Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
Earthing of electrical systems is essential for the correct functioning and the protecting of life and equipment in the event of faults. The earth electrode...
While there are a vast array of cable insulation materials, these are often divided into two general types; Thermoplastic or Thermosetting. For example...
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Three phase systems are derived from three separate windings, either connected in delta or star (wye). Each winding can be treated separately, leading...
Two driverless and solar power vans have departed from Italy on their way to China via the silk road. During the 13,000 kM trip the vans will drive themselves...
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...
Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...
I've recently come across this question a couple times browsing the internet. Decided to give a quick answer here. A rectifier transformer is a transformer...
This article gives an introduction to IEEE 485 method for the selection and calculation of battery capacity.
The IET site has a video of a visit showing of a high tech meeting room developed at Napier University in Edinburgh. It a good demonstration of innovative...
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