Handbook of Electrical Installation Practice (eBook)

Geoffrey Stokes, BSc, CEng, FIEE, FCIBSE, was the Technical Regulations Manager at the Institution of Electrical Engineers, where he was deeply involved in the preparation of the 16th Edition of the Wiring Regulations. He has also worked as an electrical contractor and electrical safety consultant and has served on a number of IEC, CENELEC, IEE, BSI and CIBSE technical committees. He is currently the Principal Engineer at the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting, with special responsibilities for the Council's technical standards and publications. He was a member of the IEE Wiring Regulations Committee and, representing CIBSE, currently serves on the IEE/BSI Committee which took over the responsibilities for national, European and international standards for electrical installations. He is author of A Practical Guide to the Wiring Regulations (Third Edition), also published by Blackwell.

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Power supplies in the UK; 2 Substations and control rooms; 3 Site distribution systems; 4 Cable management systems; 5 Electricity on construction sites; 6 Standby power supplies; 7 Ground earthing; 8 Cathodic protection; 9 Lightning protection; 10 Special installations or locations; 11 Electrical safety; 12 Standards, specifications and codes of practice; 13 Distribution transformers; 14 Switchgear; 15 Rotating Machines; 16 HBC fuses and fusegear in low voltage systems; 17 Motor control gear; 18 Lighting; 19 Mains cables; 20 Selection of wiring systems; 21 Control and protection of low voltage installations; 22 Protective systems; 23 Power factor correction and tariffs; British Standards, Codes of Practice and IEC Document Titles; Index