Steel ladders, trays and baskets form the backbone of cable containment systems. Often these items need some form of surface treatment to prevent corrosion...

When sizing cables, the heat generated  by losses within any sheath or armour need to be evaluated. When significant, it becomes a factor to be considered...

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...

This is the first of two posts on the resistance of conductors. In the next post I will look at the ac resistance, including skin effect and we deal with...

Control theory looks at how systems work and are controlled from a mathematical view.  This note gives a brief introduction to some of the concepts – more...

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

A recurring theme on our forums is cable sizing. Now many installations are unique and require special consideration. However, a lot of the time things...

We have had the Wiki with us for a long time now, but at last I have decided to say bye bye – more details on why below.

This article gives an introduction to IEEE 485 method for the selection and calculation of battery capacity.

The calculation of current in a three phase system has been brought up on our site feedback and is a discussion I seem to get involved in every now and...