Electrical Safety of Low-Voltage Systems

Find all the information you need to minimize accident rates and ensure low-voltage system safety

Electrical Safety of Low-Voltage Systems offers you a comprehensive safety regimen, based on the fundamental characteristics of low-voltage electrical systems.

Fully explaining the grounding and bonding of low-voltage systems as they relate to Article 250 of the National Electrical Code®, this essential safety tool provides an analytical approach to accident control to replace the haphazard rules of thumb currently in use.

Preface

Chapter 1. Basic Definitions and Nomenclature

Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Electrical Safety

Chapter 3. Mathematical Principles of Electrical Safety

Chapter 4. The Earth

Chapter 5. Effects of Electric Currents Passing Through the Human Body, and Safety Requirements

Chapter 6. TT Grounding System

Chapter 7. TN Grounding System

Chapter 8. Protective Multiple Earthing (TN-C-S Grounding System

Chapter 9. IT Grounding System

Chapter 10. Extra-Low-Voltage Systems

Chapter 11. Earth Electrodes, Protective Conductors, and Equipotential Bonding Conductors

Chapter 12. Safety Against Overvoltages

Chapter 13. Safety Against Static Electricity

Chapter 14. Testing the Electrical Safety

Chapter 15. Applications of Electrical Safety in Special Locations and Installations

Appendix A. Sinusoids and Phasors

Appendix B. Fundamental Conventions and Electric Circuit Theorems

Appendix C. Fundamental Units, Symbols, and Correct Spellings

Index

About the Author:

Massimo Mitolo is an associate engineer with Chu &
Gassman Consulting Engineers and a contributor to EDN magazine.

Hardcover
304 Pages - 6-1/4 x 9-1/4 in.
Copyright 2009