Current transformers (CTs) are used to convert high level currents to a smaller more reasonable level for use as inputs to protection relays and metering...
Fault calculations are one of the most common types of calculation carried out during the design and analysis of electrical systems. These calculations...
Resistors are electronic components that oppose the flow of current. Manufactured in various types and ranges they have a wide application to electronics...
The mobile phone was born in 1973. They were the size of a brick and weighed a couple of kg, making them difficult to fit into your pocket. At a few thousand...
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...
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...
Everything physical in electrical engineering from insulations to conductors revolves around materials. Here we are listing common materials along with...
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...
Over recent years the Lithium Ion battery has become popular in applications requiring high power densities with small weight and footprint. Today Lithium...
Problems on achieving maximum voltage drop within an installation come up often. Depending where you live, local regulations will have different limits...
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