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.

Insulation on a motor prevents interconnection of windings and the winding to earth.  When looking at motors, it is important to understand how the insulation...

Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...

The windings of many medium and small sized transformers are protected by restricted earth fault (REF) systems. The illustration shows the principal of...

myElectrical does not support or promote the use of copyrighted material without the copyright owner's consent. If you believe that material for which...

Visitors who like to type web address rather then click menus may be interested in how our URL structure works.

Working in the vicinity of electrical equipment poses an hazard. In addition to electric shock hazard, fault currents passing through air causes Arc Flash...

Various arguments exist around SF6 Gas Insulated (GIS) and Air Insulated (AIS) medium voltage switchgear. Recently we had to change a GIS design to AI...

Installation of a UPS can help in reducing problems due to issues with the power supply.  A lot of people relate this to nine key issues.  Depending on...

The European Union is implementing a voluntary code of practice for participants with the aim of improving the overall efficiency of data centres. As part...