Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
The image (reproduced from IEC 60909) shows a typical fault in an ac system. From the illustration it can seen that there is an initial dc component ...
Motor starting and its associated problems are well-known to many people who have worked on large industrial processes. However, these things are, of course...
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.
The 27 km, Euro 6 billion Collider lies on the border between France and Switzerland, took nearly 30 years to complete. Some of the lofty goals for the...
Using software in our work is essential for most of us and we are becoming even more dependant on it's use. While software is a great asset, many times...
The other day I was reading 'Night of the New Magicians' by Mary Pope Osborn with my son. The story is about a young boy and girl who travel back in time...
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...
Problems on achieving maximum voltage drop within an installation come up often. Depending where you live, local regulations will have different limits...
Current transformers (CTs) are used to convert high level currents to a smaller more reasonable level for use as inputs to protection relays and metering...
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...
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