The Heart of the Grid – Part 2
Equivalent Circuit Modeling
To predict how a transformer will behave under different loads, engineers use an Equivalent Circuit. This translates physical properties (like magnetic leakage...
Enhancing Reliability and Power Quality in India
In the last twenty years, India has reached amazing success in the power system. Generation power plants have enhanced long life – and electricity...
Adaptive and Resilient T&D SYSTEMS
Electricity T&D systems were traditionally designed for predictable, centrally-generated and unidirectional power flows. Today, in India, the grid needs to accommodate growing number of...
An Overview of the Indian Power Sector
I don’t think there can be any disagreement that India’s power sector is progressing at a rapid pace under the supervision of our current...
Control Panels in the Indian Power Sector
India’s power sector stands as one of the world’s most complex and rapidly evolving energy ecosystems. With a peak demand exceeding 250 GW and...
Revolutionising Customer Engagement
In last two decades of my professional life, I have worked in almost all types of competitive environment in Retail Electricity Supply Scenario. I...
Sustainable Power Generation
Globally, electric power networks are experiencing a revolutionary change in the domains of electricity generation, power transmission, and energy distribution. Increased population density, rapid...
Enabling Renewable Integration, Reliability and Grid Resilience
Power distribution networks are increasingly exposed to decentralized and variable sources of weather-dependent renewable energy (RE) generation. This is because the countries including India...
A Promise for India’s Next Leap in Energy Resilience
Self-healing grids are advanced, automated power distribution networks that detect, isolate, and resolve faults in real-time, restoring electricity within seconds, often without human intervention....
Smart Grid in India
The power sector in India is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by increasing energy demand, the need for greater efficiency, and the imperative to...
Peeping into the T&D System Part 2
Future Trends in Transmission
High-Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission
More efficient for long-distance transmission.
Reduced power losses compared to AC transmission.
Used for connecting remote...
Peeping into the T&D System Part 1
Transmission systems are the high-voltage backbone of the power grid, carrying electricity over long distances from power plants to major load centres. This intricate...
Steps to Ensure Seamless Power Supply in Summer
We all have started experiencing the wrath of the sun. This time the summer will set yet another record – as for the upcoming...
Are We on the Right Track?
In New Delhi, on 21st November 2023, the Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy R. K. Singh had an interaction with...
Dielectric Failure Analysis of T&D Line Equipment
Transmission & Distribution line equipment are stressed with a variety of transients, fluctuations and abnormalities. These abnormalities affect the dielectric strength of equipment. Dielectric...
Development of Local Smart Grid for Agriculture Feeder
In India, the agricultural industry employs more than 50% of the work force and contributes to a bit less than 20% of the national...
Demand-Side Management in Grid Part 2
DSM Techniques and Strategies
Load shifting: Time-of-use pricing, peak shaving, and valley filling
Demand response: Direct load control,...
Demand-Side Management in Grid – Part 1
The heightened growth in demand for electricity is the reason for financial burdens on consumers as well as on electric utilities. Amplified electricity bills...
The Future of Smart Grids in India
India is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, and with this growth comes an increasing demand for electricity. The country’s current electrical grid is...
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...
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Moving Towards COP31
The date for the next United Nations Climate Change Conference is approaching once again. This time from November 09 to 20, Turkey (Türkiye) will...
Surya Roshni Expands into Corporate Gifting, Targets ₹300 Crore Revenue by 2030
Surya Roshni Limited, one of India’s established names in lighting, wires & cables, fans, home appliances, PVC pipes, water pumps, water tanks and steel...
The Rise of Intelligent Power Systems
Power sector automation has emerged as the key enabler of this transformation by integrating advanced technologies such as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA),...
An Excellent Geothermal Source to Generate Power Part 1
Journey through the Jharia coalfield located in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand exposes one to a dystopian landscape defined by smouldering craters, smoking fissures,...
BHEL Strengthens its Global Footprint
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a Government of India enterprise, has re-affirmed its engineering & manufacturing prowess in the international market by securing a...
