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Welcome to the blog of Dr. Robert Brown is an expert witness in the fields of electrical, electronic and control engineering. A renowned expert in the operation and design of electrical fuses, circuit breakers and other electrical fault protection systems, specialising in how these devices operate in domestic and industrial systems.

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Nov 16, 20201 min read

Flux Capacitor

Conclusions Given my assessment of the vehicle and the evidence of fire attack, I am clear in my mind that the on the balance of...

An Engineers guide when writing shift/daily reports for management.

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Nov 13, 20201 min read

An Engineers guide when writing shift/daily reports for management.

Glossary of technical terms Percussive maintenance: “I hit it and it started working” Cycle power to the panel/device: “Turn it off and...

Conservation of energy and energy harvesting

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Nov 8, 20203 min read

Conservation of energy and energy harvesting

The law of conservation of energystates that “the total energy of an isolated system remains constant”. Or alternatively, “energy can be...

Can a floating platform be the basis for wind turbines to generate and convey electrical energy?

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Nov 2, 20202 min read

Can a floating platform be the basis for wind turbines to generate and convey electrical energy?

Good afternoon, I was intrigued to the referenced article informing of the success of a 1:10 scale prototype of a floating platform...

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Oct 26, 20201 min read

Just one byte!

The oldest computer can be traced back to Adam and Eve,...it was an Apple,..with extremely limited memory...just 1 byte,...then...

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Oct 21, 20201 min read

Binary types,..10 off

Good evening, There are 10 types of people in the world... Those who understand binary, and those that don't! Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown...

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Oct 18, 20202 min read

The Legacies of Michael Faraday

Today, human life relies much on the discovery of electromagnetic induction by Michael Faraday and his associated work.. Michael Faraday...

Don’t be lazy,…stop trying to take short cuts,...applying the instrument won’t supply the answer!

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Oct 15, 20201 min read

Don’t be lazy,…stop trying to take short cuts,...applying the instrument won’t supply the answer!

When training to be an electrical/electronic/control engineer, one of my fellow an apprentices was tasked with fault finding a...

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Oct 7, 20202 min read

Modified sine wave inverters

Dr Brown (Robert) is currently investigating the operation of ‘modified sine wave’ (MSW) inverters with some domestic appliances. The...

Fuse operation, all but simple? (Part 2)

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Sep 24, 20204 min read

Fuse operation, all but simple? (Part 2)

Recently, I wrote of the concept of fuse operation and that in general a layman’s concept is that a fuse link/wire simply ‘melts’ and...

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Sep 22, 20201 min read

A good engineer is,..?

An attribute of a good engineer is the virtue of imagination, the ability of the mind to be creative or resourceful. “Imagination is...

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Sep 15, 20201 min read

Causation?

Do you consider there is any correlation to the incorrectly wired plug and the scorching evidence of a disintegrated fuse? Eur Ing Dr...

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Sep 11, 20201 min read

Computer says “No”

I consider myself fortunate that many years ago when at school I was taught to use mathematical tables and the rudiments of the math...

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Sep 7, 20201 min read

Hand or tool bag?

Even lady engineers have to carry a handbag (purse for our American friends), however in this case filled with different tools for...

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Sep 2, 20201 min read

Discrete v Continuous

Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is a Consultant Engineer in the fields Electrical Electronic and Control Engineering. Robert is also an...

Electrical Fuses – How do they work? Simple Eh? No.

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Aug 29, 20203 min read

Electrical Fuses – How do they work? Simple Eh? No.

A fuse is generally accepted to be the simplest form of protection device used to avoid damage to an electrical system by excess...

Combatting the effects of a different Corona problem

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Aug 24, 20202 min read

Combatting the effects of a different Corona problem

As young apprentice electrical/electronic engineer I was always impressed when seeing high voltage electrical equipment. An aura...

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Aug 18, 20201 min read

This impresses me greatly,…

Engineering in the extreme at the 'large' end of the scale,.. the skill, precision, design, planning, manufacture, installation,...

robertbrown07

Aug 12, 20201 min read

'Well, YGWYPF'

"Well, you get what you pay for",… used to say that a thing that can be bought for a very low price probably isn't very good" Eur Ing Dr...

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Aug 10, 20201 min read

'Electricity'

A good image to develop the concept of 'electricity,.. The pressure (voltage) developed by the build-up of water to the rear of the power...