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  1. apowerengr

    Bank of Secondary 120/240V, 1PH Xfmr into 208Y/120V

    You need to reconnect the internal connections for full transformer capacity. You could make the connections externally but with only half capacity available since you'd be only using half the winding. I've done a hundred of these myself - half day if you are short on coffee in the morning, a...
  2. apowerengr

    ABB current transformers

    If the secondary isolation links were shorting the CT terminals and you connected a low-burden revenue meter the current would divide based on the ratio of impedances of the parallel paths. No way to know what percentage of the load the meter was registering unless you measure the impedance of...
  3. apowerengr

    Hydro plant minimum flow unit induction or asynchronus unit selection

    excitation from the grid connection - min flow unit will be connected to a local distribution feeder operated by the same utility which owns the hydro plant.
  4. apowerengr

    Hydro plant minimum flow unit induction or asynchronus unit selection

    We are looking at retrofitting a new minimum flow unit of 400kW into an existing hydro plant - in this situation would you use an induction or asynchronus generator and why?
  5. apowerengr

    ANSI-number for disturbance recorder

    The new IEEE C37.2 2008 would label it as DDR for dynamic disturbance recorder or DFR for digital fault recorder depending on its function
  6. apowerengr

    Asbury loop

    I'm not familiar with the Asbury reference, searched several IOU spec books and did not find it either. As for bonding H2 directly to X2 this was (and is) a common practice by utilities who used bolted connectors. Run your #6 or #4 CU from the primary neutral through the H2 bushing connector...
  7. apowerengr

    About CT and relay performance

    size the CT and ratio to handle the short circuit issue for protection. meter the transformer secondary for load data.
  8. apowerengr

    Safely Starting a 10,000 HP Fan

    fault currents look too high to me based on the impedances you stated.
  9. apowerengr

    Safely Starting a 10,000 HP Fan

    Your model still looks funny. 20 MVA at 14% on an infinite source at 7.2kV is only 11.45kA. Four of them in parallel is only 45.8kA. I'm guessing you don't have two fully-independent sources. How are you getting > 100kA?
  10. apowerengr

    When are Switching Platforms Required?

    MikeVA - from what I've seen switch platforms are required for system operating voltages greater than the insulating level provided by the rubber gloves used by the operator when operating the switch. In other words, if the operator has gloves adequate for the system voltage level switch ground...
  11. apowerengr

    Instruction manuals for Load Tap Changers (LTC)

    Try electricalmanuals.net or WES service provides training and may sell maintenance manuals.
  12. apowerengr

    Safely Starting a 10,000 HP Fan

    Your short circuit values don't make sense to me given the system description. I'm assuming you have 56kA at 480 volts and that the fan is connected to the 7200 volt bus? Closing the 7200 volt bus tie won't cause the 480 volt fault current level to double. What am I missing? Can you post a...
  13. apowerengr

    Substation NESC 161.A

    17 amp coil current for 3-5 cycles hardly overloads #14 wire and I would expect you have fuses (or provisions which may be slugged) on the trip, close and motor circuits which more closely protect the conductors in question. The #10 from the DC panel to the termination comparment is sized as...
  14. apowerengr

    High Voltage Maintenance Training

    Try Northwest Lineman's College.
  15. apowerengr

    Step and Touch Voltage measurement procedure?

    Is this a neutral-to-earth (NEV) question?
  16. apowerengr

    Thoughts on Cable Tray in Substations

    I've seen some utilities with "box" type steel structures run cable tray from the control building right into the yard on the steel structure to all equipment bays - then transition to conduits carrying control conductors to the equipment. It worked fine if your box steel structure leads to the...
  17. apowerengr

    Need MV Loadbreak Switch

    Southern States can mount their LLS-II 2000 amp interrupter on their disconnects down to this voltage level. It might look funny since the LLS-II is pretty big but it would work. Other switch mfgs can do this also. PASCOR, Pascor Atlantic, etc. Cleaveland Price, USCO and others make...
  18. apowerengr

    Underground distribution - cross-bonding, multi-point grounding

    Depending on where the project is located it could be local code requirements; the NEC and/or reference to NESC part 3 and Section 9 would apply in the US. Although you stated the use of 1/3 CN 34.5kV rated cable you did not state the system voltage in use. 34.5/19.9kV 4 wire grd wye, or...
  19. apowerengr

    underground distribution system grounding

    This is a 4 wire circuit. You need to maintain continuity of the neutral conductor throughout the circuit. The "shield" as you called it is really a neutral and needs to be continuous and sized accordingly. Whether it's grounded at the riser poles or not is secondary to maintaining continuity...
  20. apowerengr

    recloser vs fuses

    Do you have on-site generation which can be operated in parallel with the serving utility?
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