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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Apr 15, 2021
2 min

Electrical/Electronic inventions that changed the world - Radio/Wireless Communication (1891)

In 1887 David Hughes transmitted Morse code over a short distance. A year later Heinrich Hertz (1857- 1894) produced and detected radio...

Apr 9, 2021
7 min

Harmonics in Electrical Systems

A guide for insurance loss adjusters and legal professionals From fundamental principles of electricity to Fourier series and why...

Apr 6, 2021
1 min

Crossing of services

An opinion please is this circumstance, … crossing of services, …to regulation or not? Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive...

Apr 3, 2021
2 min

Electrical/Electronic inventions that changed the world

Flip Flop Circuit : Eccles and Jordan (1918) In 1918 British scientists William Henry Ecclesand Frank Wilfred Jordan invented the...

Mar 31, 2021
1 min

See,.. some plumber's are just as bad as some electrician's

Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive Director of Fraser George and Associates Limited and is a Consultant Engineer in the...

Mar 23, 2021
1 min

“Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.”, ... well a woman in this case,..

“Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.”

Mar 18, 2021
1 min

Terra Firma - 0 Volts?

Grounding - Earthing,... whats the difference? Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive Director of Fraser George and Associates...

Mar 15, 2021
5 min

Circuit breakers in a nutshell,…

Why do circuit breakers rely on stored energy to aid opening/closing, in some cases are filled with oil or gas and have internal...

Mar 10, 2021
1 min

Rudiments of geometry and trigonometry

I recall when at school being taught the rudiments of geometry and trigonometry,… at the time I couldn't understand or see the point of...

Mar 3, 2021
1 min

Forethought !!

‘Forethought’,…DEF: planning out in advance “Neat job”,…” Ooop’s forgot about moulded encapsulated case plugs” Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown...

Feb 23, 2021
1 min

Joining overhead cables - Pass the soldering iron?

A few weeks ago I was intrigued by a photo showing explosions at the point where overhead cables are attached to support pylons. I asked...

Feb 16, 2021
2 min

Photograph of a single strontium atom?

https://www.ox.ac.uk/.../image-strontium-atom-wins... Whilst ‘surfing’ the internet I came across this interesting article relating to a...

Feb 12, 2021
1 min

Winter Newsletter

Welcome,.. We hope you enjoy reading our winter newsletter. Stay safe, 'warm',.. and well : From all at the Fraser George team Fraser...

Feb 10, 2021
1 min

Motivation ?

What’s the motive here,… insulation,... safety,… drying grain,… pest control,… security? Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the...

Feb 5, 2021
1 min

”in wood we trust”

We understand that wood is a good insulator of electricity,…”in wood we trust”! Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive...

Jan 29, 2021
1 min

Evidence of Moore’s Law?

“Moore's law is the observation that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit (IC) doubles about every two years. Moore's...

Jan 25, 2021
1 min

A consequence of an electrical fault or intentional?

Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive Director of Fraser George and Associates Limited and is a Consultant Engineer in the...

Jan 12, 2021
1 min

The working day,...

Please assess, ... error check, .. and progress 🙂 void main(void) { Init_work_execute(); // Initiate...

Jan 1, 2021
2 min

The Supreme Race

The dynamics of the evolution of a natural phenomenon, the scientific understanding of the phenomenon and the development of an...

Dec 31, 2020
1 min

Happy New Year

Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive Director of Fraser George and Associates Limited and is a Consultant Engineer in the...