There are a lot of interesting two page type notes on various medium voltage topics – switchgear, circuit breakers, bus systems etc. It is on the Siemens...

Traditionally substations have used circuit breakers, current transformers (CT), voltage transformers (VT) and protection relays all wired together using...

In three phase systems, the use of transformers with three windings (or legs) per side is common.  These three windings are often connected in delta or...

While not as popular as it once was, frame leakage protection does still have some use in some circumstances.  In essence frame leakage is an earth fault...

Often us engineers get so bogged down in equations, using software, producing drawings and writing specifications that this becomes the sole focus.   ...

This morning I was explaining how differential protection works to a junior engineer. To give him something to read I opened up the NPAG (Network Protection...

A single phase system is perhaps the most common type of system most people are familiar with. This is what people have in their homes and what appliances...

Electric motors are one of the most widely used items of electrical equipment. Improving motor efficiency benefits include, reduced power demand, lower...

Most installations involve some form of lightning protection system which is connected to an earth electrode.  The function of the earth electrode is to...

Problems on achieving maximum voltage drop within an installation come up often. Depending where you live, local regulations will have different limits...