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Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism.

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What is meant by pole slipping?

A pole slip occurs when a motor or generator cannot maintain synchronicity. This occurs because the field excitation is too low.

How many markings should a rigid nonmetallic conduit have?

There will be at lease three and on some conduits additional information. There will be the manufacture's name, type of material the conduit is manufactured from and the diameter size of the conduit. For example Scepter PVC 100 mm (for American customers 4") conduit.

Advantages of quasi z-source inverter?

quasi means half then VSI and CSI combined to maintain unity power factor.

Can you operating 240v 60hz single phase electric kiln on 240v 50hz single phase power supply system?

This is probably a high-power industrial kiln intended for use in a factory where a 3-phase power supply would regularly be installed. The cost of getting such an industrial kiln converted to run on a normal house mains 240 Volt power supply (even if conversion were possible, which is not certain) would probably not make sense as it would be cheaper - and safer - to buy a secondhand kiln that was designed to run on 220 - 240 Volts.

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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.

Before you do any work yourself,

on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,

always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.

IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB

SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY

REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.

What is Relative dielectric constant for vacuum?

YES IT IS. Any quantity which is ratio of two physical quantities having same unit is dimensionless. Dielectric constant is ratio of Permittivty of medium to the permittivity of free space. As Permittivity of medium and permittivity of free space both have same units(F/m ie Farad/meter) dielectric constant becomes dimensionless quantity

What lasts longer a series circuit or a parallel curcuit?

They will both last for the same amount of time. In both situations all of the battery's power is being used, but in parallel, you can separately control the individual loads that you put on the circuit with switches.

Hope that helps

What are dielectrics?

Dielectrics is a fancy term for insulators, based on the material used and its efficiancy at a measured range of frequencies. For example, in a coaxial cable, the better it isolates the main frequency from feeding through to the shield, the higher the dielectric value.

Why do most hydraulic systems use oil instead of water?

The short answer: Cost effectiveness.

The long answer: Employing water as a hydraulic fluid is entirely possible for many applications, but produces several additional challenges which will dramatically and likely prohibitively raise the price of the apparatus. For most applications, the higher costs will represent an unmarketable product.

The issues include:

Viscosity: Water has a much lower viscosity and higher specific gravity than hydraulic oil. This results in at least 3 other issues. First, the piston and cylinder materials (usually steel) will erode much quicker due to the resulting higher velocity and more turbulent flow. Second, the use of special valves will be required to prevent the mechanical shock caused by abrupt fluid flow stoppage inherent to water. Third, the lower viscosity also means it will be more difficult to prevent leaks, requiring more stringently machined parts with much finer tolerances.

Bacteria: A closed water system can provide a breeding ground for all kinds of microorganisms. This can result in clogged lines, filters and a potentially unsafe/unhealthy condition in the event of a leak.

Corrosion: Oxygen in the water as well as sulfurous by-products from bacteria can potentially corrode component materials.

Temperature Range: Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit. If freezing occurs, and due to the non-compressible nature of ice, it will almost certainly damage or destroy hydraulic parts. Anti-freeze agents will need to be utilized at the cost of the inherent environmental and toxicity concerns of such substances.

Lubricity: Water's comparatively low lubricity will lead to increased contact friction and resulting wear of components.

All of these issues can be addressed and overcome, with the disadvantage of dramatically higher cost vs. hydraulic oil.

How do design a high voltage voltmeter?

Use a voltage divider and an standard high input impedance voltmeter connected to the low voltage output tap of the divider. Just check that:

a) the voltage divider has enough resistance to minimize loading of the voltage source (The voltage divider resistance should be as high as possible).

b) the voltmeter's input impedance is at least 10-20 times larger than the output resistance (impedance) of the divider. If necessary add a high-input impedance amplifier or a transducer between the divider output and the voltmeter.

What is high voltage for you?

How do you figure voltage drop on 277 parking lot lights?

The voltage of the lights doesn't matter, the current draw does. Find the current draw of your circuit. Look up the resistance of the wire that you are using, either in the manufacturer's catalog or NEC chapter 9. Remember to figure twice the wiring run length, since you have two wires running out to the lights. The formula: E=I*R E(voltage) equals I(current) times R(wiring resistance) Example: 100 feet from breaker to end of lights, 12A total current draw, 12 AWG copper wire Resistance (from 2005 NEC chapter 9 table 8) = 2.01 ohms per 1000 feet. Total wiring resistance = (200feet / 1000feet) * 2.01ohms per 1Kfeet = 0.402 ohms E=I*R E=12A*0.402ohms E=4.824V The voltage drop to our lightswould be about 4.8V. They would see about 272V.

