Basic Concepts
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Difference Between a Battery and a Capacitor
Main Differences between Batteries and Capacitors A Battery and a Capacitor is similar as both store and release the electrical energy and rated in Ah. But, there are some key…
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Analysis of a Simple R-L Circuit with AC and DC Supply
Analysis of a Simple R-L Circuit and Inductor Behavior Analysis of a Simple R-L Circuit with DC Supply: The circuit shown in Figures-1 is a simple R-L circuit (it has…
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Why Don’t Birds and Squirrels Get Electrocuted on Power Lines?
Why Don’t Birds Setting on Power Lines Get Electrocuted? We mentioned many times that electricity is our best friend as well as a worst enemy. If you give it a…
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Why is Electric Power Transmission Multiple of 11 i.e 11kV, 22kV, 66kV etc?
Why are all the Transmission Line Voltages Multiple of 11kv? Not 10kV? Obliviously, this is an interview type question for electrical engineers especially related to power engineering. Now, we are…
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What Are the Colored Aerial Marker Balls on Power Lines For?
What Are Marker Balls and Why Are They Used on Power Lines? Almost all of us have seen colored balls (usually orange, yellow, red, or white) on transmission and distribution…
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What is Rectifier? Types of Rectifiers and their Operation
Different Types of Rectifiers – Working and Applications In electronics, Rectifier circuit is the most used circuit because almost every electronic appliance operates on DC (Direct Current) but the availability…
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Capacitor & Types Of Capacitors | Fixed, Variable, Polar & Non-Polar
Different Types Of Capacitors With Its Characteristics and Applications A capacitor is one of the most used electronic components which is used in almost any kind of circuit. Its uses…
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How to Test a Diode using Digital & Analog Multimeter – 4 Ways.
Test a Diode by Analog & Digital Multimeter Troubleshooting Electronic Devices & Components Troubleshooting in electronic and electrical engineering is an important part and one must know the basic skills…
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Insulating And Dielectric Materials – Types, Properties & Applications
An Introduction to Insulating And Dielectric Materials Definition of Insulating and Dielectric Materials An electrical insulating material can be defined as the material that does not allow electric current to…
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