FREE COPY : 2015 LV MV Electrical Installation Guide 2015 By Schneider Electric

By Chris Dodds on 12th January, 2015

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The 2015 Electrical Installation Guide is a practical guide for the complete design of a LV-MV electrical installation according to IEC 60364 and other relevant IEC standards.

It has been written for electrical professionals who must design, select electrical equipment for, install this equipment into, inspect or maintain low-medium voltage electrical installations.

 

Content Overview

• Connection to the MV utility distribution network
• Connection to the LV utility distribution network
• MV & LV architecture selection guide
• LV Distribution
• Protection against electric shocks
• Sizing and protection of conductors
• LV switchgear: functions & selection
• Overvoltage protection
• Energy Efficiency in electrical distribution
• Power factor correction
• Harmonic management
• Characteristics of particular sources and loads
• Photovoltaic Installations
• Residential and other special locations
• EMC guidelines

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What’s New In The 2015 Edition ?

Updated list of relevant IEC standards. For example, the new standard IEC60364-8-1 “Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 8-1: Energy efficiency” published in October 2014.

New content about LED lighting: characteristics and particular constraints of LED luminaires, selection tables to choose the proper circuit-breakers and relays.

New content about Arc Fault Detection Devices(AFDD), as defined by new IEC 62606 (2013) and updated IEC60364-4-42 (November 2014).

“Connection to the MV utility distribution network” chapter completely re-written and updated, with more detailed information about protection in electrical installations, including the introduction of service continuity classes.

“MV and LV architecture selection guide for buildings” chapter partly re-written and including a description of the barycentre method, recommended by the new IEC 60364-8-1, to select the optimal location for the transformers and switchboards.

New content about the selection of busways (busbar trunking systems) in presence of harmonics.

Updated Energy Management architecture.

 

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