Tag: failure analysis
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Meeting with BESCOM Engineers at EE Office, Nelamangala, Bangalore.
On 8th Feb 2024, I had an opportunity to discuss ‘the failure causes of insulators and arresters on the distribution side and preventive measures’ at the EE office, BESCOM Nelmangala Division.The meeting was highly interactive with me presenting the technical aspects on one side and BESCOM Engineers putting forward their practical challenges on the other.It…
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Fault Identification in Power Cables by Using Travelling Wave Based Approach
Abstract: The faults in the underground cables cause to generate transients which propagate along the power cable as travelling waves. The velocity of the generated travelling wave and the time taken by a wave to reach the source point from the fault location enables us to calculate the fault distance value. In this paper a…
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What leads to the failure of distribution class surge arresters and how to prevent it?
Abstract—In the distribution system, surge arresters are less expensive than the other electrical equipment installed and their presence in the system goes unnoticed during normal operation. Surge arresters are noticed only when they fail or when other system equipment fails. Distribution system surge arrester failure is interpreted in various ways by utilities and manufacturers. It…
