Electrical and related buildings technology
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If two dissimilar metals are touching and an external conducting path exists, corrosion of one the metals can take place. Moisture or other materials...
I have been thinking recently that there appears to be less professional integrity around than when I first started my career in electrical engineering...
Our cable sizing tool is one of the more popular tools on the site. The tool enables cables to be sized in compliance with BS 7671 (the IEE Wiring Regulations...
Maxwell's Equations are a set of fundamental relationships, which govern how electric and magnetic fields interact. The equations explain how these fields...
Carrying out a protection system discrimination study is critical to ensure the correct functioning of the electrical system in the event of faults. ...
Most installations involve some form of lightning protection system which is connected to an earth electrode. The function of the earth electrode is to...
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...
Fire resistant and fire retardant cable sheaths are design to resist combustion and limit the propagation of flames. Low smokes cables have a sheath designed...
Fault calculations are one of the most common types of calculation carried out during the design and analysis of electrical systems. These calculations...
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