Electrical and related buildings technology
The following tables provide quick order of magnitude fault levels for a a range of typical low voltage situations.
Light Emitting Diodes (LED ) are increasing gaining favour in both the domestic and commercial sectors; due to their efficiency, sustainability and durability...
Often document control is dictated by project requirements, for example a particular organisation may have an existing numbering system. Existing company...
Circuit breakers are switching devices whose primary function is to isolate parts of an electrical distribution system in the even of abnormal conditions...
Exposure to time varying magnetic fields, from power frequencies to the gigahertz range can have harmful consequences. A lot of research has been conducted...
Insulation on a motor prevents interconnection of windings and the winding to earth. When looking at motors, it is important to understand how the insulation...
When thinking about watts (W) or kilowatt (kW = 1000 W) it can be useful too keep in mind the fundamental ideas behind the unit. Watt is not a pure electrical...
Current transformers (CTs) are used to convert high level currents to a smaller more reasonable level for use as inputs to protection relays and metering...
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...
Most installations involve some form of lightning protection system which is connected to an earth electrode. The function of the earth electrode is to...
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