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...

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...

Various arguments exist around SF6 Gas Insulated (GIS) and Air Insulated (AIS) medium voltage switchgear. Recently we had to change a GIS design to AI...

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

Exposure to time varying magnetic fields, from power frequencies to the gigahertz range can have harmful consequences.  A lot of research has been conducted...

The other day I came across an article in Technology Review on the development of a smart transformer. A professor at North Carolina State University is...

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

Straight forward list of some common motor faults.  If I have missed any other common faults, please take a bit of time to add them in as a comment below...

HTML supports a variety of entity symbols which can be entered using either numbers or an entity name.  The number or name is preceded by the ‘&’ sign...

Using software in our  work is essential for most of us and we are becoming even more dependant on it's use.  While software is a great asset, many times...