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On Engineering Software

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Administrator

As an analytical consulting firm, Pterra regularly uses about half a dozen engineering software, and about the same number on an occasional basis, to be able to conduct its services.  The software are necessary to be able to simulate complex physics … Continue reading →

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Banking on grounding of solar and wind farms

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Administrator

One more item to add to the list of technical items to consider when interconnecting solar and wind farms is grounding.  The grounding issue often appears when (a) integrating solar power inverters or wind turbines to existing distribution circuits, or … Continue reading →

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Transmission bases for sizing wind and solar projects

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Administrator

Unlike base load power plants such as nuclear and some coal plants which operate near full capacity for days at a time, solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind farms are variable resources whose output is dependent on the minute-by-minute change in … Continue reading →

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Report from the 2011 PSLF Users’ Group Meeting

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Administrator

by Ric Austria If only for this one new feature, the trip to attend the meeting (held April 28-29 in sunny Orlando, Florida) was worth it.  The new feature is … PSLF now allows “continuous” tap solutions for phase angle … Continue reading →

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Training Schedule

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Administrator

So … we’ve completed our first scheduled course for the year - Distributed Generation (DG) Analysis and Applications Course, and are gearing up for the next 3 months of classes. The DG class, of course, was a first-time course and reflects … Continue reading →

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Distributed Generation: Things You Don’t Want to Miss!

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Administrator

by K. Dartawan, R. Austria What is Distributed Generation (DG)? Unlike big generation stations connected directly to the utility’s transmission grid, DG is typically smaller, about 10 MW or less connected to the distribution network or customer side. The DG … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at Wind Curtailment

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Administrator

 by Pterra Consulting  Wind farms are unique to power systems in that the construction and development time is much shorter than that of transmission lines and other bulk system facilities.  Wind farms can be placed into service well ahead of … Continue reading →

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2011 Course Schedule

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Administrator

Getting a head start on the coming year, the 2011 course lineup is as follows:   March 29-31, 2011 – Distributed Generation Analysis and Applications Course (New) April 12-14, 2011 – Understanding Location-Based Energy Pricing (New) April 25-29, 2011 – Power … Continue reading →

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Updated Fall 2010 Schedule and Sample Course Notes

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Administrator

There has been a change in the schedule for two courses this month as follows: Aug 17-14, 2010 – Dynamic Simulations Analysis and Applications Course  Aug 24-26, 2010 – Voltage Stability Analysis and Applications Course  We will be travelling offsite … Continue reading →

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Fall 2010 Course Schedule

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Administrator

The upcoming schedule of courses for Fall of 2010 includes a number of mainstay application courses, and a new course on underground cables, offered by Pterra jointly with Electrical Consulting Engineers, Inc.  The lineup: Aug 10-12, 2010 – Dynamic Simulations … Continue reading →

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