by Benard Makaa | Apr 22, 2016 | Biographies
This is a series of short essays on the lives of electrical engineers and those who had a major influence in the electrical engineering field be it electrical engineers or scientists. It gives their short biography and some of their memorable quotes/epithets. This...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 21, 2016 | Electrical Interviews
Most of the questions here are concerned with the following topics: MOTOR TESTS MEASUREMENTS Give examples of tests done on motors. The following are some important electric motor testing items: Electric Motor Impulse Testing Electric Motor Rotation Testing Wound...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 21, 2016 | Electrical Interviews, Uncategorized
The questions are wide ranging and the following are some of the topics which can be tested. GSM Architecture and UMTS Architecture: Explain all the interfaces. You can be asked to draw the block diagram of a packet GSM and UMTS network and name all the interfaces....
by Benard Makaa | Apr 21, 2016 | Electrical Interviews
The questions are mostly on lighting and power design for building structuresTopics discussed include the following:Three-phase generation and supply: The supply to houses and other small buildings is by an underground ring circuit from local sub-stations. Supplies to...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 21, 2016 | Lighting
To retrofit refers to the act of substituting new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones. Property managers and owners are becoming energy conscious and they are looking into ways of saving on energy costs. Particularly they are asking lighting designers to...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 21, 2016 | BMS
Thirty percent. That is the amount of energy the average commercial building wastes. It also been established that buildings account for 40% of the world’s energy use. A buildings energy consumption has a big impact on climate change and business. An “intelligent...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 21, 2016 | Lighting, Power
Counterfeiting electrical products is a wildly growing menace. This practice poses a safety threat to all work environments, as well as anyone that lives or works where these products are installed. Electrical products such as chargers, extension cords, cables,...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 21, 2016 | Lighting
There are numerous misconceptions about LED lighting. In this article I will be busting some of these misconceptions. LED light quality is poor. The color rendering Index (CRI) is the prevalent method used to judge light quality, though there are known...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 21, 2016 | Energy Audits
Does your utility bill seem unusually high? It may be time for an energy audit. Do you fill as though your HVAC systems constantly runs, but never quite hits the temperature at which it is set? Consider calling an auditor.Energy audit of a building involves...
