Continue to Site

Eng-Tips is the largest engineering community on the Internet

Intelligent Work Forums for Engineering Professionals

  • Congratulations cowski on being selected by the Eng-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!

Search results for query: *

  • Users: Tesla1971
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. Tesla1971

    Ground Conductor Required between Generator & Load

    My question pertains to the codes for the United States, namely the NEC. I currently have a project where I need to accomplish the following: Generator - AC Distribution Panel - Load 1 / Load 2 / Load 3 Basically I am employing a 200kW, 600V, 3-phase, 4-Wire Generator in a substation for...
  2. Tesla1971

    Do Conduit Rules apply to Panduit Raceways??

    I work for a company that designs & builds power substations. Our substations typically have control buildings and one of the items inside are relay panels. We have a panel shop who manufactures our relay panels as well as install all devices on the panel such as relays, lockout relays, test...
  3. Tesla1971

    PERCENT VOLTAGE DROP ON TRANSMISSION LINE

    I was recently asked and performed a percent voltage drop calculation for a transmission line. I have never done this calculation before so prior to submitting my work to the customer, I wanted to see if my answer was acceptable. The only problem is I can't find any literature that lists what...
  4. Tesla1971

    To shield or not to shield the cable...that is the question

    I work for an engineering company that does substation design. I wanted to know if there is a rule of thumb when to used shielded cables for power & control cables. I've heard anytime the voltage is 230KV or above, shielded is required. Can anyone verify this. Thanks.

Part and Inventory Search