What is ground-fault protection? The answer depends on whether you are talking about ground-fault protection of equipment or ground-fault protection of people. Just because ground-fault protection is ...

Ground fault protection is a cornerstone in ensuring the safety and operational reliability of modern power systems. Ground faults, which occur when an unintended electrical path connects a live ...

For utilities, proper protection against high voltage transient overvoltages and overloads is critical to ensure maximum life of their power transformers. Failure to do so can result in significant ...

All questions and answers are based on the 2011 NEC. Q. What are the grounding electrode requirements for a separately derived system, such as a transformer? [250.30(A)(4)] A. First of all, let’s ...

Wind Generation System Protection A typical GSU transformer connected to a traditional generator has a grounded wye/delta configuration with the delta side connected to the generator. The transformer ...