What is a surge arrester A surge arrester is a device which is used to protect devices from system transient over-voltages which may cause flashover and serious damages to the equipment. When a transient over-voltage appears at the arrester location the arrester…

What is the transformer A transformer is a stationary device which is used for stepping up/down of voltage of alternating current. Stepping up is done to evacuate the generated power while stepping down is done for the consumer requirements. It is based…

What is a capacitor A capacitor is an electrical component which has the ability to store charge. It consists of two parallel metal plates which are usually made up of aluminum and in between them an insulator is used as a dielectric,…

What are Electrical conduits An electrical conduit is a tubing system which is used for the protection and routing of the electrical wire. It is mostly made up of metal, plastic, fiber, or fired clay and flexible conduits are used for special…

What are insulators Insulators are materials which will prevent the flow of electrons through them. Insulators are used in transmission and distribution system, it is also used in household appliances and portable tools one of them is electrical hand drilling appliances. Electrical…

Series circuit A series circuit is a simple circuit in which the components are connected in tandem. The conductors, protection devices loads, and power sources are connected with only one path to ground for current flow. All loads of the circuit carries…