Index



V
V-belts, 236-39, 241
correction factors, 242
cross section selection, 242
formulae, 254
pitch lengths, 248
power ratings, 243
service factors, 242, 244
standards, 253
VA burden:
current transformers, 545-46
voltage transformers, 540-41
vacuum circuit breakers, 740-43, 754
vacuum contactors, 357-59, 745
vacuum pressure impregnation, 259-60
vane control, 166
variable speed fluid couplings, 177-80
variable-filling couplings, 227-29
vector control, 117-25, see also phasor control
velocity of propagation definition, 654-65
vertical bus systems, 988
vertical hollow shaft squirrel cage motors, 192
vibration:
bus systems, 1006
measurement tests, 300
motors, 197-98
probes, 351
switchgear assemblies, 415
virtual current chopping, 746
volatile liquid classification, 199
voltage:
applying up to 200%, 204





dielectric tests, 301
drop, 623-25, 1007-08
gradients, 806-10
limits, 10
rating (capacitors), 860-61
regulation, see system voltage regulation
surges in converter unit, 160
surges in inverter circuit, 161
surges on LV system, 660
contact bouncing, 661
static devices, 662 see also surge protection devices
system classification (IEC 60038), xxv-vi
tests, 304
variations, 10-14, 960
ZnO surge arresters, 685
voltage source inverters (VSI), 153-54
voltage surges, 159, 649-55
causes, 645, 649, 655-62
contact bouncing, 661-62
effects, 662
formulae, 679
insulation, 669-70, 674-75
inverter units, 161-62
lightning strikes, 649
machine ratings, 665-66
protection, 337-38, 668-75
standards, 679
surge suppressors, 673-74
test circuits, 667-68
transients, 648, 667-68

turns per coil, 665
voltage transformers, 531-44
capacitor, 538-40
control, 540-43
design, 531-44
electromagnetic, 534
general specification, 531-43
ground faults, 536-38
hold-on values, 542
installation, 543-44
measuring, 532
phasor diagrams, 533-34
protection, 532
residual, 534-38
routine tests, 567-68
specifications, 531-44
testing, 566-69
type tests, 567
VA burden, 540-43
voltage unbalance:
bus systems, 1016-21
capacitors, 958
induction motors, 9-10
protection (motors), 335
proximity effects, 1016-21
VSI see voltage source inverters
VTs see voltage transformers

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