A load flow study is the analysis of an electrical network carried out by an electrical engineer. The purpose is to understand how power flows around...
Problems on achieving maximum voltage drop within an installation come up often. Depending where you live, local regulations will have different limits...
Within Europe the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) has standardised the both the designation and colour of cables. ...
When thinking about watts (W) or kilowatt (kW = 1000 W) it can be useful too keep in mind the fundamental ideas behind the unit. Watt is not a pure electrical...
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...
Famed English chemist and physicist Michael Faraday was born on September 22, 1791, in Newington Butts, a suburb of Surrey just south of the London Bridge...
If you are wondering what happened to our cable notes, the short answer is that we have moved them to myCableEngineering.com. The "Knowledge Base" at...
It wasn't so long ago I was telling someone that I don't use rules of thumb as most things are easily calculated anyhow. As it turns out I last week...
I'm a fan of using manufacturers catalogues. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, if your involved in the purchase of equipment, you will likely...
This post is quick introduction and overview to different railway electrification voltages used in answer to a question sent in via email. While there...
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