After three 4,160V dry type transformers failed at a 30-yr-old hospital over a three-year period, the hospital's facility manager contacted the transfomer's manufacturer, who informed him the ...

Safe reliable power is the goal of every professional responsible for the design, installation, and maintenance of electrical power systems. The commissioning of newly-installed electrical power ...

Environmentally friendly is a term rapidly invading the electronics industry. The electronic industry will be facing great challenges over the next few years as the solder used in electronic products ...

Out-of-step protection is a critical component of modern power system protection schemes—its importance has grown ...

To manage the challenges of today’s complex electrical power systems and tightening budgets, facility managers need to understand the critical connection between electrical commissioning and ...

The equipment and facilities supporting today’s critical infrastructure are vital to modern society. This article provides testing and maintenance tips to ensure systems are kept in top condition.

As the semiconductor world excitingly explores the potential of new advanced package solutions for their intricate and novel designs, challenges arise from undetected defects caused by the complexity ...

The objective of protective relays and protective schemes is to protect electrical equipment such as transformers, lines, cables, bus bars, etc. during abnormal system conditions. Hence, protective ...

The half-pitch TDA series DIP switch features bifurcated contacts that is claimed to provide increased electrical reliability when compared to other contact technologies. In addition, the series is ...