Electrical and related buildings technology
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...
"I can live with doubt and uncertainty and not knowing. I think it is much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers that might be wrong...
Steel ladders, trays and baskets form the backbone of cable containment systems. Often these items need some form of surface treatment to prevent corrosion...
This article gives an introduction to IEEE 485 method for the selection and calculation of battery capacity.
Cable insulation is used to provide electrical separation between conductors of a cable. During the historical development of cables, numerous types...
Sometimes it’s useful to be able to quickly lookup a piece of technical information. This note is a collection of information related to motors, and in...
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...
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...
The 27 km, Euro 6 billion Collider lies on the border between France and Switzerland, took nearly 30 years to complete. Some of the lofty goals for the...
In an earlier note on the site [Photovoltaic (PV) - Electrical Calculations], the theory of solar (PV) cell calculations was introduced. In particular...
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