Electric power industry consulting
There are cable lines, there are overhead lines. However, there are also mixed lines consisting of both cable and overhead sections. On such mixed lines, the question arises as to how best to equip a transition point. There are a lot of issues there:➡️ where to place the set of cable terminations and of which
When laying cable lines in the ground, there are several different ways to provide mechanical protection for cables. The following options are known:1️⃣ Covering the cable with bricks on top.2️⃣ Covering the cable with polymer tiles/covers.3️⃣ Laying cable in pipe/duct/conduit.4️⃣ Laying cable in tray/trough.5️⃣ Laying cable in concrete tunnel.Another way of protection is to lay
We often think that 6-35 kV medium-voltage (MV) networks are simpler than 110-500 kV high-voltage (HV) networks. Of course, this is not the case, and it is in MV networks that many serious problems are concentrated – among them, for example, the selection of the optimal method of neutral grounding as well as the selection
Books seriously explain to the readers where the root of three or the root of two are needed in the energy sector. I decided to write about “combination” of these roots – a cubic root of two. Let it be the “cable root”. Cable specialists know well where and why it is needed. This is
Sometimes it seems to me that the world has gone crazy. At such moments, I think – God, thank you that I have my specialty “power cables”, which on the one hand allows me to distract myself from sad thoughts, and on the other hand to do something really necessary and useful for society. Apparently,
AC 50 Hz cable lines are often referred to as reactive power sources. In idle (no-load) operating mode, any cable line by its capacitance generates reactive power, which creates difficulties:✅ for a network that is forced to consume reactive power;✅ for a cable that is heated by idle currents, especially at the beginning of the
Very often we see posts where designers and installers share beautiful photos of successfully completed projects. However, then, quietly, in private correspondence, the exploiting organizations share other photos and accompany them with words “What should we do with this?” or “How do we fix this”? In short, many “successful” projects turn out to be “UNsuccessful”
Previously, oil-soaked paper was used as insulation for medium-voltage cables of 6-20 kV classes. At the same time, there were two core designs – round-shape or sector-shape. The advantages of cables with sector cores (Design 1) are shown on the slide. Currently, cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) is mainly used as cable insulation. Of course, the question
We know that one of the advantages of cables with solid insulation (XLPE, EPR, PVC) is that these cables have no restrictions on the height difference of the route. We can lay such cables horizontally, vertically, at an angle. Any cable arrangement is allowed, as long as the cable bending radius is not violated and
There are two main types of power transmission lines – overhead lines and cable lines. Traditionally, in high-voltage networks, the total length of overhead lines exceeded the total length of cable lines. Therefore, some errors in the calculations of impedances of cable lines were not able to lead to serious consequences. However, gradually, especially with