Energy and Power
5 Main Harmonics Generators And Their Detrimental Effects On Industrial Applications
In industrial applications, the main types of equipment that generate harmonics are: static converters, arc furnaces, lighting, saturated reactors and other equipment, such as rotating machines which generate slot harmonics… Read more
Jan 31, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
How to control and protect capacitor banks before something goes wrong
The purpose of a capacitor bank’s protective control is to remove the bank from service before any units or any of the elements that make up a capacitor unit are… Read more
Jan 24, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Electric Motor
Calculation of shaded-pole motor losses and efficiency at full load in 6 steps
First, let’s say few words about shaded-pole motors, and then dive into calculation procedure. A shaded pole motor is the simplest form of a single phase motor and is very… Read more
Jan 17, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
What are Triplen Harmonics and where do they happen?
In order to understand network problems with triplen harmonics, first let’s have a short explanation of harmonic phase sequence and third harmonics. Power engineers have traditionally used symmetrical components to… Read more
Jan 15, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Electrical Lectures
Solve These Ten DC Circuits and Train Your Brain!
I guess you’re still recovering from an awesome lunches and dinners you’ve had during holidays. Well, now when it’s over – it’s a good moment to plug yourself back and… Read more
Jan 04, 2018 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
It’s About Time. Engineers, Happy New Year!
Well, it’s about time. With 2018 just around the corner, it’s time to stop and look back at yet another good year at EEP. Beside publishing about 300+ technical articles… Read more
Dec 30, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
Seven Bad Effects Of Corona On Transmission Lines
All the diverse ionization processes involved in producing corona discharges in the highly stressed regions near the conductors of transmission lines, as well as the creation and movement of charged… Read more
Dec 08, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
Protections For Medium Voltage Synchronous Machines (Generators) – IEEE C37-2 Codes
The protection system for MV generators (synchronous machines) must be carefully selected and studied for the application it is destined for and it is not normally possible to define a… Read more
Dec 04, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
How To Control Reactive Power In Larger Electrical Plants With Multiple Incomers
Most compensation banks are controlled stepwise. For this purpose it is essential to ‘know’ when it is allowed to (de)activate a capacitor step by the power factor relay (controller). The… Read more
Nov 15, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
How To Calculate and Draw a Single Line Diagram For The Power System
This technical article explains how to calculate and draw a single line diagram of the three-phase, 60-Hz system power system with generators, motors, transformers and lines. The following components comprise… Read more
Nov 01, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
Improvement of Power Quality via Dynamic Reactive Power Compensation Systems
In many cases, industrial plants are characterized in particular by the use of highly dynamic drive technology. In addition to the undeniable advantages of these modern technologies, there is the… Read more
Oct 11, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
The Structure of Electric Power Systems (Generation, Distribution and Transmission Of Energy)
From a general perspective, an electric power system is usually understood as a very large network that links power plants (large or small) to loads, by means of an electric… Read more
Oct 09, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
How to choose a form of separation for LV switchboard and how to classify them
By form of separation it is meant the type of subdivision provided within the switchboard. Separation by means of barriers or partitions (metallic or insulating) may have several functions. And… Read more
Sep 25, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
Rules for power distribution in LV switchgear and protection of branch / distributed lines
Power distribution in low voltage switchgear can be defined as supplying power to a number of physically separate and individually protected circuits from a single circuit. Depending on the circuits… Read more
Sep 20, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
Installing a submarine transmission cable, how they do it
Installing a submarine transmission cable is a costly and challenging activity. The lifetime of a submarine cable might be tens of years and the technical interventions for its repairing in… Read more
Sep 11, 2017 | By Edvard Csanyi
