Motor starting and its associated problems are well-known to many people who have worked on large industrial processes. However, these things are, of course...

Laplace transforms and their inverse are a mathematical technique which allows us to solve differential equations, by primarily using algebraic methods...

In the previous note we looked at the approach taken by the standard to the sizing of cables and illustrated this with an example.  We then looked at one...

IEC 61439 'Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear assemblies', specifies standard arrangements of switchboard (call forms of internal separation). The...

Low voltage (LV) switchrooms are common across all industries and one of the more common spatial requirements which need to be designed into a project...

At the beginning of the year China put the world's first 1,000 kV UHV transmission system into operation. Transmitting power at over a million volts is...

The fundamental component of any analogue computer is the operational amplifier, or op amp. An operational amplifier (often called an op-amp,) is a high...

We have had the Wiki with us for a long time now, but at last I have decided to say bye bye – more details on why below.

Often document control is dictated by project requirements, for example a particular organisation may have an existing numbering system. Existing company...

Most installations involve some form of lightning protection system which is connected to an earth electrode.  The function of the earth electrode is to...