standardization effort. See the many benefits of temporary fault protection provided by the single-phase reclosers that are throughout Illinois Power's system.
"We recognized savings when we looked at our emergency requirements and five-year change-out maintenance schedule. Ongoing savings are worthwhile with the L reclosers," comments Bob Simmons.
Bulletin 02040
Need Answers - Call Kyle
Customers with real-time experience with our Switchgear Support Group share comments about the quality of customer support. Every day we help customers get the job done and done right. That's what you want; that's what you need. That's what you can expect with Kyle Switchgear Support.
Bulletin 02038
Sioux Valley Energy Clearly Sees Benefits of Pad-mount Visible-Break Accessory
Learn how a north-central utility realized improved productivity and simplified operation of their VFI Pad-mount Switchgear by using Kyle's new Pad-mount Visible-Break accessory.
Bulletin 02036
Utility Enhances System Communication with ProView™ Idea Workbench™
This article presents the experience of an electric cooperative that upgraded their Form 3A controls to Form 6 controls and readily integrated them into their SCADA system.
Bulletin 02030
Pacific Island No Paradise for Weak Switchgear: NOVA™ Reclosers Chosen for Performance
The durable NOVA recloser solves the severe corrosion problems associated with high-humidity and salt spray in the Pacific nation of Palau, replacing less-soundly designed equipment. Furthermore, the flexibility of the Form 5 Control's TCC Editor met a specific coordination requirement on the island. Kyle® products provide reliable electrical service with proven design, not prototype concepts.
Bulletin 02027
International Collaborative Efforts Result in Improved System Reliability
The reliability of a Russian distribution system was improved though the collaborative efforts of several international participants. This project included the installation of several Cooper products such as NOVA reclosers and sectionalizers. Read the application brief to see how the Russian utility benefitted from today's NOVA switchgear technology.
Bulletin 02018
Internet Service Provider Benefits From Outstanding Customer Service Support
Outstanding customer service support by a multi-disciplinary team of Cooper Power Systems representatives solves a perplexing technical issue experienced by a consultant and his client, a major, internet service provider. Consultant Joe Guentert, of Power Distribution Systems, favorably describes the level of help, cooperation, and technical prowess demonstrated by Cooper Power Systems.
Bulletin 02015
NOVA Reclosers Succeed in Demanding Coastal Environment
Learn how a standard Cooper Power Systems product was able to fulfill a customer's DA and environmental needs, all in one "corrosion proof" package. This article presents the inspection of a NOVA recloser after two years of service in a coastal environment with no degradation to the insulating system, mechanism, or housing. Plus, read how the customer has already been able to utilize the versatility of the NOVA recloser in protection and switch mode applications.
Bulletin 02014
NOVA Midpoint Reclosers Provide Immediate Utility Benefits
When a Midwestern utility invested in a Distribution Automation program to improve system reliability, the utility selected the "automatic" NOVA recloser with decentralized intelligence as a base for the system. The total value of midpoint sectionalizing is precisely defined in this short application brief.
Bulletin 02012
Realize the Power of the Form 6 Recloser Control
This application bulletin presents feedback from Victor Lee, senior engineer at BC hydro, on how they are using the Form 6 Recloser Control, as well as how they plan to expand their use of the control's features in the future. Note the positive comments on the easy to use front panel, designed with the operating personnel, to provide immediate status indications of various recloser and system events.
Bulletin 02008
Immediate Recloser Shipments Help Utilities Battle Ice Storm Damage
The Kyle team is here to support customers in time of need. When Oklahoma and Arkansas utilities were overwhelmed by an ice storm, the worst storm in their history, Kyle Distribution Switchgear responded with emergency shipments of hundreds of reclosers. Read about one of our customers, Kiwash Electric Cooperative in Cordell, Oklahoma. Virtually all of their customers, covering a six-county area, lost power. Kyle built and shipped their order for 40 Type-H reclosers within two days.
Bulletin 02002
NOVA™ Cycloaliphatic Technology Successfully Resists External Flashover
This customer testimonial on the benefits of cycloaliphatic epoxy in an actual system flashover includes compelling before and after photos of a NOVA 3-phase recloser exposed to fault current at 7200 Volts.
Bulletin 02001
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