Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
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Lead acid batteries are cost effect and reliable, making them suitable for many applications.This note examines topics of interest associated with the...
Light Emitting Diodes (LED ) are increasing gaining favour in both the domestic and commercial sectors; due to their efficiency, sustainability and durability...
Fire resistant and fire retardant cable sheaths are design to resist combustion and limit the propagation of flames. Low smokes cables have a sheath designed...
The other day I was reading 'Night of the New Magicians' by Mary Pope Osborn with my son. The story is about a young boy and girl who travel back in time...
Estimating maximum demand is a topic frequently discussed. Working out how much power to allow for a building can be very subjective . Allowing too much...
The image (reproduced from IEC 60909) shows a typical fault in an ac system. From the illustration it can seen that there is an initial dc component ...
Using software in our work is essential for most of us and we are becoming even more dependant on it's use. While software is a great asset, many times...
Most installations involve some form of lightning protection system which is connected to an earth electrode. The function of the earth electrode is to...
Often document control is dictated by project requirements, for example a particular organisation may have an existing numbering system. Existing company...
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