Handbook of Electrical Installation Practice
4th Edition
Published on 8. May 2008
688 pages
978-1-4051-4767-5 (ISBN)
Description
Handbook of Electrical Installation Practice covers all keyaspects of industrial, commercial and domestic installations anddraws on the expertise of a wide range of industrial experts.
Chapters are devoted to topics such as wiring cables, mains andsubmains cables and distribution in buildings, as well as powersupplies, transformers, switchgear, and electricity on constructionsites. Standards and codes of practice, as well as safety, are alsoincluded.
Since the Third Edition was published, there have been manydevelopments in technology and standards. The revolution inelectronic microtechnology has made it possible to introduce morecomplex technologies in protective equipment and control systems,and these have been addressed in the new edition.
Developments in lighting design continue, and extra-low voltageluminaries for display and feature illumination are now dealt with,as is the important subject of security lighting.
All chapters have been amended to take account of revisions toBritish and other standards, following the trend to harmonisedEuropean and international standards, and they also take account ofthe latest edition of the Wiring Regulations.
This new edition will provide an invaluable reference forconsulting engineers, electrical contractors and factory plantengineers.
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Geoffrey Stokes BSc, CEng, FIEE, FCIBSE, was the Technical Regulations Manager at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, where he was deeply involved in the preparation of the 16th Edition of the Wiring Regulations. He has also worked as an electrical contractor and electrical safety consultant and has served on a number of IEC, CENELEC, IEE, BSI and CIBSE technical committees. He is currently the Principal Engineer at the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting, with special responsibilities for the Council's technical standards and publications. He was a member of the IEE Wiring Regulations Committee and, representing CIBSE, currently serves on the IEE/BSI Committee which took over the responsibilities for national, European and international standards for electrical installations. He is author of A Practical Guide to the Wiring Regulations (Third Edition), also published by Blackwell.
Content
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Power supplies in the UK; 2 Substations and control rooms; 3 Site distribution systems; 4 Cable management systems; 5 Electricity on construction sites; 6 Standby power supplies; 7 Ground earthing; 8 Cathodic protection; 9 Lightning protection; 10 Special installations or locations; 11 Electrical safety; 12 Standards, specifications and codes of practice; 13 Distribution transformers; 14 Switchgear; 15 Rotating Machines; 16 HBC fuses and fusegear in low voltage systems; 17 Motor control gear; 18 Lighting; 19 Mains cables; 20 Selection of wiring systems; 21 Control and protection of low voltage installations; 22 Protective systems; 23 Power factor correction and tariffs; British Standards, Codes of Practice and IEC Document Titles; Index
