As electrical professionals, it’s important to have a basic understanding of several design criteria that are important to the design, operation, and maintenance of electrical distribution systems.

Do you understand neutrals and fault current paths? Neutral connections, fault current paths, and grounding considerations can be confusing, but if you understand the basic principles of electricity, ...

The existing overhead electrical distribution system in the eastern United States was primarily built out in the mid-20th century. It was designed and built to a standard that does not necessarily ...

Little attention or thought is given to these critical assets until a failure occurs. With a little thought and planning for maintenance, most electrical system failures can be eliminated. Five to 10 ...

While a small percentage of electricity customers are served directly from the transmission system, the vast majority of the 165 million customers in the United States are served by the distribution ...

Five to 10 times every day in the United States, a worker will be seriously injured in an electrical workplace accident. The accident statistics indicate that approximately once each day someone will ...