A complete engineering resource for electrical design and code-compliance professionals. Covers NEC load calculations (Article 220), conductor and conduit sizing (NEC Chapter 9), arc flash hazard analysis per IEEE 1584, motor protection and starting per NEC Article 430, and transformer sizing — with 12 interactive calculators spanning residential, commercial, and industrial electrical design.
Built for electrical engineers, electrical contractors, licensed electricians, and PE/FE exam candidates. Covers the calculations tested on the FE Electrical & Computer and PE Power exams, plus IBEW/NJATC aptitude test preparation.
NEC 220 load calculation, panel schedule with AFCI/GFCI, single-line diagram, voltage drop (K-factor), grounding worksheet (NEC 250), and permit-ready package.
Form-driven NEC 220 Part III/IV designer for offices, industrial, campus, retail, healthcare, data centers and more — lighting/receptacle/HVAC/motor (430)/kitchen (220.56) loads, 3-phase service, step-down transformer (450), panelboards, emergency/standby (700/701/702), fire pump (695), grounding (250), and a permit-ready package.
IEEE 551 short circuit study, protection coordination, ground grid (IEEE 80), arc flash (IEEE 1584), single line diagram, equipment schedule, and permit package.
Interactive 3D walkthrough of a typical single-family house — service entrance, main panel, AFCI/GFCI breakers, branch circuits, lighting, smoke/CO detectors, EV charger, and low-voltage systems. Click any device for NEC code references.
Split-screen interactive designer — explore a 3D two-story dwelling alongside a live one-line / panel schematic. Click any device or schematic node to cross-highlight across both views: service entrance, branch circuits, lighting, safety, and low-voltage systems with NEC references.
Split-screen interactive designer for a 3-story commercial building — explore the 3D building alongside a live electrical one-line and floor plan. Click any device or node to cross-highlight across all three views: utility service, main switchboard, step-down transformers, floor panelboards, branch circuits, mechanical feeders, and the emergency/standby system (generator, ATS, fire pump) with NEC references.
Split-screen interactive explorer for a complete 138 kV / 13.8 kV transmission substation — 3D switchyard (lattice towers, transformers, SF6 breakers, busbars, switchgear) alongside the IEEE single-line diagram. Click any component or SLD symbol to cross-highlight and inspect the full engineering profile for all 54 components across 8 systems: primary equipment, relay protection, control, auxiliary power, grounding, communications, feeders and monitoring.
Interactive DC circuit simulator — build resistor, LED, switch and source circuits on a schematic and solve node voltages, branch currents, and power with live nodal analysis (MNA). Includes voltage divider, LED, and Wheatstone bridge presets.
A full PCB design studio in your browser — component reference library, parametric templates, a plain-English design generator, and a multi-layer CAD editor with a Lee wave-propagation autorouter, Design Rule Check, and Gerber / KiCad / SVG / BOM export. No account or API key required.
Plot time-current curves (TCC) on a log-log diagram for upstream and downstream breakers. Adjust trip settings and verify selectivity — see exactly where coordination fails.
Assign circuits to Phase A, B, or C in an interactive 3-phase panel. Watch live phase totals and percent imbalance update as you build the schedule.
Animate inrush current, voltage dip, and speed ramp for DOL, star-delta, and VFD motor starts. Adjustable HP, kVA, and system impedance.
Interactive kW/kVAR/kVA power triangle. Stage capacitor bank steps and watch PF, apparent power, and estimated demand charge savings update in real time.
Apply 3-phase, line-to-line, and line-to-ground faults at any bus in a simple distribution system. Trace fault current path and watch the upstream breaker trip sequence.
Walk through a complete NEC 220 residential or small-commercial load calculation step by step. Each stage shows the applicable code section and running service-entrance total.
NEC 220 residential and commercial demand load calculation. Determines service entrance size and total connected load with demand factors.
Calculate conductor voltage drop per NEC 210.19. Verifies branch circuits and feeders stay within the recommended 3% (5% total) drop.
Verify conduit fill compliance per NEC Chapter 9, Table 1. Supports EMT, RMC, IMC, PVC, and LFNC with multiple conductor types and sizes.
NEC 310.15 conductor ampacity with temperature correction and bundling derating factors. Covers THWN, XHHW, USE-2, and more.
Calculate available fault current at the transformer secondary using impedance method. Determines minimum interrupting rating for breakers and fuses.
IEEE 1584 arc flash analysis. Calculates incident energy (cal/cm²), PPE category, arc flash boundary, and required working distance.
NEC 430 full sizing for motor branch circuits — conductor ampacity, overcurrent protection, overload relay, and disconnecting means.
Balance circuit loads across Phase A, B, and C in a 3-phase panel. Calculates phase totals, percent imbalance, and total panel demand.
Size standby and emergency generators based on connected loads, demand factors, and motor starting kVA. Recommends standard generator kW rating.
Calculate required transformer kVA for single-phase and three-phase systems. Applies demand factors and selects from standard ANSI/IEEE kVA ratings.
Determine the capacitor bank size (kVAR) needed to correct power factor to a target value. Reduces apparent power and utility demand charges.
Size equipment grounding conductors (EGC) and grounding electrode conductors (GEC) per NEC 250.122 and 250.66 based on OCPD rating.
Solve for voltage, current, resistance, or power given any two known values. Includes full V/I/R/P formula reference table.
Calculate output voltage, current, and power dissipation for a resistive voltage divider. Includes SVG circuit diagram.
Interactive NEC Table 310.16 lookup with ambient temperature correction factor and conduit fill derating. Cu and Al, all gauges.
How every electrical license exam works and how they relate — the FE and PE (Power, Electronics/Controls/Comms, Computer) engineering path and the electrician trade ladder (journeyman → master → contractor). Requirements, exam formats, references allowed, and study strategies.
Fundamentals of Engineering — the first step toward a PE license. Practice problems and review across circuits, electronics, digital systems, power, signals, and engineering economics.
Depth-exam prep for power-system engineers — distribution, transformers, motors, protection & coordination, fault analysis, grounding, and NEC/NESC/IEEE codes.
Depth-exam prep covering analog/digital electronics, control systems, communications theory, signal processing, and instrumentation.
Depth-exam prep for computer hardware and embedded systems — digital design, computer architecture, embedded systems, networks, and hardware/software interfacing.
NEC-based trade exam prep — fast code lookup, conductor and box/conduit fill, branch-circuit and feeder sizing, motor calculations, grounding & bonding, and electrical theory.
Advanced NEC application, load and service calculations, plan review, and supervisory knowledge for the master electrician license.
Trade plus business & law prep for the contractor license — estimating, project management, contracts and liens, labor/safety regulations, insurance, and bonding.
Limited-scope residential license prep — dwelling load calculations, AFCI/GFCI, service and panel installation, branch circuits, and grounding for one- and two-family dwellings.
Limited-energy license prep — Class 2/3 circuits, structured cabling, fire alarm (NFPA 72), security and access control, and communications (NEC Chapter 8).
Practice for the IBEW/NJATC electrical apprenticeship aptitude test — algebra & functions and reading comprehension sections. 50 original questions mirroring the real exam format.
Interactive 14-section NEC 2023 guide: load calculations, ampacity tables, motor circuits, grounding, conduit fill, voltage drop, and one-line diagram reading.
Full commercial electrical design drawing set including single-line diagrams, panel schedules, lighting plans, and power distribution layouts.