The article explains the concept of power factor, the methods for its correction, and the relationship among apparent power, real power, and reactive power.

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The article covers star and delta configurations, their arrangment, voltage, current, impedance and applications.

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An electrical wiring diagram can be a single page or several pages, telling the installer how to connect the components.

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In electrical work, different diagrams are used depending on the information that needs to be conveyed.

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The VFD is used to start, stop, and to vary the speed of the electric motor for smooth starting, stopping and running.

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The article covers soft starters and how they work, starting from construction, installation up to their programming.

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A direct-on-line starter is a method of starting small induction electric motors, typically those rated 4kW and below.

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Sequential electric motor starting involves the starting of two or more electric motors, one after the other in an orderly way.

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Understand how a star-delta starter works and why larger induction electric motors are connected in star-delta.

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Understand how a star-delta forward and reverse starter works, power and control circuit diagrams of a star-delta starter.

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Electrical basics: atoms, materials used in electrical engineering, resistance, voltage, current, energy, and power.

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Understand the differences between series and parallel circuits, current, resistance, and voltage in series and parallel circuits

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Understand how three-phase AC electricity is generated, how to get single phase electricity from a three-phase supply.

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A detailed guide to the SCADA system, covering its core components: HMIs, PLCs, field devices , and SCADA software.

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Ladder logic is a language used to write instructions followed by PLCs when controlling industrial processes.

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This article covers what is a programmable logoc controller, how a PLC works, parts of the PLC and the its applications.

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Understand what electric current is, the direction of flow of electric current, the difference between direct current and alternating current, and finally, how current is measured.

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Understand what a resistor is, how it works, the general construction of a resistor, types of resistors and, finally, resistor specifications.

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Understand what a diode is, how it works, the general construction of a resistor, how to connect a diode in forward and reverse direction and, finally, diode specifications

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Understand what a capacitor is, how a capacitor works, the general construction of a capacitor, types of capacitors and, finally, capacitor specifications.

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In this article we explained ways to reduce electrical energy consumption at home

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The article covers how the p-n junction, the depletion region and the barrier potential are formed starting from materials used in their formation, up to their formation.

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How solar system is sized, starting from load calculation, back up time, battery bank, solar panels upto inverter sizing.

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The article covers what resistance is, how cross-sectional area, length, resistivity, and temperature affect resistance, and, finally how resistance is measured.

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The article covers what inductance is, how cross-sectional area, length, core material and number of turns affect inductance, and, finally what an inductor is.

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The article covers what capacitance is, how cross-sectional area, length, and distance between plates affect capacitance, and, finally what a capacitor is.

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