Keep in mind when reading any article about electrical theory or application that it only scratches the surface of the topic. You can dedicate years of your life to understanding electrical theory and ...

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 ...

Compressor overheating is one of the industry's most serious field problems today. Compressor overheating is usually caused by high compression ratios. High compression ratios can be caused by a ...

A farmer is watering an alfalfa field 24 hours a day using a 3-phase 100-hp electric motor and adjustable speed drive (ASD). The farmer checks on his field to find the water not flowing and the pump ...

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 ...

And use phase 3 (ground) on the lower rail of the train. So that phase is safe to touch when you stand on the ground (as there is no voltagedifferential). That results in the phase 1 and 2 to have a ...