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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 the difference between ITE and FPE circuit breaker?

The connection blades and how they connect into the distribution panel's bus.

What is performance criteria?

Performance criteria is a guideline used to grade a performance. It is a description of things that must be considered to determine the grade.

What does magnetoresistance do?

Magnetoresistance is an effect observed in (ferro)magnetic conductors.

When applying an external magnetic field to the conductor, the resistance of the conductor changes.

The resistance is minimized when the magnetic field is aligned parallel to the conductor, and maximized when the magnetic field is aligned perpendicular to the conductor.

This effect was first observed by W. Thomson in 1856, and changes in resistance are usually below 1% at room temperature and higher at lower temperatures <5K

For further reading:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetoresistance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_scattering

What is the future of Electrical Engineers in Pakistan?

there is no scope of engineering in pakistan these days. in future it is concerned with the social conditios of pakistan

How do you charge the AC on 2002 Chevy Trailblazer?

Go buy a can of R-134a and the hose that has the quick release for the low side. Napa would have this. You hook this hose into the low side and hold the can upside down until the compressor starts because it now has enough freon to run. Check how cold the air is now. If it does not feel around 50 degrees then add more freon with the bottle facing up so as not to slug liquid into the compressor.

When a strong magnet is passed rapidly through a coil of wire what is true?

The magnetic field lines (the lines of force) around the magnet sweep the windings in the coil. This induces a voltage in the windings (through induction), and the voltage will try to drive current if it can. There is a bit more to this, but the essential elements are that the magentic lines of force cause voltage in the coil because there is relative motion between the field and the coil.

Who is clarence zener?

Clarence Zener is a physicist from the United States who is credited with the invention of the Zener diode. He studied subjects like superconductivity and diffusion.

How much power is consumed by a pure inductor of 1henry connected to 200v supply?

The current through a pure, or ideal, inductor having zero resistance, would lag the voltage with a phase angle of 90 degrees. The inductive reactance of a 1 Henry inductor at 60 hz is about 380 ohms. XL = 2 * pi * f * L so 200 volts at 380 ohms is about 0.53 amps and the power drawn, using the basic Power equation: power = volts * amps, would be about 105 vars. Var is the correct term for volts times amps, or volt-amp-reactive, where we consider the phase angle to be 90 degrees.

If an inductor measures 75 ohms will it still be good?

Inductors are not categorized in ohms. Inductors are categorized by their inductance measured in henrys. This is a measurement that can be measured by using a special meter. The only thing that the resistance will tell you is that the coil in not open circuited. So there is no real way to know if it is still good.

What electrical phase does H1 denote?

H1 is a terminal designation on the primary side of a transformer. The counter part to this terminal is H2. These two terminals are the connection points for the primary coil of the transformer.

What is ground fault in the NEC book?

A ground fault is where there is unexpected current on ground. It represents an imbalance between (hot) current supplied and (neutral, or opposing hot) current returned. That imbalance, by Thevanin's current law, must mean there is current on ground.

Usually, a ground fault represents a malfunction or short in the load. Sometimes, it represents a cross tie or interchange of ground and neutral. In any case, a ground fault must be corrected, because it represents an unsafe condition, and because the NEC requires such correction.

Some times this is a bit tricky to see, since neutral and ground are tied together at the distribution panel and at the service transformer. Since the NEC, however, requires isolation between ground and neutral except at the panel, detecting ground fault is somewhat straightforward, usually measured with a differential current transformer, comparing hot and neutral or opposing hot.

I do not have a copy of the NEC in front of me. This is an intellectual answer, but I believe it to be consistent with the NEC's formal definition of a ground fault. Please, anyone with the formal definition, feel free to refine this answer.

What Preservation can be done on electric motors while in storage?

• Bearings - Static Indentation

Motors should be stored in an area free from any source of

vibration since this can cause premature bearing failure due to

static indentation

• Lubrication

Motor bearings are lubricated at the factory for the shelf life of the

grease (approximately 4 years).

• Condensation

Motors should be stored in a warmed, ventilated storage area to

minimize the risk of condensation.

• Motors provided with drain holes

The drain holes should be kept open and clean. In storage the

motors should be stood such that the drain holes are at the lowest

point so that any condensation which does form will escape.

• Motors without drain holes

Provided that the environment is warmed and ventilated, no action

is necessary, although a periodic insulation test is advisable

(approximately every three months) to ensure it is maintained

above 1 megaohm.

If motors are to be used or stored in cold and/or damp

environments, we would recommend the fitting of anticondensation

heaters; the heaters should be permanently

energised if stored in these conditions.

N.B. Heater circuit to be isolated before inspection

Lamination of the iron core is used to reduce eddy current due to?

The laminations on the core of a transformer are actually insulated from each other. This means that there is no circuit for current to flow, but since the laminations are stacked in an alternating orientation, there is magnetic coupling.

If the core were one piece, or the laminations where allowed to touch each other electrically, there would be current flow, i.e. eddy current flow, because the core would represent a one turn secondary that is shorted. This means low voltage, but high current capacity. This means power loss, and degradation of Q and efficiency in the transformer.

What is an ultra wideband antenna?

Antennas can be tuned for specific frequencies to increase their gain. These types of antenna are sometimes referred to as narrowband. An ultra wideband antenna works for a lot of frequencies around what is called a center frequency. For example, if you had a narrowband antenna centered around 10 megahertz it might work for frequencies from 9 to 11 megahertz for example. If it were wide band it might go from 5 to 15 megahertz, and so forth. The bands are clustered around specific center frequencies for different applications.

The pump will run for a few seconds and then the breaker will trip?

If the breaker is not at fault, you are drawing too much current. When a pump motor starts it requires much more current that when it is up and running. It is likely that the impeller on the pump is being retarded in some way making it harder for the pump to come up to speed and drawing more current. You can likely disassemble the pump and remove the impeller and see if the problem persists. If so the rotor of the motor may be binding and causing drag or there is a short in the motor windings.

When you have the motor apart check the starting centrifugal switch, the motor may not be getting out of the start winding and into the run winding.