Everything physical in electrical engineering from insulations to conductors revolves around materials. Here we are listing common materials along with...

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...

Collection of links to various places with useful motor information. I’ll try and return to the page every now and again to update it with any motor notes...

The following tables provide quick order of magnitude fault levels for a a range of typical low voltage situations.

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

Anyone specifying or using electric motors should have a basic understanding how the insulation is related to temperature. Three classes of insulation...

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

I was reminded of Occam's Razor while reading a book. It's quite a simple principal of logic which has stood the test of time and is accepted as central...

IEC 62305 'Protection against lightning' requires a risk assessment be carried out to determine the characteristics of any lightning protection system...

The other day I was talking to a colleague who is a building services consultant.  Despite regularly specifying dry-type/cast resin transformers he was...