In three phase systems, the use of transformers with three windings (or legs) per side is common.  These three windings are often connected in delta or...

The inventor of the first visible light-emitting diode makes history again this year as it begins to show customers a 40-watt replacement GE Energy Smart...

Fire resistant and fire retardant cable sheaths are design to resist combustion and limit the propagation of flames. Low smokes cables have a sheath designed...

Two driverless and solar power vans have departed from Italy on their way to China via the silk road. During the 13,000 kM trip the vans will drive themselves...

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

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...

When current flows within a wire, a magnetic field is created. The potion of this magnetic field perpendicular to the wire is called the magnetic flux...

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

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

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 ...