Power systems theory - generation, transmissions and distribution
GE have put together a time-lapse video shown flight take-off and landings at some airports. An interesting view:
Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...
Power cables can basically be classified into earthed and unearthed cables, where earthed and unearthed refer to the application for which the cable is...
Just added a page to the tools, which will allow you to calculate the synchronous speed, slip and rated torque for an induction motor. Not a particularly...
Photovoltaic (PV) cells (sometimes called solar cells) convert solar energy into electrical energy. Every year more and more PV systems are installed...
Various techniques exist to enable the correct selection of batteries for UPS applications. The procedure described below is one of the more common. ...
Carrying out a protection system discrimination study is critical to ensure the correct functioning of the electrical system in the event of faults. ...
The (relatively new) switchgear and control gear standard, IEC 61439 'Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies' has three methods which can be...
We have had the Wiki with us for a long time now, but at last I have decided to say bye bye – more details on why below.
This article gives an introduction to IEEE 485 method for the selection and calculation of battery capacity.
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