Registered Electrical Engineer (G&T) case studies
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The Registered Electrical Engineer (Generation and Transmission) credential - commonly written as Registered Electrical Engineer (G&T) - is a competent-person registration associated with Suruhanjaya Tenaga, the Malaysian Energy Commission. It is aimed at professional electrical engineers who take responsibility for the design, operation, and safety of generation and transmission infrastructure, as distinct from engineers working solely on consumer installations. The Registered Electrical Engineer (G&T) case studies are 5 cases and about 5,155 words.
180 MW Wind Farm on a 60 km 115 kV Radial
A distribution utility has received an interconnection application from an 80 MW wind farm (Type 4 turbines, 0.95 pf leading or lagging at the point of interconnection) to connect to its existing 115 kV radial line. The line is 60 km of single-circuit 336.4 kcmil ACSR with per-phase impedance of 0.08 + j0.40 ohm/km and a thermal rating of 100 MVA.
1,025 words, about 5 min2Short-Circuit Duty at a 480 V Switchgear After a 2,500 kVA Transformer
An industrial plant is fed from a 13.8 kV utility bus with a three-phase short-circuit capacity of 250 MVA through a 2,500 kVA, 13.8/0.48 kV transformer of 5.75 % impedance. The 480 V main switchgear bus is rated 65 kA symmetrical.
944 words, about 5 min3Ninth-Floor Chiller Feeder: Ampacity, Voltage Drop and a Re-Bonded Neutral
A twelve-storey office tower is being fitted out. The tenant's chiller plant on the ninth floor has three 350 kW chillers with variable-frequency drives, giving a calculated continuous demand of 420 A per phase at 400/230 V, three-phase four-wire.
943 words, about 5 min4Substation at Day 120: Earned Value, a Slip and a Demand for Early Energisation
An EPC contractor is building a 69/13.8 kV, 20 MVA substation for a distribution utility under a lump-sum contract of PHP 180 million with a 180-day completion period. At day 120 the project control report shows: budgeted cost of work scheduled PHP 120 million, budgeted cost of work performed PHP 100 million, and actual cost of work performed PHP 130 million.
1,132 words, about 6 min5Sealing an Unverified As-Built Set for a Friend
You are a Registered Electrical Engineer in a design-build firm. The firm's Professional Electrical Engineer of record is on medical leave.
1,111 words, about 6 min