We have a sister note to this (Robots - Interesting Video), in which I have posted some videos of interesting robots developed by commercial corporations...

GE have put together a time-lapse video shown flight take-off and landings at some airports. An interesting view:

One of the comments on my Motor Starting Series was asking for something on duty cycles. Here it is. As a purchaser of a motor, you have responsibility...

This article gives an introduction to IEEE 485 method for the selection and calculation of battery capacity.

IEC 60228 is the International Electrotechnical Commission's international standard on conductors of insulated cables. Among other things, it defines a...

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

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

Estimating maximum demand is a topic frequently discussed. Working out how much power to allow for a building can be very subjective . Allowing too much...

ABB has produced a range of technical guides that offer concise explanations of the major technologies and technical issues in low voltage AC drives. ...

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