Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
Resistors are electronic components that oppose the flow of current. Manufactured in various types and ranges they have a wide application to electronics...
This morning I was explaining how differential protection works to a junior engineer. To give him something to read I opened up the NPAG (Network Protection...
Battery powered cars are a hot topic and widely debated. The pros, cons, issues and time frames can be talked about endlessly. An article by the Telegraph...
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 following tables provide quick order of magnitude fault levels for a a range of typical low voltage situations.
When selecting a generator, there are inherent limits on the active and reactive power which can be delivered. Generators are normally sized for a certain...
Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...
Years ago I was told that you should always try to write the best report you can. Many years later I still think on this as one of the better pieces of...
The (relatively new) switchgear and control gear standard, IEC 61439 'Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies' has three methods which can be...
When sizing cables nearly, everyone uses some form of software. This ranges from homespun spreadsheets to complex network analyses software. Each has its...
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