Manapouri Power Station is unique in many aspects; our largest hydro station, our first underground power station, and is a critical part of the Ne…

There have been an increasing number of electric shock incidents reported during switching of electrical equipment in systems where no faults were …

The Standard was prepared by the Australian members of the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee EL-001, Wiring Rules, to super…

Electric shock at low to moderate levels without ventricular fibrillation can occur in aquatic environments due to reduced body impedance and great…

The power and telecommunication industries in Australia have undergone significant evolution in recent decades, both operationally and architectura…

Power demands at data centres has exponentially increased over the years. Today a 50MW facility is a common size with plans by data centres to buil…

To protect a structure or site from lightning, lightning protection rods or air terminals are positioned at suitable locations on or near the struc…

The configuration and protection of power systems requires the operation of switches. By the definition of their purpose switches are required to c…

This paper covers the perennial problem of copper theft which has been increasing substantially in recent years in Australia with higher scrap pric…

A critical aspect of lightning protection is the protection of the public and workers, particularly. people are in open, exposed situations, especi…

The risk to equipment, operations, and people from the effects of surges and transients on electrical distribution, data and communication cables i…

Over the last 5 years or so, a number of micro-shock incidents have occurred under 220 kV and 110 kV transmission lines in New Zealand. Each micro-…

Increasing numbers of sea-going vessels are becoming “autonomous” in Australia and worldwide across a wide range of fields, such as oceanograph…

Proper earthing and bonding connection is an essential element contributing to the overall functionality and reliability of an earthing system of t…

The Coaxial Dilemma arises from a conflict between two forms of Maxwell’s equations, particularly when addressing the phenomena of mutual inducta…

This presentation explains how to perform accurate earth fault current analysis for substations connected by cable transmission lines. A circuit mo…

Mitigation options for pipelines subject to electrical hazards are frequently misunderstood, leading to questions as  to which strategies are most…

“Easements schmeasments” probably encapsulates the attitude of many in the public with a powerline easement crossing their property. Your utility h…

This is a case study where sacrificial anodes were installed on a low voltage distribution MEN system to offset the interference from an impressed …

The last decade has seen remarkable changes in the electrical earthing space; both nationally and internationally. AS/NZS 2067:2016 was a significa…