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    UTILITY PROTECTION PHILOSOPHY

    By philosophy, are you referring to concepts like "fuse-saving" vs. "fuse-blowing"? I've seen some utilities use K-type fuses for all distribution protection. Because of the TCC curves on K fuses, only a fuse-blowing approach was practical. Other utilities use T type fuses. Being much slower, a...
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    load forecasting (T&D Planning)

    Hello, For all the T&D Planners, I am curious what load forecasting tools and methods you use. Excel forecasting tools? Spatial forecasting tools? (i.e. ESRI based software) Regression models? Computer simulation methods? Weather normalization? I've done a couple forecasts, one with...
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    The best magazine in Electrical Engineering field

    The Institution of Engineering and Technology - The IET (www.theiet.org) also produces an excellent magazine. Like IEEE Spectrum, it's general, but many of the topics are power related. --Jonathan www.jpalmer.ca

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