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  1. JJ_Roy

    Overhead Powerlines outage/interruption rates

    The US Energy Information Administration [US EIA] has a "Annual Electric Power Industry Report" (https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861/) That I believe has all the annual SAIFI, SAIDI, CAIDI, etc. information from the reporting utilities. Just in case you don't know how to calculate all...
  2. JJ_Roy

    Short circuit current calculation at MV bus (34.5kV), Tesla Megapack

    @adi3291. From what I "remember" [wink], the lower number in the range that Parchie gave is a good place to start until you get the info directly from the OEM.
  3. JJ_Roy

    Short circuit current calculation at MV bus (34.5kV), Tesla Megapack

    Tesla has a document that describes the short circuit contribution and how to model it in ASPEN. This document is only available from Tesla under an NDA. The short circuit contribution from inverter-based resources is manufacturer specific and is based in their inverter hardware and controls...
  4. JJ_Roy

    138kv Cable in Tray

    Nexans makes temporary HV cables that were used on a project I worked before. ( https://www.powerandcables.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Nexans-Cable-Leads-Keep-High-Voltage-Energy-Transmission-Flowing-110kV-132kV-220kV.pdf ) They were just laid on the ground and clamped together in a tri-foil...
  5. JJ_Roy

    Space heaters for Dry Type Transformers

    Below is a clip from Virginia Transformer Corp. instructions for their dry-type transformers. Be sure to never exceed the transformer max winding temp.
  6. JJ_Roy

    240 supply voltage harmoniser for domestic property 100A

    It looks like ElectroRent (test equipment rental company) offers rentals in the UK and they have the Rhode & Schwarz EMI Test Receiver (ESR7) available for rent.
  7. JJ_Roy

    240 supply voltage harmoniser for domestic property 100A

    I'm not going to get into the cause of you client's malaise or if I'm a believer in EHS or not..... I think FacEngrPE noted you need a spectrum analyzer to identify the source. A better option would be a EMI Test Receiver as it's purpose built for what you're trying to accomplish. Some models...
  8. JJ_Roy

    Current asymmetry

    Have a look at IEC TR 61000-3-13:2008 - "Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) - Part 3-13: Limits - Assessment of emission limits for the connection of unbalanced installations to MV, HV and EHV power systems"
  9. JJ_Roy

    PV backfeeding the grid

    The company has a couple of live line demonstration trailers like this one (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNoSCkA8QlI) that are run by a 5500W generator that back-feeds a 10kVA to feed another 10kVA to energize a secondary to light a streetlight, turn a meter by running a blender and a...
  10. JJ_Roy

    PV backfeeding the grid

    We had somewhat the same issues in the early days of residential solar when I worked as a district engineer in the distribution dept. at a local utility. We'd have the legal dept. send out a registered letter that cited the interconnection standards, safety,.... blah, blah, blah, and "subject to...
  11. JJ_Roy

    Synchronizing solar,wind, and grid

    You need a grid forming inverter. https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/articles/powering-grid-forming-inverters
  12. JJ_Roy

    Crane Turning path

    This probably the same info that CarlB shared but page 3 has a nice little picture of the crane showing all the radi and their locations on the crane. Liebherr Technical Data Mobile Crane LMT 1250-5.1 Not sure if it's a one-off for you to figure out the turning path, but we used to do it the...
  13. JJ_Roy

    Crane Turning path

    Not sure if you (or your company) has a AutoCAD (Autodesk) subscription or not but there is a vehicle tracking add-on that's part of some of the collections Vehicle Tracking: Swept path analysis and design software
  14. JJ_Roy

    345kV/34.5kV Transformer Impedance & X/R

    Here's a pretty good technical guide on transformers that was produced for the AESO. AESO Transformer Modelling Guide I believe there's a section on X/R ratios
  15. JJ_Roy

    Fault Currents from Battery Energy Storage Systems charging vs discharging

    As dpc noted, the contribution is largely based on the inverter characteristics. Have a discussion with the BESS manufacturer on how their protections work. This NERL report also gives a somewhat good insight. Understanding Fault Characteristics of Inverter-Based Distributed Energy Resources
  16. JJ_Roy

    About three-phase unbalance standard designed by electricity company

    One of the local utilities here has a 2% requirement. National Grid - Electric System Bulletin 750 (Section 3.9 Load Balance) "Voltage unbalance resulting from unbalanced currents shall not exceed 2% or shall not cause objectionable effects upon or interference with the operation of the...
  17. JJ_Roy

    Unknown 115 kV component

    I've never seen an OHL design that has a "conductor catch" before.... but I could be wrong! Best practice would be to select the proper hardware to lower the probability of mechanical failure in a high consequence area. It appears that there's no shield wire above the line so my vote is still...
  18. JJ_Roy

    Unknown 115 kV component

    It's a Externally Gapped Line Arrester (EGLA) [http://www.arresterworks.com/arresterfacts/pdf_files/externally_gapped_arrester.pdf]. They're used for lightning protection on the line to prevent insulator flashovers and do not operate for switching surges if the air gap is large enough. There was...
  19. JJ_Roy

    Power Theft Prevention

    The meter dept. used to pay out $50 to any company person who found a diversion. The meter dept. supervisor would have to confirm it before you got the paid. The meter readers were always finding upside-down meters back in the day especially when the company would mix up the 'read day' so it...
  20. JJ_Roy

    Power Theft Prevention

    At a former utility employer we used to install what we called 'spy transformers' which was a pole top transformer with the internals removed and a meter installed inside. We'd install them on a pole and connect them to the service drop of a suspected diversion (theft). The night troubleman...

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