Typical design details you shouldn’t overlook when creating schematic diagrams
This post is short. It’s to the point. The title says it all . . . .
Mod Package Design Tips
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Author: John Livingston
The difference between single-line and schematic diagrams
Single-line and schematic diagrams each have their respective places in the design process. But each serves different functions. The differences aren’t necessarily intuitive at first…
Mod Package Design Tips
Four things to consider when selecting new equipment
Selecting equipment is rarely straight-forward. You can run into pitfalls. It helps to know what you should be looking for . . . .
Mod Package Design Tips
Things to look for when doing initial background research
Background research is crucial to developing any new project or mod package. Here are some tips specifically tailored to electrical engineers . . .…
Design Basis
Diversity and common-mode failures
“Diversity” means using a different kind of technology, equipment, or methodology to perform the same function. Put another way, it’s taking different approaches to…
Design Basis
Redundancy and the single-failure criterion
“Redundant” means having a second source of power or piece of equipment that acts as a backup in case the first fails to operate…
Design Basis
Redundancy and Diversity
Here are two basic concepts that should be understood by every electrical engineer in the nuclear power industry: redundancy and diversity. They are closely…
Design Basis
A quick note about cable flame test requirements
Here’s one that can trip you up if you aren’t aware of an NRC-published update. It’s about testing cables to the correct flame-spread standard.…
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