We are doing a project for a factory which is a Class 1, Div 2 area.
We need to find a vendor who sells Automatic Transfer Switches in Explosion Proof Enclosures (NEMA 7). Does anyone know of such a product and the vendor who may sell it?
I plan on trying ASCO, but their sales rep says they...
Maybe its just me, but im having some issues wrapping my head around this.
I was told that in a resitive heater, if you decrease voltage, you increase current draw. However, I can not figure out how.
Say we have a 240 V heater, drawing 10 A, meaning its a 2400 Watt unit.
If we half the...
For a job we are looking at installing a lighting suppression system, but my company has no information or previous experience with such jobs.
The system in question is an ungrounded 4160V, stepped down from a 2500 kVA Wye Primary, Delta Secondary Transformer, that feeds several buildings up to...
I’ve been working for a company for about a year now, and I'm almost to the breaking point.
This is my first job out of college and I was thrilled to get it. They pay me well; in fact I have the highest starting salary of my class.
To avoid a wall of text, here are the highlights.
- When...
Ive been working a power engineering job for about 1 year now, but only started working with the NEC for the past 5 or 6 months.
I still dont feel comfortable with the code. There is just so much information in those 600 pages of text.
How long did it take you guys until you were...
I am curious what the difference is between a Designer and an Engineer in the Power Systems Field. (Both Electrical)
My apologies if the answer is trivial, but my company uses both titles, however treat them as interchangable. No one can answer me either as to what eachs role is and how its...