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    Electrical Distribution Courses

    Exactly... however, how can we be exponsored by a company?
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    Electrical Distribution Courses

    I am from Honduras. I will talk to the IEEE representative here and see if it is possible to arrange some short course. So far, I know that the local IEEE has done just invited one person to talk about SCADA.
  3. cpinedai

    Electrical Distribution Courses

    The geographic area could be anywhere as long they cover partial transportation expenses. Online courses are good, too, if you have information. The courses can be full time for a few days or weeks if necessary.
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    Electrical Distribution Courses

    I would like to know if there is an electrical distribution organization that gives scholarships for international electrical engineers. Our company at this moment is unable to pay for distribution courses such as transformers & reclosers maintenance. Any course in the power distribution area...
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    Noise on the airport's communications

    We have a distribution power line of 34.5 Kv going to the Airport of La Ceiba, Honduras. There are 4 three phase transformers banks feeding different parts of the airport, however, it seems that our power line are producing a noise to the communication system of the airport. Can somebody help me...
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    Transmission arresters

    I would like to know if anybody knows other good brands besides ABB for high voltage arresters for 138 Kv Transmission power lines. My coworkers in Transmission are asking me to use this forum for suggestions.
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    Low confiability of transmision line

    Sorry, I guess I forgot to give more details. I just spoke to a friend that works at the Transmision departament and told me that they do not have lightning arresters on the line just in the substations. Also the mayor cause of outages is the flashing over the insulators. The type of tower is...
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    Low confiability of transmision line

    I work at a government's power utility company that is in charge of three areas: Generation, Transmision and Distribution, however, my area of work is distribution. The area of Transmision has been presenting a serious of apertures in the transmision line due to atmospheric discharges. The...
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    Sea contamination upon a distribution circuit in Honduras

    JTK: I have tried that. The life expectansy of this porcelain insulators are a little longer but still great amounts of salt deposits upon the insulators and we have to do the maintance until six months instead of three to four months. One of the solutions I may do is relocating the...
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    Sea contamination upon a distribution circuit in Honduras

    Hello, I am from Honduras and would like some help in regards as to having problems with a distribution circuit that runs along the coastal part of this city. The sea contamination(Salt and other deposits) upon the insulation of arresters, cutouts and insulators is really bad. All of this...

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