Maintenance
Troubleshooting Buchholz relay and recommended actions when it operates
This technical article provides guidance on the possible causes of Buchholz relay operation and recommends actions following the receipt of a Buchholz surge trip or gas collection alarm. It covers… Read more
Feb 15, 2021 | By Edvard
Power Substation
Functional testing of IEC 61850 based Substation Automation Systems
Testing the protection element settings of IEDs and protection schemes are well established practices when testing a Protection, Automation and Control (PAC) system. Tools and methods are available to support… Read more
Feb 08, 2021 | By Christian B. and Eugenio C. at OMICRON
Maintenance
Recommendations for the successful erection of medium voltage switchgear
Electrical engineers working on project execution know that switchgear erection brings many challenges, no matter the voltage level. The switchgear cannot always be assembled in the factory and shipped to… Read more
Feb 01, 2021 | By Edvard
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Learn how to read and analyze control circuits of MV gas insulated switchgear (GIS)
Previously, an introductory part of the GIS and its components were discussed to pave the way for the GIS control circuits. Moreover, the single-line diagram example for a double-bus and…...
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Jan 25, 2021 | By Salem Alshahrani
Energy and Power
How to measure power quality? What devices should you use and what to measure?
Measuring power quality and finding a bugbear in the network which is messing with the power are considered a highly paid job. Every electrical network and its problems with harmonics,… Read more
Jan 18, 2021 | By Edvard
Electric Motor
Troubleshooting the most typical winding problems of three phase electric motors
It’s always important to identify the real cause of burned windings and not just to replace the electric motor. Motor windings have a different appearance in all these failure situations:… Read more
Dec 21, 2020 | By Edvard
High Voltage
Testing and commissioning of MV/HV switchgears (wiring, final inspection and checks)
This article continues the series of articles dedicated to erection, testing and commissioning of MV/HV switchgears by describing the most important precautions and recommendations in various procedures and steps. Starting… Read more
Oct 28, 2020 | By Edvard
High Voltage
Guide to erection and commissioning of MV/HV switchgears (Inspection, installation and assembly)
Erection and commissioning of MV/HV switchgear are quite complex and full of tiny little details that can easily make your project slow down or even stop. Not to mention deadlines… Read more
Oct 26, 2020 | By Edvard
Power Substation
13 terms concerning relaying, measurements, and breakers used by protection engineers
It’s not unusual to see graduates and engineers from other disciplines experience difficulties in properly interpreting the terminology used in applying relays, analyzing their performance, and designing protection systems. Actually,… Read more
Oct 07, 2020 | By Edvard
Testing and Commissioning
Hints on installation and commissioning power transformers (experience and recommendations)
Purchasing a power transformer for a project is always challenging for every electrical engineer dealing with the procurement. You could omit dozens of possible details from the final specification and… Read more
Sep 28, 2020 | By Edvard
Energy and Power
Electrical insulation testing – Often underestimated until things go really bad
Due to mechanical damage, vibrations, (excessive) heat/cold, moisture/humidity, chemical influences and interactions and aging pinholes, cracks causes moisture and foreign matter to penetrate the surface of the insulation. They create… Read more
Jun 17, 2020 | By Edvard
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My experience in the design and installation of medium voltage switchgears
Medium Voltage (MV) switchgear is typically any switchgear over 1000V in the United States (US). Some of the nominal voltage ratings used in the US by power utilities are 2.4-4.16kV,…...
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May 07, 2020 | By Amar M
Energy and Power
Twelve doubts in ground testing that make electrical engineers pretty confused
Ground testing is often misunderstood by electrical engineers and technicians who do not perform such testing often and regularly. It seems that there are a lot of questions and doubts… Read more
May 06, 2020 | By Edvard
Maintenance
The art of transformer maintenance, inspection and repair (recommended practices)
The primary purpose of transformer maintenance is to ensure the internal and external parts of the transformer and accessories are kept in good condition and “fit for purpose” and able… Read more
Feb 10, 2020 | By Edvard
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How to avoid common mistakes during wiring and startup of power factor correction (PFC) cubicle
Power factor correction (PFC) and reactive power compensation (RPC) are often used as synonyms in practice. Although they are similar and mutually dependent terms, they don’t represent the same thing…....
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Jan 16, 2020 | By Miodrag Kokotovic
