Filipino Engineer

An indoor 13.8kV Vacuum Circuit Breaker switchgear has an arc flash incident this week. Investigation results showed that the wet weather increased the humidity inside the switchroom, incomplete covering of bus bar joints (as-built condition),…

The service life of electric motors is dependent on two (2) main components: Electrical components (i.e. windings & insulations); Mechanical components (i.e. core, shaft, bearings, frame and cooling system). The most common causes of electric…

To ground or not to ground is a decision that an Electrical Engineer needs to make when planning or modifying an electrical power distribution system. The decision is dependent on the requirement of the loads….

Grounding is one of the most taken for granted provision of the Philippine Electrical Code. The incompetence of Electrical Inspectors make this practice worst. I inspected the grounding system of a 13.8kV Ring Main Unit…

Short-circuit calculation is one of the most important work to be undertaken in plant power distribution. A comprehensive, detailed and accurate short-circuit currents will be used in switchgear selection, protection settings and coordination. Traditional short-circuit…

A Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ), Professional Electrical Engineer (PEE – Philippines) and certified hazardous areas electrical designer with more than 20 years experience in concept definition, front-end engineering (FEED), HV & LV detail design, 3D model reviews, work share, construction and commissioning of Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Area electrical installations in water pipeline and pumping facilities, offshore platforms, FPSO, oil & gas process plants and pipelines including related facilities; experience in instrumentation and control, hazardous area classification for explosive gas and combustible dust atmospheres including intrinsically safe calculations and Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).