Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
Working in the vicinity of electrical equipment poses an hazard. In addition to electric shock hazard, fault currents passing through air causes Arc Flash...
The other day I was talking to a colleague who is a building services consultant. Despite regularly specifying dry-type/cast resin transformers he was...
Within Europe the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) has standardised the both the designation and colour of cables. ...
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If your are ever called out to troubleshoot something on your electrical system, one of the first things consider is the supply voltage. You want to ensure...
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...
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...
Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...
Lead acid batteries are cost effect and reliable, making them suitable for many applications.This note examines topics of interest associated with the...
GE have put together a time-lapse video shown flight take-off and landings at some airports. An interesting view:
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