This is the second post in a series of two on periodic electrical inspections. In the first post, I discussed how often inspections should be carried out...

Often us engineers get so bogged down in equations, using software, producing drawings and writing specifications that this becomes the sole focus.   ...

When selecting a generator, there are inherent limits on the active and reactive power which can be delivered. Generators are normally sized for a certain...

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...

Cable insulation is used to provide electrical separation between conductors of  a cable.  During the historical development of cables, numerous types...

Electromechanical relays have been the traditional backbone of electrical protection systems.  While over recent years these have been replaced by microprocessor...

Often document control is dictated by project requirements, for example a particular organisation may have an existing numbering system. Existing company...

Everything physical in electrical engineering from insulations to conductors revolves around materials. Here we are listing common materials along with...

Fault calculations are one of the most common types of calculation carried out during the design and analysis of electrical systems. These calculations...

Per unit fault calculations is a method whereby system impedances and quantities are normalised across different voltage levels to a common base.  By removing...