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The essential elements of electrical distribution systems
by Benfield Control Systems Established in 1978, Benfield Control Systems, IncAre you an electrical engineer and have a distribution system designing project? If you do, you need to know about the electrical system first.
The electrical distribution is a part of the power system that receives power from a transmission network and distributes it to industrial areas and commercial buildings. It consists of feeders, distributors, service mains, switches, protection equipment, etc. So, before you consider designing the most reliable electrical power system, you need to understand some of its essential elements, such as:
Short-circuit: To design a reliable and safe electrical distribution system, it’s important to have an accurate knowledge of short circuit current. It introduces a large amount of energy into the power system. Also, it can be a hazard to the power distribution system, so, engineers responsible for planning, designing and troubleshooting the distribution system should have knowledge of both short circuit and computational methods of the power system.
Selective coordination: Reliability of electrical systems depends on selective coordination. It should be manufactured to open the device closest to the fault. This stops the short circuit’s effect on the system’s portions that could lead to facility downtime. To perform proper coordination studies, you need to know about electrical distribution such as different properties of breaker and fuse, and capability of installing feeder routing to change the wiring’s impedance contribution.
Arc flash: Arc flash can be highly risky for maintenance staff. So, when designing the electrical system, it’s necessary to understand the relationship between available fault current and the speed at which over-current protection device clears the fault. With energy reduction maintenance switch method, you can limit arc flash hazards.
Designing an electrical distribution system is not an easy task. So, you need to get in touch with the company that designs reliable electrical power system and tests it with NETA testing for excellent performance and safety.
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Established in 1978, Benfield Control Systems, Inc
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