Energy and Power
Scientist and inventor – Mihailo Pupin
Mihailo (Mihailo Idvorsky) Pupin was born in Idvor, Banat, October 9, 1854. Received his academic education at Columbia College, New York, and his scientific education at the universities of Cambridge, England,and Berlin, Germany. Obtained his Ph.D. degree at the University… Read more
Apr 11, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
Switchboard Construction Basics For Engineers
Power distribution systems are used in every residential, commercial, and industrial building to safely control the distribution of electrical power throughout the facility. Most of us are familiar with the power distribution system found in the average home. Power purchased… Read more
Apr 09, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Renewable Energy
Setting the scene in UK – Why renewable energy?
Energy is at the heart of our society. To date, the developed world has relied predominantly on fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and nuclear power for energy. Inevitably these will run out and we will need to turn… Read more
Apr 06, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
High Voltage
HGI generator circuit breaker – ABB
The circuit-breakers type HGI can be used as generator circuit-breaker in all types of power plants with unit sizes between 60 – 180 MVA and nominal voltages up to 21kV. If used as feeder breakers in industry plants, the nominal… Read more
Apr 05, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Cables
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as jacketing material
PVC is the most widely used nonmetallic jacketing material in the wire and cable industry. Starting in 1935, when it first became available, the use of PVC grew rapidly because of its low cost, its easy processing, and its excellent… Read more
Apr 04, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Renewable Energy
Are renewable resources practical?
While few people disagree that renewable energy is a good idea, most also recognize there are two practical barriers to implementation on a wide scale. First, all renewable energy sources, except for hydro-electric power, cost from two to five times… Read more
Apr 01, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
High Voltage
MiCOM P139 – Feeder Management and Bay Control
MiCOM P139 is a cost-effective one-box solution for integrated numerical time-overcurrent protection and control. The unit’s protection functions provide selective short-circuit protection, ground fault protection and overload protection in medium- and high voltage systems. The systems can be operated as… Read more
Mar 30, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Lighting
Lights up, the facts about lighting!
Illuminance is light falling on a surface measured in footcandles or lux. Distributed with an economic and visual plan, it becomes engineered lighting and, therefore, practical illumination. A lighting designer has four major objectives: Provide the visibility required based on… Read more
Mar 28, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
Tesla’s view on war
Tesla was opposed to wars in general. Nikola Tesla did devise protective measures that would prevent wars. Tesla found exceptions in some wars and some justifiable situations. Tesla envisioned that more terrible weapons were going to be developed in the… Read more
Mar 25, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Lighting
Dual nature of light
Light has intrigued humankind for centuries. The most ancient theories considered light as something emitted by the human eye. Later on, it was understood that light should come from the objects seen and that it entered the eye producing the… Read more
Mar 24, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Cables
Offshore wind farms – transmission cables
The European wind power industry is increasingly turning to the offshore wind resource, and the United States will draw on the Europeans’ experience as we begin to plan offshore wind farms. Short of generating hydrogen, or otherwise using or storing… Read more
Mar 23, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Lighting
Colour classification and temperature
Colour is a subjective psycho physiologic interpretation of the visible electromagnetic spectrum. Luminous sensations or images, produced in our retina, are sent to the brain and interpreted as a set of monochromatic sensations which constitute the colour of the light…. Read more
Mar 22, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Medium Voltage
PIX metal-clad switchgear – Schneider Electric
The PIX metal-clad switchboards are extensible on both sides and consist of modular functional units, linked by a busbar, and connected to the substation earth via an earthing bus. The cubicles are subdivided by metal partitions into four separate compartments,… Read more
Mar 21, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Energy and Power
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 parallel grounds are required) of protective grounds. Regions shall maintain… Read more
Mar 19, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
Environment
Please, help brave Japan people!
As you already know, Japan is suffering from the greatest disaster since world war 2. A tremendous earthquake, a huge tsunami and now radiation leaks have caused untold damage in this marvelous country of honest, industrious people. I am really… Read more
Mar 18, 2011 | By Edvard Csanyi
