Saturday, 27 June 2015

Eskom Real Time Power Updates


Tune in for real-time power updatesEskom’s nationally televised Power Alerts are based on real-time information – a moment-by-moment picture of the electricity supply situation on the national power grid.Working 12-hour shifts in the control room of Eskom’s National Control Centre in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng Province, the engineers and technicians operate desks populated with big-screen terminals and computer keyboards. In front of them them is a video wall stretching several storeys high, with detailed data about the national electricity grid.It is the task of these engineers and technicians to manage and balance the national power grid in terms of demand for electricity and supply, an all-day-all-night responsibility. The critical time of day, specifically in winter, is between 5pm and 9pm -- the period of peak demand for electricity in the country, especially the residential sector. Up on the high video wall, row upon row of figures continuously change as supply and demand informa
http://www.powerplanet.co.za/blog/real time power updates

Thursday, 9 April 2015

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