Many older industrial facilities use single-phase, oil-filled transformers made for pole-mounting but installed at ground level to create 3-phase power distribution systems. Usually, primary and ...

<B>Disclaimer:</B> I am a bit of an electrical geek, but am not a licensed electrician. Don't mess with electricity you don't understand, and you should probably have a licensed electrician sign off ...

Welcome to the first in a series of articles focusing on electrical calculation basics. This month, we'll discuss the most fundamental of calculations — those for current (I) and kilowatts (kW). We'll ...

Wieland's new family of UL Listed and CSA Certified (cULus), switching power supplies delivers a control voltage of 24V DC, at an output current from 1.25A to 40A. Jan. 27, 2010 Wieland offers nine ...

In the original version of this article, the second figure contained an error. The image has been updated. It’s important for engineers to have a good, working ...

The difference between a controller and converter design. Why you want to use a controller versus a converter design. It’s become trendy to multiphase or stack devices as power requirements across ...

While applications for 1-Phase PFC are now familiar and prevalent, the same is not the case with 3-Phase PFC. Many equipments using kilowatts of power from 3-Phase mains should be candidates of ...