Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
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...
Following on from my post on railway electrification voltages, I thought an introduction to traction substations would be a good idea. Traction substations...
Bored at work and would rather be playing trump card game with you son. The next best thing (or not) maybe the online cable trump card game from AEI Cables...
If you want to check a circuit is dead (not live), you should always use the three point method. First check a known live circuit, then check the dead...
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...
If two dissimilar metals are touching and an external conducting path exists, corrosion of one the metals can take place. Moisture or other materials...
Depending where in the world you work, you are likely following one of two standards International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) National...
Some colleagues had an issue earlier in the week on sizing conduits to be cast in concrete for some power cables . It became clear that none of us had...
Electric motors are one of the most widely used items of electrical equipment. Improving motor efficiency benefits include, reduced power demand, lower...
Problems on achieving maximum voltage drop within an installation come up often. Depending where you live, local regulations will have different limits...
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