The image (reproduced from IEC 60909) shows a typical fault in an ac system.  From the illustration it can seen that there is an initial dc component ...

Following on from my post on railway electrification voltages, I thought an introduction to traction substations would be a good idea. Traction substations...

The other day I came across an article in Technology Review on the development of a smart transformer. A professor at North Carolina State University is...

I received this question by email a few weeks. First thoughts was that it is a product of the mathematics of rotating a straight conductor in a magnetic...

When selecting a cable, the performance of the cable under fault conditions is an important consideration. It is important that calculations be carried...

Some colleagues had an issue earlier in the week on sizing conduits to be cast in concrete for some power cables . It became clear that none of us had...

A UPS is an uninterruptible power supply.  It is a device which maintains a continuous supply of electrical power, even in the event of failure of the...

If you want to check a circuit is dead (not live), you should always use the three point method. First check a known live circuit, then check the dead...

I have been thinking recently that there appears to be less professional integrity around than when I first started my career in electrical engineering...

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...