Philippine Electrical Code – Low Voltage
Low Voltage is mentioned many times in the Philippine Electrical Code (PEC). However, the PEC failed to explicitly include Low Voltage in the definition of terms. The purpose of the …
IEC 60364-56 Safety Services (Emergency Systems)
Safety service is defined in IEC 60364-56 as an electrical system for electrical equipment provided to protect or warn persons in the event of a hazard, or essential to their …
Why The PEC Needs to Adapt IEC
The first edition of the PEC published in 1962 by PAMEE was an adaptation of the NEC customized to suit local Philippine environment. Several decades later and the PEC is …
Conductor Stranding – IEEE vs IEC Standards
Note: A conductor size expressed in mm² shall be IEC standard and sizes in AWG or kcmil shall be IEEE standard. I. Introduction Conductors may be either solid or stranded. …