What is Peterson coil?
Where it is used?

Answers were Sorted based on User's Feedback



What is Peterson coil? Where it is used?..

Answer / iamdon

Peterson coil is a highly inductive coil.

It is used as a ground fault neutralizer in RESONANCE
GROUNDING in case of fault/unbalance.

Author:arbelectbit@yahoo.com

Is This Answer Correct ?    22 Yes 0 No

What is Peterson coil? Where it is used?..

Answer / sunil

Peterson coils are used to in ungrounded 3-phase grounding systems to limit the arcing currents during ground faults. The coil was first developed by W. Petersen in 1916.

Is This Answer Correct ?    8 Yes 1 No

Post New Answer

More Electrical Engineering Interview Questions

We have one 500KVA transformer. We have tested REF relay and commissioned. After one and half year, due to some ground fault in one of the DB circuit Transformer tripped by REF relay. What will be cause and remedy. Please advise?

1 Answers  


explain different losses in a transformer.

0 Answers  


why HT armoured cable does not glanding

0 Answers   TCE,


I have a 25kVA three phase transformer on our property. Will this transformer be large enough to run a large home with swimming pool, spa, 2 off full size reverse cycle air conditioners to service a 100 square house (10,000 square feet or 930 square metres)and the general power consumption of this house without upgrading to a 63kVA transformer.

1 Answers  


What is Black-out and Brown-out situation in the context of voltage stability in power system?

1 Answers  






What shall be minimum thickness of firewall in between two transformers and which code specifies it ?

1 Answers  


how system voltage affect the power factor or vice-versa.

4 Answers  


Why is a thicker conductor necessary to carry a current in A.C.as compared to D.C. ?

1 Answers  


What is voltage 

4 Answers  


How can get elongation of 2 k.G aluminium, if elongated aluminium dia is 2.5 mm?

0 Answers  


how we could know that generator running anti clockwise with seeing the rotating direction of prime mover or engine

1 Answers  


What is 100% protection of generator? Why 95% protection is used not 100%?

9 Answers   NTPC,


Categories
  • Civil Engineering Interview Questions Civil Engineering (5085)
  • Mechanical Engineering Interview Questions Mechanical Engineering (4451)
  • Electrical Engineering Interview Questions Electrical Engineering (16632)
  • Electronics Communications Interview Questions Electronics Communications (3918)
  • Chemical Engineering Interview Questions Chemical Engineering (1095)
  • Aeronautical Engineering Interview Questions Aeronautical Engineering (239)
  • Bio Engineering Interview Questions Bio Engineering (96)
  • Metallurgy Interview Questions Metallurgy (361)
  • Industrial Engineering Interview Questions Industrial Engineering (259)
  • Instrumentation Interview Questions Instrumentation (3014)
  • Automobile Engineering Interview Questions Automobile Engineering (332)
  • Mechatronics Engineering Interview Questions Mechatronics Engineering (97)
  • Marine Engineering Interview Questions Marine Engineering (124)
  • Power Plant Engineering Interview Questions Power Plant Engineering (172)
  • Textile Engineering Interview Questions Textile Engineering (575)
  • Production Engineering Interview Questions Production Engineering (25)
  • Satellite Systems Engineering Interview Questions Satellite Systems Engineering (106)
  • Engineering AllOther Interview Questions Engineering AllOther (1379)