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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Low voltage (LV) switchrooms are common across all industries and one of the more common spatial requirements which need to be designed into a project...

The following tables provide quick order of magnitude fault levels for a a range of typical low voltage situations.

Over the past year or so I've been involved in on going discussions related to referring fault levels from the secondary of a transformer to the primary...

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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...

Depending where in the world you work, you are likely following one of two standards International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) National...

A recurring theme on our forums is cable sizing. Now many installations are unique and require special consideration. However, a lot of the time things...