A single phase system is perhaps the most common type of system most people are familiar with. This is what people have in their homes and what appliances...

When sizing cables, the heat generated  by losses within any sheath or armour need to be evaluated. When significant, it becomes a factor to be considered...

Motor starting and its associated problems are well-known to many people who have worked on large industrial processes. However, these things are, of course...

Depending where in the world you work, you are likely following one of two standards International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) National...

Over the past year or so I've been involved in on going discussions related to referring fault levels from the secondary of a transformer to the primary...

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...

We have a sister note to this (Robots - Interesting Video), in which I have posted some videos of interesting robots developed by commercial corporations...

While there are a vast array of cable insulation materials, these are often divided into two general types; Thermoplastic or Thermosetting. For example...

Using laser optical pulses the random number generator utilizes the time between arrival of random photos to generate the numbers, ensuring true accuracy...

Collection of links to various places with useful motor information. I’ll try and return to the page every now and again to update it with any motor notes...