December 2008 -
Some tips for evaluating motor operating cost Tipps zur Berechnung der Betriebskosten von Motoren ... Quelques conseils pour évaluer les frais de fonctionnement d’un moteur...Algunos consejos para evaluar el costo de funcionamiento de un motor
November 2008 - Circuit resistance, a not so simple property Stromkreiswiderstand: Die nicht ganz einfache Eigenschaft ... La résistance des circuits électriques: une propriété pas si simple ... La resistencia de los circuitos eléctricos–una característica no tan sencilla
October 2008 - U.S. finalizes distribution transformer efficiency standards
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September 2008 - Earth: electrical conductor or not? Ist die Erde ein guter oder eher ein schlechter elektrischer Leiter? ... La terre est-elle oui ou non un conducteur électrique ? ... ¿La Tierra es o no conductor eléctrico?
August 2008 -Motor efficiency in the U.S.: the next step Click article title to read the English summary. (No trilingual summaries were prepared for this issue.)
July 2008 - Focus on Canada Trilingual summaries were not prepared for this issue and an English language summary is not currently available online
June 2008 - How often can that motor be started? Wie oft kann dieser Motor gestartet werden? ... Combien de fois ce moteur peut-il être démarré? ...¿Cuántas veces se puede arrancar ese motor?
May 2008 - Finding the best way to drive a belt conveyor
Der optimale Antrieb für Bandförderer ... Comment choisir la meilleure méthode pour entraîner un transporteur à courroie ... Cómo escoger la mejor manera de impulsar una correatransportadora ...
April 2008 -IEEE Guide Enters Motor Diagnostic Field
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March 2008 - Tricks and traps in three-phase winding connections" Tricks und Fallgruben bei Drehstrom-Wicklungsanschlüssen ... Astuces et pièges dans les connexions des enroulements triphasés ... Trucos y trampas en las conexiones de los devanados trifásicos ...
February 2008 - Sleeve bearings: modern use of an old technology Gleitlager: Moderne Anwendung einer alten Technik ... Les paliers à douille: utilisation moderne d’une ancienne technologie ... Cojinetes de manguito: uso moderno de una tecnología vieja ...
January 2008 - Understanding the Three-Phase Delta Das Drehstrom-Dreieck verstehen ... Bien comprendre le triangle triphasé ... Comprensión de la Delta Trifásica... At left are links to summaries of featured technical articles, by Richard L. Nailen, P.E., which have been published in Electrical Apparatus in 2008. To order backissues which contain the foreign language summaries and the full article, call 312-321-9440 or visit our online webstore. See also links to additional technical summaries, below.
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