Printing Design Drawing in A3 Paper Size
It is now a norm to use A3 paper when printing design drawings as it has so many economic advantages. Firstly, A3 printers are now very affordable, even for colored …
GMD, GMR and Waterfall Charts
Waterfall charts are useful tools in design when there is a very wide range of possibilities and that something needs to be done. A good example of this is cable …
IEC 60076-5 Transformer Impedances
IEC 60076-5:2000 Power transformers – Part 5: Ability to withstand short circuit recommends a minimum impedance for transformers. Unlike other standards such as the IEEE or AS which recommends typical …
Electrical Power System Studies
Power system studies vary significantly on each design process depending on the purpose of the project. It would be better to have a complete study on your project rather than …
A Designers Perspective: Consider the User to be an Idiot
In any design project, the designer should always consider that the user of his design is an idiot. It is not my intention to offend anybody. This is just a …
What’s In A Name?
In the projects that I am current working for, I got three people whose names I usually interchange. The first is Gordon Scott, a mechanical engineer doing technical reviews on …