The widely used United Sates standard ANSI/IEEE C37.2 'Electrical Power System Device Function Numbers, Acronyms, and Contact Designations' deals with...

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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...

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Lead acid batteries are cost effect and reliable, making them suitable for many applications.This note examines topics of interest associated with the...

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Problems on achieving maximum voltage drop within an installation come up often. Depending where you live, local regulations will have different limits...