ACER VOLTAGE

www.acervoltage.com

ACER VOLTAGE was founded in Hradec Králové in 1992. It is a purely Czech firm, which is focused on the manufacture and development of arresters and overvoltage limiters for the protection of low- and high-voltage power distribution networks. These pro ducts find their use especially in railway applications, applications for transport enterprises, in industry in general and power generating systems.

We offer:

n Low-voltage surge arrester for AC networks – protec tion of external networks, instruments, distribution transformers, etc.

n Overvoltage protection limiters/switches for AC networks – protection of transformers, cables, mo tors, etc.

n Overvoltage protection limiters/switches for DC networks – protection of traction lines, electrical equipment for trolleybuses, tramcars, electric loco motives, etc.

n Low voltage protection limiters/switches for railway applications – protection of metal constructions in power traction systems, etc.

n Universal surge arresters – protection of feeding networks up to 1 000V and LED lighting

n Measuring instruments – diagnostics of surge arres ters and GDT

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EDITORIAL BOARD: Vladimír Bärtl, Jiří Hansl, Marcela Havlová, Jaromír Kohlíček, Dagmar Kuchtová, Martin Lukáš, Karel Machotka, Marie Pavlů, Tomáš Seidl, Miroslav Somol, Jarmila Škvrnová, Jan Špunda, Martin Tlapa, Jan Wiesner

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EDITOR: Jana Pike

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Press run: 10 000 copies. It is not allowed to reproduce any part of the contents of this journal without prior consent from the Editor. Attitudes expressed by the authors of articles carried by CBT need not necessarily be con sistent with the standpoint of the Publisher. MK ČR E 6379, ISSN 1211-2208 „Podávání novinových zásilek povoleno Českou poštou, s. p., odštěpný závod Přeprava, č. j. 3468/95, ze dne 24/10/1995“

n INTRODUCTION Questions for Vladimír Dlouhý, President of the Czech Chamber of Commerce

n ENERGY The Energy Industry– One of the Most Important Sectors in the CR Savings Must Be Sought in Lower Energy Intensiveness in the Area of Buildings and Transport Electricity Production Increases Thirty Czech Pellet Mills Announce Record-high Production. In 2017, 365 000 Tonnes were Produced

n PR We Are a Leading Company on the Czech Market in the Field of Supplying and Servicing Very High Voltages Colour Light Signal SNA-100

n RESEARCH Dynamic Research Projects in Power Engineering

n PROFILE OSC SALTEK

n ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Pillars of Czech Electrical Engineering: Heavy Current and Automation Where Is Czech Electrical Engineering Moving?

n TREND Smart Cities in the Czech Republic

n AUTOMATION The Future of Production, Greater Efficiency, and Technological Development Industry 4.0 Offers Great Opportunities

n PRESENTATION OF FIRMS ACER VOLTAGE s.r.o.; AŽD Praha s.r.o.; BD SENSORS s.r.o.; CADWARE s.r.o.; Doosan Škoda Power s.r.o.; EGEM s.r.o.; Fenix Trading s.r.o.; I.B.C. Praha spol. s r.o.; Lady Sol, s.r.o.; LUX - PTZ s.r.o; OSC, a.s.; SALTEK s.r.o.; Terinvest, spol. s r. o.; TOS VARNSDORF a.s.; VA TECH WABAG Brno spol. s r.o.; Veletrhy Brno, a.s.; VIENNA-COMPONENTS-TRADING s.r.o.; VÍTKOVICE HEAVY MACHINERY a.s.