by Aleezeh Shahid | 2021, April, 13 | Aleezeh Shahid, Switchgear
According to a recent study published by the American Association for Advancement of Science, data centers consumed close to 205 TWh of electricity in 2018 or 1% of total global electricity consumption. On the other hand, the amount of computing carried out in data...
by Aleezeh Shahid | 2021, March, 19 | Aleezeh Shahid, Transformers
Covid-19 struck early in 2021 and affected the entire world. With little information about the disease and with no vaccine available, countries dealt with the pandemic in different ways and most tried variations on lockdowns. These lockdowns had the most effect on...
by Saqib Saeed | 2021, March, 17 | Saqib Saeed, Transformers
In the United Kingdom, as in most places, the electricity distribution network was built to have electricity flow one way, from power stations to customers. As the UK moves to net zero emissions there will be an increase in distributed generation and this will require...
by Aleezeh Shahid | 2021, January, 7 | Aleezeh Shahid, Switchgear
Switchgear is an integral part of any modern power system, which is employed to control and regulate the flow of electricity in the circuit. Globally we are observing a growing trend to shift to SF₆ free switchgear, especially, in European Union. In this article we...
by Saqib Saeed | 2020, December, 16 | Saqib Saeed, Transformers
Large Power Transformers (LPT) are of critical value to both the electric power transmission and the distribution grid. (see Fig. 1) These transformers are unique in their design, tailored to specific customer use, and are uniquely vulnerable to schedule slippage...
