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 | Edvard

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 | Edvard

HV/EHV substation switching configurations, control and protection functions

The demand for power is growing rapidly due to increased industrial activities almost all across the world. Various generating sets of large ratings are being set up to meet this… Read more

Nov 25, 2019 | Edvard

5 substation building services that usually lack of proper design (and make troubles later)

This technical article introduces five main principles involved with substation control building and switchyard services that make a lot of troubles to substation crew if poorly designed. The article covers… Read more

Nov 20, 2019 | Edvard

Power supply conceptual schemes for small, medium-sized and large industrial plants

This technical article presents preferred system structures and power supply concepts for small, medium-sized and large industrial plants that meet the different requirements for power demand and supply quality. For…...

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Oct 22, 2019 | Edvard

Standard cubicle configurations for a medium voltage metal-enclosed switchgear

This technical article will shed some light on the standard design of medium voltage metal-enclosed switchgear cubicles in terms of enclosure configurations as well as the characteristics of busbar system…. Read more

Oct 21, 2019 | Edvard

IED (Intelligent Electronic Device) advanced functions that make our life better

IEDs have been deployed extensively in power automation systems recently, and the shift from RTUs to IEDs is evident due to the integration and interoperability features of the IEDs. This… Read more

Oct 16, 2019 | Edvard

Top ten software for electrical design, analysis and simulation of T&D networks

The importance of stability and maintaining the power quality of the electricity transmission and distribution (T&D) networks necessitates a thorough examination of all aspects of the design, analysis, and simulation…...

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Oct 10, 2019 | Ali Bahonar

Major components you can spot while looking at HV/EHV GIS (Gas-insulated switchgear)

Gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) is a piece of high voltage equipment that is being constantly developed day by day. The basics of GIS technology is more or less the same, but… Read more

Sep 18, 2019 | Edvard

Testing and commissioning of HV power transformers, circuit breakers, CTs and VTs

As you already know, substations are the points for controlling the supply of power on different routes by means of various equipment such as power transformers, circuit breakers, CTs/VTs, compensating… Read more

Sep 11, 2019 | Edvard

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