Five switching devices you are likely to spot in most of the low voltage switchgears

This technical article will try to shed some light on switching devices usually installed in low voltage switchgear – circuit breakers, contactors, disconnectors, load-break switches, switch disconnectors and fuses. There… Read more

Dec 23, 2019 | Low Voltage

The analysis of MV/LV incoming supply configurations for large industrial plants

The metal-processing industry is an excellent example where you can find specific large industrial plants. Why specific? Maybe because in such plants, there are only a few individual large loads…...

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Dec 18, 2019 | Medium Voltage ♛

The basics of fault protection for medium voltage motors

In principle, the protection of medium voltage motors is similar to low voltage motors, but the requirements are more demanding. Being closer to the utility source, medium-voltage motors are more… Read more

Dec 16, 2019 | Electric Motor

Where and why you should use thyristor switched reactive power compensation

Various aspects of reactive power compensation problems have already been mentioned in previous articles. However, because of consistency of this article, we will remind ourselves briefly on basic terms and…...

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Dec 12, 2019 | Low Voltage ♛

Why substation equipment fails and why it’s wise to think of that much before failure

This technical article will try to shed some light on why and how electrical equipment fails and what’s happening before and during the failure of particular substation equipment like switchgear,… Read more

Dec 09, 2019 | Power Substation

Notes in preparation of an MV/LV substation civil drawings and construction layout

MV/LV substations are not only a point of supply but also provide a means of network isolation in the event of faults or emergencies. In that manner, a detailed substation…...

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Dec 05, 2019 | Power Substation ♛

Backup fault protection for generators in case of a failure at the generation station

It is a common practice to use the differential relay as primary fault protection for the generator. Backup fault protection is also highly recommended to protect the generator from the… Read more

Dec 04, 2019 | Energy Generation

Four special connections of current transformers in relay protection applications

As you should already know, current transformers are used for metering and relay protection purposes. When we are talking about current transformers used for metering, their performance is of interest… Read more

Dec 02, 2019 | Metering

How can a PLC and VFD be used for pump control (power and control circuits)

For the last several decades, every engineering task related to process control is realized by the use of PLC (Programmable Logic Controller). If we are talking about induction motor control,…...

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Nov 27, 2019 | Electric Motor ♛

HV/EHV substation switching configurations, control and protection functions

The demand for power is growing rapidly due to increased industrial activities almost all across the world. Various generating sets of large ratings are being set up to meet this… Read more

Nov 25, 2019 | Power Substation