This is the second post in a series of two on periodic electrical inspections. In the first post, I discussed how often inspections should be carried out...

Our IEE cable sizing was wrote a few years ago and had become rough around the edges. I thought it was time to give the tool a service. Unfortunately when...

Traditionally generation of electricity has involved rotating machines to produce alternating sinusoidal voltage and current (a.c. systems). With the development...

"I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong...

This article gives an introduction to IEEE 485 method for the selection and calculation of battery capacity.

IEC 60947 is the circuit breaker standard and covers the marking of breakers in detail. Any manufacturer following this standard should comply with the...

I have been thinking recently that there appears to be less professional integrity around than when I first started my career in electrical engineering...

When looking at the design of a lighting scheme it is useful to have an understanding on the nature of light itself and some of the basic theory associated...

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...

This post is quick introduction and overview to different railway electrification voltages used in answer to a question sent in via email. While there...