Kva reduction

If I install power factor correction on an Industrial site it will reduce the Kva Demand but not the Kwh consumed.

My undertanding is that electrcity is generated in Kva. By reducting the Kva on site, will this reduce the energy required to power this site?

Would this reduce the CO2 emissi

Scientists push "Doomsday Clock" back a minute

What to do with all that extra time?

Scientists pushed back the hands on the symbolic Doomsday Clock by one minute citing hopeful developments in nuclear weapons and climate change.

The symbolic clock that shows how close mankind is to self-annihilation was moved back to six minutes before

torque limiter

Dear all

One of my cartoning machine main gear motor having torque limiter. whenever the load come on machine it trips. But I need to have one which can trip even less than machine starting torque. Because in running whenever cartons stuck in chain its changes timing or synchronisation of machi

Shipping Container Housing

I have a civil engineer friend whoose dream it is to design and build shipping container housing for general use and for emergency use, like an instant city for Haiti. Im trying to motivate him to live his dream, so what does everyone think about container housing?

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strength of an electromagnet

They say that the strength of the magnetic field possible from an iron core electromagnet is limited to 1.6-2 T, is this limitation holds for an electromagnet with any number of turns ??? (is number of turns is a factor) and another question is, which core practically seems to be best???

Time to Take Chances

When the economy is full of uncertainty with no one knowing where it's heading, there is often a temptation to sit tight and do nothing. Yet that can be a risky strategy. In fact by doing so, you might be passing up an opportunity to get a leg up on the competition by, for example, instituting new p

Stihl 025 coil resistance

What should be the resistance from the motor to the plug wire on the Stihl 025 chainsaw? I read about 12K ohms on ours, but on another brand, I read about 4K ohms. Saw shop insists we need a new coil. The saw cranks when cold, but we are not sure whether it floods, or has coil falure, as it runs wel

Who Will Care for Your Parents?

Many of us have parents or grandparents who need some assistance, but they want to maintain their independence and stay in their own homes. "Healthbots" might be the answer; they can be on duty 24 hrs per day taking vital signs and calling for assistance if necessary. Would that solution give you pe

Electrical Lugs

Friends

I want to start manufacturing of electrical lugs and connectors but don`t know where to start from. I want help and expertise from everyone to help me start my project.

U-matic video

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I have just bought a house and all of its contents in Portugal. I have found the basement to be full up with old electrical equipment including many u matic video machines and other stuff relating to video and broadcast equipment. The local recycle center will take all of this from me

Need basic materials for LT Panel design

Hi Experts, I would like to get some nice links or material or study case for designing LT panel. I am planning to design basic LT panel initial than go to complex one. Can anyone suggest me what precaution, methodology, standard, manufacturing quality i need to take care when i am designing