Basic Concepts
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Difference Between Overcurrent, Overload and Overvoltage
Main Difference Between Overload, Overcurrent and Overvoltage Newbies and freshers must clear the basic concepts due to the confusing terms used in the electrical and electronics engineering theories and studies…
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Difference between Lightning Arrester and Surge Arrester
Difference between Surge Arrester, Surge Suppressor, Lightning Arrester and Lightning Rod Different terms used for arresters are sometimes confusing even professional engineers and electricians use them interchangeably. We will discuss…
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Difference between AC Drives and DC Drives
Main Differences between AC and DC Drives What is a Drive and Electrical Drives A drive is an electrical or electronic device used to control the speed and motion of…
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Can We Use AC Circuit Breaker for DC Circuit & Vice Versa?
Why DC Circuit Breakers Can’t be Used in an AC Circuit and Vice Versa? Both AC and DC are electrical energies having the same heating effects for the same RMS…
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Find Voltage & Ampere Rating of Switch, Plug, Outlet & Receptacle
How to Find the Proper Ampere and Voltage Rating of Switch, Socket-outlet, Receptacle, and Plug etc.? Switches, outlets, plugs, receptacles, connectors, GFCI etc are designed and rated with different rating…
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Difference Between Electric Current and Electric Charge
Main Difference Between Charge and Current Electric charge and current are related quantities but they are different from each other. The main difference between current and charge: Current: It is…
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Which One Kills – Current or Voltage and Why? Amps vs Volts
Which One is the Fatal, Voltage or Current and Why? A bad wife or girlfriend won’t kill you but voltage and current at some rate will do it easily. That’s…
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Why Circuit Breaker Capacity Was Rated in MVA and Now in kA and kV?
Circuit Breaker Rating – Breaking Capacity, Making Capacity, Voltage & Current Rating, Duty Cycle & Short Time Operation Rating of Breaker Please don’t kill me to mention the surprise MVA…
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Difference Between Current and Voltage
Main Difference Between Voltage and Current Current and voltage are two different electrical antiquates but related to each other. It is important to know the fundamentals of voltage and current…
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How to Find the Proper Size of Circuit Breaker? Breaker Calculator & Examples
How to Calculate the Circuit Breaker Size? Breaker Size Calculator with Solved Examples According to NEC (National Electric Code), IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics…
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