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  Cooling Tower Pollution Impacts Insulation at Power Substations

  in Utility Practice & Experience

  Cooling towers are a major source of pollution at substations located near thermal power plants and their effect can become critical when prevailing winds blow from towers toward the substation. Read More >

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  Technology & Application Review of Arresters that Extend the Life of Cables

  in Arresters

  There are basically three types of arresters used to protect high voltage power cables. Read More >

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  Developing Next Generation HV Cable Accessories

  in Cables & Accessories

  Power distribution networks are changing rapidly as integration of renewables as well as creeping urbanization require updated concepts in power infrastructure. Read More >

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  Evaluating Reliability of Bushings

  in Bushings

  Although resin-impregnated (RIP) bushings are often referred to as ‘maintenance-free’, some of their parameters must still be monitored prior to putting them into service and on a regular basis thereafter. Read More >

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  Applying Sheath Voltage Limiters to Protect HV Power Cables

  in Arresters, Cables & Accessories, Utility Practice & Experience

  If segmentation is used to interrupt induced sheath current, measures must be taken to limit voltage induced on the sheath during transient events. Read More >

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  Interchanging Traditional MV Porcelain Bushings with Composite Polymeric Types

  in Bushings

  Replacement or retrofit of medium voltage bushings is common practice after decades operating a power transformer. Read More >

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  Beneficios que justifican el mayor uso de pararrayos en las líneas de transmisión

  in INMR Español, Pararrayos

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  Composite Insulating Cross-Arms for 400 kV Lattice Towers

  in Utility Practice & Experience

  A great deal of research has been devoted to finding tower designs that utilize composite cross-arms to replace insulators as well as traditional steel cross-arms. Read More >

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  Implementing a Compact 400 kV Line

  in Utility Practice & Experience

  Integration of renewable energy sources into the electrical system in Germany has required adapting and expanding the existing grid. Read More >