Getting to Know: Ramon Santos, Graduate Electrical Engineer
Meet Ramon, our Graduate Electrical Engineer. Having joined Divergent Engineering twelve months ago as an intern while completing his final semester at Curtin University, Ramon has already shown himself to be a valuable member of our team. We recently took some time to ask Ramon about his internship and how it had benefited him as […]
VSD Series Part 1: Variable Speed Drive (VSD) – what is it?
This blog post is part of the Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) series, focusing on understanding VSDs. Until recently, VSDs were relatively expensive and using them requires special conditions and expertise. Today, their affordability and ease of use make them available in nearly every industry – in the mining, manufacturing, commercials, and even domestic sectors, to […]
Five Smart Safety Tips Every New Electrical Engineer Should Know
There are many potentially fatal and severe risks involved when working with electricity, including electric shocks, burns, fires, and explosions. These risks can stem from negligence, ignorance and complacency, or come about due to unforeseen equipment failures. The employer’s responsibility is to ensure that their employees’ health and safety are protected in the workplace under […]
Ground Potential Rise, Step and Touch Potential
What is Ground Potential Rise? In electrical engineering, a Ground Potential Rise (GPR) is a hazardous event when a large amount of electrical current enters the earth. Under normal circumstances, the earth’s potential is zero, but during a fault condition, any current flowing into the earth and disappearing into the ground elevates the earth and […]
Rise Above the Grid!
This is the Microgrids Moment A microgrid (MG) is a local energy grid with the control capability to operate separately from a conventional grid. It is emerging as a new energy solution thanks to the declining cost of energy storage and the increasing integration of renewable energy as technology improves. Microgrids can be found in […]
Arc Flash Hazard Analysis for HV Switchgear with Bus Zone Protection
Although rare, the bus zone fault can occur in several scenarios, such as circuit breakers or insulation support failure. Most HV switchboards have bus zone differential protection to avoid arc flash caused by these failures. Besides the bus itself, bus zone protections cover other components of the switchboards, such as circuit breakers, disconnecting switches, instrument […]
Goals for Net Zero Emissions Mining
Mining is important for extracting resources needed to facilitate the energy transition. The question is, how can we make the mining industry’s energy transition possible? For the energy transition of the world, mining plays a distinctive and crucial role. The mining industry is significantly responsible for providing materials for renewable energy infrastructure as the world […]