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Category 'Testing and Commissioning' - Technical Articles

This category includes dozens of articles about testing and commissioning low—medium—and high-voltage equipment and assemblies, such as circuit breakers, CTs, VTs, disconnectors, switchgear, transformers, electric motors, capacitor banks, etc. Special attention is given to testing procedures and identifying common mistakes that engineers make during testing.

Medium Voltage

My experience in the design and installation of medium voltage switchgear

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, 7.2kV, 13.8kV, 14.4kV, 23kV, 34.5kV and so on. The design…...

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May 07, 2020 | By

My experience and issues during the design and installation of medium voltage switchgear
Low Voltage

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. RPC is a procedure for reducing total reactive power of…...

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Jan 16, 2020 | By

How to avoid common mistakes during wiring and startup of power factor correction (PFC) cubicle
Maintenance

12 on-site checks to inspect the transformer’s health

On-site inspection of the substation transformer usually exposes important condition changes and it initiates various suspicions that need to be investigated in detail. As with any other substation equipment, many things could go wrong during the transformer operation. For example,…...

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Nov 11, 2019 | By

12 on-site checks to inspect substation transformer
Low Voltage

13 very important type tests of a low voltage switchgear carried out by the manufacturer

Certification of distribution assemblies is defined by international standard IEC 61439-1. This standard provides common rules that are recognized worldwide. Compliance with the standard is certified, depending on the country or market, by a declaration of the panel builder, the…...

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Nov 06, 2019 | By

13 most important type tests of a low voltage switchgear performed in a factory
Medium Voltage

Lessons I learned during the start-up of an MV switchgear

In the world of electrical engineering, a term start-up assumes all works which are necessary to be done for putting in operation already tested switchgear, as close as possible installed in position and ambient defined by design documentation and employer’s…...

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Oct 31, 2019 | By

Lessons I learned during the start-up of an MV switchgear
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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Sep 23, 2019 | By

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

The most important precautions during commissioning and start up of LV switchgear

Low voltage switchgear can often be a very complex and expensive piece of electrical equipment, usually representing one of the most critical and crucial parts of the project. In order to ensure that such important equipment is designed and will…...

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Jun 13, 2019 | By

The most important precautions during commissioning and start up of LV switchgear


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