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  2. Overcurrent - Wikipedia

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    Lack of overcurrent capability (low short circuit ratio) of a weak grid creates a multitude of problems, including: [2] transients during the large load changes will cause large variations of the grid voltage, causing problems with the loads (e.g., some motors might not be able to start in the undervoltage condition);

  3. Short circuit ratio (electrical grid) - Wikipedia

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    Lack of overcurrent capability (low SCR) in a weak grid creates a multitude of problems, including: [7] transients during the large load changes will cause large variations of the grid voltage, causing problems with the loads (e.g., some motors might not be able to start in the undervoltage condition);

  4. Current limiting - Wikipedia

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    According to the 2020 NEC/NFPA 70, a current-limiting overcurrent protective device is defined as, "A device that, when interrupting currents in its current-limiting range, reduces the current flowing in the faulted circuit to a magnitude substantially less than that obtainable in the same circuit if the device were replaced with a solid ...

  5. Backfeeding - Wikipedia

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    A common source of unintentional backfeeding is an electrical generator (typically a portable generator) that is improperly connected to a building electrical system.A properly installed electrical generator incorporates the use of a transfer switch or generator interlock kit to ensure the incoming electrical service line is disconnected when the generator is providing power to the building.

  6. Inrush current - Wikipedia

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    The selection of over-current-protection devices such as fuses and circuit breakers is made more complicated when high inrush currents must be tolerated. The over-current protection must react quickly to overload or short-circuit faults but must not interrupt the circuit when the (usually harmless) inrush current flows.

  7. Pattern of cracks at SC nuclear plant sparks safety questions ...

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    Generator systems have been found to have cracks at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant north of Columbia. Generators are important to prevent nuclear meltdowns in an emergency.

  8. Electric power system - Wikipedia

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    The speed at which the rotor spins in combination with the number of generator poles determines the frequency of the alternating current produced by the generator. All generators on a single synchronous system, for example, the national grid, rotate at sub-multiples of the same speed and so generate electric current at the same frequency. If ...

  9. Voltage spike - Wikipedia

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    Voltage spikes labeled as transients. In electrical engineering, spikes are fast, short duration electrical transients in voltage (voltage spikes), [1] current (current spikes), or transferred energy (energy spikes) in an electrical circuit.