Electrical Testing Archives - Praetorian Power Protection

Absence of Voltage Testing Keeps You Alive and Protected

October 19, 2022
Posted by Praetorian-Admin
Equipment Functional testing

#SafetyFirst: Absence of Voltage Testing Keeps You Alive and Protected Worldwide statistics show that electrical workers suffer the highest number of electrocutions per year and that human interaction accounts for the leading cause of system outages, compromising a facilities operational reliability. The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) statistical data reports that...

The Beauty of Complex Numbers in the Analysis of AC Power Systems

July 8, 2022
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Abstract - Analysis of AC power systems operating under steady-state conditions are drastically simplified by transforming time domain sinusoids into their frequency domain counterparts. While these transformations are a fairly common occurrence in modern-day power system analysis, the underlying mechanism or building blocks that facilitate these transformations are not...

Proper Interpretation of ABC Positive Sequence

October 19, 2022
Posted by Praetorian-Admin

Abstract – Power systems operating according to a specified sequence or rotation, is one of the most important and integral components of a multi-phase power distribution network. Without proper sequence, the design and integrity of the 3-phase power grid becomes compromised. Some of the prime effects of not having...