This post is quick introduction and overview to different railway electrification voltages used in answer to a question sent in via email. While there...

Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is the study of coordinating electromagnetic fields give off equipment, with the withstand (compatibility) of other...

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Everything physical in electrical engineering from insulations to conductors revolves around materials. Here we are listing common materials along with...

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Within Europe the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) has standardised the both the designation and colour of cables.   ...

The IET site has a video of a visit showing of a high tech meeting room developed at Napier University in Edinburgh. It a good demonstration of innovative...

In three phase systems, the use of transformers with three windings (or legs) per side is common.  These three windings are often connected in delta or...

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Cable insulation is used to provide electrical separation between conductors of  a cable.  During the historical development of cables, numerous types...