IEC 60335-2-75 Ed. 3.0: Vending Machines And Dispensers
In 215 BC, the Greek mathematician and engineer Hero of Alexandria invented the first vending machine. The device accepted coins that would fall on an…
ISO 6469-3:2021—Safety for Electric Road Vehicles
The concept of electric cars is not recent. In 1884, English inventor Thomas Parker built the first electric car for mass production. The electrical vehicle…
IEC Extended Version (EXV)
Extended versions (EXVs) of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards provide comprehensive content and the reference document of an IEC standard into one easy-to-use document, making…
IEC Test Report Forms (TRFs)
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) test reports forms (TRFs) help laboratories save time and money. This is because IEC TRFs contain all the required specifications on…
ANSI/ESD S20.20-2021: Protection of Electrical and Electronic Parts
There’s electricity within you. The human body, at rest, contains around 100 volts. Our bodies are not alone in generating a charge. In manufacturing and…
ANSI/ESD S1.1-2021: Standard for Wrist Straps
The power of lightning is in your hands. Not the hands of Thor or Zeus or whatever lightning-casting being—but yours! The average human body, at…
Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, ANSI/NEMA 250-2020
Electricity, while essential to the fabric of modern life and within feet of anyone indoors at any given time, can bring forth immense potential hazards….
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…
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…