The problem: I couldn't use my Heathkit oscilloscope in a house I lived in during the 1960s because my lab was too far from the power-line input to the house, and the line drop through the house was ...

Rocky Mountain Power’s Pinto substation outside Monticello just became home to the largest phase-shifting power transformer in the United States – the second largest in the world. Once fully assembled ...

In the emerging Internet of Things (IoT) market, powerline communication (PLC) is one of the preferred connectivity solutions for transferring data between devices. Using the omnipresent power line ...

It is important for machine design engineers to understand how transformers work so they can design machinery that operates optimally within the proper voltage ranges, as well as select the right ...

So you have an old tube-type transmitter as a backup. It ran perfectly when you last turned it on two years ago to substitute for your then-ailing solid-state main transmitter. Now you need it again.

In the original version of this article, the second figure contained an error. The image has been updated. It’s important for engineers to have a good, working ...