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Types of Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) and their use in electrical installations | NICEIC

|Date: 8 May, 2024

Types of Surge Protective Devices (SPDs) and their use in electrical installations | NICEIC

Section 443 of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 contains requirements for protection against transient overvoltages e ...

Section 443 of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 contains requirements for protection against transient overvoltages either of atmospheric origin or due to switching. Where the application of overvoltage protectio ...

8 May, 2024
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Single-phase and three-phase power supplies | Enkin

|Date: 7 May, 2024

Single-phase and three-phase power supplies | Enkin

The technical team at Enkin explore single-phase and three-phase power supplies and define the key featur ...

The technical team at Enkin explore single-phase and three-phase power supplies and define the key features that set the two apart. Single-phase and three-phase power supplies each have roles that the ...

7 May, 2024
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Prosumer’s low-voltage electrical installation (PEI) | NICEIC

|Date: 22 April, 2024

Prosumer’s low-voltage electrical installation (PEI) | NICEIC

This article looks at Chapter 82 of BS 7671 and embedded renewable sources, either used in conjunction wi ...

This article looks at Chapter 82 of BS 7671 and embedded renewable sources, either used in conjunction with the existing supply for an installation or as an alternative and independent source of elect ...

22 April, 2024
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Burying cables: what are the regulations for buried cables? | NAPIT

|Date: 10 April, 2024

Burying cables: what are the regulations for buried cables? | NAPIT

In this article, the technical experts at NAPIT examine the practice of burying cables. Two of the most c ...

In this article, the technical experts at NAPIT examine the practice of burying cables. Two of the most commonly asked questions in this industry must be: “Can I bury this cable?” and “How deep does i ...

10 April, 2024
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Installing electrical equipment in medical locations

|Date: 22 November, 2023

Installing electrical equipment in medical locations

In medical locations, it is necessary to ensure the safety of patients likely to be subjected to the appl ...

In medical locations, it is necessary to ensure the safety of patients likely to be subjected to the application of medical electrical equipment. Here, Dale Fisher MIET MIHEEM MSOE, looks at the consi ...

22 November, 2023
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Providing additional fire protection – what are the requirements for using AFDDs | Hager

|Date: 17 November, 2023

Providing additional fire protection – what are the requirements for using AFDDs | Hager

Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing additional fire ...

Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing additional fire protection, following the mandated use of Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDD) in the latest Edit ...

17 November, 2023
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What are the purposes of, and difference between earthing and bonding within an electrical installation? NICEIC

|Date: 15 November, 2023

What are the purposes of, and difference between earthing and bonding within an electrical installation? NICEIC

It would appear that many people, including some whose work requires involvement with electrical installa ...

It would appear that many people, including some whose work requires involvement with electrical installations, are not aware of the differences between earthing and bonding. This article outlines the ...

15 November, 2023
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Demand or diversity? – Calculating the maximum demand of an installations capacity | NAPIT

|Date: 8 November, 2023

Demand or diversity? – Calculating the maximum demand of an installations capacity | NAPIT

Richard Townsend, Principal Technical Author at NAPIT, looks at the problems facing designers who may be ...

Richard Townsend, Principal Technical Author at NAPIT, looks at the problems facing designers who may be specifying heavy current using equipment connected to consumer units. Calculate or determine? T ...

8 November, 2023
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Dr Zzeus Q&A: what is the checklist for the six-monthly service for fire alarm inspection?

|Date: 22 September, 2023

Dr Zzeus Q&A: what is the checklist for the six-monthly service for fire alarm inspection?

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, will answer ...

In this regular column, ‘Dr Zzeus’ Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, will answer your questions related to fire safety compliance. This month's covers inspection periods and p ...

22 September, 2023
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Guidance on installing equipment within meter enclosures | NICEIC

|Date: 18 September, 2023

Guidance on installing equipment within meter enclosures | NICEIC

The experts at NICEIC provide more detail on the installation of equipment in meter boxes. Electrical equ ...

The experts at NICEIC provide more detail on the installation of equipment in meter boxes. Electrical equipment associated with the consumer’s electrical installation is increasingly being found withi ...

18 September, 2023
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