Principles of Power System Articles:

This Principles of Power System Articles which includes the following topics:

1. Electrical Energy Definition
2. Different Types of Energy Sources
3. Unit of Energy
4. Energy Efficiency Definition
5. Introduction to Generating Station
6. Schematic Arrangement of Steam Power Plant
7. Steam Turbine Efficiency
8. Hydroelectric Power Station
9. Diesel Power Plant
10. Nuclear Power Station
11. Gas Turbine Power Plant
12. Single Line Diagram of Electrical System
13. Variable Load on Power Station
14. Load Curve in Power Plant
15. Variable Load Problem
16. Types of Load in Power System
17. Selection of Power Generation Unit in Load Curve
18. Base load and Peak Load on Power Station
19. Introduction to Economics of Power Generation
20. Cost of Electrical Energy
21. Methods of Determining Depreciation
22. Various Types of Electricity Tariff
23. Power Factor
24. Power Triangle
25. Low Power Factor
26. Power Factor Improvement
27. Power Factor Correction Circuit
28. Electric Supply System
29. Comparison of AC Transmission and DC Transmission
30. Advantages of High Transmission Voltage
31. Various Systems of Power Transmission
32. Comparison of Conductor Material in Overhead System
33. Comparison of Conductor Material in Underground System
34. Comparison of Various Systems of Transmission
35. Economic Choice of Conductor Size
36. Economic Choice of Transmission Voltages
37. Requirements of Satisfactory Electric Supply Connection
38. Introduction to Overhead Line
39. Conductor Material Used for Transmission and Distribution
40. Line Support
41. Types of Insulators in Transmission Lines
42. Potential Distribution Over Suspension Insulator String
43. String Efficiency of Insulator
44. Corona
45. Sag in Overhead Transmission Lines
46. Mechanical Principles in Transmission Lines
47. Constants of a Transmission Line
48. Skin Effect in Transmission Lines
49. Flux Linkage
50. Inductance of Single Phase Two Wire System
51. Inductance of 3 Phase Overhead Line
52. Self GMD and Mutual GMD
53. Electric Potential Definition
54. Capacitance of a Single Phase Two Wire Line
55. Capacitance of Three Phase Overhead Line
56. Classification of Overhead Transmission Lines
57. Performance of Single Phase Short Transmission Line Voltage
58. Performance of Three Phase Short Transmission Line
59. Medium Transmission Line Voltage
60. Long Transmission Line Voltage
61. Circuit Constants of a Transmission Line
62. Underground Cables
63. Construction of Underground Cables
64. Insulating Materials for Underground Cables
65. Classification of Underground Cables
66. Three Phase Service Cable
67. Laying of Underground Cables
68. Capacitance of Single Core Cable
69. Grading of Cables
70. Capacitance of 3 Core Cables
71. Thermal Resistance to Heat Flow
72. Types of Cable Faults
73. Loop Tests in Underground Cables
74. Electric Power Distribution System
75. AC Distribution System
76. DC Distribution System
77. Overhead vs Underground System
78. Distribution System Connection
79. Requirements of a Distribution System
80. Different Types of DC Distributors
81. DC Distribution Calculation
82. Ring Distributor
83. Three Wire DC Distribution System
84. Three Wire DC System Balancer Set
85. Booster Generator
86. AC Distribution Calculations
87. Three Phase Unbalanced Load
88. Voltage Control Method in Power System
89. Tirril Voltage Regulator
90. Brown Boveri Regulator
91. Tap Changing Transformers
92. Tap Changing Auto Transformer
93. Booster Transformer
94. Induction Regulators
95. Voltage Control by Synchronous Condenser
96. Switchgear Definition
97. Switchgear Equipments
98. Bus Bar Arrangement in Power Station
99. Short Circuit in Power System
100. Symmetrical Faults on 3 Phase System
101. Percentage Reactance in Power System
102. Short Circuit kVA
103. Location of Reactors in Power System
104. Unsymmetrical Faults on Three Power System
105. Unbalanced Phase Current
106. Sequence Impedance of Power System
107. Analysis of Unsymmetrical Faults
108. Sequence Networks Unsymmetrical Faults
109. Circuit Breakers Definition
110. Oil Circuit Breaker Diagram
111. Air Blast Circuit Breaker Diagram
112. Sulphur Hexafluoride Circuit Breaker
113. Principle of Vacuum Circuit Breaker
114. Switchgear Components in Circuit Breakers
115. Resistance Switching Circuit Breaker
116. Circuit Breaker Ratings
117. Fuses Definition
118. Types of Fuses
119. Protective Relay
120. Electromagnetic Attraction Relay – Working Principle and its types
121. Relay Timing Circuit
122. Induction Type Overcurrent Relay
123. Induction Type Directional Power Relay
124. Induction Type Directional Overcurrent Relay
125. Distance Relays or Impedance Relays
126. Definite Distance Type Impedance Relay
127. Differential Relay
128. Translay System
129. Types of Protection
130. Protection of Alternators
131. Differential Protection of Alternators
132. Balanced Earth Fault Protection
133. Protection of Transformers
134. Buchholz Relay
135. Earth Fault Protection or Leakage Protection
136. Circulating Current Scheme for Transformer Protection
137. Busbar Protection
138. Time Graded Overcurrent Protection
139. Differential Pilot Wire Protection
140. Distance Protection
141. Voltage Surge or Transient Voltage
142. Lightning
143. Types of Lightning Strikes
144. Surge Diverter
145. Types of Surge Absorber
146. Substation
147. Transformer Substation
148. Equipments in Transformer Substation
149. Busbar Arrangements in Substations
150. Key Diagram of Substation
151. Grounding or Earthing
152. System Grounding
153. Ungrounded Neutral System
154. Neutral Grounding
155. Solid Grounding
156. Resistance Grounding
157. Resonant Grounding
158. Voltage Transformer Earthing