Electrical and related buildings technology
Earthing of electrical systems is essential for the correct functioning and the protecting of life and equipment in the event of faults. The earth electrode...
Capacitors have numerous applications in electrical and electronic applications. This note examines the use of capacitors to store electrical energy....
This article gives an introduction to IEEE 485 method for the selection and calculation of battery capacity.
A load flow study is the analysis of an electrical network carried out by an electrical engineer. The purpose is to understand how power flows around...
Following on from my post on railway electrification voltages, I thought an introduction to traction substations would be a good idea. Traction substations...
Over recent years the Lithium Ion battery has become popular in applications requiring high power densities with small weight and footprint. Today Lithium...
Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...
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...
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Often document control is dictated by project requirements, for example a particular organisation may have an existing numbering system. Existing company...
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