High resistance grounding equipment in mining applications
High resistance grounding equipment or permanently installed electrical distribution systems used in mines should be selected and applied as recommended for process industries. When mobile equipment is connected to the distribution system… Read more
Aug 22, 2012 | By Edvard Csanyi
Types of neutral earthing in power distribution (part 2)
Resistance grounding has been used in three-phase industrial applications for many years and it resolves many of the problems associated with solidly grounded and ungrounded systems. Resistance Grounding Systems limits… Read more
Feb 09, 2012 | By jiguparmar
Types of neutral earthing in power distribution (part 1)
In the early power systems were mainly Neutral ungrounded due to the fact that the first ground fault did not require the tripping of the system. An unscheduled shutdown on… Read more
Feb 06, 2012 | By jiguparmar
Neutral system – Single earthed or Multi earthed?
In distribution system three phase load is unbalance and non linear so the neutral plays an very important role in distribution system. Generally, distribution networks are operated in an unbalanced… Read more
Oct 13, 2011 | By jiguparmar
Protective Grounding Requirements
Each region shall implement procedures to ensure the adequacy of protective grounds and shall periodically review grounding practices at each facility to determine the proper size, length, and number (if… Read more
Mar 19, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Reasons for Substation Grounding System
There are many parameters that have an effect on the voltages in and around the substation area. Since voltages are site-dependent, it is impossible to design one grounding system that… Read more
Jan 09, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
A journey through components commonly found in control and protection schematics
In this article, we embark on a journey through various components commonly found in various electrical diagrams, control and protection schematics, shedding light on their functions, symbols, and significance in…...
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Jan 29, 2024 | By Muhammad Kashif
Contract drawings for a power transformer – The checklist you should always follow
This technical article provides a collection of the common drawings that are sent by the manufacturer to the client for approval and reference. The goal of these drawings is to… Read more
Dec 04, 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…...
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Oct 02, 2023 | By Salem Alshahrani
Mastering stability test of power transformer: Differential and Restricted Earth Fault (REF) protection
This technical article discusses the essentials of transformer differential protection and restricted earth fault protection schemes, contrasting the two and elaborating on why the latter is necessary. Furthermore, it reveals…...
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Sep 25, 2023 | By Muhammad Kashif
Procedures and activities during the design and tendering phase of HV project engineering
Before getting into the project engineering phase, power system planning with the focus on basic design aspects of main power system components must be performed. Based on recommendations resulting from… Read more
Sep 26, 2022 | By Edvard Csanyi
Eight most damaging overvoltages in industrial systems (root causes and prevention)
Electric insulation in energized systems is continuously under stress. Electric systems are subject to disturbances of many types which unavoidably produce overvoltages. However, the application engineer has at his command… Read more
Dec 20, 2021 | By Edvard Csanyi
Major steps in designing generation and power evacuation in large hydropower plants
Hydropower plants, one of the major sources of energy in countries with an abundance of water resources, have unique generation and power evacuation characteristics. From mere kilowatts to thousands of…...
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Nov 15, 2021 | By Bishal Lamichhane
The art of the switchyard design: Handpicked details you must consider without fail
This article deals with switchyard design and it’s divided into two parts in which switchyard design considerations are discussed in the first part and the other part presents a case…...
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Sep 20, 2021 | By Salem Alshahrani
Substation and switchyard support structures for electrical equipment (you SHOULD know)
Substation and switchyard structures are used to support the above-grade components and electrical equipment such as cable bus, rigid bus, and strain bus conductors, switches, surge arresters, insulators, and other…...
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Aug 26, 2020 | By Edvard Csanyi