Domestic Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB) – What’s inside em?
A circuit breaker is an electrical safety device designed to protect an electrical circuit from damage caused by an overcurrent or short...
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Eur Ing Dr. Robert Brown
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Welcome to the blog of Dr. Robert Brown is an expert witness in the fields of electrical, electronic and control engineering. A renowned expert in the operation and design of electrical fuses, circuit breakers and other electrical fault protection systems, specialising in how these devices operate in domestic and industrial systems.
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robertbrown
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
Electrical components - What is a transformer?
A transformer is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple...
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robertbrown
- Feb 4, 2022
- 1 min
Wonderful Engineering
This impresses me greatly, … the craftsmanship and engineering skill required and utilised to produce this crackshaft must have been...
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robertbrown
- Feb 1, 2022
- 2 min
Short Circuits
What is a short circuit, how does a short circuit manifest and what are the consequences? A short circuit (sometimes abbreviated to short...
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robertbrown
- Jan 28, 2022
- 5 min
Pioneers of Electrical/Electronic EngineeringJohn von Neumann (1903 – 1957)
In the pantheon of 20th-century genius, there are a few stand-out figures: Albert Einstein, Alan Turing, Steven Hawking, and, without...
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robertbrown
- Jan 26, 2022
- 1 min
Problems with electrical work? Worried about conformity to BS7671 regulations?
Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive Director of Fraser George and Associates Limited and is a Consultant and Forensic...
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robertbrown
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
Solar Energy /Electrical Energy Generating systems
A solar panel, or photo-voltaic (PV) module, is an assembly of photo-voltaic cells mounted in a framework for installation. Solar panels...
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robertbrown
- Jan 21, 2022
- 1 min
Is your electricity meter old ? Is your electricity meter reading correctly?
Schedule 4: UK nationally approved electricity meters Is your electricity meter old ? Is your electricity meter reading correctly? UK...
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robertbrown
- Jan 17, 2022
- 2 min
Power outages due to inherent vulnerability to transient short circuit circumstances
A power outage (also called a power cut, a power out, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss...
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robertbrown07
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min
Surge Protection Device (SPD)
What are Surge Protective Devices? Surge Protective Devices (SPD) are used to protect sensitive electronic equipment such as, computers,...
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robertbrown07
- Jan 11, 2022
- 1 min
Safety First - Angling equipment and overhead electrical power lines
Every year cases are reported of angling equipment contacting overhead electric power lines. Some have resulted in horrific burn injuries...
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robertbrown07
- Jan 3, 2022
- 1 min
Happy New Year from Fraser George and Associates
Fraser George are a specialist scientific research house, concentrating on the understanding of fundamental electrical phenomenon with...
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robertbrown07
- Dec 28, 2021
- 5 min
Audio speaker cable
For optimum sound performance of an audio system, is it necessary to use expensive ‘stranded’ copper wire or could standard domestic...
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robertbrown07
- Dec 21, 2021
- 3 min
Pioneers of Electrical/Electronic Engineering - Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (1706 - 1790)
Benjamin FranklinFRS FRSA FRSE (1706 - 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman,...
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robertbrown07
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
Consequences,..?? Who's fault ??,.. who'll pay?
Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive Director of Fraser George and Associates Limited and is a Consultant and Forensic...
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robertbrown07
- Nov 30, 2021
- 1 min
New website
Introducing the new website for Fraser George and Associates Limited,.. parent company of Eur Ing Dr Robert E Brown. An investment to...
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robertbrown07
- Nov 22, 2021
- 6 min
Electrical Transients, Power Surges, ‘Spikes’ in Electrical Systems
A guide for insurance loss adjusters and legal professionals From fundamental principles of electricity to causation circumstances and...
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robertbrown07
- Nov 15, 2021
- 5 min
Electrical Protection Devices
Electrical protection devices are specially design components, which are incorporated within an electrical system to protect the system...
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robertbrown07
- Nov 10, 2021
- 5 min
Electrical Energy Consumption Meters
This short article attempts to enlighten on the subject of electrical energy, what it is, how its measured, how much (quantum) do we use...
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robertbrown07
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Women: Pioneers of Electrical/Electronic Engineering - Edith Clarke (1883 – 1959)
Edith Clarke was the first woman to be professionally employed as an electrical engineer in the United States, and also the first female...
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