Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
The mobile phone was born in 1973. They were the size of a brick and weighed a couple of kg, making them difficult to fit into your pocket. At a few thousand...
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...
Resistors are electronic components that oppose the flow of current. Manufactured in various types and ranges they have a wide application to electronics...
Often document control is dictated by project requirements, for example a particular organisation may have an existing numbering system. Existing company...
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...
GE's latest thinking on product manufacturing is he Shingijutsu philosophy or Lean production system. They have started applying this at the Louisville...
Many questions sent in to the site are in connection with motor starting and in particular star-delta. For all but the simplest application, there is...
Coils of wire on the rotor carry a d.c. current which generates a magnetic field. A stator magnetic field is created using either permanent magnets or...
GE have put together a time-lapse video shown flight take-off and landings at some airports. An interesting view:
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...
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