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Member Information and Posts by PhilCorso
Member Name: Philip P. Corso
Originally posted by Ben on 16 May, 2013 - 5:32 pm
Several steps of external resistance used for speed control on motor appear to have uneven amounts of resistance. Is this possible? What will the effect on the motor be?
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Ben, using the procedure I suggested illustrates how the number of speed-torque curve increments...
Ben... this sort of problem can be solved using Symmetrical Components Analysis! Say the...
Ben... please provide operating data: a) Line-currents. b) Supply phase-phase voltages. c)...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Forum department...
"Purpose" of VARs in an Electrical Grid
Originally posted by Hector C on 7 May, 2013 - 6:53 am
What purpose do inductive VARs serve in an electrical grid?
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Hector... is your question, "How is the VAr component transmitted over the HVDC transmission...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the Electrical department...
Busbar Differential Protection
Originally posted by Pal on 24 October, 2012 - 4:36 am
Busbar Differential protection for MV switchgear for 2 out of 3 (2/3) Incomer logic
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Bob... the GSU problem you cited had to do with HV-winding capacitance differences between two...
Pal... Thanks for the your response. Nic provided some logic comments/details as a guide. But, I'm...
Originally posted by Jared Hankovsky. on 25 April, 2013 - 10:05 pm
Multiple transformers being powered up simultaneously is blowing fuses on the primary side. When powered up one at a time the fuses hold fine.
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Jarod... sorry I should have said primary fuse-type and size! Phil Corso...
Jared Hankovsky... Please provide the following information: a) Transformer capacities. b)...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Forum department...
Iron in IP Boiler
Originally posted by dkguerry on 19 April, 2013 - 9:52 am
Iron in IP Boiler
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Dkguerry.... can you provide a unit-of-measure, i.e., grains per gallon, or mg per liter? ...
Topic: Sensor technologies.
from the brains department...
Honeywell UV Flame Detectors
Originally posted by Brad Fanetti on 6 June, 2001 - 10:23 am
Procedure for testing the correct operation of Honeywell Flame Detectors
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Anindya_Ray... As you had requested, the document was sent directly to your e-mail address! Please...
Originally posted by Santanu Das on 13 April, 2013 - 11:04 am
What will happen when 2 out of 3 poles of a 220 kv circuit breaker of a 330MVA Generator (of a steam power plant) is closed and one open when the generator (via GT) is connected (or synchronized)with 220kv bus?
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Santanu... The disturbance question I replied to was just the opposite of what you described, and I...
Santanu... if closure of the faulted-breaker at the instant both the generator-side PTs and the...
Originally posted by GJRS on 20 March, 2013 - 7:12 pm
Collector ring standstill marks.
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GJRS... please provide information on slip-ring material, brush composition, environmental...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Electrical Engineering department...
How to calculate load power demand in the 3 phase power system?
Originally posted by Minh on 14 March, 2013 - 1:42 pm
calculating the load power demand in the 3 phase power system.
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Minh… your approach seems enthusiastic but I question your Electrical Power Engineering knowledge!...
Minh... have you completed the Steady-State Load-Flow Study? Regards, Phil Corso ...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the Buzzinga department...
Open Circuit Calculations
Originally posted by Jerry on 10 March, 2013 - 6:16 pm
Transformer short circuit and open circuit calculations on primary end
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Jerry... following are several Control.Com threads that discuss open-phase operation of xfmrs!! ...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Formulas needed, I'm lost department...
3-Phase unbalanced power calculation
Originally posted by EE on 7 March, 2013 - 4:20 pm
Looking for a way to verify heater elements power with measured voltage and impedance
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EE... secondly, how were the Ohm measurements taken? Were they made with the delta intact, or...
EE... the measured ph-ph resistances, i.e., 20.0, 27.0, 20.4 don't agree with those calculated from...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the electrical department...
Generator selection
Originally posted by Generator on 4 March, 2013 - 2:10 am
we have source of air flow app. 1000 rpm .Pl. suggest suitable single phase alternator for the same.
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Generator... I forgot to mention viirtually all wind-power applications have a Betz factor well...
Generator… following is a procedure you can follow: 1) Determine the area, A, swept out by the...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the EEE department...
induction generator
Originally posted by Rahul on 28 February, 2013 - 1:41 pm
Operation of induction generator
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Rob... I suggest you search Control.Com Archives for Induction Generator threads! Regards, Phil...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Beginning of Current flow... department...
Generator Synchronization
Originally posted by Gurpreet Singh on 29 April, 2010 - 6:23 am
After the generator is synchronized with the grid AND reaches floating stage, "WHAT MAKES THE CURRENT TO FLOW"
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Atta... It is cepsicon@aol.com Phil Corso...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Forum department...
reactive power and fuel consumption
Originally posted by Mohamed Ragab on 8 June, 2011 - 10:24 pm
how can the reactive power affect the fuel consumption
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Prasad... your explanation is in error because even though kVA, hence armature-current, increases,...
Originally posted by Dragan on 7 February, 2013 - 5:52 pm
what happens if turbine rated power is smaller than gen nominal power
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Dragan... Dave Amundson makes two excellent points that I completely overlooked. Based on his...
S.Zoghby, is absoluly correct. 1) There are qualified millrights that can properly couple and...
