Draft Standards and Liabilities
Do designers required to comply with draft standards in their designs? This is a dilemma where designer need to face. They will be doomed if implemented but the same results …
Arc-flash Hazard Protection – IEC Standard
IEEE has dedicated standards in Arc-flash hazard mitigation and protection (IEEE 1584 & NFPA 70E) while IEC has integrated its arc-flash protection into the IEC 62271-200, High-voltage switchgear and controlgear …
Mismanagement of Designs Delays Project Delivery
I am very concern that there are some mismanagement on the design process on the project I am currently involved with. It has come to a point that time constraints …
IEEE C37.2 – 2008 Standard Revisions
The advancement in technology have influenced the changes to the IEEE C37.2, one of the oldest IEEE standards still being used today. This standard began life as AIEE No.26 in …
Compliance to Draft Standards
An article in a professional organization magazine caught my attention. It was about a law suit regarding an incident which according to current standard during the conception of the design, …