Philippine Electrical Code – Working Spaces
Working space generally applies to the protection of the worker. Dedicated equipment space applies to the space reserved for future access to electrical equipment and to the protection of the …
Advantages of High Resistance Grounding Over Ungrounded Systems
A system grounding or earthing method provides the safety, reliability, and continuity of service required by the electrical power distribution system. In the past, ungrounded systems were preferred when reliability …
Why Use IT Earthing System?
Introduction The standard IEC 60364 have used the following nomenclature to specify types of earthing: First letter – Relationship of the power system to earth: T = direct connection of …
Safety Against Overvoltages
Overvoltages are unwanted potentials occurring in electrical systems between a phase conductor and the earth or ground, or between phase conductors having a peak value greater than the peak of …
Arc Flash Incident – 13.8 kV Indoor Switchgear Part II
Accumulation of moisture inside the 13.8 kV main bus and insulation tracking caused another arc-flash incident on the 13.8 kV Indoor Switchgear. An annual preventive maintenance was scheduled prior to …
Grounding and Bonding Permitted Methods
Grounding is one of the most taken for granted provision of the Philippine Electrical Code. The incompetence of Electrical Inspectors make this practice worst. I inspected the grounding system of …