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...

Request to look at induction motor starting time have come up a few times on the site. Hopefully in this post, I give you guys some idea on how to calculate...

Visitors who like to type web address rather then click menus may be interested in how our URL structure works.

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...

Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...

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

When selecting a cable, the performance of the cable under fault conditions is an important consideration. It is important that calculations be carried...

Alternating current (a.c.) is the backbone of modern electrical power distribution. In this article I’ll be pulling some of the more important concepts...

A frequent problem in fault calculations is the obtaining of equipment parameters.  While it is always preferable to use the actual parameters of the equipment...

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.