Single Family Dwelling Service Disconnecting Means According to Philippine Electrical Code 2017 Edition
In Philippine Electrical Code 2009 edition, the requirement for a service disconnecting means are only for
Selective Coordination According to Philippine Electrical Code 2017 Edition
The Philippine Electrical Code defines Selective Coordination as “Localization of an overcurrent condition to restrict outages to the circuit or equipment affected, accomplished by the choice of overcurrent protective devices …
Philippine Electrical Code – Arc-Flash Hazard Warning Requirement
1. Arc-Flash Hazard Warning The requirement of arc-flash hazard warning in the Philippine electrical Code 2017 is stipulated in Section 1.10.17 Arc-Flash Hazard Warning. This section of the PEC requires …
Philippine Electrical Code – Low Voltage
Low Voltage is mentioned many times in the Philippine Electrical Code (PEC). However, the PEC failed to explicitly include Low Voltage in the definition of terms. The purpose of the …
PEC Requirement for Ground-Fault Protection
What is ground-fault protection? Ground-Fault Protection of equipment is a system intended to provide protection of equipment from damaging line-to-ground fault currents by operating to cause a disconnecting means to …
Conductor Stranding – IEEE vs IEC Standards
Important Notes: A conductor size expressed in mm² shall be IEC standard and sizes in AWG or kcmil shall be IEEE standard. PEC standard conductors are similar to IEEE standards …