Electrical power systems

The Effects of Low Power Factor on Electrical Equipment

The cosine of the angle between voltage and current in an AC circuit is referred to as the power factor.…

3 weeks ago
What are Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) Controllers?

What are Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems (FACTS) Controllers?

Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) can be described as AC transmission systems incorporating power electronic-based controllers and other static controllers…

3 months ago

Causes of Power System Disturbances & Corrective Measures

Even though most protective system designs are built around individual components, system-wide disturbances in power systems are rather a frequent…

3 months ago

Sources of Power Quality Problems

Power quality may be affected by a number of issues. Our discussion in this article focuses on various devices and…

4 months ago

Common Terms Used When Describing Power Quality Problems

Power quality has become an important issue to electricity consumers at all levels of consumption. This has especially been intensified…

4 months ago