Safety

Equipment and building protection is provided by low impedance grounding and bonding between electrical services, protective devices, equipment and other conductive objects – so...

According to an article published in THE TIMES OF INDIA on 23rd May 2021, 11 thousand agricultural workers are dying due to electrocution in...

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.

Surge arresters are voltage limiting devices used to protect electrical insulation from voltage spikes (surges) in a power system. The job of a surge...

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...

Transmission  &  Distribution  line  equipment  are  stressed with a variety of transients, fluctuations and abnormalities. These abnormalities affect the dielectric strength of equipment. Dielectric...

If the selection of inappropriate specifications switchgears go unnoticed, it may jeopardize safety of man and machines both. Therefore, utmost care is required, while designing an electrical protective scheme as far as selection of CTs of correct specifications, switchgears, etc is concerned.

The British Standard three-pin socket outlet is widely celebrated as one of the safest and most sophisticated in the world. One individual whose ideas helped to form the design we are familiar with today was Charles Arnold, electrical engineer and co-founder of MK Electric. As the company celebrates turning 100 years old, Emma Segelov, EMEA marketing operations manager for MK Electric by Honeywell, looks back at the socket’s humble beginnings. - Emma Segelov

Electrical fires in electrical installation may be broadly caused by: Over currents (overloads and short circuits) Harmonics ...

Electrical equipment like transformer, generator, CTs, PTs and motor requires to be protected from over voltages. Surge arrester is used to protect these equipments from lightning and switching over voltages. Modern day’s surge arrester uses Metal oxide varistor as an active element  and provides exceptional overvoltage protection to the equipment connected to the power system... - Abhijit Dhamale, P Kirushnaraj

The major electrical assets in an Industrial Plant are Generators, Transformers, Motors, HT & LT switchgears, HT cables, Capacitor banks. The Generators and large...

In smart cities, from traffic to security surveillance, from water distribution to electricity theft, from pollution control to waste management, are aimed to be powered by IoT, leveraging devices, sensors and real-time apps. - Pankaj Goyal

The article highlights the importance of earthing with study of different low voltage earthing systems world-wide. - Divyanshu Pal, Shahrukh Khan, Dr. Rajesh Arora

“Kyoritsu’s portable appliance testers are used widely in electrical equipment preventive maintenance programmes and enable users to verify the electrical safety of all type of appliances quickly and effectively. – Suneel Kapoor, Country Lead, Kyoritsu KEW India Instruments Pvt Ltd

Copper Development Association (CDA) offers a few tips to keep you and your property safe...

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...

Fundamentally, Operation Technology (OT) is the hardware and software that keeps critical infrastructure running. It often relies on IT infrastructure, however, especially when communicating...

- The following article is authored by Gajaria Gokal, B.E. and M.E. (USA)

In order to classify the faulty phase and distinguish clearly between line-to-ground and double-line to ground fault a superimposed phase current component based approach is present in this article for fixed series compensated line... - Dr Ashok Kumar Pradhan, Dr Bibhuti Bhusan Pati, Dr (Mrs) Monalisa Biswal

New intelligent plastic solutions offer many options for predictive maintenance.