ANSI C12.1-2024: Code for Electricity Metering
The total electricity installed capacity in the US hit around 1.19 billion kilowatts at the end of 2023, and the nation’s electrical power industry grows…
IEC 60085 Ed. 4.0 b:2007—Electrical Insulation
The first electrical systems to use insulators were telegraph lines, such as the one strung between Washington, D.C, and Baltimore, Maryland in 1844. Now, insulators…
IEC 60335-2-9 Ed. 7.0 b:2019—Portable Cooking Appliances
The average household in the United States spends about 35 hours a year making toast and an estimated 75 million of those household members eat…
ANSI C80.1-2020: Electric Rigid Steel Conduit
An electrical conduit is a tube in which electrical wires are housed for a variety of building or structural applications. From data centers and underground…
ANSI C12.7-2022: Watthour Meter Sockets
A meter socket is a critical component in any home’s electrical system. It connects your property to the utility grid, ensuring accurate energy consumption tracking….
IEC 60335-2-104 Ed. 2.0 en:2021— Recycling Refrigerants
When refrigerants are mishandled, they can cause environmental contamination and disease. Regulations and standards govern technician training, where and how refrigerants are sold, equipment, and…
IEC 62382 Ed. 2.0 b:2012—Electrical Loop Check
Loop (impedance) testing assures that fuses and circuit breakers installed in an electrical system will still operate if a fault occurs. When a fault occurs,…
IEC 60652 Ed. 3.0 b:2021—Overhead Line Structures
The electrical power system of overhead lines enables electricity to be moved quickly and seamlessly. This network is vital in assuring a reliable and regular…
ANSI Z21.5.2-2016/CSA 7.2-2016: Gas Clothes Dryers
A hand-cranked clothes dryer was created in 1800 by French inventor M. Pochon. Essentially a metal drum with holes, clothing was placed inside the drum…