Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
Capacitors have numerous applications in electrical and electronic applications. This note examines the use of capacitors to store electrical energy....
The following tables provide quick order of magnitude fault levels for a a range of typical low voltage situations.
Over the past year or so I've been involved in on going discussions related to referring fault levels from the secondary of a transformer to the primary...
The robot folding towels post below was interesting enough at the time to post a link. Recently I’ve come across a couple of other interesting videos...
I was reminded of Occam's Razor while reading a book. It's quite a simple principal of logic which has stood the test of time and is accepted as central...
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Working in the vicinity of electrical equipment poses an hazard. In addition to electric shock hazard, fault currents passing through air causes Arc Flash...
This post is quick introduction and overview to different railway electrification voltages used in answer to a question sent in via email. While there...
When selecting a cable, the performance of the cable under fault conditions is an important consideration. It is important that calculations be carried...
For unbalance conditions the calculation of fault currents is more complex. One method of dealing with this is symmetrical components. Using symmetrical...
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