Yearly Archives: 2021

Section 4: System Voltage Considerations

Published by Bill Brown, P.E., Square D Engineering Services. Basic Principles The selection of system voltages is crucial to successful power system design. Reference [1] lists the standard voltages for the United States and their ranges. The nominal voltages from [1] are given in table 4-1. As can be seen, ANSI C84.1-1989 divides system voltagesContinue reading “Section 4: System Voltage Considerations”

Effects of Voltage Sags, Swell and other Disturbances on Electrical Equipment and their Economic Implications

Published by Norbert EDOMAH, Industrial Co-ordinator, Institute for Industrial Technology (IIT), Lagos, Nigeria. E-mail: ncedomah@yahoo.co.uk Published in CIRED 20th International Conference on Electricity Distribution, Prague, 8 -11 June 2009. ABSTRACT Poor power quality has come to stay in most parts of the world. In most part of Africa, especially in Nigeria, it is almost normalContinue reading “Effects of Voltage Sags, Swell and other Disturbances on Electrical Equipment and their Economic Implications”

Power Quality Issues, Problems, Standards & Their Effects in Industry with Corrective Means

Published by S.Khalid, Email: saifonline@rediffmail.com, & Dr. Bharti Dwivedi, Email: bharti_dwivedi@yahoo.com, Department of Electrical Engineering, I.E.T., Lucknow, India. International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology, May 2011. ©IJAET ISSN: 2231-1963 ABSTRACT Latest innovative ideas to make the life easier using the technology depends upon the application of power electronics in turn about power quality.Continue reading “Power Quality Issues, Problems, Standards & Their Effects in Industry with Corrective Means”

Summary of U.S. Distribution System Power Quality Levels

Published by D. D. Sabin, Email: dsabin@electrotek.com D. L. Brooks, Email: dbrooks@electrotek.com Electrotek Concepts, Inc., 409 North Cedar Bluff Road, Suite 500, Knoxville, Tennessee 37923-3605, United States A. Sundaram, Email: asundara@epri.com S. Bhatt, Email: sbhatt@epri.com Electric Power Research Institute, 3412 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94304-1395, United States Abstract The Distribution System Power Quality ProjectContinue reading “Summary of U.S. Distribution System Power Quality Levels”

Statistical Analysis of Voltage Dips and Interruptions – Final Results From the EPRI Distribution System Power Quality Monitoring Survey

Published by D. D. Sabin, Email: dsabin@electrotek.com T.E. Grebe, Email: tgrebe@electrotek.com M. F. McGranaghan, Email: markm@electrotek.com Electrotek Concepts, Inc., 408 North Cedar Bluff Road, Suite 500, Knoxville, TN, 37932 USA, Tel: +1-423-470-9222, Fax: +1-423-470-9223 A. Sundaram, Email: asundara@epri.com EPRI, 3412 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94304 USA, Tel: +1-650-855-2304, Fax: +1-650-855-8997 SUMMARY This paper describesContinue reading “Statistical Analysis of Voltage Dips and Interruptions – Final Results From the EPRI Distribution System Power Quality Monitoring Survey”

Learn What is the Purpose of Lightning Arrester and Why is Testing Necessary

Published by Carelabs (Carelabz) A Lightning Arrester, Surge arrester or Line arrester is a device used on electrical power systems and telecommunications systems to protect the insulation and conductors of the system from the damaging effects of lightning. The typical Lightning Arrester has a high-voltage terminal and a ground terminal. When a lightning surge (or switching surge) travelsContinue reading “Learn What is the Purpose of Lightning Arrester and Why is Testing Necessary”

Detailed Analysis of Class F1/F3 Flickermeter Implementations According to the Recent IEC Standards

Published by Pavel Štěpán, Technical University of Liberec – CZE, Email: Pavel.Stepan@tul.cz Leoš Kukačka, Technical University of Liberec – CZE, Email: Leos.Kukacka@tul.cz Jan Kraus, Technical University of Liberec – CZE, Email: Jan.Kraus@tul.cz CIRED 23rd International Conference on Electricity Distribution, Lyon, 15-18 June 2015. Paper 1077. ABSTRACT The paper is concerned with specific problems of flicker meterContinue reading “Detailed Analysis of Class F1/F3 Flickermeter Implementations According to the Recent IEC Standards”

Harmonics & Waveform Measurements Low Pass Filter & Sine Wave Filter for a 460V 100HP AC Motor with VFD

Published by Dranetz™ Technologies, Inc., Case Study, Website: dranetz.com. This case study was submitted by Ing. Leopoldo Martínez Basulto, Dranetz México. INTRODUCTION Harmonics are an important PQ issue today. Variable Frequency Drives (VFD), Uninterruptible Power Systems (UPS), computers, LED lighting, electronic ballasts, etc. are widely used in all kinds of facilities. It is well knownContinue reading “Harmonics & Waveform Measurements Low Pass Filter & Sine Wave Filter for a 460V 100HP AC Motor with VFD”

The Seven Types of Power Problems

Published by Joseph Seymour, Schneider Electric – Data Center Science Center White Paper 18 Rev 1. Executive Summary Many of the mysteries of equipment failure, downtime, software and data corruption, are the result of a problematic supply of power. There is also a common problem with describing power problems in a standard way. This whiteContinue reading “The Seven Types of Power Problems”