Tag: Power systems
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Testing & Commissioning Protective Schemes
Generally protective equipment testing may be divided into three stages: Factory tests. Commissioning tests. Periodic maintenance tests. Factory and commissioning tests confirm the performance of equipment during its development and fabrication, and its operational environment. Periodical maintenance ensures that this … Read more
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The Principles of Power System Protection
The Function and Principles of Power System Protection The objective of power system protection is to detect faults or abnormal operating conditions and initiate corrective action. Photo by American Public Power Association on Unsplash Principles of Power System Protection There … Read more
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Overvoltage Protection Techniques & Equipment
Overvoltage Protection – Objective, Methods & Equipment The purpose of the protective equipment in a power system is to isolate the faulty section from the healthy system by initiating tripping for appropriate circuit breakers. This whole process must be carried … Read more
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Air Circuit Breakers: Features, Operation & Applications
Air Circuit Breaker Features & Operation An air circuit breaker employs atmospheric air as its interrupting medium. The arc is drawn between its contacts and extended via arc runners on to an arc chute where it is presented with a … Read more
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Residential Electrical Wiring: Key Safety Considerations
Residential Electrical Wiring Overview A residential electric power service typically consists of a three wire ac system supplied by the local power utility company. A distribution transformer with a primary and two secondaries formed with a center tap on the … Read more
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Protective Relays: Function, Features & Operation
A protective relay is basically an electrical device that detects a fault in a power system and initiates the operation of the circuit breaker to isolate the defective section or component from the rest of the system. In other words, … Read more
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SF6 Circuit Breakers: Features, Operation & Applications
Introduction Many modern designs of circuit breakers for use at transmission voltages utilize sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) gas both as an arc-interrupting/arc-quenching and a dielectric medium. At distribution voltages SF6 designs of circuit breakers are also used, however … Read more
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Main Types of Earthing Systems
Introduction The process of connecting the metallic frame i.e. non-current part of electrical equipment or some electrical part of the system such as the neutral point of the secondary side of the distribution transformers or the star point in a … Read more
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Common Causes of Failures of Power Transformers
As with most of electrical equipment, the key causes of failure of power transformers are either due to electrical failure or mechanical failure. These failures don’t occur that often as compared with other failures in other electrical equipment like switchgear… Read more