Edvard Csanyi
1669 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.
IEC and NEMA/IEEE ratings of current transformers (CTs) in medium voltage applications
First, let’s remind ourselves of the basics in a few sentences. That is something you must know. A current transformer (CT) is designed to produce a secondary current which is… Read more
Jan 20, 2020 | By Edvard Csanyi
The story of designing the electrical part of MV/LV power substation
Designing a new MV/LV distribution substation is somewhat complicated and involves a lot of factors you must take care of. This technical article will try to present the essential steps… Read more
Jan 15, 2020 | By Edvard Csanyi
The problem of induced voltages in control cables in high voltage substations
Cabling in power substations is very important due to the fact that they are the longest parts of a system and therefore act as efficient antennas that pickup and or… Read more
Jan 13, 2020 | By Edvard Csanyi
The art of arc-protection relaying in MV applications
Arc-flash detection relays are superior and provide much faster arc-flash detection times compared to the differential relays. With modern arc-flash detection technology, this detection time is of the order of…...
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Jan 08, 2020 | By Edvard Csanyi
14 disturbance types that mess up power quality and 50/60 Hz sinusoidal signal
The quality of electrical energy seems to be very popular nowadays. It may be affected either by events that occur on the distribution systems (switching, lightning, etc.) or by the… Read more
Jan 06, 2020 | By Edvard Csanyi
It’s time to go further. Engineers, Happy New Year 2020!
Here comes the New Year! As 2019 is coming to an end, it is time to take a glimpse at what was, but more importantly to look forward to what… Read more
Dec 31, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Essential fundamentals of harmonics distortion for future power quality experts
If you take a look at the past, you must notice that power system was much cleaner and straightforward. Most loads were primarily linear in nature. Linear loads draw the… Read more
Dec 30, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Why earth leakage protection is necessary in low voltage installations
We all should know that low voltage circuit breakers and fuses operate in the event of excess current arising from overload conditions and faults. As the statistics say, the most… Read more
Dec 25, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Five switching devices you are likely to spot in most of the low voltage switchgear
This technical article will try to shed some light on switching devices usually installed in low voltage switchgear – circuit breakers, contactors, disconnectors, load-break switches, switch disconnectors and fuses. There… Read more
Dec 23, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
The analysis of MV/LV incoming supply configurations for large industrial plants
The metal-processing industry is an excellent example where you can find specific large industrial plants. Why specific? Maybe because in such plants, there are only a few individual large loads…...
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Dec 18, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
The basics of fault protection for medium voltage motors
In principle, the protection of medium voltage motors is similar to low voltage motors, but the requirements are more demanding. Being closer to the utility source, medium-voltage motors are more… Read more
Dec 16, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Why substation equipment fails and why it’s wise to think of that much before failure
This technical article will try to shed some light on why and how electrical equipment fails and what’s happening before and during the failure of particular substation equipment like switchgear,… Read more
Dec 09, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Notes in preparation of an MV/LV substation civil drawings and construction layout
MV/LV substations are not only a point of supply but also provide a means of network isolation in the event of faults or emergencies. In that manner, a detailed substation…...
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Dec 05, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Backup fault protection for generators in case of a failure at the generation station
It is a common practice to use the differential relay as primary fault protection for the generator. Backup fault protection is also highly recommended to protect the generator from the… Read more
Dec 04, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi
Four special connections of current transformers in relay protection applications
As you should already know, current transformers are used for metering and relay protection purposes. When we are talking about current transformers used for metering, their performance is of interest… Read more
Dec 02, 2019 | By Edvard Csanyi