Published by Electrotek Concepts, Inc. Background PQView® is a database software application developed and commercialized by Electrotek Concepts, Inc. (“Electrotek”), which is designed to store and analyze large quantities of power quality-related disturbance and steady-state measurement data. PQView enables users to organize data from a variety of instruments, such as power quality monitors, microprocessor relays,Continue reading “PQView Software System”
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Power Factor Correction as the Right Step Towards a Safer Environment
Published by Alexander ABRAMOVITZ1, Volodymyr YASKIV2 , Keyue SMEDLEY3, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (1), Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University (2), University of California (3) Abstract. Generation and transfer of electrical energy can severely degrade the environment. The necessity of joint research in the field of high-frequency power converters with power factor correction toContinue reading “Power Factor Correction as the Right Step Towards a Safer Environment”
PQView Users Group Meeting October 25-26, 2022
Published by Electrotek Concepts, Inc. PQView® is a Microsoft Windows server application for collecting, processing, and building databases of electric power measurements. Developed in cooperation with EPRI®, PQView has evolved into a comprehensive system for centralizing data from many different types of metering systems including power quality monitors, digital fault recorders, microprocessor relays, and SCADAContinue reading “PQView Users Group Meeting October 25-26, 2022”
Distribution Substation Harmonic Measurement Data Evaluation
Published by Electrotek Concepts, Inc., PQSoft Case Study: Distribution Substation Harmonic Measurement Data Evaluation, Document ID: PQS1016, Date: October 15, 2010. Abstract: This case study presents a distribution harmonic data analysis for a substation monitoring location for a three-month period. The utility substation included a step-down transformer and a number of distribution feeders that supplied aContinue reading “Distribution Substation Harmonic Measurement Data Evaluation”
Analysis of Lightning Current Distribution in the Lightning Protection System (LPS) with using Numerical Simulations
Published by Konrad SOBOLEWSKI, Warsaw University of Technology Abstract. The paper describes the numerical model of a typical lightning protection system (LPS). This model was used to get information’s about lightning current distributions as an effect of direct lightning strike to this protection system. To perform this task was chosen software MATLAB/SIMULINK. With this toolContinue reading “Analysis of Lightning Current Distribution in the Lightning Protection System (LPS) with using Numerical Simulations”
Efunity becomes PQSynergy & Power Quality Blog Gold Sponsor
We are pleased to announce that Efunity was a Golden Sponsor for PQSynergyTM Conference Exhibition 2022 and Power Quality Blog. It is a privilege to be supported by Efunity. We are grateful to Adrian Teo, Chief Executive Officer of Efunity and to the Efunity team. Efunity is a company based out of Singapore that offers turnkeyContinue reading “Efunity becomes PQSynergy & Power Quality Blog Gold Sponsor”
Harmonics Generation, Propagation and Purging Techniques in Non-Linear Loads
Published by Hadeed Ahmed Sher, Khaled E. Addoweesh and Yasin Khan 1. Introduction Industrial revolution has transformed the whole life with advanced technological improvements. The major contribution in the industrial revolution is due to the availability of electrical power that is distributed through electrical utilities around the world. The concept of power quality in thisContinue reading “Harmonics Generation, Propagation and Purging Techniques in Non-Linear Loads”
Industrial Grids with Frequency Inverters and Localization of the Earth Fault
Published by Tomáš SNIEGOŇ, Jiří GURECKY, Department of Electrical Power Engineering, VŠB – TU Ostrava Abstract. This article focuses on industrial grids with frequency inverters and evaluation of the earth fault and its localization. In the first part the system of localization of the earth fault, industrial grids with frequency inverters and typical application inContinue reading “Industrial Grids with Frequency Inverters and Localization of the Earth Fault”
Research of the Fault Location Method of Distribution Network
Published by Yan LI1, Yu GUO2, Xiping WANG1,Electrical engineering department Hebei Engineering and Technical College (1), Langfang Yongqing supply Co.,Ltd. (2) Abstract. The rough set theory is used to realize the automatic fault location method of the rural power distribution network. The decision table of the distribution network fault location is based on the faultContinue reading “Research of the Fault Location Method of Distribution Network”
Apply to the Township’s Small Substation
Published by Shoucheng DING1,2, Limei XIAO1,2, Rui HUANG1, Jie LIU1, Shizhou YANG1, Xiao CHAI1,College of Electrical and Information Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology (1), Key Laboratory of Gansu Advanced Control for Industrial Processes (2) Abstract. This paper designed a small terminal of a 35kV substation; it can meet the substation area electricity and the futureContinue reading “Apply to the Township’s Small Substation”
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