The IET site has a video of a visit showing of a high tech meeting room developed at Napier University in Edinburgh. It a good demonstration of innovative...

In a previous article I looked at the dc resistance of conductors and in this article we turn our attention to ac resistance. If you have not read the...

Bored at work and would rather be playing trump card game with you son. The next best thing (or not) maybe the online cable trump card game from AEI Cables...

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...

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

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

Coils of wire on the rotor carry a d.c. current which generates a magnetic field. A stator magnetic field is created using either permanent magnets or...

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

Earthing of electrical systems is essential for the correct functioning and the protecting of life and equipment in the event of faults.  The earth electrode...

Cable insulation is used to provide electrical separation between conductors of  a cable.  During the historical development of cables, numerous types...