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  2. Western Electricity Coordinating Council - Wikipedia

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    The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) promotes Bulk Electric System (BES) reliability for the entire Western Interconnection system. WECC is the Regional Entity responsible for compliance monitoring and enforcement. In addition, WECC provides an environment for the development of Reliability Standards and the coordination of the ...

  3. Western Electric rules - Wikipedia

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    The Western Electric rules are decision rules in statistical process control for detecting out-of-control or non-random conditions on control charts. [1] Locations of the observations relative to the control chart control limits (typically at ±3 standard deviations) and centerline indicate whether the process in question should be investigated for assignable causes.

  4. 1996 Western North America blackouts - Wikipedia

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    On August 10, 1996, the western electric grid experienced another massive blackout. [6] Bonneville Power Administration had failed to adequately clear their right-of-way, and multiple lines arced to nearby vegetation. [2]: 47 At 2:06 p.m., the Big Eddy-Ostrander line flashed and grounded to a tree. At 2:52 p.m., the John Day–Marion line (also ...

  5. Hawthorne effect - Wikipedia

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    The Hawthorne effect is a type of human behavior reactivity in which individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed. [1] [2] The effect was discovered in the context of research conducted at the Hawthorne Western Electric plant; however, some scholars think the descriptions are fictitious.

  6. WECC Intertie Paths - Wikipedia

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    The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) coordinates a number of high voltage power links in western North America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] These links, known as WECC Intertie Paths , are not necessarily single transmission line, rather they are interties between various areas.

  7. Hawthorne Works - Wikipedia

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    Aerial view of the Hawthorne Works, ca. 1907. The Hawthorne Works was a large factory complex of the Western Electric Company in Cicero, Illinois. In addition to industrial plants, several on-site community amenities were provided to workers. Named for the original name of what became Cicero, Hawthorne, it opened in 1905 and operated until 1983.

  8. Western Electric - Wikipedia

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    Western Electric Co., Inc. was an American electrical engineering and manufacturing company that operated from 1869 to 1996. A subsidiary of the AT&T Corporation for most of its lifespan, Western Electric was the primary manufacturer, supplier, and purchasing agent for all telephone equipment for the Bell System from 1881 until 1984, when the Bell System was dismantled.

  9. Walter A. Shewhart - Wikipedia

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    Western Electric Walter Andrew Shewhart (pronounced like "shoe-heart"; March 18, 1891 – March 11, 1967) was an American physicist, engineer and statistician. He is sometimes also known as the grandfather of statistical quality control and also related to the Shewhart cycle .