Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
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Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...
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Per unit fault calculations is a method whereby system impedances and quantities are normalised across different voltage levels to a common base. By removing...
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A single phase system is perhaps the most common type of system most people are familiar with. This is what people have in their homes and what appliances...
Over recent years the Lithium Ion battery has become popular in applications requiring high power densities with small weight and footprint. Today Lithium...
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Alternating current (a.c.) is the backbone of modern electrical power distribution. In this article I’ll be pulling some of the more important concepts...
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