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  • Overvoltage Protection Techniques & Equipment

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    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

  • Surge Suppression in Power Systems

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    Causes of Power Surges Transient overvoltages in power systems may arise from a number of sources. Power disturbances resulting from lightning strikes or switching operations on transmission and distribution lines. The switching of power factor correction capacitors for voltage control … Read more