Originally posted by Abdollah on 13 February, 2013 - 4:49 pm
Is it allowed to run the gas turbine when having a battery ground fault (L64)?
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Abdollah... Followng is a scenario that illustrates why the unit should not be kept on line! ...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Mechanical department...
SST-9000 Steam turbine
Originally posted by Dhinesh on 29 January, 2013 - 12:14 am
Siemens Supply Steam Turbine-SST-9000
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Dhinesh... developed for use with advanced Pressurized-Water-Reactors, it features a double-flow...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the Electrical department...
Generator Tripping
Originally posted by Thair on 12 February, 2013 - 8:33 am
Generator breaker Trips when generator connected to DG
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Thair... how large is the load vs the load? Regards, Phil Corso cepsicon@aol.com...
Topic: Application Questions and Problems
from the Forum department...
Safety risk assessment
Originally posted by Tom Bullock on 5 February, 2013 - 11:20 am
Safety risk assessment report
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Vahid... send me your e-mail address! Regards, Phil Corso cepsicon@aol.com...
Tom... would you like a copy of my paper, "Probabilistic Risk Assessment of Safety...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the engineering department...
transformers
Originally posted by moses52 on 8 January, 2013 - 8:39 am
voltage stepping up.
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Moses... this might be handled with Boost-Buck transformers, depending on what you meant by...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Synchronization department...
Normal Slip Speed
Originally posted by MWO on 3 January, 2013 - 9:57 pm
What is normal slip frequency for synchronization.
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MWO... I presume the SEL Auto-Sync system uses an Anticipatory Logic Scheme! If so, then the...
MWO... which generator voltage is higher; incoming, or bus? Can you monitor the voltage-signals...
MWO... slip-rate is only one parameter during synchronization. What is the voltage differential? ...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the electrical department...
Generator in parallel with transformer
Originally posted by sangeetha on 19 December, 2012 - 10:44 pm
What are the things to be checked before running a DG in parallel with a trafo.
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Nic... amendment to my earlier post: Failure-to-trip probability, w/o tie-breaker, is (N)x(Qf),...
Nic... I too meant no disrespect of your knowledge, design experience, or commissioning skills. ...
Sangeetha... There is no way the DG-set can escape serious damage if the Main-Bus load is suddenly...
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
from the motor winding department...
no load power of a motor
Originally posted by praveen panthri on 23 December, 2012 - 2:11 am
How much power taken by motor in no load condition?
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Praveen... your assumption is incorrect: The relationship between no-load current and no-load...
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
from the Forum department...
Braking systems of industrial fans
Originally posted by Newtothis on 14 December, 2012 - 1:35 pm
control strategies for braking and industrial fan
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NTT... What do you mean by "Control Methods?" Do you mean your own design? Or...
Newtothis... there are well over 250 "Braking" threads in the Control.Com Archives. At...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the Electrical Engineering department...
Excitation Transformer Sizing: Short Circuit Current
Originally posted by Mike on 13 December, 2012 - 6:12 pm
Excitation transformer sizing details
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Mike... the answer to your question is no! That is, a transformer's kVA capacity is determined by...
Topic: Power generation equipment control.
from the Power Generation department...
Load Angle of Alternator
Originally posted by rock086 on 2 December, 2012 - 9:34 am
Why the load angle of the alternator is kept low (20-40 degree)?
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Rock… The formula refers to Steady-State operating conditions, i.e., no changes. At 90º the system...
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
from the Forum department...
Current Loop
Originally posted by allenbradley on 22 November, 2012 - 12:28 am
The 24 VDC from the safety barrier drops down to 0 VDC every time I connect my temp transmitter.
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A-B... it could depend on the type of barrier. 1) What happens to the input-voltage to the...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the Electrical department...
Starting of motor through star delta
Originally posted by Shaheed on 13 November, 2012 - 3:02 am
Running a three phase 400V 50HZ 2900RPM induction motor through a star delta starter
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Shaheed... I will use my Gi.Fi.E.S. method (pronounced Jiffy's) for an approximate solution....
Shaeed... what is the motor size? Phill Corso (Cepsicon@aol.com)...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the Electrical department...
Static frequency converter
Originally posted by chandru on 13 November, 2012 - 5:41 am
questions about using a static frequency converter
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Chandru.. If your application is related to a motor drive, then contact Danfoss If your...
Topic: Continuous process industries, DCS questions.
from the Power Transformer department...
Generator Transformer for plant
Originally posted by pmmeeran on 18 March, 2010 - 4:10 pm
Replacing the power transformer by another vector group transformer
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Mr. Jamiyandorj... your questions encompass a rather large topic. But if maximum reliability is the...
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
from the Private department...
Question about two-phase generator
Originally posted by Angel on 6 November, 2012 - 12:28 am
What is the correct answer of this question?
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Angel... because the generated voltages are 90° apart and the phase loads equal and resistive, the...
Originally posted by hydro on 18 October, 2012 - 10:51 pm
Is bringing an induction generator online from runaway speed similar to starting a motor DOL only torque is in the opposite direction?
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Hydro... in a nutshell, yes! I want to clarify my statement that "... stress is similar to...
Hydro... the influence a motor's parameters has on its generator-action torque can be seen in the...
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