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alternating-current.md

@@ -38,17 +38,31 @@ The voltage measured between any line and neutral is called **phase voltage**.
 
 ### Formula
 
+The formula for active power in a three phase system is given by
+
 $$
 P = \sqrt{3} \times V_{L} \times I_{L} \times PF
 $$
 
 where:
 
-* $P$ is the power in watts,
+* $P$ is the active power,
 * $V_{L}​$ is the line voltage,
 * $I_{L}$ is the line current,
 * $PF$ is the power factor.
 
+The formula for apparent power in a three phase system is given by
+
+$$
+S = \sqrt{3} \times V_{L} \times I_{L}
+$$
+
+where:
+
+* $S$ is the apparent power,
+* $V_{L}​$ is the line voltage,
+* $I_{L}$ is the line current.
+
 ### Voltage Systems
 
 208Y/120V

backlog.base

@@ -25,3 +25,8 @@ views:
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+  - type: table
+    name: complete-notes
+    filters:
+      and:
+        - file.hasTag("status/complete")

birds.md

@@ -11,27 +11,37 @@ title: Birds I've Seen Around Here
 ---
 # Birds I've Seen Around Here
 
+[List of birds of Florida - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Florida)
+
 ## [Order _Pelecaniformes_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecaniformes)
 
 ### [Family _Ardeidae_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardeidae)
 
-* [great egret](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret)
+#### [Genus Ardea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardea_\(bird\))
-* [great blue heron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_blue_heron)
-* [green heron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_heron)
 
-* [tricolored heron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricolored_heron)
+* [great egret/great white heron (_A. alba_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret)
-* [little blue heron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_blue_heron)
+* [great blue heron (_A. herodias)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_blue_heron)
-* [snowy egret](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_egret)
+
+#### [Genus Egretta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egretta)
+
+* [tricolored heron (_E. tricolor_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricolored_heron)
+* [little blue heron (_E. caerulea_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_blue_heron)
+* [snowy egret (_E. thula)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowy_egret)
+
+#### Other Genus
+
+* [green heron (_Butorides virescens_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_heron)
 
 ### [Family _Threskiornithidae_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threskiornithidae)
 
-* [American white ibis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_white_ibis)
+* [American white ibis (_Eudocimus albus_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_white_ibis)
-* [roseate spoonbill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseate_spoonbill)
+* [glossy ibis (_Plegadis falcinellus_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossy_ibis)
+* [roseate spoonbill(_Platalea ajaja_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseate_spoonbill)
 
 ## Other Orders
 
-* [wood stork (_Ciconiidae Mycteria americana_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_stork)
+* [wood stork (_Ciconiiformes Ciconiidae Mycteria americana_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_stork)
 
-* [anhinga (_Anhingidae Anhinga anhinga_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga)
+* [anhinga (_Suliformes Anhingidae Anhinga anhinga_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anhinga)
 
-* [mallard (_Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard)
+* [mallard (_Anseriformes Anatidae Anas platyrhynchos_)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallard)

conductor-sizing.md

@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ are in contradiction to this idea.
 
 Given a minimum ampacity, find all valid configurations.
 
+[[nfpa-70_310_conductors_for_general_wiring]]
+
 > [!cite] NEC Article 310 (emphasis added)
 > #### 310.10(H) Conductors in Parallel.
 > ##### (1) General.
@@ -162,31 +164,31 @@ $$
 > [!info] 3-Phase Voltage
 >
 > $$
-> V_{LL} = \sqrt{3} \times V_{LN}, \quad V_{LN} = \frac{V_{LL}}{\sqrt{3}}
+> V_{L} = \sqrt{3} \times V_{P}, \quad V_{P} = \frac{V_{L}}{\sqrt{3}}
 > $$
 
 3% allowable voltage drop for a 120V line-to-neutral load:
 
 $$
-\text{Max} \Delta V = 0.03 \times 120 \text{V}_{LN} = 3.6 \text{V}_{LN}
+\text{Max} \Delta V = 0.03 \times 120 \text{V}_{P} = 3.6 \text{V}_{P}
 $$
 
 3% allowable voltage drop for a 208V line-to-line load:
 
 $$
-\text{Max} \Delta V = 0.03 \times 208 \text{V}_{LL} = 6.24 \text{V}_{LL}
+\text{Max} \Delta V = 0.03 \times 208 \text{V}_{L} = 6.24 \text{V}_{L}
 $$
 
 #### Line to Neutral Loads
 
 $$
-\Delta V_{LN} = I \times Z \times 2L
+\Delta V_{P} = I \times Z \times 2L
 $$
 
 #### Line to Line Loads
 
 $$
-\Delta V_{LL} = \sqrt{3} \times \left( I \times Z \times 2L \right)
+\Delta V_{L} = \sqrt{3} \times \left( I \times Z \times 2L \right)
 $$
 
