A recurring theme on our forums is cable sizing. Now many installations are unique and require special consideration. However, a lot of the time things...

A fundamental concept behind the operation of alternating current systems is that voltage and current waveforms will be sinusoidal – a Sine Wave. This...

A single phase system is perhaps the most common type of system most people are familiar with. This is what people have in their homes and what appliances...

Fault calculations are one of the most common types of calculation carried out during the design and analysis of electrical systems. These calculations...

Famed English chemist and physicist Michael Faraday was born on September 22, 1791, in Newington Butts, a suburb of Surrey just south of the London Bridge...

Two driverless and solar power vans have departed from Italy on their way to China via the silk road. During the 13,000 kM trip the vans will drive themselves...

Dielectrics (insulating materials for example) when subjected to a varying electric field, will have some energy loss.   The varying electric field causes...

Capacitors have numerous applications in electrical and electronic applications.  This note examines the use of capacitors to store electrical energy....

We have had the Wiki with us for a long time now, but at last I have decided to say bye bye – more details on why below.

I have been thinking recently that there appears to be less professional integrity around than when I first started my career in electrical engineering...