Electrical Industry Articles and Stories

Okay, maybe I went a little overboard saying that cable management is fun. But it can be enjoyable, using the right tools. And if you're an installer, coming up with innovative and attractive solutions for your customer can definitely be profitable.

In the previous article, we talked a bit about low-voltage cable management. And while I enjoy talking about and using those types of products, my heart remains in a more commercial and industrial setting.

For over 30 years, I've worked in that environment. And cabling and cable management has been a large part of my work background.

Power management takes several forms. In both commercial and industrial facilities, management is more complex than in residential applications. For the most part, power management in the home consists of fuses (although increasingly falling into disuse) and circuit breakers.

Industrial settings can pose harsh conditions for light fixtures. Temperature extremes, corrosive environments and complicated spatial arrangements can combine to create a need for hardy equipment that can be adapted to meet a broad range of lighting requirements.

In another article, we talked about power management with regard to various types of fuses. In particular, we discussed their applications in electronic devices and semiconductor applications.

However, proper fusing isn't the only consideration when dealing with these types of circuits.

I’m currently in the process of planning a kitchen remodeling project and learning even more about LED lighting in the process. For example, one of the electricians looking over the room for an estimate noted that his company pretty much only works with dedicated LED downlights, now – in other words, fixtures that work with embedded LEDs, rather than more generic units that would work with LED bulbs – or any other kind of bulb, for that matter.