Principles of Power System Articles:
This Principles of Power System Articles which includes the following topics:
- Electrical Energy Definition
- Different Types of Energy Sources
- Unit of Energy
- Energy Efficiency Definition
- Introduction to Generating Station
- Schematic Arrangement of Steam Power Plant
- Steam Turbine Efficiency
- Hydroelectric Power Station
- Diesel Power Plant
- Nuclear Power Station
- Gas Turbine Power Plant
- Single Line Diagram of Electrical System
- Variable Load on Power Station
- Load Curve in Power Plant
- Variable Load Problem
- Types of Load in Power System
- Selection of Power Generation Unit in Load Curve
- Base load and Peak Load on Power Station
- Introduction to Economics of Power Generation
- Cost of Electrical Energy
- Methods of Determining Depreciation
- Various Types of Electricity Tariff
- Power Factor
- Power Triangle
- Low Power Factor
- Power Factor Improvement
- Power Factor Correction Circuit
- Electric Supply System
- Comparison of AC Transmission and DC Transmission
- Advantages of High Transmission Voltage
- Various Systems of Power Transmission
- Comparison of Conductor Material in Overhead System
- Comparison of Conductor Material in Underground System
- Comparison of Various Systems of Transmission
- Economic Choice of Conductor Size
- Economic Choice of Transmission Voltages
- Requirements of Satisfactory Electric Supply Connection
- Introduction to Overhead Line
- Conductor Material Used for Transmission and Distribution
- Line Support
- Types of Insulators in Transmission Lines
- Potential Distribution Over Suspension Insulator String
- String Efficiency of Insulator
- Corona
- Sag in Overhead Transmission Lines
- Mechanical Principles in Transmission Lines
- Constants of a Transmission Line
- Skin Effect in Transmission Lines
- Flux Linkage
- Inductance of Single Phase Two Wire System
- Inductance of 3 Phase Overhead Line
- Self GMD and Mutual GMD
- Electric Potential Definition
- Capacitance of a Single Phase Two Wire Line
- Capacitance of Three Phase Overhead Line
- Classification of Overhead Transmission Lines
- Performance of Single Phase Short Transmission Line Voltage
- Performance of Three Phase Short Transmission Line
- Medium Transmission Line Voltage
- Long Transmission Line Voltage
- Circuit Constants of a Transmission Line
- Underground Cables
- Construction of Underground Cables
- Insulating Materials for Underground Cables
- Classification of Underground Cables
- Three Phase Service Cable
- Laying of Underground Cables
- Capacitance of Single Core Cable
- Grading of Cables
- Capacitance of 3 Core Cables
- Thermal Resistance to Heat Flow
- Types of Cable Faults
- Loop Tests in Underground Cables
- Electric Power Distribution System
- AC Distribution System
- DC Distribution System
- Overhead vs Underground System
- Distribution System Connection
- Requirements of a Distribution System
- Different Types of DC Distributors
- DC Distribution Calculation
- Ring Distributor
- Three Wire DC Distribution System
- Three Wire DC System Balancer Set
- Booster Generator
- AC Distribution Calculations
- Three Phase Unbalanced Load
- Voltage Control Method in Power System
- Tirril Voltage Regulator
- Brown Boveri Regulator
- Tap Changing Transformers
- Tap Changing Auto Transformer
- Booster Transformer
- Induction Regulators
- Voltage Control by Synchronous Condenser
- Switchgear Definition
- Switchgear Equipments
- Bus Bar Arrangement in Power Station
- Short Circuit in Power System
- Symmetrical Faults on 3 Phase System
- Percentage Reactance in Power System
- Short Circuit kVA
- Location of Reactors in Power System
- Unsymmetrical Faults on Three Power System
- Unbalanced Phase Current
- Sequence Impedance of Power System
- Analysis of Unsymmetrical Faults
- Sequence Networks Unsymmetrical Faults
- Circuit Breakers Definition
- Oil Circuit Breaker Diagram
- Air Blast Circuit Breaker Diagram
- Sulphur Hexafluoride Circuit Breaker
- Principle of Vacuum Circuit Breaker
- Switchgear Components in Circuit Breakers
- Resistance Switching Circuit Breaker
- Circuit Breaker Ratings
- Fuses Definition
- Types of Fuses
- Protective Relay
- Electromagnetic Attraction Relay – Working Principle and its types
- Relay Timing Circuit
- Induction Type Overcurrent Relay
- Induction Type Directional Power Relay
- Induction Type Directional Overcurrent Relay
- Distance Relays or Impedance Relays
- Definite Distance Type Impedance Relay
- Differential Relay
- Translay System
- Types of Protection
- Protection of Alternators
- Differential Protection of Alternators
- Balanced Earth Fault Protection
- Protection of Transformers
- Buchholz Relay
- Earth Fault Protection or Leakage Protection
- Circulating Current Scheme for Transformer Protection
- Busbar Protection
- Time Graded Overcurrent Protection
- Differential Pilot Wire Protection
- Distance Protection
- Voltage Surge or Transient Voltage
- Lightning
- Types of Lightning Strikes
- Surge Diverter
- Types of Surge Absorber
- Substation
- Transformer Substation
- Equipments in Transformer Substation
- Busbar Arrangements in Substations
- Key Diagram of Substation
- Grounding or Earthing
- System Grounding
- Ungrounded Neutral System
- Neutral Grounding
- Solid Grounding
- Resistance Grounding
- Resonant Grounding
- Voltage Transformer Earthing