Edvard Csanyi
1621 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.
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Four abnormal operating conditions of a generator that could shut down the power plant
To be clear, the generator is very simple in construction and yet very complicated in operation rotating equipment. In a power plant, a generator cannot be considered in isolation because…...
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Sep 06, 2021 | By Edvard
Low Voltage
Practical design knowledge in harmonics distortion and power factor correction (PFC)
Nowadays, if you do not consider harmonics distortion when designing a new network, you missed the whole point of the network design. Yes, really. The sooner you realize that harmonics… Read more
Aug 30, 2021 | By Edvard
Safety
A quick reminder to substation transformer basics and safety precautions, dos and don’ts
Let us remind ourselves of the basics of substation transformer parts, their operation principles, and do’s and don’ts for safety measures and precautions. For novice substation engineers it’s important to… Read more
Aug 16, 2021 | By Edvard
Energy and Power
Isolation power solutions for ultimate power availability, efficiency and safety in hospitals
Things are changing fast, really fast. Technology we used a few years ago is now obsolete, and if you take a look for a second – it’s always about power… Read more
Aug 04, 2021 | By Edvard
Medium Voltage
Special measures needed for switching MV capacitor banks and filter circuits
Switching of medium voltage capacitor banks and filter circuits poses special demands on the circuit-breaker. Potentially critical impacts are the inrush current and the stress of the recovery voltage. This… Read more
Aug 02, 2021 | By Edvard
Energy and Power
The magic that isolation transformer uses to suppress transients and noise
Transformers are not perfect. Transients and noise (radio-frequency and low-level spikes) normally pass through transformers, not only by way of the magnetic lines of flux between the primary and the… Read more
Jul 21, 2021 | By Edvard
Electric Motor
Six methods to control the flow of harmonic currents and decrease harmonic distortion limits
The first technique to control harmonic-related problems in the industry involved substantial use of single-tuned filters to offer a low-impedance path to harmonic currents. Interestingly, it is not difficult to… Read more
Jul 19, 2021 | By Edvard
Maintenance
Uprating and expanding existing power substations (good practice and recommendations)
All actions involving substation construction require heavy planning. This is especially true of a program of substation uprating or expansion. The trend is toward the assessment of existing substations and… Read more
Jul 05, 2021 | By Edvard
Energy and Power
The difference in how series and shunt capacitors regulate the voltage and reactive power flows
At a casual look, a capacitor seems to be a pretty boring and unsophisticated device, that is, two metal plates separated by a dielectric insulating material. Couldn’t be simpler than… Read more
Jun 21, 2021 | By Edvard
Protection
Schematics and docs needed for communication systems of substation protective relaying system
Communication systems of electric utilities have become increasingly critical to electric system protection, operation, and maintenance. For fast tripping and clearing of system faults, communication-aided relaying has become a common… Read more
Jun 09, 2021 | By Edvard
High Voltage
Parallel switching phenomenon when MV/HV circuit breakers interrupt a shared fault current
Parallel switching occurs when two or more circuit-breakers are tripped to interrupt a shared fault current. This is typically the case for such bus arrangements as a double breaker, breaker-and-a-half,… Read more
Jun 07, 2021 | By Edvard
Low Voltage
Distribution earthing systems in LV/MV networks (design instructions and precautions)
The electrical earthing system is designed to provide safe and correct operation of the network under normal, earth fault, and transient conditions. During earth fault conditions, large fault currents may… Read more
Jun 02, 2021 | By Edvard
Power Substation
The essentials of overcurrent protection you are not allowed to forget (types and principles)
Relay protection is nowadays completely digitalized and very sophisticated; there is no doubt about that. But, do electrical engineers really understand what they do when setting parameters and navigate through… Read more
May 24, 2021 | By Edvard
Power Substation
The most common failure modes of electrical equipment in distribution systems
Each piece of electrical equipment on a distribution system has a probability of failing. When first installed, a piece of equipment can fail due to poor manufacturing, damage during shipping,… Read more
May 10, 2021 | By Edvard
Cables
Dos, don’ts and precautions in wiring cables and conductors inside low-voltage switchboard
To be clear from the very beginning of this article, there is no standard model for wiring low voltage switchboards and panelboards. However, for the wide variety of installations and… Read more
Apr 26, 2021 | By Edvard
