Is storing excess energy in batteries worth integrating into the power system?
To be honest, the technology of energy storage in batteries is pretty hot nowadays. It’s smart for utilities worldwide to get in line to learn what it is and how countries can benefit from it. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)…...
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Oct 07, 2024 | By Muhammad Kashif
The art of fault clearance in transmission systems: The logic of main and backup relays
The protection and fault clearance requires great attention. In terms of fault clearance protection, we categorize the relays into main protection relays and backup protection relays. The main protection relay is installed at all primary equipment, and it is essential… Read more
Sep 30, 2024 | By Edvard Csanyi
Mastering Distance Protection and Calculations: Never Mess Up Protection Accuracy
The first part of this article series delved into the fundamentals of overcurrent protection, exploring the intricacies of relay coordination, the impact of source impedance, and the application of distance protection. These foundational concepts laid the groundwork for understanding how…...
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Sep 23, 2024 | By Muhammad Kashif
Mastering Distance Protection and Calculations: Advice and Serious Warnings
In 2004, I embarked on an intensive nine-month training program in protection and instrumentation. This experience laid the foundation for my deep understanding of substation protection systems, combining both theoretical knowledge and practical application. The first protection scheme we delved…...
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Sep 09, 2024 | By Muhammad Kashif
Dos and don’ts in site testing and commissioning distribution and transmission plants
The objective of the site inspection and test plan for testing and commissioning is to establish a comprehensive framework for conducting site testing and commissioning activities. It’s as simple as that! The site testing and commissioning of a transmission or…...
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Sep 02, 2024 | By Edvard Csanyi
How (should) power utilities handle grid failures by utilizing mobile substations
Every nation has numerous vital facilities that are largely dependent on electricity to function. Infrastructures that are critical to a quick response to outages include the public health system, the communications sector, and government services like emergency first responders. Nonetheless,…...
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Jul 22, 2024 | By Edvard Csanyi
Best practice in hard times: How to safeguard the hundreds and thousands of substations
Like it or not, hard times are in front of us, by all means. I won’t deal the hard times now, but instead, I’ll shortly say that it’s all about the energy resources and who owns them. It’s also not…...
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Jun 17, 2024 | By Edvard Csanyi
Substation Equipment Maintenance: Often Neglected Until Something Big Drops Dead
The aging process starts the moment new substation equipment is put into service; how quickly it happens depends on a number of factors, including the equipment’s use, the environment, the quality of maintenance, and many more. However, things aren’t the… Read more
May 13, 2024 | By Edvard Csanyi
Twelve high voltage cable construction techniques used worldwide
This technical article discusses twelve different methods for laying high voltage cables. Out of the ten, four are deemed conventional and eight are deemed progressive. Many various utilities and companies all across the globe are making use of them, though… Read more
Apr 29, 2024 | By Edvard Csanyi
Substation control and monitoring systems: The eyes and ears of every power system
To ensure the substation is run efficiently, a control and monitoring systems are needed. These systems should display the current status of all plant equipment, including alarms and secondary system indicators. They should also provide digital outputs to open and… Read more
Feb 05, 2024 | By Edvard Csanyi
Cyber Monday in EEP! 20% Off on PRO Membership Plan and Video Courses!
I am hoping that everything is going well for you. With great pleasure, I would like to present to you two Cyber Monday deals that are only available to our electrical engineers: There is a 20% discount on the EEP… Read more
Nov 22, 2023 | By Edvard Csanyi
The loop electrical distribution system used to supply bulk loads (industrial plants and buildings)
First, let’s say a word or two about the essentials of power distribution systems for our young electrical engineers. An electric distribution system, or distribution plant as it is sometimes called, is all of that part of an electric power… Read more
Oct 23, 2023 | By Edvard Csanyi
Substation design choices and reasons for a new modern vs retrofit and upgrade an old one
This technical article addresses some of the most important reasons, dos and don’ts in making the substation design choices between designing a new modern and digital substation or retrofitting the existing one and upgrading its aging assets. We’ll discuss pricing… Read more
Oct 09, 2023 | By Edvard Csanyi
The art of the transmission switchyard design: The physical layout engineering (Case study included)
This article aims to shed some light on the so-called physical engineering activity in switchyard design in conjunction with some engineering computations. The physical layout engineering tackles the plot plan and SLD to optimize the area and coordinate with all…...
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Oct 02, 2023 | By Salem Alshahrani
11 factors that significantly influence the transformer price (Be careful when specifying)
The majority of utilities are normally extremely well aware of the economic aspects and savings that can be obtained at all stages of the transformer’s life cycle. This is because the purchase of a transformer involves a very high capital… Read more
Sep 18, 2023 | By Edvard Csanyi
