Electrical codes, standards, recommended practices and regulations can be complex subjects, yet are essential in both electrical design and life safety issues.This book demystifies their usage.It is a handbook of codes, standards, recommended practices and regulations in the United States involving electrical safety and design. Many engineers and electrical safety professionals may not be aware of all of those documents and their applicability. This book identifies those documents by category, allowing the ready and easy access to the relevant requirements. Because these documents may be updated on a regular basis, this book was written so that its information is not reliant on the latest edition or release of those codes, standards, recommended practices or regulations.No single document on the market today attempts to not only list the majority of relevant electrical design and safety codes, standards, recommended practices and regulations, but also explain their use and updating cycles. This book, one-stop-information-center for electrical engineers, electrical safety professionals, and designers, does. Covers the codes, standards, recommended practices and regulations in the United States involving electrical safety and design, providing a comprehensive reference for engineers and electrical safety professionalsDocuments are identified by category, enabling easy access to the relevant requirementsNot version-specific; information is not reliant on the latest edition or release of the codes, standards, recommended practices or regulations
Author(s): Robert J. Alonzo
Edition: 1
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 511
Electrical Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices and Regulations......Page 4
Copyright
......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 14
CHAPTER 1
Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How?......Page 16
Codes......Page 17
Standards......Page 18
Recommended Practices......Page 19
Who, What, Where, When, and How......Page 20
CHAPTER 2
American versus Global......Page 70
Standards Comparison......Page 78
Conclusions......Page 90
CHAPTER 3
The Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)......Page 94
AHJ Adopted Codes and Standards......Page 95
AHJ Process......Page 102
Owner Authority Having Jurisdiction......Page 104
Federal Authority Having Jurisdiction......Page 106
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission......Page 110
State Jurisdiction and State Plans......Page 111
CHAPTER 4
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs)......Page 116
Listed NRTLs......Page 117
Definitions......Page 119
NRLT Standards Development......Page 121
Common Threads......Page 124
NFPA 101, Life Safety Code - Common Threads......Page 125
Low-Voltage Power Distribution and Service Entrance Equipment......Page 127
Surge Protection Devices (SPD)......Page 141
Disconnect Switches......Page 142
Circuit Breakers Operating at 1000 Volts or Less......Page 144
Ground Fault Protection Devices......Page 146
Electrical Equipment Terms Review......Page 147
Panelboards......Page 148
Motor Control Center (MCC) - 600 Volts......Page 149
Personal Protective Equipment......Page 151
Busway......Page 154
US Department of Labor......Page 158
Hazardous Energy Control......Page 162
Energy Control Program......Page 168
Energy Control Procedures......Page 169
Protective Materials and Hardware......Page 170
Periodic Inspection......Page 171
Training and Communication......Page 172
Employee Retraining......Page 175
Control Application......Page 176
Additional Requirements......Page 179
Group Lockout or Tagout/Outside Personnel (Contractors, etc.)......Page 180
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution......Page 181
US Department of Energy (DOE)......Page 187
General......Page 198
Safe Operating Procedures......Page 199
Safe Work Practices......Page 209
Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Considerations......Page 214
CHAPTER 8
Motors, Generators, and Controls......Page 228
Motors and Generators General Types......Page 230
Single-Phase Induction Motors......Page 234
Equipment Specification Preparation......Page 235
Motor Control and Protection......Page 236
Overload Relays......Page 255
AC Combination Motor Controllers......Page 257
Adjustable Speed Drives......Page 259
Harmonic Mitigation......Page 264
CHAPTER 9
Electrical Hazardous (Classified) Area Design and Safe Work Practices......Page 272
Area Classification Boundaries......Page 279
Equipment Temperature......Page 281
Hazardous Area Equipment......Page 283
Definitions: Flammable and Combustible Gases and Vapors Equipment Protection Techniques......Page 285
Definitions - Combustible Dust, Fibers, and Flyings Protection Techniques......Page 306
North American Equipment Markings......Page 308
Zone Equipment Markings......Page 311
Definitions......Page 320
Conductor Material......Page 322
Insulation Material......Page 323
Ampacity......Page 324
Power and Control Cables......Page 325
Communications Cable......Page 354
Ethernet Cabling......Page 358
Instrumentation Cable......Page 369
Electrical Raceway, Conduit, and Cable Tray......Page 374
Cable Support and Restraint Systems......Page 379
Transformers......Page 390
Transformer Classifications......Page 391
Voltage and Power Ratings [4]......Page 393
Transformer Tests......Page 396
Reactors......Page 401
Power Capacitors......Page 409
CHAPTER 12
Electrical Transmission and Distribution Systems......Page 420
Power Distribution System Design Considerations......Page 421
Power Generation Considerations......Page 423
Electrical Transmission Systems......Page 430
Transmission and Distribution Systems Considerations......Page 441
APPENDIX A: Type of Products Requiring NRTL Approval
......Page 484
APPENDIX B: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Standards - 29 CFR
......Page 486
APPENDIX C: Comparison 29 CFR 1910.269 versus 29 CFR 1910.147 Hazardous Energy Control Requirements
......Page 488
APPENDIX D: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standard Interpretations 29 CFR 1910.6; 1910.147; 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)
......Page 502
Index......Page 508
