A supply-side interconnection is any connection to the service conductors on the supply-side of the service disconnecting means. The 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) contains nine categories of equipment. A list of allowed supply-side interconnections is provided in NEC 230.82.
An infinite bus short-circuit calculation can be used to determine the maximum short-circuit current on the secondary side of a transformer using only transformer nameplate data.
Within water/wastewater applications, the constant presence of water creates a corrosive environment that threatens long-term success of critical components, systems, and facilities.
The traditional 8-ft length of rod and pipe electrodes is located at 250.52(A)(5) in the 2017 National Electric Code (NEC). What about 5 ft?
In the seven decades following the invention of the transistor at Bell Labs, warnings about impending limits to miniaturization and the corresponding slowdown of Moore’s Law have come regularly.
Authorities from CMP-5 received a public input(s) asking for clarification to the connection of the structural steel of in-ground permanently installed swimming pools as part of the grounding electrode system.
CMP 12 acted on several proposed changes to Article 620 during the revision cycle for the 2017 NEC that deal with the proper installation of elevator controllers.
As an installer and an inspector, one common issue I've seeen is incompatible connections associated with raceways connections and fittings.