Most installations involve some form of lightning protection system which is connected to an earth electrode. The function of the earth electrode is to...
From the earliest times, humans have found ways to create light. Pre-historic peoples used natural materials (moss, grass, etc.) soaked in animal fat and...
Modelica is an open source (free) software language for modelling complex systems. Having never used it before, I thought I would download a development...
The following tables provide quick order of magnitude fault levels for a a range of typical low voltage situations.
When current flows within a wire, a magnetic field is created. The potion of this magnetic field perpendicular to the wire is called the magnetic flux...
Reading is a bit of a hobby of mine and I"ve done a few off-topic posts in the past on this. Rather than continue doing the occasional post I thought ...
This post is quick introduction and overview to different railway electrification voltages used in answer to a question sent in via email. While there...
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...
ABB has produced a range of technical guides that offer concise explanations of the major technologies and technical issues in low voltage AC drives. ...
IEC 60947 is the circuit breaker standard and covers the marking of breakers in detail. Any manufacturer following this standard should comply with the...
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