Power systems today operate in an environment where reliability and safety must be maintained despite rising loads, expanding ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. High-voltage systems serve applications ranging from renewable-energy generation to industrial motor control. Such systems require precise control to ...

What distinguishes a medium voltage circuit breaker from other types is not the enclosure or operating mechanism, but the method of arc extinction. The interruption medium governs arc energy, ...

Picture this scenario: At 2:37 a.m. during a storm, lightning strikes a distribution feeder line in rural Wisconsin. A massive power surge races through the distribution network. Instead of triggering ...

According to the IEEE Buff Book, "A power cable must be protected from overheating due to excessive short-circuit current flowing in its conductor," which may damage or destroy the insulation. It also ...

Charging at 500kW and beyond turns a simple energy transfer into something closer to power engineering at an industrial scale ...