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Safety codes, regulatory compliance, and technical engineering standards relevant to electrical power system safety, protection, and reliability.
NFPA 70E, arc flash, and worker safety code updates.
How can one stay safe and alive while working in a power system? That’s a good question; however, there are a dozen answers. But let’s start with the first answer. The primary concerns about electrical safety are the unseen nature... Read more The post Electrical thumb rules for staying safe and ali…
NERC CIP, FERC rulings, and mandatory utility compliance requirements.
The United States’ top energy regulator has ordered grid operators to either overhaul how they connect data centers to the grid, or justify their current strategy. The highly anticipated set of directives , issued 18 June by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) targets six regional t…
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to conduct a comprehensive audit of every data center advancing through the state’s interconnection queue, warning that projects that fail to disclose ownership…
For power generation operators navigating the complex landscape of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) compliance, two critical questions frequently arise: when does a generation control facility become a Low Impact BES (Bulk Electric System) Control Center, and when does it escal…
IEEE, IEC, and other engineering specification updates and revisions.
One of the significant challenges that substation engineers face is justifying substation automation investments. The positive impacts that automation has on operating costs, increased power quality, and reduced outage response are well known. But little attention is paid to how... Read more The pos…
The audible sound radiated by transformers is generated by a combination of magnetostrictive deformation of the core and electromagnetic forces in the windings, tank walls and magnetic shields. Historically, the sound generated by the magnetic field inducing longitudinal vibrations in the... Read mo…
Laboratory or in-field measurements are often considered the gold standard for certain aspects of power system design; however, measurement approaches always have limitations. Simulation can help overcome some of these limitations, including speeding up the design process, reducing design costs, and…
Part 200: AC metal-enclosed switchgear and controlgear for rated voltages above 1 kV and up to and including 52 kV Switchgears are important nodal points in modern power distribution. Correspondingly important is their reliable functioning, a clearly defined switching behavior... Read more The post…
These standards are the whole of the prescriptions on the basis of which machines, apparatus, materials and the installations should be designed, manufactured and tested so that efficiency and function safety are ensured – and all according to the UK Electrical... Read more The post UK Electrical In…
The countries of the European Economic Area (EEA) have agreed on common minimum regulatory requirements in order to ensure the free movement of products within the EEA. The CE marking indicates that the product works in conformity with the directives... Read more The post EN61800-3 (IEC1800-3) – Adj…