Power systems theory - generation, transmissions and distribution
Often document control is dictated by project requirements, for example a particular organisation may have an existing numbering system. Existing company...
The IEC publishes a series of documents and rules governing the preparation of documents, drawings and the referencing of equipment. Depending on country...
Alternating current (a.c.) is the backbone of modern electrical power distribution. In this article I’ll be pulling some of the more important concepts...
Exposure to time varying magnetic fields, from power frequencies to the gigahertz range can have harmful consequences. A lot of research has been conducted...
When selecting a cable, the performance of the cable under fault conditions is an important consideration. It is important that calculations be carried...
Using laser optical pulses the random number generator utilizes the time between arrival of random photos to generate the numbers, ensuring true accuracy...
The term 'N+1' relates to redundancy and simply means that if you required 'N' items of equipment for something to work, you would have one additional...
Cable insulation is used to provide electrical separation between conductors of a cable. During the historical development of cables, numerous types...
We have a sister note to this (Robots - Interesting Video), in which I have posted some videos of interesting robots developed by commercial corporations...
The other day I came across an article in Technology Review on the development of a smart transformer. A professor at North Carolina State University is...
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