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    Surge Protection for Buried HV cables

    Hello, I am seeking guidance on when and where to use cable surge arresters for buried 33kV cable. The situation is as follows: 1. The HV cable is buried for its entire length except at each end where it is fully enclosed inside a switchroom. There is no exposure to a direct lightning...
  2. coppabox

    Same Phase Cable Dearting in Trefoil

    Has anyone come across a simple formula or rule of thumb for calculating the derating of cables when the same phases are grouped together? For example, I am running 3 x 400mm2 single core cables per phase from switchboard to generator. To avoid derating the cables they can be run in...
  3. coppabox

    NER & Reactors for Generators

    Can someone give me a crash course on problems associated with paralleled generators having a Neutral earth resistor or reactor which is oversized. Also, whats the purpose of using a reactor rather than a resistor?

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