Fundamental electrical engineering concepts and theory
"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...
Fault calculations are one of the most common types of calculation carried out during the design and analysis of electrical systems. These calculations...
GE have put together a time-lapse video shown flight take-off and landings at some airports. An interesting view:
It wasn't so long ago I was telling someone that I don't use rules of thumb as most things are easily calculated anyhow. As it turns out I last week...
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...
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...
Electrical engineering is a field that covers a wide variety of sub-fields, including electricity and electronics. It is a field that goes back to the...
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 ...
If your are ever called out to troubleshoot something on your electrical system, one of the first things consider is the supply voltage. You want to ensure...
Cable insulation is used to provide electrical separation between conductors of a cable. During the historical development of cables, numerous types...
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