Today, I will outline three things you can do with a completed incident energy study. Completing these tasks is an important part of any electrical safety plan, and will reduce the risks to employees performing work on energized equipment. This will also reduce the risk of an arc flash incident occurring. Identify Key Problem Areas An incident energy study will […]
Incident Energy Study
4 Ways to save money with a power system analysis at your pulp and paper mill
Sometimes it seems that the number of requirements for running a plant keeps going up, and regulations keep changing cutting into the bottom line. This is how a lot of clients I have worked with in the past have approached getting a power system analysis completed, they needed labels on their equipment to satisfy the […]
What is Arc Flash? (and Why You Need to Label)
Arc Flash Hazard is one of the three hazards that are directly associated with electricity, the other two being shock and arc blast. CSA Z462-15 defines Arc Flash as: a dangerous conditions associated with the possible release of energy caused by an electric arc. When there has been a breakdown in equipment insulation, whether from […]
How to best use the Power System Study Report
If you have gone through the process of completing the power system study report, or have had an outside consultant provide you a binder with all the deliverables, now the real work begins. Having a power system study completed is not the end: it is the start. The reasons to have a power system study […]
Power System Study Deliverables
Now that you have decided on the project framework that you are going to go with and you understand the scope of the power system study, you need to prepare the list of deliverables. There are 3 items that must be included in every report, and there are some things that should NEVER be included in […]
Getting a Power System Study Completed – Who does what?
Now that you have determined that you need a power system study, and you have developed the scope of the project, you need to determine how you are going to get the study completed. To start with there are a lot of questions that need to be answered. Do you buy the software and tackle […]
Power System Studies – The Why and How
In the first part of the Power System Study series I told you what a power system study is, and in the second I described why a power system analysis is critical for every facility, plant, building, etc, no matter how large or small. These are: Short Circuit Protection Coordination Incident Energy Load Flow Now, […]
Power System Studies – The Critical Four
In the first part of the Power System Study series I told you what a power system study is, and what power system analysis I consider critical for every facility, plant, building, etc, no matter how large or small. These are: Short Circuit Protection Coordination Incident Energy Load Flow The Fabulous Four The reason these […]
Power System Studies – The What
Definition: A group of studies used to analyze a power systems response to events over different time periods. The time periods There are three over all time periods that a power system study will look at, they are: Transient Dynamic Static Transient studies look at the over all power system response to an event over […]
Incident Energy Studies
Incident Energy: The amount of energy impressed on a surface, a certain distance from the source, generated during an electrical arc event. One of the units used to measure incident energy is calories per centimeter squared (cal/cm2).[1. National Fire Protection Association. 2008. NFPA 70E-2009: standard for electrical safety requirements for employee workplaces. (Quincy, MA): NFPA.] […]