Variable frequency drives are widely used to control the speed of ac motors.  This note looks at the mechanisms which enable drive units to control the...

The other day I was reading 'Night of the New Magicians' by Mary Pope Osborn with my son.  The story is about a young boy and girl who travel back in time...

The 27 km, Euro 6 billion  Collider lies on the border between France and Switzerland, took nearly 30 years to complete.  Some of the lofty goals for the...

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

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...

Lead acid batteries are cost effect and reliable, making them suitable for many applications.This note examines topics of interest associated with 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...

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

The robot folding towels post below was interesting enough at the time to post a link.  Recently I’ve come across a couple of other interesting videos...

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...