An educational resource for electrical engineers in the nuclear power industry
I like to learn by seeing examples. To try and show how a typical schematic diagram might look, along with some standard design symbols, I put together these drawings using Microsoft Powerpoint . . . .
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This post is short. It’s to the point. The title says it all . . . .
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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 glance . . . .
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Selecting equipment is rarely straight-forward. You can run into pitfalls. It helps to know what you should be looking for . . . .
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Background research is crucial to developing any new project or mod package. Here are some tips specifically tailored to electrical engineers . . . .
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“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 solving the same problem . . . .
“Redundant” means having a second source of power or piece of equipment that acts as a backup in case the first fails to operate properly. . . .
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Here are two basic concepts that should be understood by every electrical engineer in the nuclear power industry: redundancy and diversity. They are closely related, but not the same thing . . . .