Modern Electrical Engineering Blog

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In our last week's article, Industrial Automation: Obstacles, Solutions, and Tools we talked about the challenges, goals, and solutions for the industrial automation industry. Now we will go deeper into which module of the E3.series software for electrical engineering are most recommended to solve the challenges of the Industrial Automation industry and why.

Device name duplication early in design, broken links for cross-referencing between components, and time consuming component generation, these are just some of the mind numbing errors that happen when generating an electrical design in low quality CAD software. These mistakes that take an enormous amount of your time to fix, are just the tip of the iceberg. This article will dive into the wonderful calamities that all electrical engineers eventually run into. And just for fun let us make it the 10 Most Common Mistakes in Electrical Design Software.

What is CAD? What is CAE? What is CAM? What are these softwares and how are they different from one another? The first thing to know about all three of these systems is the first two letters in each abbreviation. “CA” stands to Computer-Aided, which means that all three systems are created to help the user to achieve his goal faster by using the power of computers for processing. The last letter for CAD, is Design, for CAE, is Engineering, and for CAM, is Manufacturing. These are engineering and manufacturing software programs. Each one is has its own purpose. The article will dive into a high-level look at all three systems and how they are used and their overall purpose.

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While buying an engineering software you can find, among others, two common types of licenses: Node Locked and Floating. We’ll explain briefly the differences between them and to whom these licenses fit the most.

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The 2017 version of the E3.series software brings new features that guarantee greater efficiency and ease in the formulation and implementation of electrical projects. Being a software made by those who understand engineering for those who love engineering, the E3.series seeks to incorporate in its updates requests and suggestions made by its users, engineering leaders in the world, aiming at developing advanced electrical projects in the shortest amount of time and with the least effort possible.

We highlighted among this version new features, ten that will further facilitate your work, each with a brief demonstration video.

(We recommend watching the videos in HD for better viewing)

The electrical design process is a methodical step-by-step process for solving a problem. Engineers use this process all the time for product development. What are some common electrical design aspects that need to be focused on in the process. What are the areas that we often overlook because we just know that this will work? What is electrical design? What is its process? and What specific details do we miss during the trip?

Power distribution systems need detailed care and consideration when planning and designing. The power system is crucial to keep day to day operations functioning properly. Let us look at some of the important aspects distribution system planning and design.