Mitigating Wildfire Risks in High Fire Zones
As climate change continues to affect our planet, the frequency, and intensity of natural disasters, such as wildfires, have increased dramatically. One of the...
WÄRTSILÄ SETS NEW STANDARD FOR ENERGY STORAGE FIRE SAFETY TESTING
Technology group Wärtsilä has completed rigorous large-scale fire safety testing of its GridSolv Quantum Energy Storage System (ESS). The scope and scale of Wärtsilä’s...
Innovative Protection Philosophy
The major electrical assets in an Industrial Plant are Generators, Transformers, Motors, HT & LT switchgears, HT cables, Capacitor banks. The Generators and large...
Causes and Remedies of Electrical Fire
Electrical fires in electrical installation may be broadly caused by:
Over currents (overloads and short circuits)
Harmonics
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New age solutions to reduce power outages caused by trees and wildlife
The Problem: Power Cuts due to Vegetation & Wildlife Electrocution
The power cut/outage data of distribution companies reveals that most of the power cuts across...
Earthing and Lightning Protection
Equipment and building protection is provided by low impedance grounding and bonding between electrical services, protective devices, equipment and other conductive objects – so...
Reducing Lightning Strike Fatalities
More than 2500 people are dying due to lightning strikes in India every year. About 90% of them are those engaged in agricultural activities....
ENERGY SECURITY AND GHG MITIGATION – PART 3
Methane pyrolysis
It is a fundamentally new technology that splits natural gas or biomethane directly into the components of hydrogen and solid carbon. This process...
ENERGY SECURITY AND GHG MITIGATION Part 2
Conversion of waste into hydrogen first requires the production of a synthesis gas (syngas), composed of CO and H2. Gasification is used to directly...
ENERGY SECURITY AND GHG MITIGATION PART 1
We have arrived a long way from the days when people debated whether global warming is real, some of us would ridicule our ageing ...
Advanced measuring solutions for electrical maintenance and safety
We often find the electrical maintenance engineers and facility inspectors are trying their best to ensure uninterrupted service. Many a time they have to...
ELIMINATING ELECTRICAL SHOCK DEATHS OF FARMERS
According to an article published in THE TIMES OF INDIA on 23rd May 2021, 11 thousand agricultural workers are dying due to electrocution in...
INTRICACIES OF LIGHTNING PART-2
Typically LPS follows two installation approaches
Non Isolated System: Here, LPS is directly installed on the structure that needs to be protected.
Isolated System: Here, LPS...
Intricacies of Lightning – Part 1
Lightning, the visible discharge of electricity that occurs when a region of a cloud acquires an excess electrical charge, either positive or negative, that...
Transtector unveils AC Power strip surge protectors
Transtector Systems, an Infinite Electronics brand and a provider of end-to-end power and signal integrity solutions, released new AC Power strip surge protectors.
Transtector's high-performance...
RFC4072S-high-performance Remote Field Controller based on PLCnext Technology
The RFC4072S is the first high-performance Remote Field Controller based on PLCnext Technology. It is also possible to use applications with the highest safety...
Cybersecurity Concerns for the Smart Grid in the Age of the Pandemic
Modern communication technologies like fibre optic lines, satellite communication etc,. have come forward to address the long-existing communication challenges between the substations...
Protection Issues in MICROGRID – A Synthetic View
The independent power systems - Microgrids are the most important solution to overcome the power blackout due to overloading of main electrical grid. As a localized power grid, microgrid has its own generation sources, and definable load systems.It also works with renewable energy sources for power generation which tends to the usage of storage resources according to the requirement. Microgrid can operate in line with the traditional grid as well it can be disconnected from the grid to operate autonomously. It tends to provide reliable, quality and efficient energy supply to customers. Apart from the major issues like power flow control, power quality, and stability still the implementation of microgrids pose some technical challenges at the protection level of microgrid. This study mainly focuses on the protection issues faced by microgrid and some possible remedies to overcome the technical challenges at the microgrid protection phase.
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited provides safety advice to fly kites
Tata Power-DDL is running a social media campaign using its corporate mascot Roshni for providing tips on precautions to be taken while flying kites.
Prevent Electric Shock and Electrical Fires in Electrical Installation as per Indian standards
- The following article is authored by Gajaria Gokal, B.E. and M.E. (USA)