Power systems theory - generation, transmissions and distribution
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I've recently come across this question a couple times browsing the internet. Decided to give a quick answer here. A rectifier transformer is a transformer...
Traditionally generation of electricity has involved rotating machines to produce alternating sinusoidal voltage and current (a.c. systems). With the development...
In three phase systems, the use of transformers with three windings (or legs) per side is common. These three windings are often connected in delta or...
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...
‘Kept looking at a card, y’see? Kept looking at it. Welcome back Bottle. Gods below welcome home. The Crippled God A Tale of the Malazan Book of the...
GE have put together a time-lapse video shown flight take-off and landings at some airports. An interesting view:
Recently I have seen a few interesting articles on viable cold fusion; the combining of atoms at room like temperatures to create boundless energy. Now...
Variable frequency drives are widely used to control the speed of ac motors. This note looks at the mechanisms which enable drive units to control the...
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...
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