In this episode of DC Power Hour, we discuss the pros and cons of electric vehicles and their impact on the power industry. George and Allen hold a spirited debate on this timely topic in the Battery Blarney segment. They discuss the safety concerns of lithium-ion batteries, the environmental impact of alternative energy sources, and […]
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In this episode of the DC Power Hour podcast, we learn about equipment redundancy. In the Battery Blarney segment, industry experts George Pedersen and Allan Byrne explain what it is, why it is important, and what applications it pertains to. They discuss their experience in the telecom industry and the evolution from redundant chargers to […]
In this episode’s Battery Blarney segment, George and Allen talk about why Battery Monitoring is important. They discuss artificial intelligence, or machine learning, and the new role it plays in replicating the work of battery technicians. Routine maintenance is a must for success. We continue the conversation with industry expert Nigel Scott who offers an […]
In this episode, we talk about the effect of the pandemic on the DC power industry with George and Allen. The two experts share how the pandemic has hit the industry in different ways. They talk about the supply chain and cost maintenance as two of the many things that have been affected by the […]
The topic of this episode covers the importance of battery room safety. In the Battery Blarney segment, George and Allen talk about some of the issues that can occur when safety precautions are overlooked, and why they are overlooked. They also discuss what to do when there is a battery spill or accident in a […]
In the Battery Blarney segment of this episode, George and Allen talk about the aging grid infrastructure in America and the proposed infrastructure bill. They also talk about what happened in Texas and discuss problems with financial engineering and energy storage. One of the problems is that the infrastructure has not kept pace with the […]
In the first section of this episode, George and Allen discuss the importance of battery maintenance. They talk about the problems they have seen due to a lack of maintenance, and how catastrophic it can be. The costs due to the battery failure can reach millions of dollars. Lives could be lost potentially. But there […]
This podcast episode looks at the state of the DC power industry through the eyes of industry experts George Pedersen and Allen Byrne. With roughly 80 years of experience between the two of them, they share how we got to this point, some of the challenges along the way, and give us their thoughts on […]