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How to avoid monkey electrocutions?
Monkeys are increasingly facing a modern threat: electrocution. As urbanization expands and power lines crisscross through once-wild...


Dealing with Corrosion Problems in Electrical Substation Equipment
Electrical substations are critical components of the power grid, ensuring the efficient transmission and distribution of electricity. To...


Unexpected Animal Encounters in the Electrical System
Electricity in this present time plays a major role in powering homes, businesses, buildings and industries globally. Living on the same...


Bird Electrocution: A Barrier to Avian Life
Bird electrocution: causes and solutions


Doble's Paper of the Month: RTV Coating
Read, watch and download the presentation about Room Temperature Vulcanizing (RTV) Silicone Coating


Mitigation Measures for Powerline-related bird mortality
New mitigation measures and improved designs to reduce the risk of electrocution on pylons have been made possible by this fundamental work.


Understanding Types of Insulators and Common Technical Issues
In this post, we'll explore different types of insulators and delve into some of the most common technical problems they may encounter.


Bird Electrocution on Power Lines
One significant concern that accompanies the establishment of medium and high voltage networks is bird electrocution. This issue...


Washing vs Coating - Effective flashover mitigation
Washing vs coating the insulators


Bird wingspan versus space between power lines
Power lines that have been implemented without safety measures are causing multiple bird mortalities from different species. According to a source, a study conducted by the Ministry of Ecological Transition estimates that 33,000 birds per year die in Spain. Mortality rate per bird specie due to electrocution. Source: Alex Mascarell Llosa Why do birds get electrocuted? Normally, birds can safely sit on power lines, some even settle their nests on transmission towers and even o


CORROSION – NATURE AND PREVENTION
Environmental factors contribute to the process of corrosion of material especially when the key elements are present such as oxygen or...


ANIMAL-INDUCED OUTAGES AND HOW TO AVOID THEM
Animal-related outages run the gamut from momentary disturbances to long-term outages. Major portions of substations can be tripped offline,


Different types of High Voltage Insulators
Types of High Voltage Insulators


Power lines: Major threat to migratory birds
One of the reasons why power outages occur is due to bird migration. During a certain season, birds migrate to move from areas of low or...


Success Story: Animal outage protection in Hungary
Midsun IKM come up with a solution for the arising issues on power outages in Hungary due to aviation. Imad Kanouni, Midsun IKM CEO,...


How to apply high voltage insulator coating?
How to apply high voltage insulator coating? The RTV Silicone High Voltage Insulator Coating can be applied in these easy 4 steps.


RTV Coating: Solution to Insulator Flashovers
The condition and performance of insulators on substations and overhead transmission and distribution lines contributes to the overall...


Difference Between Plastic & Silicone Protective Covers?
If you are in the middle of the market looking for a perfect wildlife protective covers, you might be wondering the type of covers that...


Wildlife constitutes a ‘danger’ to power infrastructure
Wildlife constitutes a ‘danger’ to power infrastructure


Environmental factors and their effects on electrical insulators
Weather can affect the electrical insulators. How to avoid the effects of weather on electrical insulators.
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