Articles by : Vince Trejchel, PE

• How to Lower Your Facility’s Electric Bill: Tweaking Your Energy Efficiency and Power Usage

  How to Lower Your Facility’s Electric Bill:  Tweaking Your Energy Efficiency and Power Usage  Your home electric bill is usually based on a simple calculation: How many kilowatt hours (kWh) did you use?  Your energy consumption can be seen by watching how fast the little disk spins inside your electric meter. Seld …Read More
  Vince Trejchel, PE / Electrical Engineering  / Energy Conservation  / Energy Efficiency  / Energy Savings  / Manufacturing Plant Safety  / Power Demand  / Power Engineering  / Power Usage  / Construction  / Manufacturing 

• How to Handle Harmonics in Electrical Power Systems

  How to Handle Harmonics in Electrical Power Systems While musical harmonics can be pleasing to the ear, electrical current harmonics are an increasing problem in power systems. Equipment and cables can overheat, motors can be damaged, and your electric bill could be a lot higher than it needs to be. Without going into …Read More
  Vince Trejchel, PE / Harmonics  / IEEE  / Manufacturing Plant Safety  / Power Engineering  / Power Factor Correction  / Power System