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  1. tmahan

    Load break switches and MV motor control

    We are presently looking at two different designs for 5kV class, 720A motor controllers. Design one's vendor is quick to point out that their design incorporates a Load/break fault-make switch (800A rated breaking) for isolation. Vendor number two is quick to point out that their design does...
  2. tmahan

    Medium Voltage Field measurements

    After spending the afternoon doing some troubleshooting low voltage troubleshooting I started wondering about medium voltage troubleshooting. Measuring the input and output voltage was required for what we were doing (at 480V) On a 4160V system how would a service tech take voltage...
  3. tmahan

    Bus duct: segregated vs non-segregated

    Busduct is way out of my comfort zone, but I was asked to provide it in a package anyway. This was a low voltage application and anticipated load is 2000A. The requirements I was working with called for "Non-segregated" busduct but most vendors I spoke with only wanted to talk about...

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