About UK Electrical Workstation
UK Electrical Workstation is an independent personal project run by one working UK electrical engineer in his spare time. It is not a commercial company, and it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the IET, BSI, NICEIC, or NAPIT.
A single place for UK electricians and electrical engineers to run the numbers, see how the machines work, and stay on top of the regulations — calculation engines showing step-by-step arithmetic, interactive 3D physics models, and field guides with zero advertising, zero paywalls, and zero tracking.
Who built it
Adrian King is an independent UK electrical engineer with hands-on industrial and installation experience. He built UK Electrical Workstation as the workbench he wanted on site: calculation engines that display complete first-principles arithmetic derived directly from British and European standards (BS 7671, BS EN 60204-1, BS EN 60947), interactive 3D physics models you can orbit and take apart, and plain-English field guides. No black boxes, no adverts, no tracking cookies, and no paywall.
Open Peer Review & Technical Corrections
All calculation algorithms and statutory citations are strictly open for peer review. If you identify an edge-case installation derating factor, a clause ambiguity, or an arithmetic nuance, we encourage technical challenge. Use the contact link below to submit feedback with standard references.
Statutory Verification Notice
Notice for Duty Holders & Design Engineers: The calculators, interactive simulations, and reference instruments on this portal are published strictly as educational design and rapid verification aids. Calculations must always be verified against project-specific cable schedules, installation conditions, and discrimination studies by a qualified electrical engineer under BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 before procurement or energisation.
What you'll find here
- Sizing Engines & Calculators - 29 sizing engines and 4 field references (33 total tools). Every engine cites the exact BS 7671 regulation and shows complete step-by-step arithmetic.
- Visual Lab - 17 interactive 3D WebGL physics models you can take apart, load up and inspect in real-time: squirrel-cage and wound-rotor induction motors, soft starter SCR phase firing, RCD toroidal sensing, MCB thermal-magnetic curves, and transformer core losses.
- Statutory & Technical Guides - 29 plain-English reference guides across regulations, EICR inspection, renewables and EV infrastructure, industrial motor control, and safe isolation.
- Amendment Tracker - authoritative lifecycle monitoring of BS 7671 amendments and transition deadlines (including the live Amendment 4 Orange Book transition).
- Curated Industry Archive - hand-reviewed, signal-to-noise filtered regulatory briefings, safety alerts, and trade notices. Linked directly to relevant engineering standards.
Who it's for
Working electricians, electrical engineers, apprentices and anyone who deals with UK electrical installation, testing or design. Whether you're pulling cables, signing off EICRs, specifying motor controls or studying for your 18th Edition - the site is built for you, not for advertisers.
Editorial standards
Every news item is read, summarised and categorised before it appears on the site. We link to the original source - we don't republish it. Headlines are the publisher's; summaries are ours. If we get something wrong, we want to know.
Contact
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