NFPA Standards (National Fire Protection Association Standards)
  • Standards

NFPA Standards (National Fire Protection Association Standards)

NFPA standards from National Fire Protection Association provide guidelines for incorporating fire protection safety measures in industrial systems. Classification of…

  • Electrical Basics

Motor Control Circuit Wiring

A simple three-phase, 480 volt AC motor-control circuit is shown here, both in pictorial and schematic form. This entire assembly…

  • Electrical Basics

Motor Protection Circuits

An essential component of any high-power motor control circuit is some device to detect a condition of excessive overload and…

  • Power Electronics

Power Electronics Objective Questions

Power Electronics Objective Questions 1. Questions & Answers on Diodes The P-N Junction Power Diode - Part 1 Power Diode…

  • Electronic Basics

What is Contactor ?

To start up and shut down a three-phase AC induction motor, any three-pole switch with a suitable current rating will…

  • Solenoid Valve

Solenoid Valve’s Energized or De-energized State ?

Solenoid valves may be used in such a way that they spend most of their time de-energized, energizing only for…

  • Solenoid Valve

What is a 4-way Solenoid Valve?

When a pneumatic actuator requires air pressure applied to two different ports in order to move two different directions (such…

  • Solenoid Valve

What is a 3-way Solenoid Valve ?

3-way solenoid valves operate in a manner analogous to single-pole double-throw (SPDT) electrical switches: with two paths for flow sharing…

  • Solenoid Valve

What is a 2-way Solenoid Valve ?

2-way solenoid valves operate in a manner analogous to single-pole single-throw (SPST) electrical switches: with only one path for flow.…

  • Control Valves

Functional Testing of Control Valve Positioners

Valves, the actuators that move them, and the electronic circuits that control them, are all subject to aging soon after…