Safety

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.

As a result of the smart grid evolution, some recent enabling technologies have emerged to reduce the number of communication protocols and handle big amounts of data. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most recent enabler for the smart grid.

Microgrids can provide potential Ancillary services to the power system for maintaining its voltage profile and frequency. These services also improve stability, security of system and reduce congestion. These will be source of revenue generation for microgrid owner’s in near future and will be of great importance to the power market players…- Prof. Mrs. Kalyani M. Kurundkar, Dr. Mrs. G. A. Vaidya.

Using Bare Conductors on the overhead distribution lines in forest and wild life sanctuaries resulting fatal accidental death of several wildlife animals and big birds due to electrocution. - Manish Patel

This paper describes the use of advanced line current differential protection, to address conditions like CT saturation at only one-end during through fault conditions. It also describes an industry-unique three-terminal application of line current differential protection within Hindalco Industries Limited... - Raman Bajpai, Kaushik Tarafdar, Sthitaprajnyan Sharma

‘Detecting maintenance issues before failures occur is crucial to E.ON Bayern’...

New intelligent plastic solutions offer many options for predictive maintenance.

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

The object of the study is to examine efficacy of the prevailing safety regulations with regard to easing out incidences of electricity initiated fire hazard in electrical installations, and effectiveness of enforcing mechanism to curb thereof... - Ritabrata Sanyal

According to the statistics of the insurers, the most frequent cause of damage to electrical items and of their failure are surge voltages caused by lightning strikes and switching operations…

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

Pepperl+Fuchs (India) Pvt. Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepperl+Fuchs GmbH, which is a well known developer and manufacturer of electronic sensors and interface components for the global automation market. In an e-interview with the team of Electrical India, Thampy Mathew, Managing Director (Process Automation Division) of the company (Middle East & India) is talking on electrical safety awareness in India, the immediate necessities thereon and his company’s offerings to enhance the same. Excerpts…

In India, kite flying is a very common game or leisure activity. However, wherever overhead electric lines, especially high voltage lines, are extended, this game may turn fatal.

There are eight types of protections applied to the electrical equipment for their safe use in explosive atmosphere. These special electrical equipment are known as Ex equipment. Ex stands for explosion proof or explosion protected... - R K Vishwakarma, Dr. Bhagirath Ahirwal, Dr. A. K. Singh

The challenge with industrial controls as well as with other electronic devices intended for use in industrial environments is to have them function reliably in spite of adverse conditions... 

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

According to a survey, nearly 1200 people die in the country like United States each year from electric shocks on 120V or 277V circuits. Death occurs when voltage pushes electrons through the human body, particularly the heart... - Aqeel Ahmad

Once the estimated total demand has been arrived at, we have to decide how we are going to distribute the power...  - C V Govinda Raju

This article discusses the major challenges and strategies to protect smart grid against cyberattacks. - Dr L Ashok Kumar

In these days of continuous advancements where continuity and precision have become important, one cannot afford to experience a shutdown or higher maintenance lead...