This article discusses many common misunderstandings about the function of the neutral wire and its relation to power problems. The subjects of dedicated lines, phase reversal, isolation transformers, ...

In the past, smart switch users in older homes that lack neutral wiring had to cough up the cash for a wireless hub to make their switches work, but C by GE recently announced new—and hubless—smart ...

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One of the most confusing subjects faced by utility distribution engineers is distribution neutral grounding. This confusion is compounded by utility mergers and the combining of construction ...

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This design example report describes a two-wire (no neutral), wide range, non isolated flyback, bluetooth wall switch using Link Switch-TN2 family of devices. It has an input voltage of 90 VAC-277 VAC ...

When clients call you because operating problems on pieces of their 120V equipment cause them to suspect their facility's power supply, you have to decide where to start your investigation. Don't ...