Monitoring The Health of Your Electric Power Grid

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	MONITORING THE HEALTH

OF YOUR ELECTRIC POWER GRID Precision PC-Based 60-Hz Frequency Counter by Doug Criner Start ı Frequency and Time Errors ı A Struggling Grid ı Only Three Parts ı Sources and PDF SOURCES and PDF Download the PDF of this Article. Doug Criner is an electrical engineer with experience in the power industry. He is a member of IEEE Power Engineering Society and earned his BS in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois. He may be reached at dcriner@ieee.org. RESOURCE Wall power supply, transformer, DE9 serial cable Jameco (800) 831-4242 (650) 592-8097 Fax: (800) 237-6948 Fax: (650) 592-2503 www.jameco.com SOURCES QuickBASIC, Excel Microsoft Corp. (425) 882-8080 www.microsoft.com WTPCT-M pulse counter/timer module Weeder Technologies (850) 863-5723 www.weedtech.com PREVIOUS Circuit Cellar provides up-to-date information for engineers. Visit www.circuitcellar.com for more information and additional articles. For subscription information, call (860) 875-2199, subscribe@circuitcellar.com or subscribe online. ıCircuit Cellar, the Magazine for Computer Applications. Posted with permission.