Why is an Air Conditioner and Refrigerator Rated in Tons instead of kVA / kW? If you pick this article, You will be able to understand; Why AC rated in Tons, Not in kW or kVA? Definition of Ton How many kW and HP are there in 1 Ton? How to convert Ton to kW and vice versa? How much Cur

Free Online Electrical & Electronics Circuit Design, Analyzing and Simulation Tools Hi folks! As you know, we have already shared an article about Android apps for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Students and Technician. We have also shared online electrical and electronics calcul

Photovoltaic Solar Panel, Module String & Arrays Wiring & Installation Diagrams Solar Panel Wiring and Installation Diagrams Different Types of Solar Panel and Which one is the best PV Panel? How Much Watts Solar Panel You Need for Home Appliances? General Requirements For the

Methods for Power Factor Improvement The following devices and equipment are used for Power Factor Improvement. Static Capacitor Synchronous Condenser Phase Advancer 1. Static Capacitor We know that most of the industries and power system loads are inductive that take lagging current wh

  Causes of low Power Factor The main cause of low Power factor is Inductive Load. As in pure inductive circuit, Current lags 90° from Voltage, this large difference of phase angle between current and voltage causes zero power factor. Basically, all those circuit having Capacitance

How to Determine the Proper Size of Wire & Cable for Electrical Wiring Installation? The following step by step guide will show you how to find the right size of cable and wire or any other conductor for electrical wiring installation with solved examples (in both British or English and

What is Diversity Factor in Electrical Wiring Installation In a building, the whole load of electrical wiring installation doesn’t use at the same time. In other words, we do not use all the loads at once at home i.e. switching  ON all the fans, light points, Air conditioner, TV, fridge, Wa

Phase or Line or Electric Mains Tester – How it Works? What is Phase or Mains Tester? Phase, electric mains or line tester is a basic tool which is used to test and identify Phase / Live/ Hot or Positive (+) wire / conductor in electrical installation also known as voltage or current

How to Convert Capacitor kVAR to μ-Farads & Vice Versa for Power Factor Improvement? Conversion of kVAR to μ-Farad & μ-Farad to kVAR The following simple calculation tutorial shows how to calculate and convert the required capacitor bank value in microfarads and then convert to kVAR

How to Find the Right Size Capacitor Bank Value in both kVAR and Microfarads for Power Factor Correction – 3 Methods As we got lots of emails and messages from the audience to make a step by step tutorial which shows how to calculate the proper size of a capacitor bank in kVAR and mic

Q Factor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Q Factor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering In a Tuned Circuit, The ratio between Reactance and Resistance is called Q Factor or Quality Factor … Or … Opposite of the Power factor is called the Q-Factor or Quality Factor of a Coi

Series, Parallel & Series-Parallel Configuration of Batteries Introduction to Batteries Connections One may think what is the purpose of series, parallel or series-parallel connections of batteries or which is the right configuration to charge storage, battery bank system, off grid syst

How to Wire a 1-P & 3-P Portable Generator to the Home Supply using Changeover & Without Changeover or Transfer Switch (ATS & MTS) for 230V/400V & 120V/240V We all suffer from power failure in emergency breakdown (i.e. short circuit, overload, damage to electric transmission

Electrical Wiring Installation of the Distribution Board (Single Phase Home Supply from Utility Pole & Energy Meter to the Consumer Unit) How to Wire a Distribution Board? Distribution Board aslo know as “Panel Board”, “Switch & Fuse Board” or “Consum

Mini Air-Cooler System from 12V Fan as Portable Air-Conditioner (Homemade form Trash) The following fun based toy project is made from the trash which can be used as mini air-conditioner or mini air-cooler. It was really fun while making this project with a cool breeze in the hot weather (s

8 Ways to Check and Test a Capacitor with a DMM and AMM (AVO) In most electrical and electronics troubleshooting and repairing works, we face a common problem with capacitors where we want to know how to test and check a capacitor? Is it good, bad (dead), short or open? Here, we can check a

General Capacitor Nameplate Rating (Electrolytic Capacitor) Following are the General requirements  for an Electrolytic Capacitor Nameplates. Manufacture’s Name Capacitor Series Maximum temperature Maximum Voltage Polarity Capacitor’s Value (Capacitance in Farads,  µF, pF, or

Find the Value of Burnt Resistor by Four Simple Methods In case of troubleshooting, repairing and designing electric and electronics circuits or damaged circuit boards, we may face this issue where we need to replace the damaged capacitor, diode, resistors etc. In case of resistors, we can

How to Calculate the Rating of Single Phase & Three Phase Transformers in kVA We know that a transformer is always rated in kVA. Below are the two simple formulas which can be used to find and calculate the rating of Single Phase and Three Phase Transformers. In any case, both the volta

How to Calculate & Find the Value of SMD & EIA-96 SMD Resistor Resistors? SMD Resistor: Surface Mount Technology SMD Resistor stands for “Surface Mount device” (Taken out from SMT = Surface Mount Technology) Resistor. These tiny chips are marked with three (3) or four