IEEE Recommended Practice for Seismic Design of Substations
IEEE 693-2018 is the IEEE Recommended Practice For Seismic Design Of Substations. In ancient Greece, an earthquake was said to occur when Poseidon was in…
IEEE 1584-2018: Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations
What is Arc Flash? According to the basics of Arc Flash, an electric arc is a bridge between two electrodes. An Arc Flash passes through…
Parts of the Canadian Electrical Code
The Canadian Electrical Code has helped provide safe electrical installations in Canada for nearly a century. You can read more about the latest revision of…
NFPA 79-2018 – Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery
Promoting safety to life and property while working with industrial machinery is critical. NFPA 79-2018 – Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery—a document purposed with providing…
NFPA 70E: What the 2018 Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace Provides
47 states have adopted one of the four most recent editions of NFPA 70, otherwise known as the National Electrical Code (NEC). The provisions set forth within…
Swimming Pools in NFPA 70-2017
Swimming pools are essentially fabricated bodies of water, and things like fountains and hot tubs, while on a much smaller scale, share this characteristic. Whether…
ANSI C12.20-2015 – Electricity Meters – 0.1, 0.2, and 0.5 Accuracy Classes
***Update: This standard has been revised by ANSI C12.1-2024. The American National Standard that sets the physical aspects and acceptable performance criteria for 0.1, 0.2,…
ANSI/NEMA/ICEA Cable Standards Set
The distribution of electrical power incorporates a wide range of systems and devices for transporting electricity through the grid to the user. Standardization can assure…
NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC), 2017
Most standards are subject to periodic revision, having to undergo changes every certain number of years. For national codes, a strict revision process is unquestionably…