2021 Canadian Electrical Code Released
The 2021 Canadian Electrical Code, otherwise known as the CE Code or CSA C22.1-2021, has been released. National Electrical Codes Electricity powers the world, but […]
Electrical Safety
ANSI C84.1-2020: Electric Power Systems Voltage Ratings (60 Hz)
It’s not too difficult to find out what voltage ratings our equipment or systems need. However, it is important to consider, as overvoltages or voltage […]
IP Code Ratings for Smartphone Water Protection
Only a few years ago, spilling water on your cell phone meant the end of your essential computing device. You could break out the rice […]
ANSI C18.2M: Portable Rechargeable Batteries Specifications
A rechargeable battery is an electronic device’s heart, and, while they don’t pump anything, batteries supply laptops, smart phones, and other electronics with their electric […]
ANSI/ESD S541-2019: Standard for Packaging ESD Susceptible Items
Imagine taking the time to carefully package a product and then realizing later that all that work that was painstakingly put into that task was […]
ANSI O5.2-2020: Structural Glued Laminated Timber Poles
Wood utility poles line even the road less traveled. Ubiquitous as they may be, these structures that support electric power and telecommunications lines can vary. […]
ANSI/ESD S6.1-2019: Electrostatic Discharge Grounding
When you shuffle across a carpeted floor and tap a doorknob, you feel a startling shock. This is the simplest form of electrostatic discharge (ESD), […]
ASME A15.5-2019: Elevator Electrical Equipment
ASME A17.5-2019, or CSA B44.1-2019, covers the electrical equipment found in elevators and escalators. Elevators and Electricity Once upon a time, elevators (or lifts, if […]
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 […]