• • • CONTENTS • • • In this issue


• Data Centre Management • Electrical Design Software • Electric Vehicles


• Hazardous Area Equipment • Lighting & Lighting Controls • Smart Building and IoT • Cables & Connectors


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Comment and News


Editor’s 4. Welcome


5. Digital transformation of irrigated agriculture in the Middle East


Data Centre Management


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his month, REO UK brings us our Cover Story on Power Factor Correction (PFC) systems and how they improve efficiency by reducing reactive power from inductive loads. In modern environments with harmonic- producing equipment, detuned PFC systems use high-quality chokes and resistors to prevent resonance and protect components. Chokes ensure stable inductance and reduce parasitic effects, while resistors manage inrush currents, discharge and transients. Using reliable components is essential for safety, system longevity and preventing costly failures due to poor power quality.


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MAY FEATURES Enclosures


Electrical Equipment Net Zero


Panel Building


Safety in Engineering Surge & Circuit Protection Test & Measurement


If you would like to contribute to the next issue of Electrical Engineering, please get in touch by emailing the editor at CPorter@datateam.co.uk


10. Data centres will be at the epicentre of a new AI ‘ramp up’ but there will be many challenges


12. How energy suppliers can navigate the data centre surge


14. Thermal imaging for data centres


Electrical Design Software


18. Speeding up safety in the age of electric and autonomous cars


20. From smart to dark


Electric Vehicles 22. What the evolving EV infrastructure landscape means for the electrical industry


24. Smarter messaging will boost smart EV Charging


Hazardous Area Equipment


26. Understanding RCD considerations for Solar PV, Battery Storage and EV Chargers


Who’s Who


28. Who’s who in the Electrical Engineering industry


Lighting & Lighting Controls


34. The changing landscape of lighting systems


Smart Buildings & IoT


36. Unlocking the power of 5G with custom ICs


38. Why energy storage is set to become part of the furniture for smart homes


Cables & Connectors


40. Single Pair Ethernet – when two will do


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