Electricity is one of major necessities of our life. Our mobile phones, electronics appliances, cooling/heating systems rely on electricity. Did you ever wondered How and where this electricity is generated or how it travels towards our homes? Electricity is generated in power stations where different energy sources are processed to obtain electrical energy from them. … Read more
A series-parallel circuit is a combined circuit in which some components are arranged in the series configuration while other components are arranged in a parallel configuration. How to find Equivalent resistance First of all, identify the series components After this identify the parallel components Solve series components Solve parallel components Replace the series resistors by … Read more
A transformer is an electrical device which steps the ac voltages from one level to another. Being one of most important device in Electrical and Electronics Engineering various exams, jobs interviews, college tests, include transformers. Given below is the list of most important MCQs on transformer. 1. Which of the following correct explains working of … Read more
Electrical and Electronics circuits are constructed using various components such as resistors, voltage/current sources, switches, and wires. Electrical circuits are visualized in papers and documentation work in the form of the circuit diagram. In the circuit diagram, instead of pictorial form, the circuits are represented using symbols. Given below is the list of basic symbols … Read more
Amps to kW conversions formulas are used to compute kilowatts from the known voltage and current in circuits. Given below are 4 different formulas for the conversion: Single phase DC: kW = (E * I)/1000 Single phase AC: kW = (E * I * PF)/1000 Two-phase, Four wire AC: kW = (2 * E * … Read more
An Electrical Circuit is a combination of two or more components that are connected together to obtain some objective. Electrical components can be arranged in two configurations: Series or Parallel. In this article, you’ll learn the basics of parallel circuits. What is Parallel Circuit and How to identify it A parallel circuit is the one … Read more
Amps to kVA conversion formulas are used to calculate kVA from the known amperes. Given below is the list of formulas for different conversion: Single phase AC: (E * I) / 1000 Two phase AC: (2* E * I) / 1000 Three phase AC: (1.73 * E * I) / 1000 where E = volts; … Read more
Amps to HP conversion formulas let you calculate the horsepower from known Amps and volts. Let’s first take a look at formulas: DC Amps to HP formula: (E * I * %Eff)/746 Single phase Amps to HP formula: (E * I * %Eff * PF)/746 Two phase Amps to HP formula: (E * I * … Read more
The term Power Generation refers to the conversion of energy available in different forms to electrical energy. Given below are some basic reference formulas related to electrical power generation and power plant Engineering.
An electrical circuit is a combination of two or more components that are connected together to obtain some output. Very often the components are connected in series to form a series circuit. In this post, you’ll learn everything important about the series circuits. Let’s start it. What is a series circuit and how to identify … Read more