Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires

Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect power line problems before blackouts and bigger disasters.

The electrical engineering professor at Texas A&M University figured he might save a life if his creation could prevent someone from being electrocuted by a downed live wire.

Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires

Dec 2, 2019, 6:20am UTC
https://apnews.com/da5c00f7a5c14e77b7e7c74b43149d2c > LOS ANGELES (AP) — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect power line problems before blackouts and bigger disasters. > The electrical engineering professor at Texas A&M University figured he might save a life if his creation could prevent someone from being electrocuted by a downed live wire.