November/December 2009

In This Issue:

Editorial Features

Veterans Affairs - Healthcare Advanced Metering Project

Product Updates

Active Pager Module Version Update

Sepam Digital Relays

Training

Power Management University 2010

Events

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Welcome to the November/December 2009 edition of the Square D® PowerLogic® Wire, an e-newsletter from Schneider Electric offering helpful news and tips about the latest in power and energy monitoring applications and systems

Editorial -- Healthcare Energy Efficiency
Schneider Electric's Square D Company Awarded U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Advanced Electrical Metering Project
Schneider Electric's Square D Company has been awarded the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Advanced Electrical Metering project under the Square D General Services Administration (GSA) Contract #GS-07F-9462G. The $24.9 million project, expected to commence before the end of 2009 and mandated to complete within 365 days, will include the design and installation of an integrated, advanced electrical metering system to read, analyze, accumulate and communicate energy data at nearly 1,000 buildings across 169 VA sites nationwide. Managed by the VA National Energy Business Center in Sevens Hills, Ohio, the project will help the VA comply with federal energy efficiency requirements outlined in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005). Click here to read full press release

Product Updates

Active Pager Module APM V6.1 now available
The PowerLogic Active Pager Module (APM) delivers timely alerts of power system events to your cell phone, pager or PC so you can be more productive and your power system more reliable. Effective alarm management is critical to maintaining a safe and reliable power system. The PowerLogic Active Pager Module (APM) is designed to automatically notify designated users of alarms and events via their cell phone, pager or PC. The APM software provides the solution needed to help users quickly identify system abnormalities and take appropriate action

APM V6.1 now supports PowerLogic Scada software. 
Click here of more information on APM or contact your Square D Representative.


Square D's Sepam® line of Protective Relays
For 25 years Square D’s Sepam® line of Protective Relays have been quietly providing the control and protection to make your equipment do the job it was designed for. Sepam relays flexible design allows you to easily change communications, IO and RTD’s without having to touch the relay wiring. Our relays offer our optional Logipam software to let you program custom functions into your relay using Ladder Logic giving you the functionality of a PLC in your relay.

Square D® Sepam® relays not only improve service continuity, they’re also the easiest digital protective relays to install, commission and maintain in the industry, and they integrate easily into our PowerLogic® system for real time monitoring of alarms, as well as event logs, and comprehensive energy for complete power management.

All this backed by over a 100 years of Square D quality and reliability, and a 10 year warranty. It is the simplest choice you can make, order our free Consultants Tool Kit CD by going to www.sereply.com, and enter code: J645W.

Training
Power Management University 2010 course schedule available.

Now available online is the schedule for 2010 courses offered by Power Management University.

Square D® PowerLogic® Power Management University offers a variety of training courses designed to teach how to utilize Square D® PowerLogic® metering, monitoring, communication, software and protection products. Our full time instructors are committed to training attendees to get the most out of your energy and power management system. Click here for 2010 online schedule.

Events

January
18 LaVergne, TN - PowerLogic SMS Fundamentals
19 Parrsipany, NJ - Regional ION Enterprise Overview
28 Webinar 9AM CST - Create and Manage Reports using Web Reporter
February
8 LaVergne, TN - PowerLogic System Installation and Troubleshooting
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