Advantages and Disadvantages of Squirrel Cage Induction motor
  • Electrical Machines

Advantages and Disadvantages of Squirrel Cage Induction motor

Squirrel Cage Induction Motor: Squireel cage induction motors are widely used in industries. Almost 70% of the industrial motors and drives comes under…

  • Transmission & Distribution

Advantages of Bundled Conductors in Transmission Lines

For transmission of more power for long distances to load centers Extra High Voltage (EHV) transmission is employed. Implementing Extra…

  • Transmission & Distribution

Difference between Solid Conductor and Stranded Conductor

Difference between Solid Conductor and Stranded Conductor Solid Conductor: It consists of single piece of metal wire. It is cheap…

  • Power Systems

Corona Ring on Surge Arresters and other EHV equipment

Have you ever seen a ring around the Surge Arrester or other EHV equipment? What is the purpose of the Ring around…

  • Switchgear & Protection

Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas (SF6) Properties

Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas (SF6) Properties Heavy, chemically inert, non toxic No poisonous effect on the human body but decomposition products are poisonous Color…

  • Electrical Q & A

DC machines and Induction Machines Viva Questions & Answers

When DC Generator fails to build up the voltage, what are the reasons? No residual magnetism, reversal of field connections…

  • Power Systems

Advantages and Disadvantages of Per Unit System

In power system analysis, per unit (pu) system is used to express a physical variable as a fraction of base…

  • Power Systems

Why Symmetrical Components Used for Unbalanced faults in Power System

Symmetrical Components: Any unbalanced three phase system of currents, voltages or other sinusoidal quantities can be resolved in to three…

  • Electrical Machines

Synchronous Generator Salient Pole vs Non Salient Pole

Salient Pole Synchronous Alternator: Salient pole Generators will have large diameter and short axial length Pole shoes cover 2/3 of the pitch…

  • Electrical Machines

Why Armature is placed on Stator for Synchronous machines

Operation principle of synchronous machine is quite similar to dc machine. However difference exists in the synchronous machine as there…