by Saifa Khalid | 2021, March, 24 | HVDC, Saifa Khalid
The imposition of global lockdowns to curtail the spread of pandemic in 2020 significantly reduced the electricity demand. According to International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity demand dropped 2% making it the largest drop in demand in the last 50 years and far...
by Hassan Zaheer | 2018, November, 26 | Hassan Zaheer, HVDC, Power Electronics, Power Quality, Reactive Power, SVCs/STATCOMs, Switchgear, Transformers
Image Source: ABB Media News is circulating that ABB is in negotiations with three Asian manufacturers, Mitsubishi Electric, Hitachi Power Systems & State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), to sell its Power Grids division. For years now, ABB has dominated the...
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...
