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IEC 62305 'Protection against lightning' requires a risk assessment be carried out to determine the characteristics of any lightning protection system to be installed. There is a lot of hype about about... read more..
Often us engineers get so bogged down in equations, using software, producing drawings and writing specifications that this becomes the sole focus. ...
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...
Cable insulation is used to provide electrical separation between conductors of a cable. During the historical development of cables, numerous types...
Fire resistant and fire retardant cable sheaths are design to resist combustion and limit the propagation of flames. Low smokes cables have a sheath designed...
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...
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.
When selecting a cable, the performance of the cable under fault conditions is an important consideration. It is important that calculations be carried...
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...
Everything physical in electrical engineering from insulations to conductors revolves around materials. Here we are listing common materials along with...
Sometimes it’s useful to be able to quickly lookup a piece of technical information. This note is a collection of information related to motors, and in...
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