Concept Selection or Detail Design
Which do you like better “Concept Selection” or “Detail Design”? I was once asked this question in one of my job interviews. To understand this discussion better, we need to …
Three Elements of Good Engineering Design
Practically, all engineering design problems require three (3) elements to come up with a complete solution. 1. Measurable Elements. These elements can be determined with exactness. Example – material costs, …
Electrical Protective Devices and Their Applications
Deciding on what protective devices need to be used in an application is a difficult task unless you are doing electrical protection as your profession. An appendix of this standard …
RA 7920 Regulating the Practice of Electrical Engineering in the Philippines
As always, I am an advocate for the upliftment of Electrical Engineering Practice in the Philippines. With my vast overseas experience in the oil & gas industry which spans from …
Electrical Connections Temperature Limitations – Philippine Electrical Code
Are you aware of this provision in the Philippine Electrical Code? If yes, have you been complying with this provision in your electrical design or installation? In my humble opinion, …
PEC, NEC, IEC Grounded/Earthed Conductors
If you have been working with IEC standards or its derivative standards like the AS, it will be strange for you to learn that NEC and a derivative standard like …