Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
If two dissimilar metals are touching and an external conducting path exists, corrosion of one the metals can take place. Moisture or other materials...
I've recently come across this question a couple times browsing the internet. Decided to give a quick answer here. A rectifier transformer is a transformer...
Depending where in the world you work, you are likely following one of two standards International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) National...
When selecting a cable, the performance of the cable under fault conditions is an important consideration. It is important that calculations be carried...
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...
The widely used United Sates standard ANSI/IEEE C37.2 'Electrical Power System Device Function Numbers, Acronyms, and Contact Designations' deals with...
IEC 60947 is the circuit breaker standard and covers the marking of breakers in detail. Any manufacturer following this standard should comply with the...
Our cable sizing tool is one of the more popular tools on the site. The tool enables cables to be sized in compliance with BS 7671 (the IEE Wiring Regulations...
I have been thinking recently that there appears to be less professional integrity around than when I first started my career in electrical engineering...
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...
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