Alternating Current (AC) systems are analyzed using “phasor algebra” ala Stienmetz. Most engineering students initially learn this technique as it applies to single-phase systems. These training ...

This circuit provides different ways to measure the current-voltage phase displacement of a line-powered ac load. The classic approach for sensing an ac load's current requires a transformer or ...

The growing demand for efficient battery testers. How to calculate ac power requirements. Calculating ac power per phase for a three-phase system. One major factor driving the lithium-ion battery ...

Ideally, the power factor should be 1; then the load appears as a resistor to the AC source. However, in the real world, electrical loads not only cause distortions in AC current waveforms, but also ...

It's hard to stay up to date when you are floating in a sea of technical jargon. However, it's imperative that engineers know the terminology associated with the areas in which they work. And that's ...