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.
How to know if you set the correct current on a motor thermal overload relay
The full-load current at a given voltage indicated on the nameplate is normative for setting the overload relay. Because of the variable voltages around the world, motors for pumps are… Read more
Sep 19, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Secondary equipment you should always consider when retrofitting existing HV substation
This approach assumes retrofitting and upgrading old substation secondary equipment such as intelligent electronic devices (IEDs), monitoring sensors, power apparatus, communication protocol and operating standards to improve the overall performance… Read more
Sep 17, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
DC versus AC power transmission with reference to bulk-energy transfer
High voltage transmission systems has a dual purpose, i.e. system interconnection and bulk-energy transfer. With reference to system interconnection, the need to operate the whole system in perfect synchronism often…...
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Sep 14, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Relay settings and applying high-impedance differential busbar protection scheme
Most of HV busbar faults involve single-phase and earth, but faults may arise from many different causes. The number of faults that stand out is between phases clear of earth…. Read more
Sep 12, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Earth fault protection of an AC motor in four different earthing systems
One of the most common faults to occur on a motor is a stator winding fault. Whatever the initial form of the fault (phase phase, etc.) or the cause (cyclic… Read more
Sep 10, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Applying CTs in protection schemes for transformers, generators, machines etc.
Various types of instrument transformers are currently in use on the basis of the varied applications of these devices. The construction aspects and sizing play an important role in the… Read more
Sep 05, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
The essentials of electrical distribution systems every engineer should know
Electrical distribution systems are an essential part of the electrical power system. In order to transfer electrical power from an alternating current (AC) or a direct current (DC) source to… Read more
Sep 03, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Single phase and three phase capacitive-load switching in transmission & distribution systems
The interruption of capacitive currents is a usual switching case, unlike the making and breaking of fault currents. The usual cases, in which a capacitive current is switched, are switching…...
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Aug 30, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
The four most common switchgear-based substation types
The subject of this article is to discuss few most common types of MV/HV power substations based on the type of distribution switchgear, which can be seen in every distribution… Read more
Aug 29, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
The zone selective interlocking logic of protection relays
This function significantly reduces the tripping time of the circuit breakers closest to the source. It can be used for zone selective interlocking (ZSI) in closed ring networks. It applies to… Read more
Aug 27, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Protocols applied for time synchronization in a digital substation automation
Substation automation is a mission-critical task and electric power utilities must synchronize across large-scale distributed power grid switches in a substation to enable smooth power transfer and maintain power supply… Read more
Aug 22, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
The study of harmonics and LV energy compensation
The harmonic currents are mainly down to the nonlinear loads in the installations. The most frequent harmonic sources are linked to the use of electric arcs (welding, arc furnaces, discharge… Read more
Aug 20, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Practical tips on how not to burnout an electric motor
There are many reasons why an electric motor could start heating up. For example, when another starting duty is used then the informed one on the motor nameplate may result… Read more
Aug 15, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
The fundamentals of protection relay co-ordination and time/current grading principles
Transmission and distribution systems are exposed to overcurrent flow into their elements. In an electric power system, overcurrent or excess current is a situation where a larger than intended electric… Read more
Aug 13, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
The technology behind distributed control system (DCS) in a thermal power plant
A DCS is the heart of a thermal power plant’s instrumentation and control systems. DCS stands for ‘distributed control system’, and the term ‘distributed’ means that several processors are operating…...
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Aug 09, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi