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Sensors Roundtable – Focus on Resolving Interoperability and Cybersecurity Issues for IoT-Enabled Sensor Devices

Indicate your interest in being considered to join industry, government agencies, and other stakeholders in discussing possible solutions to network interoperability and cybersecurity issues in the sensors industry.

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2022 IEEE SA Ethernet & IP @ Automotive Technology Day

9-10 November 2022 | Yokohama, Japan

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National Electrical Safety Code® (NESC®)

The 2023 NESC and Handbook are now available for purchase! Order your copy today.

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2022-08-01

IEEE Publishes 2023 National Electrical Safety Code® (NESC®)

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2022-09-08

TSN to the Fore of the Transition to 5G with IEEE 802.1CM™

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What You Need to Know about the 2023 National Electrical Safety Code
2022-06-01

What You Need to Know about the 2023 National Electrical Safety Code

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IEEE Standard for Ethernet

Ethernet local area network operation is specified for selected speeds of operation from 1 Mb/s to 400 Gb/s using a common media access control (MAC) specification and management information base (MIB). The Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD) MAC protocol specifies shared medium (half duplex) operation, as well…

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IEEE Guide for Assessing, Measuring, and Verifying Volt-Var Control and Optimization on Distribution Systems

Electric utilities are seeking to improve the overall efficiency and performance of the distribution system while helping to achieve energy and demand savings. Distribution volt-var optimization (VVO) can play a major role in accomplishing these objectives while maintaining safety, preserving assets, and meeting all operating constraints such as loading and…

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IEEE Guide for the Specification of Scope and Deliverable Requirements for an Arc-Flash Hazard Calculation Study in Accordance with IEEE Std 1584

Guidance for the specification and performance of an arc-flash hazard calculation study, in accordance with the process defined in IEEE Std 1584, is provided in this document. The minimum recommended requirements to enable the owner to specify an arc-flash hazard calculation study, including scope of work and associated deliverables, is…

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