General rules of electrical installation design

Electrical installation rules, standards

Definition of voltage ranges

Regulations

Standards

Quality and safety of an electrical installation

Initial testing of an installation

Periodic check-testing of an installation

Conformity (with standards and specifications) of equipment used in the installation

Environment

Installed power loads - Characteristics

Induction motors

Resistive-type heating appliances and incandescent lamps (conventional or halogen)

Power loading of an installation

Installed power (kW)

Installed apparent power (kVA)

Estimation of actual maximum kVA demand

Example of application of factors ku and ks

Diversity factor

Choice of transformer rating

Choice of power-supply sources

Downloads

2010 edition in English: A-General rules of electrical installation design
2010 edition in French: A-Regles generales de conception d'une installation electrique

External links

• IEC Standards
• CENELEC Standards
• ISO Organization
• RoHS Directive
• WEEE directive