At the beginning of the year China put the world's first 1,000 kV UHV transmission system into operation. Transmitting power at over a million volts is...

Tapping your forearm or hand with a finger could soon be the way you interact with gadgets. A new technology created by Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon ...

The windings of many medium and small sized transformers are protected by restricted earth fault (REF) systems. The illustration shows the principal of...

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...

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

The other day I came across an article in Technology Review on the development of a smart transformer. A professor at North Carolina State University is...

The standard aims to consolidate AC and traction voltages within the industry and defines the following bands: band 1 - A.C. systems 100 V to 1...

This is the second post in a series of two on periodic electrical inspections. In the first post, I discussed how often inspections should be carried out...

GE have put together a time-lapse video shown flight take-off and landings at some airports. An interesting view:

When making adding a Note to our site we have a great online WYSIWYG editor and things are pretty simple.  However, if you prefer you can write, manage...