T&D

For making electricity readily available in all parts of India, current means of production and transmission and distribution are not capable. We need smart grids to achieve this goal. Therefore, research and innovation in this area is a must for a cleaner and more advanced India.

Steve Hauser, CEO, GridWise Alliance started a new initiative to advocate for the inclusion of funding for grid investments in any stimulus package Congress...

In this case study, the authors have reviewed the conventional techniques used to mitigate the overvoltage problem and observe that they have several disadvantages. So, it is suggested a novel technique that relies on a minor modification made to the secondary windings of the distribution transformer: an extra tapping is pulled out from each of the secondary windings into a separate PV junction box which is the modified Point of Common Coupling (PCC)... Main author - Vithal Narasinha Kamat Co-authors – Nivea Chauhan, Harsh Bhatt, Payal Bhadresa, Akash Sent

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.

Series compensation increases the transmission capacity and improves the stability of a power system. Since transmission line itself consumes reactive power as it transmits the active power... - Rajesh Chourishi

Sterlite Power launched an initiative to promote greener ecosystem while constructing power transmission projects.

For success of power sector reforms and provision of services of specified standards to consumers, it is necessary that distribution segment should be technically and commercially efficient... - Jayesh G Priolkar, Abhinay Gupta

A T & C loss is nothing but the sum total of technical and commercial losses and shortage due to non-realisation of billed amount... - Robbin Pramanick

The sector is rightly poised to witness a strong growth subject to continued policy impetus. The tremors of the state’s unilateral action could jeopardise the bankability of projects and could risk the 175GW renewable plan of federal government, if left unchecked.

Islanding is an electrical system phenomenon in which distributed generators, say Diesel Generators (DGs), continue to power a site or location in the absence...

Micro-grids include low voltage distribution systems with distributed energy resources and controllable loads that can operate in medium voltage grid connected mode or in islanded mode. It provides environmental and economic benefits for end-user, customers, utilities and society. However, their implementation creates great technical challenges, such as the protection. Micro-grid system has bidirectional power flows, which make traditional fault insufficient. An algorithm combining of cumulative sum and power flow method is found to be simple and faster for detecting micro-grid faults in both modes of operation... - Vikrant J. Majarikar, K.S. Swarup

North East Transmission Company Limited (NETCL) has constructed & is operating the 662.8 Km, 400 kV Double Circuit inter-state transmission corridor through difficult hilly...

In order to tap into the nanotechnology solution to electricity generation, transmission, storage and distribution, basic requirement is to have the complete knowledge of power system, and according to the papers regarding nanotechnology appropriate solutions can be found to the problems facing in power system…- Dr. Vikramaditya Dave, Er. Sujit Kumar

The acquisition will advance Volt and Artera's mission of enabling exceptional, mission-critical infrastructure to serve customers and communities to build their future.

Modern communication technologies like fibre optic lines, satellite communication etc,. have come forward to address the long-existing communication challenges between the substations...

Solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind two important renewable energy sources reached grid parity in 2010. This means that these renewables no longer need subsidies or government support for their growth. India is a tropical country that is blessed with ample solar power reception (6 lakh GW). This article has rectified the flaw and propose a metering and tariff policy that would foster widespread growth of solar roof-top in a diverse democratic country such as India. - Vithal Kamat, Nivea Chauhan Harsh Bhatt Payal Bhadresa Akash Senta

Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited (KPTL), a leading global EPC player in the power and infrastructure contracting sector has secured new orders or notification of award of Rs 1,322 crore.

WAGO is expanding its range of EPSITRON® ECO Power Supplies with special models that have an even greater price/performance ratio.

Electricity demands increase day by day causing imbalance in the present power grid system, which results in various problems like load shedding and unbalanced voltage, ultimately affecting consumers. To avoid all such situations, the only option is to meet increasing demand for electricity by generating more power. However, since we lack conventional natural resources, the use of renewables may perhaps be the only way out... - Amrita Tandon

In India power utilities are under tremendous pressure to meet the growing demand for power as the country is on a firm footing on...