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Power Substation

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 of the transmission and distribution networks by all persons associated…...

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The 10 most used software for electrical design, analysis, and simulation of T&D networks
Low Voltage

Automatic transfer switch between three power sources (analysis of schemes)

When a switchboard can be supplied from two or more different sources, transfer between those sources can be done manually or automatically. This kind of configuration is usually designed when reliability and quality of power supply need to be provided…....

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Oct 03, 2019 | By

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Energy and Power

Good practice rules for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of LV conductors

The search for an overall optimization of the installation with regard to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and its ability to function without suffering or emitting excessive interference, comes via a set of good practices, which are often simple and based on…...

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Sep 30, 2019 | By

Good practice rules for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of LV conductors
Low Voltage

Things you MUST know when commissioning low voltage switchgear and circuit breakers

Purchasing low voltage switchgear is not that easy, it’s not like purchasing a new TV or laptop. You have to be very experienced and deadly serious when specifying and ordering LV switchgear, but also during the commissioning and testing. This…...

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Things you MUST know when commissioning low voltage switchgear and circuit breakers
Energy and Power

Why we find temperature so important everywhere in electrical engineering?

The purpose of this article is to underline and illustrate the importance of temperature for various aspects of electrical engineering. This is one of the crucial engineering issues from the very beginning in design and procurement stage, later during exploitation,…...

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High Voltage

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 everything else under the hood is improved a lot comparing…...

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

Field devices and signals used for LV SCADA operations

At low voltage level, SCADA applications are usually used for process control and monitoring of equipment. Furthermore, incoming circuit breakers or switch disconnectors inside large LV switchboards may also be operated remotely, by the command given from the SCADA working…...

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Premium Content

Case study: Failure of a transformer & switchgear buses due to a ferroresonance event

First of all, it’s good to know that the possibility of a transformer ferroresonance condition rapidly increases as the transformer is closer to generator zone. This condition may occur when the generator is disconnected, leaving the unit transformer delta winding…...

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Aug 23, 2019 | By

Case study of transformer failure due to a ferroresonance occurrence
Energy and Power

Six beautiful animals that cause interruptions and hazards to electric utilities

Animals are one the largest causes of customer interruptions for nearly every electric utility worldwide, right after human and other factors. Problems and mitigation techniques are as varied as the animals involved. Identifying and addressing physical root causes is often…...

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Aug 19, 2019 | By

6 beautiful animals that may cause interruptions to electric utilities
Energy and Power

Top five software types that LV design engineers MUST know how to work with

Back in the early days, engineers weren’t able to use software tools for the purpose of drawing, calculation, and design. So, how did they do it? Prior to the software era, drawings were made manually, using ink and paper, while…...

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Aug 08, 2019 | By

Top five software types that LV design engineers MUST know how to work with
Maintenance

Maintenance and troubleshooting guidelines for a typical high voltage switchgear

Like any other major component of the high voltage electrical network, a switchgear also needs maintenance schedules for trouble-free operation during its life cycle. No one should work on the system itself or on any plant controlled by it, without…...

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Aug 07, 2019 | By

Maintenance and troubleshooting guidelines for a typical high voltage switchgear
Energy and Power

How not to select the wrong generator set (genset) for your application

Generator set is maybe the most expensive part you can find in a substation. Therefore, many factors must be considered when determining the proper size or electrical rating of an electrical power generator set. If wrong size or rate is…...

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Jul 31, 2019 | By

How not to select the wrong generator set (genset) for your application
Medium Voltage

Learn how to analyse and check wiring diagrams of a medium voltage switchgear

As already written earlier regarding the LV switchboard, wiring diagrams are used to show the control and signalization principle of operation inside the switchboard. Usually, they are given in form of electrical circuits between two lines which are representing control…...

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Jul 25, 2019 | By

Learn how to analyse and check wiring diagrams of a medium voltage switchgear
Power Substation

Six alarms coming from a substation transformer you MUST take very seriously

Transformers are the most expensive piece of apparatus in a power substation and therefore must have appropriate protection equipment installed to guard against various faults. This technical article explains a few internal transformer faults that make an alarm in a…...

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Jul 22, 2019 | By

Six alarms coming from a substation transformer you MUST take very seriously
Energy and Power

The magic I used to reduce harmonics in a plant (a real case study)

During the last several decades, the number and severity of electrical engineering problems caused by harmonic distortion have been significantly increased in both, domestic and industrial environments. This is mainly due to the increased number and larger ratings of nonlinear…...

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Case study: The magic I used to reduce harmonics in a plant


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