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Everything physical in electrical engineering from insulations to conductors revolves around materials. Here we are listing common materials along with...

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Capacitors are widely used in electrical engineering for functions such as energy storage, power factor correction, voltage compensation and many others...

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

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The calculation of current in a three phase system has been brought up on our site feedback and is a discussion I seem to get involved in every now and...

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