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Eur Ing Dr. Robert Brown
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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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The Supreme Race
The dynamics of the evolution of a natural phenomenon, the scientific understanding of the phenomenon and the development of an...
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Jan 1, 20212 min read
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Happy New Year
Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive Director of Fraser George and Associates Limited and is a Consultant Engineer in the...
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Dec 31, 20201 min read
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Christmas and New Year Greetings
Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive Director of Fraser George and Associates Limited and is a Consultant Engineer in the...
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Dec 23, 20201 min read
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True or False
A true/real or false/photo shopped circumstance? Answers with reasoning,.. on a post card (whats one of them? ) to,... Electrical Nerds...
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Dec 15, 20201 min read
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Half or Half?
To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it...
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Dec 11, 20201 min read
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Expert Witness
Eur Ing Dr Robert Brown (Robert) is the Executive Director of Fraser George and Associates Limited and is a Consultant Engineer in the...
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Dec 2, 20201 min read
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Extensions and cables – Christmas lights, be safe
The number of electrical appliances commonly used within a standard home is ever increasing. Consequently, the number of available...
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Nov 29, 20204 min read
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Method in madness?
This photograph of the cable course around the corner of a construction block interested me. Prompts the question why feed the cable...
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Nov 23, 20201 min read
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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...
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Nov 16, 20201 min read
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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...
robertbrown07
Nov 13, 20201 min read
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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...
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Nov 8, 20203 min read
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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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Nov 2, 20202 min read
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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 26, 20201 min read
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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 21, 20201 min read
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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...
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Oct 18, 20202 min read
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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 15, 20201 min read
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Modified sine wave inverters
Dr Brown (Robert) is currently investigating the operation of ‘modified sine wave’ (MSW) inverters with some domestic appliances. The...
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Oct 7, 20202 min read
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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 24, 20204 min read
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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 22, 20201 min read
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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 15, 20201 min read
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