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Bushing Condition Assessment and Troubleshooting
Bushings are the means by which electric power passes to and from different electrical devices, as they provide a point of interface for electrical voltage to be applied and current ...
Advanced Moisture Assessment for Transformers
Due to the complex temperature-driven dynamics of the exchange of water between the paper insulation and the oil and the lack of thermal equilibrium in most operating transformers, it is ...
End-to-End Testing for Line Differential Protection
Line differential protection is one of the most popular applications used for transmission line protection. Line differential protection works on the theory of Kirchhoff’s current law, where the magnitude of ...
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James R. White
Shermco Industries
Tech Quiz
NFPA 70E and NETA
Medium-Voltage Power System Components
Key Points of NFPA 70E’s Safe Work Practices
Scott Blizard
President's Desk
American Electrical Testing Company LLC
NETA President
Safety Corner
COVID-19 and the Birth of PowerTest TV
Medium-Voltage Circuit Breaker Condition Analysis and Hazard Awareness Update
Ron Widup
Shermco Industries
NFPA 70E and NETA
Key Points of NFPA 70E’s Safe Work Practices
Don A. Genutis
Halco Testing Services, Inc.
In the FieldThe Lights are Still On!
Steven Turner
Arizona Public Service Company
Relay ColumnBest Practices for Setting Transformer Differential Protection CT Compensation
Paul Chamberlain
Asplundh Engineering Services, LLC
Safety Corner
Medium-Voltage Circuit Breaker Condition Analysis and Hazard Awareness Update
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Best Practices for Safe Return to Service Following Maintenance Outage
Returning electrical equipment to service after a planned maintenance outage creates a unique set of hazards. Facility managers are under stringent time constraints when taking a system out of service, performing necessary maintenance tasks (as well as making unanticipated repairs), ...
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Specs & Standards
ANSI/NETA Standards Update
ANSI/NETA ATS–2017 Revision Underway ANSI/NETA ATS–2017, Standard for Acceptance Testing Specifications for Electrical Power Equipment & Systems continues an American National Standard revision process that is scheduled to be completed in fall 2020. A project intent notification published in ANSI’s ...
