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Main and Transfer Bus
A main and transfer bus configuration consists of two independent buses, one of which, the main bus, is normally energized. Under…
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Sectionalized Bus
An extension of the single bus configuration is the sectionalized bus arrangement shown in Figure 3. This arrangement is basically…
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Common bus configurations in substations up to 345 kV
Comparison of bus configurations This technical article explains six most common bus configurations used for distribution, transmission, or switching substations…
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Effects of Partial Shading
A solar cell that is shaded will not able to pass current and/or voltage to an unshaded cell through them,…
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Bypass Diodes in Solar Panels
Bypass Diodes It is necessary to add the additional components to bypass or circumvent the shaded or damaged parts of…
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Power diode in reverse bias
Like a normal diode, a power diode also doesn’t conduct when reverse biased. Only a small amount of reverse leakage…
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Power Diodes and Rectifiers
We know that small signal diodes are used in several applications like current steering, over voltage protection, switching circuits, clipping…
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General Characteristics of Light Sources
Drive Current Vs Light Output For high values of forward drive current the temperature of the PN junction of semiconductor…
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Light Emitting Diode Basics
The two most significant semiconductor light emitting sources extensively used in various applications are LASER diodes and LED’s. The principle…