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Static VAR Compensator
Static VAR Compensator
Static VAR Compensator 1024 576 Gaurav Joshi

Learn how a Static VAR Compensator manages reactive power, prevents voltage rise or drop, and keeps power systems reliable.

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Leading vs lagging power factor
Leading vs Lagging Power Factor
Leading vs Lagging Power Factor 1024 576 Gaurav Joshi

Confused about leading vs lagging power factor? This article breaks down the concepts with clear explanations and calculations for unity, lagging, and leading power factor.

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what is SCADA
What is SCADA?
What is SCADA? 1024 576 Gaurav Joshi

SCADA enables operators to control substations remotely with sensors, RTUs, and communication systems. It ensures faster fault detection, safe operations, and seamless automation in power systems.

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Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
BESS Components Explained: Every Part You Need to Know
BESS Components Explained: Every Part You Need to Know 1024 576 Gaurav Joshi

From core battery modules to safety systems and step-up transformers, this article outlines the critical subsystems that make a modern BESS efficient, secure, and grid-ready.

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Skin effect
Skin Effect – Definition, Causes, Effects, and Solutions
Skin Effect – Definition, Causes, Effects, and Solutions 1024 576 Gaurav Joshi

Skin effect makes AC flow mostly on a conductor’s surface, raising resistance and losses. Learn its causes, impacts, and ways to reduce it.

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Battery Energy Storage Systems
Battery Energy Storage System: Explained Simply
Battery Energy Storage System: Explained Simply 1024 576 Gaurav Joshi

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) store excess renewable energy for later use. They help balance supply and demand, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and stabilize the power grid. As clean energy demand grows, BESS plays a crucial role in creating a sustainable, efficient future.

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Surge Impedance Loading
Surge Impedance Loading: Everything You Need to Know
Surge Impedance Loading: Everything You Need to Know 1024 576 Gaurav Joshi

Voltage regulation is a key challenge in long-distance power transmission. This article explores how Surge Impedance Loading (SIL) helps balance voltage naturally without external compensation. Learn how SIL works, when it applies, and why modern grids use SVCs to manage changing loads.

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Feeder Segregation
Feeder Segregation: A Smarter Way to Manage Power Distribution
Feeder Segregation: A Smarter Way to Manage Power Distribution 1024 576 Gaurav Joshi

Feeder segregation separates power supply for agricultural and non-agricultural use, improving reliability, reducing outages, and enabling smart distribution.

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Shunt Reactor
Why Are Shunt Reactors Used in Power Systems?
Why Are Shunt Reactors Used in Power Systems? 1024 576 Gaurav Joshi

Shunt reactors are key to controlling voltage rise in long transmission lines. Learn how they counter the Ferranti Effect and ensure system stability.

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ferranti effect
When Less Load Means More Voltage: Understanding the Ferranti Effect
When Less Load Means More Voltage: Understanding the Ferranti Effect 1024 576 Gaurav Joshi

When transmission lines are lightly loaded, voltage can rise instead of drop. This is the Ferranti Effect, an important phenomenon every power engineer should understand.

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