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2.4 Voltage Sag: Solutions at the End-User Level and Voltage Regulation

 Solutions at the End-User Level:

1. Protection for small loads (less than 5kV):

  • This usually includes protection for equipment controls or small, individual machines.

2. Protection for individual equipment or group of equipment up to about 300 kVA:

  • Protection of critical equipment by using power conditioning technology.
  • This technique is very economical method as every equipment does not requires protection.

3. Protection for large groups of loads or whole facilities at the low-voltage level:

  • These includes protection of large portion of the facility.

4. Protection at the medium-voltage level or on the supply system:

  • If the whole facility needs protection or improved power quality, solutions at the medium voltage level can be considered.

Voltage Regulation:

  • Voltage regulation is the measure of change in voltage magnitude between sending end and receiving end of a component.
  • It is commonly used in power engineering to describe the percentage voltage difference between no-load and full load voltage distribution line, transmission line and transformer.
  • A voltage regulator is a component of the power supply unit that ensures a steady constant voltage supply through all operational conditions.
  • It regulates voltage during power fluctuations and variations in loads.


Devices Used for Voltage Regulation are:

1. Isolation Transformer

2. Ferro-resonant Transformer

3. Magnetic Synthesizers

4. Electronic tap switching regulator

5. Motor-generator sets

6. Static VAR compensator

7. Line drop Compensator


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