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...

A fundamental concept behind the operation of alternating current systems is that voltage and current waveforms will be sinusoidal – a Sine Wave. This...

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...

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...

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

Problems on achieving maximum voltage drop within an installation come up often. Depending where you live, local regulations will have different limits...

Depending where in the world you work, you are likely following one of two standards International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) National...

I think this post is going to be helpful to several of our readers. While the IEC low voltage circuit breaker Standard [IEC 60947-2, Low voltage switchgear...

The International System of Units (abbreviated SI) is the world's most widely used system of units.  The system consists of a set of units and prefixes...

If your are ever called out to troubleshoot something on your electrical system, one of the first things consider is the supply voltage. You want to ensure...