Motor starting and its associated problems are well-known to many people who have worked on large industrial processes. However, these things are, of course...

We have had the Wiki with us for a long time now, but at last I have decided to say bye bye – more details on why below.

This morning I was explaining how differential protection works to a junior engineer. To give him something to read I opened up the NPAG (Network Protection...

We've been sending out Newsletters on a regular basis for a few weeks now. To do this we have been using Google's Feedburner service. While Feedburner...

This post is quick introduction and overview to different railway electrification voltages used in answer to a question sent in via email. While there...

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...

Over recent years the Lithium Ion battery has become popular in applications requiring high power densities with small weight and footprint.  Today Lithium...

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

The term 'N+1' relates to redundancy and simply means that if you required 'N' items of equipment for something to work, you would have one additional...

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...