Power Distribution

• NECA 200-2010, Recommended Practice for Installing and Maintaining Temporary Electric Power at Construction Sites (ANSI)

  Describes installation procedures for temporary power at construction sites. It covers the planning, installation, expansion, maintenance, cutover, and removal of temporary power systems operating at 600 volts or less. NECA 200 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

   

• NECA 200-2010, Recommended Practice for Installing and Maintaining Temporary Electric Power at Construction Sites (ANSI)

  Describes installation procedures for temporary power at construction sites. It covers the planning, installation, expansion, maintenance, cutover, and removal of temporary power systems operating at 600 volts or less. NECA 200 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

   

• NECA 400-2007, Standard for Installing and Maintaining Switchboards (ANSI)

  This standard describes installation procedures for deadfront distribution switchboards rated 600 volts or less. This standard also covers periodic routine maintenance procedures for switchboards and special procedures to be used after adverse circumstances, such as a short circuit, ground-fault, or immersion in water. NECA 400 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

• NECA 402-2007, Standard for Installing and Maintaining Motor Control Centers (ANSI)

  Describes installation and maintenance practices for motor control centers rated 600 volts or less. It also covers periodic routine maintenance procedures for motor control centers and special procedures to be used after adverse circumstances, such as a short-circuit, ground-fault, or immersion in water. NECA 402 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

• NECA 406-2003, Standard for Installing Residential Generator Sets (ANSI)

  Describes installation procedures for (a) Generator sets permanently installed at one-family dwellings to provide backup power, typically rated 120/240 volts, single-phase, three-wire; and (b) Generator sets fueled by gasoline, natural gas, or liquified petroleum (LP) gas. NECA 406 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

• NECA 407-2009, Recommended Practice for Installing and Maintaining Panelboards (ANSI)

  Describes the installation procedures for panelboards rated 600 volts AC or less, with main disconnects or lugs rated 1600 amperes or less and with feeder or branch circuit overcurrent devices rated 1200 amperes or less. It also covers periodic routine maintenance and troubleshooting procedures to be used after adverse operating conditions such as a short-circuit, ground-fault, or immersion in water. NECA 407 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).
  
  For bulk pricing, contact NECA's order desk, 301-215-4504 or orderdesk@necanet.org.

• NECA 407-2009, Recommended Practice for Installing and Maintaining Panelboards (ANSI)

  Describes the installation procedures for panelboards rated 600 volts AC or less, with main disconnects or lugs rated 1600 amperes or less and with feeder or branch circuit overcurrent devices rated 1200 amperes or less. It also covers periodic routine maintenance and troubleshooting procedures to be used after adverse operating conditions such as a short-circuit, ground-fault, or immersion in water. NECA 407 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).
  
  For bulk pricing, contact NECA's order desk, 301-215-4504 or orderdesk@necanet.org.

• NECA 408-2009, Standard for Installing and Maintaining Busways (ANSI)

  Describes installation procedures for feeder and plug-in busways and associated accessories rated 600 volts AC or less and 100 amperes or more. It also covers periodic routine maintenance procedures for busways and special procedures used after adverse operating conditions, such as a short-circuit, ground-fault, or immersion in water. NECA 408 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

• NECA 409 - 2009, Standard for Installing and Maintaining Dry-Type Transformers (ANSI)

  Describes installation and maintenance practices for dry-type, two-winding transformers used for supplying power, heating, and lighting loads for commercial, institutional, and industrial use in nonhazardous locations, both indoors and outdoors. NECA 409 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

• NECA 410-2005 Standard for Installing and Maintaining Liquid-Filled Transformers (ANSI)

  Describes installation and maintenance procedures for liquid-filled transformers. NECA 410 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

• NECA 411-2006 Standard for Installing and Maintaining Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) (ANSI)

  Describes installation and maintenance procedures for permanently installed, static, three-phase Uniterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) rated 30 kVA or more and rated 600 volts or less and related battery systems installed indoors and outdoors for commercial, institutional, and industrial applications. NECA 411 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

• NECA 420-2007 Standard for Fuse Applications (ANSI)

  This standard describes application and installation practices and procedures for low-voltage, medium-voltage, and high-voltage fuses. This publication applies to all classifications of fuses used for overcurrent protection of distribution, utilization, and control equipment used for power, heating, and lighting loads for commercial, institutional, and industrial use in nonhazardous indoor and outdoor locations.

