Insulation resistance testers, often called megohmmeters, are fundamental tools for preventive maintenance, used to assess ...

Power systems today operate in an environment where reliability and safety must be maintained despite rising loads, expanding ...

A Relay Protection Tester is designed to simulate electrical quantities such as current, voltage, frequency, and phase, ...

A May 2014 fire knocked out the Martin Drake Power Plant of Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU). The fire damaged all three coal-fired units, quickly disabling the entire 254 MW facility. The plant ...

Relays and contactors use a variety of technologies to switch signals and power connections. Many devices called relays use similar techniques and topologies, but the terminology can be confusing.

Electrical engineering is one of the newer branches of engineering, and dates back to the late 19th century. It is the branch of engineering that deals with the technology of electricity. Electrical ...

Electrical engineers design, develop and analyze key technological systems, like the ones that power electronics, communications and electromagnetics. In UW’s electrical engineering program, students ...