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  1. paddymurphy

    Detecting Wye Side Faults Through a Delta (on a Delta-WyeGnd transformer)

    My local utility says that they would need "zero sequence overvoltage detection", commonly known as 3V0. Can anyone explain how that works?
  2. paddymurphy

    Detecting Wye Side Faults Through a Delta (on a Delta-WyeGnd transformer)

    I have a 2500kVA 13.8kV delta - 480Y/277 WyeGnd service transformer that serves a building. The owner is putting 2MW of PV in a field beside the building, which will be connected at the main switchgear (on the 480Y/277 side of the transformer). So the secondary feeder from the transformer and...
  3. paddymurphy

    Risk of Islanding Evaluation

    I have a photovoltaic site that I am designing to be interconnected on a particular utility feeder. The site inverter is equipped with an active anti-islanding algorithm, however there are a lot of other photovoltaic sites on the feeder, so there is a concern about how all the sites will...
  4. paddymurphy

    Power Engineer's Career Path

    Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback. It's nice to have a sanity check. Making the leap can be difficult and I really just don't want to derail myself. It feels like the other job would be easier between the commute and less at-your-throat nature of the business. And my mind always tells me...
  5. paddymurphy

    Power Engineer's Career Path

    Hello all, I have used this forum numerous times in the past to get some very helpful input on engineering questions/issues that I've run into and must say that there are a lot of very knowledgeable members with a lot of experience behind them here. I have a career path question that I would...
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