by Saqib Saeed, Hassan Zaheer | 2018, September, 11 | Hassan Zaheer, HVDC, Power Electronics, Power Quality, Reactive Power, Saqib Saeed, SVCs/STATCOMs, Switchgear, Transformers
Power Technology Research (PTR) had the opportunity to visit CIGRE 2018, held in Paris, France which took place from August 26-31. During the last CIGRE, PTR had followed four of the key trends: Eco design of equipment; maintenance, refurbishment, and life time; real...
by Saqib Saeed, Vinu Srinivasan | 2018, May, 9 | Power Electronics, Power Quality, Reactive Power, Saqib Saeed, SVCs/STATCOMs, Switchgear, Transformers
Power Technology Research (PTR) had an opportunity to visit the IEEE PES T&D conference in Denver, Colorado which took place from 16th to 19th April. The event was divided into two parts: conference sessions and exhibition. The conference section included various...
by Saqib Saeed | 2018, April, 3 | HVDC, Power Electronics, Reactive Power, Saqib Saeed, SVCs/STATCOMs, Transformers
The electric grid is continuously going through an evolutionary process with growing penetration of intermittent renewable power, multi-directional power flow, and demand-side management based on real-time data. This means a transition from centralized generation...
by Saqib Saeed | 2017, March, 29 | HVDC, Saqib Saeed, Switchgear
A consortium between Siemens and Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. has been awarded an HVDC order from Indian transmission operator Power Grid Corporation of India (POWERGRID) to supply a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system. Impression: The Pugalur-...
by Saqib Saeed | 2017, January, 16 | HVDC, Saqib Saeed
Power grid corporation of India has recently awarded ABB an Ultra High Voltage Direct Current (UHVDC) project worth more than 640 million USD. Impression: This transmission link will be India’s second UHVDC project after North-East Agra, a project which was also...
