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...

If you have a great idea or invent something the last thing you want is someone to steal the idea. One of the things you can do is protect the intellectual...

American inventor Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847. He was the youngest of seven children and received little formal schooling...

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

Following on from my post on railway electrification voltages, I thought an introduction to traction substations would be a good idea. Traction substations...

If you are working on a large plan, get the real coordinates [latitude, longitude] for two or more points and add them to the drawing. That way you can...

Many questions sent in to the site are in connection with motor starting and in particular star-delta.  For all but the simplest application, there is...

Induction motors are frequently used in both industrial and domestic applications.  Within the induction motor, an electrical current in the rotor is induced...