ELETRICIDADE MODERNA

- The leading magazine in Latin America

 

ELETRICIDADE MODERNA is a monthly magazine published by Aranda Editora. It is Brazil’s leading magazine in the field of electricity. For 35 years, Eletricidade Moderna has proved invaluable to readers in keeping them up-to-date with practical and useful information concerning electrical engineering, equipment, products, services and technology relevant to their needs.

 

EDITORIAL PROFILE

•      Electrical installations

•      Power generation

•      Power transmission & distribution

•      Motors, drives and motor controls

•      Lighting

•      Power conditioning

•      Power quality

•      Protection against lightning

•      Energy management

•      Electrical systems automation

•      Building and home automation

•      Instruments and test equipment

•      Materials & components for the electrical and electronics industries

 

FREQUENCY: Monthly

       

CIRCULATION: 12,000 copies

                   

CONTENTS

- Departments

•      Editorial

•      Letters

•      News

•      Briefs

•      Power News Update

•      nstallation matters    

•      MV installation matters

•      Installation inspection & certification

•      Ex installations (hazardous areas)    

•      Electrical safety

•      Distributed generation

•      New products

•      Events

•      New literature

•      Advertisers' index

•      Viewpoint

 

2008 EDITORIAL CALENDAR

 JANUARY

•      Quality Award’2008

A survey that shows the most quality-minded manufacturers of electrical products

•      Gensets and batteries. A buyers guide

•      ircuit-breaker application guide

•      Fault current limiters

•      Harmonic resonance

•      Lightning: metal sheet covering

•      Shared substations

•      Electricity: evolution of the offer and price

•      Cogeneration in the sugarcane industry

•      T&D: optimum conductor cross-section

•      Partial discharges in rotating machines

•      Lighting control

 

FEBRUARY

•      Wiring Systems: cables, cable accessories, connectors, cable trunking and ducting systems. A buyers guide

•      RCD protection and inverters

•      Substations: the IEC 61850

•      Voltage dips: a case study

•      Surge protection

•      Loss of neutral

•      Electricity tariff: tax aspects

•      Wind generation

•      Electromagnetic fields

•      Transmission line: optimizing the operation

•      Electric motors efficiency

•      Lighting: presence sensors

 

 

 

MARCH

•      Expolux 2008 – International Lighting Industry’s Exhibition (São Paulo, SP, April 8–12)

•      Variable Frequency Drives and Soft Starters Buyers Guide

•      Fire safety

•      MV switchgear

•      Voltage dip immunity

•      LPS in oil and gas plants

•      Active networks

•      Energy efficiency in water and wastewater services

•      DG: grid connection

•      Transmission: offshore connections

•      Detection of arc faults

•      Lighting: LEDs

 

APRIL

•      Protective equipment for electrical work. A buyers guide

•      Power Conditioning Guide

•      Machine safety

•      Halogen-free cables

•      Insulating oils

•      Switching overvoltages

•      Voltage regulation

•      Cogeneration: incentives and regulation

•      Earthing and workers’ safety

•      Transmission line protection

•      Public lighting

•      HTS cables

 

MAY

•      Transformers Buyers Guide

•      Products for electrical installations of buildings. A buyers guide

•      UPS (uninterruptible power supply)

•      Harmonising MV cables

•      Connection rules for disturbing loads

•      Behaviour of earthing systems

•      Underground networks

•      Energy: the standby consumption

•      Distributed generation potential of the sugarcane industry

•      Thermography

•      Electric motors: energy performance

•      Office lighting

 

JUNE

•      Lighting Products Buyers Guide

•      Products for earthing, lightning and overvoltage protection. A buyers guide

•      RCD protection in the industrial environment

•      Disturbing effects in electrical installations

•      Substation automation

•      Voltage dips: a case study

•      Microgrids

•      Wind generation interconnection

•      Limiting magnetic fields

•      The energy transmission from North hydroelectric plants

•      Fault location

•      Nanotechnology perspectives in electrical engineering

 

JULY

•      Special issue aimed at ENIE 2008 – 12th International Conference and Exhibition on Electrical Installations (São Paulo, August 5–7)

•      2008 Directory and Yearbook of the Brazilian Electricity Industry

Utilities, Independent power producers, Self-producers, Co‑generators, Rural electrification cooperatives, Regulatory and government entities, Associations...

•      Foundation earth electrodes

•      Fire safety

•      Neutral earthing in MV systems

•      Emission limits for disturbing installations

•      Overvoltages: effects of tall structures

•      Pumps and fans: energy efficiency

•      Biomass microgeneration

•      Partial discharges: in-situ measurements

•      Induction machines performance

•      Compact fluorescent lamps

 

AUGUST

•      Electricity Award’2008

The results of a survey ranking Brazilian utilities according to their technical and management performance

•      Panelboards and Switchboards Buyers Guide

•      IT installations

•      Internal arcs: the IEC 62271-200

•      Statcom compensators

•      Lightning: LPS designs

•      Energy management

•      SSH (small scale hydro)

•      Safety: electric arcs

•      Transmission lines reconductoring

•      Public lighting

•      Superconducting transformers

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER

•      Sendi 2008 - XVIII National Conference on Power Distribution (Olinda, PE, October 6–10)

•      Lighting Show 2008

•   The traditional Lighting Yearbook Issue

•      Energy Management Guide

•      Short-circuit analysis

•      Overvoltage protection

•      Future distribution network

•      Distribution transformers

•      Demand side management

•      Fault detection

•      Motor driven systems: energy efficiency

 

OCTOBER

•      2008 Directory of Engineering and Technical Services Companies

•      Switchgear and controlgear

•      IEC 61850: compliance and interoperability

•      Voltage dips: a case study

•      LPS: the new standard NBR 5419

•      Smart metering

•      Energy efficiency in fluid circulation

•      Wind generation

•      Magnetic field exposure

•      Transmission line performance

•      Correct use of a multimeter

•      Solid state lighting

 

 

 

NOVEMBER

•      2008 Directory of Electrical Wholesalers and Distributors

•   A guide detailing the product lines offered by the electrical products wholesalers and distributors

•      Circuit-breaker application

•      Vacuum circuit-breakers

•      Harmonics in industrial plants

•      Surge protection

•      Overhead ground wires in power distribution lines

•      IT infrastructure: the energy demand

•      Transmission: substations

•      Partial discharge measurements on MV switchgear

•      Motor restarting

•      Workplace lighting

•      Energy storage systems

 

DECEMBER

•      2008 Top Sellers of Electrical Products

A survey ranking manufacturers of electrical products according to their sales in the distributors market.

•      Electrical Products for Explosive Atmospheres. A buyers guide

•      Fire safety

•      Cables in parallel

•      Compact substations

•      Voltage restorers

•      Lightning: risk analysis

•      Virtual power plants (VPPs)

•      Heat pumps

•      DG interconnection

•      Battery monitoring/inspection

•      Economical lighting