  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

• NECA 430-2006, Standard for Installing Medium-Voltage Metal-Clad Switchgear (ANSI)

  Describes installation of medium-voltage metal-clad switchgear. NECA 430 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

• NECA 700-2010 Standard for Installing Overcurrent Protection to Achieve Selective Coordination

  Describes the application procedures for selecting and adjusting low-voltage overcurrent protective devices to achieve selective coordination. NECA 700 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).
  
  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Order Desk at orderdesk@necanet.org, or by phone at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

• NECA 700-2010 Standard for Installing Overcurrent Protection to Achieve Selective Coordination

  Describes the application procedures for selecting and adjusting low-voltage overcurrent protective devices to achieve selective coordination. NECA 700 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).
  
  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Order Desk at orderdesk@necanet.org, or by phone at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

• NECA/EGSA 404-2007 Standard for Installing Generator Sets (ANSI)

  Describes installation procedures for generator sets used for on-site power production, including emergency applications. Developed jointly with the Electrical Generating Systems Association. NECA/EGSA 404 is approved as an American National Standard (ANS).

  For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store at 301-215-4504 for bulk pricing.

• NEIS Yearbook Volume 8

  This CD contains all NEIS published through September 2012. For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store Order Desk at 301-215-4504 or orderdesk@necanet.org for bulk pricing information.

• NEIS Yearbook Volume 8

  This CD contains all NEIS published through September 2012. For quantities over 10, please contact the NECA Store Order Desk at 301-215-4504 or orderdesk@necanet.org for bulk pricing information.

• Smart Grid: Installation and Construction Management Aspects for Electrical Contractors

  A “smart grid” can be described as the integration of the electrical grid with the information technology/ communication system so it can effectively monitor and manage the generation, storage, transmission, distribution and consumption of electricity. The existence and growth of smart grids is greatly influenced by numerous initiatives that are being introduced in recent years. Different levels of government and industry have rolled out various types of initiatives to support making the electric grid “smart.” Various initiatives indicate great potential for substantial growth in smart grid related development and installation projects. These efforts will present opportunities for the construction industry, especially electrical contractors. In order for electrical contractors to take advantage of these opportunities, they need to be conversant with technologies associated with smart grid and their installation and construction management related aspects. This study explored smart grid technologies both currently available and emerging, and developed their installation work scopes and associated construction management aspects. The following five major smart grid technologies are discussed.
  
  1. Energy Storage Devices (ESD)
  2. Advanced Superconducting Transmission Cables
  3. Smart Substation and Smart Transformers
  4. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
  5. Home Area Networks (HAN)
  
  The installation and construction management aspects of each the above-noted technologies are analyzed under the following impact categories:
  
  - Impact on Overall Power System Design Location, Planning, Zoning and Environmental Considerations
  - Product Procurement
  - Product Installation
  - Design and Construction of Supporting Components
  - Construction Project Management
  Finally, the analysis of each technology is presented in two sets of checklists: (a) checklists summarizing the above noted six impacts categories, and (b) checklist summarizing the work scope of electrical contractors.

• Smart Grid: Installation and Construction Management Aspects for Electrical Contractors

  A “smart grid” can be described as the integration of the electrical grid with the information technology/ communication system so it can effectively monitor and manage the generation, storage, transmission, distribution and consumption of electricity. The existence and growth of smart grids is greatly influenced by numerous initiatives that are being introduced in recent years. Different levels of government and industry have rolled out various types of initiatives to support making the electric grid “smart.” Various initiatives indicate great potential for substantial growth in smart grid related development and installation projects. These efforts will present opportunities for the construction industry, especially electrical contractors. In order for electrical contractors to take advantage of these opportunities, they need to be conversant with technologies associated with smart grid and their installation and construction management related aspects. This study explored smart grid technologies both currently available and emerging, and developed their installation work scopes and associated construction management aspects. The following five major smart grid technologies are discussed.
  
  1. Energy Storage Devices (ESD)
  2. Advanced Superconducting Transmission Cables
  3. Smart Substation and Smart Transformers
  4. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
  5. Home Area Networks (HAN)
  
  The installation and construction management aspects of each the above-noted technologies are analyzed under the following impact categories:
  
  - Impact on Overall Power System Design Location, Planning, Zoning and Environmental Considerations
  - Product Procurement
  - Product Installation
  - Design and Construction of Supporting Components
  - Construction Project Management
  Finally, the analysis of each technology is presented in two sets of checklists: (a) checklists summarizing the above noted six impacts categories, and (b) checklist summarizing the work scope of electrical contractors.

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