Is mosfet voltage controlled capacitor or inductor?

It's a Field Effect Transistor. I personally wouldn't consider it either of those options; if I had to pick one, it's more inductor-like (in that it has impedance).

What is the current when the resistance is 20 ohms?

E = I R = 10 x 20 = 200 Volts

Note: Don't try this at home ! The power dissipated by the resistor is I2R = 2,000 watts.

What you have there is a heavy-duty industrial-strength toaster !

Can small permanent magnet motors be reverse direction if the direction of current flow to the motor is reverse?

Permanent magnet field motors. With a these motors, a permanent magnet is used to replace the field coil. DC power is connected via the brushes, to the armature only. Reversing the polarity, will cause the motor to reverse its direction of rotation. It is very common to use a switch to intentionally reverse to the polarity, to allow reversal of the motor if desired.

Which is higher in energy Watts or volts?

Watts = Volts X Amps. Thus watts and volts are related but neither is higher in energy. Energy is measured as power times times, in other words watts times seconds (called Joules) or kilowatt-hours (called Units).

Does the size of battery indicate a high or low voltage?

No, the voltage is determined by the technology of the cell:

Ni-Cad 1.2 v

Alkaline 1.5 v

Zinc chloride 1.6v

Lithium 3 v

Do electrical engineer wear uniform?

Dress codes are usually set by the employer, not by standards of the profession,

and imposed upon the place of work and everyone in it.

The only exception I can think of right now is in the case of the clergy.

What are the uses and functions of a multi-tester?

Call a qualified electrician.

If you are wanting to test a power circuit (120/240) at your home, there is no way to teach you on-line all the electrical safety (NFPA 70E) that you would need to know to use a multi-tester safely!

Electricity is DANGEROUS!!

Call a qualified electrician.

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Read the instruction manual!

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Depends on what you're using it for, to read voltage supply SWITCH ON meter, set it to volts (600volts for testing on for 230/400v supply) (200v for anything below) place red lead to live and black lead to neutral, to check continuity set it to ohms....actually to be honest im not going to go much further with answer, because you shouldn't really be near electricity if you had to ask that question!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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As always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.
IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOB
SAFELY AND COMPETENTLY
REFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.

If you do this work yourself, always turn off the power
at the breaker box/fuse panel BEFORE you attempt to do any work AND
always use an electrician's test meter having metal-tipped probes
(not a simple proximity voltage indicator)
to insure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.

What is duty cycle factor of crane motor?

It is not intended for continuous working mode. So most crane works with a 40% duty cycle full-load factor. 1. lowing the hook, 2. lifting the load, 3. carrying the load, and 4. lowering the load. dixon_robert@yahoo.com I am presently researching on the most suitable motor for 35,000Kg/ 55KW full-load with vector control technology. Looking for help too....

What is critical speed of dc generator?

the maximum permissible speed above which the generator is likely to damage or may cause circuit to fail.

Does the type of wire make a difference to the circuit?

yes.

If you use wire of certain resistance first the get the result and if u use other wire which is of more or less resistance then the voltage drop in the wire changes so the output also changes.

Yes it does, but the difference may be inconsequential. The specific circuit in question and type of wire should be included for a specific answer.

Advantage and disadvantage of repulsion type moving iron instrument?

Advantages
  • The instruments are suitable for use in AC and DC circuits.
  • The instruments are robust, owing to the simple construction of the moving parts.
  • The stationary parts of the instruments are also simple.
  • Instrument is low cost compared to moving coil instrument.
  • Torque/weight ratio is high, thus less frictional error.
Errors
  • Error due to variation in temperature.
  • Error due to friction is quite small as torque-weight ratio is high in moving coil instruments.
  • Stray fields cause relatively low values of magnetizing force produced by the coil. Efficient magnetic screening is essential to reduce this effect.
  • Error due to variation of frequency causes change of reactance of the coil and also changes the eddy currents induced in neighbouring metal.
  • Deflecting torque is not exactly proportional to the square of the current due to non-linear characteristics of iron material.