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Electrical Engineering Articles

The following articles provide general information about distribution systems. We hope you find them useful whether you're an existing DESS customer or just a visitor to our site.

General Articles

Load Variation and Modeling - Describes load aggregation, peaks and useful tips for using available load data in system modeling.

Load Balancing - Describes the purpose, method and benefits of phase balancing on a distribution system.

Regulator and Capacitor Voltage Control - This describes controlling voltage with regulators and capacitors, including differences between devices.

Electronic Overcurrent Protection - This article provides an introduction to the basic features of electronic relays and gives some hints on how to make the most of the features they provide.

Distributed Generation Articles

Synchronous GenerationSynchronous Generation - This describes how synchronous generator controls work, including governors, voltage control and reactive power issues.

Asynchronous GenerationAsynchronous Generation - Describes principles of asynchronous generator operation including a description of double-fed induction generators used in wind power.

Generation ApplicationGeneration Application - Describes how to evaulate the impact of new generation on a distribution system.

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