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IEEE TV has a part series of videos on wind power and it's implication. For a really good overview to the technologies and issues around wind power, these videos are excellent. Each video is around 10 m... read more..
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...
A UPS is an uninterruptible power supply. It is a device which maintains a continuous supply of electrical power, even in the event of failure of the...
Many questions sent in to the site are in connection with motor starting and in particular star-delta. For all but the simplest application, there is...
Often document control is dictated by project requirements, for example a particular organisation may have an existing numbering system. Existing company...
When selecting a generator, there are inherent limits on the active and reactive power which can be delivered. Generators are normally sized for a certain...
Our cable sizing tool is one of the more popular tools on the site. The tool enables cables to be sized in compliance with BS 7671 (the IEE Wiring Regulations...
Lamps are the essential part of any luminaire. These are the light generating components. Since the advent of electrical lighting in the middle of the...
Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...
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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...
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