IEC 60287 "Calculation of the continuous current rating of cables (100% load factor)" is the International Standard which defines the procedures and equations...

While not as popular as it once was, frame leakage protection does still have some use in some circumstances.  In essence frame leakage is an earth fault...

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

If two dissimilar metals are touching and an external conducting path exists, corrosion of one the metals can take place.  Moisture or other materials...

Laplace transforms and their inverse are a mathematical technique which allows us to solve differential equations, by primarily using algebraic methods...

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

Low voltage (LV) switchrooms are common across all industries and one of the more common spatial requirements which need to be designed into a project...

Collection of links to various places with useful motor information. I’ll try and return to the page every now and again to update it with any motor notes...

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

I was reminded of Occam's Razor while reading a book. It's quite a simple principal of logic which has stood the test of time and is accepted as central...