Power systems

Surge Suppression in Power Systems

Causes of Power Surges Transient overvoltages in power systems may arise from a number of sources. Power disturbances resulting from…

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Switchgear Equipment

Switchgear can be defined as equipment used for controlling, regulating and switching ON and OFF power circuits. Switchgear units range…

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Power Measurement in AC Circuits (Single-phase & Polyphase Systems)

Introduction to AC Power Measurement In alternating current circuits, the instantaneous power varies continuously as the voltage and current varies…

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Ideal Transformers

A transformer consists of several coils wound on a common core that usually consists of laminated iron (to reduce eddy-current…

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Single-phase vs. Three-phase Power Systems

Thomas A. Edison’s work on electric light led to the concept of a centrally located power station with distributed electric…

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Power Measurements in DC Circuits

Measurement of electric power is essential in both commercial industrial applications and domestic applications. Prior estimation and subsequent measurements of…

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