Among the many mysteries of life is the question of why the North American and Middle Eastern standard for line frequency is 60 Hertz (Hz), and why Europe uses 50 Hz. While the Motor Doctor can’t ...

For nearly two months, the electric clocks in mainland Europe have been slowing down because of an argument between Serbia and Kosovo. A change of heart about the generation of power has had a ...

I was recently contacted by Steve Ensign, a design engineer at Ensign Corporation, designers and manufacturers of transformers and power supplies. Steve wanted to point out the importance of ...

The National Electricity Market (NEM) is designed to operate at 50 Hz. Frequency deviation occurs when generation and load are mismatched. It is important in a lightly meshed and long network such as ...