 #### 3-Phase Loads

fixture-designations.md

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ If PVC is required, use following assemblies:
 
 ### Homeruns
 
-> `System` = "EL - Electrical"
+> * `System` = "EL - Electrical"
 
 Use 1 Homerun for every 3 circuits in Garage
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ round up to the nearest 5ft
 
 ## Facade
 
-> `Phase` = "Facade"
+> * `Phase` = "Facade"
 
 Length and Labor will be more than a normal fixture in BOH/Amenity
 
@@ -216,32 +216,44 @@ Create its own breakout in WBS, and phase in Accubid
 
 ## Site & Courtyard
 
+> [!important]
+> Coordinate with landscape
+
 ### Breakdowns
 
-> System: "FML - Site Fixtures Material & Labor"
+> * `System` = "FML - Site Fixtures Material & Labor"
 
-### Fixture Assemblies
+### Pole Lights
 
-| Fixture Type                         | Assembly Path                                                                           |
+`FIXTURE ACCESSORIES`/`SITE POLE ASSEMBLIES`/...
-| ------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| Step Light                           | `COURTYARDS & LANDSCAPE`/`STEP FIX,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40 - ...`                        |
-| Bollard                              | `COURTYARDS & LANDSCAPE`/`BOLLARD,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40 - ...`[^1]                     |
-| Up-light                             | `COURTYARDS & LANDSCAPE`/`PERMA POST,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40 - ...`                      |
-| In-grade up-light                    | `COURTYARDS & LANDSCAPE`/`3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40, IMC Elbow, ...`                         |
-| Fixtures built into cabanas/pergolas | `COURTYARDS & LANDSCAPE`/`ALUM BOX W/ FLEX FIX,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40 - ...`            |
-| Handrail light                       | `COURTYARDS & LANDSCAPE`/`ALUM BOX W/ FLEX FIX,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40, IMC ELBOW - ...` |
 
-[^1]: If we don't own concrete, delete Pre-cast bollard base from assembly
+Add subassemblies for stub-outs, pole, base, and grounding as appropriate.
 
 ### Festoon Lighting
 
-> AKA "string" or "market" lights
+> [!info] Also Known As
+> * string lighting
+> * market lighting
+> * catenary lighting
 
 > 1. `FIXTURE LABOR`/`FIXTURE LABOR 2HR`
 > 2. `FESTOON & ROOF ASSEMBLIES`/`FESTOON CABLE HANGER & EYE BOLTS - LENGTH`
->    * `Length per Unit` = Light string length
+>    * **Length per Unit** = Light string length
 > 3. `COURTYARDS & LANDSCAPE`/`ALUM BOX W/ FLEX FIX,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40 - ...`
->    * `Length per Unit` = Distance to panel + 15ft
+>    * **Length per Unit** = Distance to panel + 15ft
+
+### Other Fixture Types
+
+| Fixture Type                         | Path (`FIXTURE ACCESSORIES`/`COURTYARDS & LANDSCAPE`/...)          |
+| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| Step Light                           | .../`STEP FIX,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40 - ...`                        |
+| Bollard                              | .../`BOLLARD,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40 - ...`[^1]                     |
+| Up-light                             | .../`PERMA POST,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40 - ...`                      |
+| In-grade up-light                    | .../`3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40, IMC Elbow, ...`                         |
+| Fixtures built into cabanas/pergolas | .../`ALUM BOX W/ FLEX FIX,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40 - ...`            |
+| Handrail light                       | .../`ALUM BOX W/ FLEX FIX,  3/4" CONDUIT - PVC40, IMC ELBOW - ...` |
+
+[^1]: If we don't own concrete, delete Pre-cast bollard base from assembly
 
 ## FAA Lighting
 

ohms-law.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+id:
+aliases: []
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - destiny/fleeting
+  - status/incomplete
+  - topic/construction/electrical
+  - type/encyclopedia
+title: "Ohm's Law"
+---
+# Ohm's Law
+
+The formula for voltage $V$ is given by Ohm's Law:
+
+$$
+V = I \times R
+$$
+
+The formula for power $P$ is given by:
+
+$$
+P = I \times V
+$$
+
+$$
+\begin{align*}
+P &= I \times (I \times R) \\
+&= I^{2}R
+\end{align*}
+$$

units-takeoff.md

@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 id:
 aliases: []
 tags:
+  - authorship/original
   - destiny/permanent
   - occupational/takeoff/units
   - status/draft
   - type/guide
-  - authorship/original
 title: Unit Takeoff
 ---
 # Unit Takeoff
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ Include terminations per [[switchgear]].
 
 ### Shade Control
 
+### VTAC Units
+
+Used in lieu of individual split systems.
+
 ### Dedicated Circuit Receptacles
 
 For N5-15R/N5-20R receptacles serving fixed equipment such as: