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Category 'Power Substation' - Technical Articles

Category “Power Substation” is dedicated to technical articles about a subsidiary station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers. This also includes primary and secondary distribution, substation installation, testing and commissioning, erection and other important topics.

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What to expect from an old GIS, and what are the options for support and life extension

Every new GIS switchgear eventually gets old and obsolete at the end of its lifetime. Problems with GIS, as with every other switchgear type, typically start after the midpoint of the lifecycle. This is the point at which the end…...

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Jun 30, 2025 | By

What to expect from an old GIS and what are the options for support and life extension
Power Substation

Best Practice in Substation Oil Containment

Numerous firms in emerging sectors offer conceptual substation oil containment solutions that remain unproven yet have been deployed. This has resulted in several installations of containment systems that are functionally ineffective. There have been and continue to be assertions that… Read more

Jun 23, 2025 | By

Best Practice in Substation Oil Containment
Energy and Power

Loading issue that seriously affects transformer operation

Before its on-site installation and commissioning, a transformer has been designed and tested to a particular specification or standard. In real life, a transformer must adapt to a number of variations from the standard operational criteria set down in these…...

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Jun 16, 2025 | By

Loading issue that seriously affects transformer operation
Energy and Power

What is a Load Flow Study in Power Engineering

Load flow, sometimes known as power flow, are phrases that may be used interchangeably in power engineering. This term refers to a network solution that forecasts steady-state currents, voltages, and both real and reactive power flows across each branch and… Read more

May 26, 2025 | By

What is a Load Flow Study in Power Engineering
Power Substation

Behind upgrading the 50+ years old 132/11 kV substation

Let’s look at the 50+ years old 132/11 kV substation that needs refurbishing and uprating as an illustration of the complicated mix of concerns that need to be considered. It shows that there are more than just financial factors to…...

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Behind upgrading the 50+ years old 132/11 kV substation
Power Substation

Why do power grid crashes and total blackouts happen?

Minimizing the likelihood of blackouts is of the highest importance due to the significant effects that would result from partial or total blackouts in highly industrialized nations. Additional difficulties have been and will be posed by the growing use of…...

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May 12, 2025 | By

Why do power grid crashes and total blackouts happen?
Power Substation

Pitfalls hidden in determining transformer tank, bushings, insulation, and impedance

Managing specification and assests for large power transformers such as tank, bushings, insulation and short-circuit impedance is quite challenging. One mistake and you’re done! Power transformers play a real critical role in high-voltage transmission systems, providing strict voltage transformation, system…...

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Apr 28, 2025 | By

Pitfalls hidden in determining transformer tank, bushings, insulation, and impedance
Power Substation

Alarms Coming From the Shunt Reactor You Must Never Ignore (and what should be done)

Nowadays, monitoring of transformers and shunt reactors is pretty much common. However, the difference is in the nuances. There are dozens of parameters that can be monitored and the the overall cost is not negligible at all. There are many…...

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Mar 24, 2025 | By

Alarms Coming From the Shunt Reactor You Must Never Ignore (and What To Do)
Power Substation

Design of Auto/Manual Changeover Logic Between Two Busbars Within a Substation

In any industry/plant, the operations rely heavily on interruption free supply of power to meet the targets of production. As a result, we see emergency generators, UPSs or renewable energy sources to save us from complete shutdown. This back-up or…...

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Design of Auto/Manual Changeover Logic Between Two Busbars Within a Substation


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