CT Selection for Medium Voltage Switchgear Current Transformers (CTs) are critical components in Medium Voltage, Metal Clad Switchgear. Selecting CTs for Switchgear relay and metering applications requires several important considerations. You...
What is the difference between voltage and current? By Stephen Schaefer Stephen is a guest author for Peak Demand’s Knowledge Center and editor of Learn Metering found at www.learnmetering.com. Voltage and current are...
Are HDPE insulators better than Porcelain insulators? The question that has been kicking around the utility space for the several years is a simple one, “Are HDPE pin insulators better than...
What is Voltage and How It Relates to Metering By Stephen Schaefer Stephen is a guest author for Peak Demand’s Knowledge Center and editor of Learn Metering found at www.learnmetering.com. What is voltage?...
What is Electric Current and How It Relates to Metering By Stephen Schaefer Stephen is a guest author for Peak Demand’s Knowledge Center and editor of Learn Metering found at www.learnmetering.com. What is electric...
Should I Use HDPE or Porcelain Insulators? Utility professionals are accustomed to using porcelain insulators. And for good reason. Porcelain has helped to build the backbone of the existing electrical grid...
Current and Voltage Transformers By Stephen Schaefer Stephen is a guest author for Peak Demand’s Knowledge Center and editor of Learn Metering found at www.learnmetering.com. CT’s, or current transformers, and PT’s, or potential transformers...
Instrument Transformers and the Meter Multiplier By Steve Lindsay Utility meter shops are concerned with many things, but when it comes to metering and instrument transformers, ratio and the meter multiplier are...
Current Transformer Basics By Jon Rennie Drawing from www.electronics-tutorials.ws Current Transformers (CTs) are used extensively throughout electrical distribution systems for measuring, metering, and protection applications. They are a simple devices designed to produce...
Three types of Cutouts When it comes to cutouts almost all distribution systems in the United State use one of three types of cutouts; Interchangeable, Loadbreak, or Linkbreak. Interchangeable Interchangeable cutouts are by...