Electrical and related buildings technology
Coils of wire on the rotor carry a d.c. current which generates a magnetic field. A stator magnetic field is created using either permanent magnets or...
Most installations involve some form of lightning protection system which is connected to an earth electrode. The function of the earth electrode is to...
When current flows within a wire, a magnetic field is created. The potion of this magnetic field perpendicular to the wire is called the magnetic flux...
Here’s list of some famous scientists. Deliberately short, with the aim to provide a quick memory jog or overview. If your looking for more detailed information...
Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...
Capacitors are widely used in electrical engineering for functions such as energy storage, power factor correction, voltage compensation and many others...
How often installations are inspected is up to the owner of the installation, provided such durations do not exceed any regulatory maximums in force. ...
Depending where in the world you work, you are likely following one of two standards International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) National...
Nikola Tesla was born exactly at midnight on July 10, 1856 in the tiny village of Smiljan, Lika in Croatia. In his late teens, Tesla left the village to...
I have been thinking recently that there appears to be less professional integrity around than when I first started my career in electrical engineering...
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