Edvard Csanyi
1671 awesome technical articles
Electrical engineer, programmer and founder of EEP. Highly specialized for design of LV/MV switchgears and LV high power busbar trunking (<6300A) in power substations, commercial buildings and industry facilities. Professional in AutoCAD programming.
Renewable Energy
Setting the scene in UK – Why renewable energy?
Energy is at the heart of our society. To date, the developed world has relied predominantly on fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and nuclear power for energy. Inevitably… Read more
Apr 06, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
High Voltage
HGI generator circuit breaker – ABB
The circuit-breakers type HGI can be used as generator circuit-breaker in all types of power plants with unit sizes between 60 – 180 MVA and nominal voltages up to 21kV…. Read more
Apr 05, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Cables
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as jacketing material
PVC is the most widely used nonmetallic jacketing material in the wire and cable industry. Starting in 1935, when it first became available, the use of PVC grew rapidly because… Read more
Apr 04, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Renewable Energy
Are renewable resources practical?
While few people disagree that renewable energy is a good idea, most also recognize there are two practical barriers to implementation on a wide scale. First, all renewable energy sources,… Read more
Apr 01, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
High Voltage
MiCOM P139 – Feeder Management and Bay Control
MiCOM P139 is a cost-effective one-box solution for integrated numerical time-overcurrent protection and control. The unit’s protection functions provide selective short-circuit protection, ground fault protection and overload protection in medium-… Read more
Mar 30, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Lighting
Lights up, the facts about lighting!
Illuminance is light falling on a surface measured in footcandles or lux. Distributed with an economic and visual plan, it becomes engineered lighting and, therefore, practical illumination. A lighting designer… Read more
Mar 28, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
Tesla’s view on war
Tesla was opposed to wars in general. Nikola Tesla did devise protective measures that would prevent wars. Tesla found exceptions in some wars and some justifiable situations. Tesla envisioned that… Read more
Mar 25, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Lighting
Dual nature of light
Light has intrigued humankind for centuries. The most ancient theories considered light as something emitted by the human eye. Later on, it was understood that light should come from the… Read more
Mar 24, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Cables
Offshore wind farms – transmission cables
The European wind power industry is increasingly turning to the offshore wind resource, and the United States will draw on the Europeans’ experience as we begin to plan offshore wind… Read more
Mar 23, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Lighting
Colour classification and temperature
Colour is a subjective psycho physiologic interpretation of the visible electromagnetic spectrum. Luminous sensations or images, produced in our retina, are sent to the brain and interpreted as a set… Read more
Mar 22, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Medium Voltage
PIX metal-clad switchgear – Schneider Electric
The PIX metal-clad switchboards are extensible on both sides and consist of modular functional units, linked by a busbar, and connected to the substation earth via an earthing bus. The… Read more
Mar 21, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
Protective Grounding Requirements
Each region shall implement procedures to ensure the adequacy of protective grounds and shall periodically review grounding practices at each facility to determine the proper size, length, and number (if… Read more
Mar 19, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Environment
Please, help brave Japan people!
As you already know, Japan is suffering from the greatest disaster since world war 2. A tremendous earthquake, a huge tsunami and now radiation leaks have caused untold damage in… Read more
Mar 18, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Transformers
Current transformers (CTs) in a few words
A current transformer is defined as as an instrument transformer in which the secondary current is substantially proportional to the primary current (under normal conditions of operation) and differs in… Read more
Mar 18, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Low Voltage
Surge protection of cells and inverter – DC side
Providing power with photovoltaic solar panels is tremendously interesting in the context of renewable energy sources, as regards economical LV photovoltaic systems connected to the public electricity network. Because of… Read more
Mar 17, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
