Engineering References

AIM Electrical Consultants engineers have performed studies all over the globe. These experiences enlarge our perspective making us attune to the different needs of each phase from design to installation.

Recommended for Breaker Ratings and the ANSI SC Calculation Method

IEEE Std C37.010-1999
IEEE Application Guide for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Current Basis

Recommended for Coordination Studies

IEEE Std C37.91-2000
IEEE Guide for Protective Relay Applications to Power Transformers
IEEE Std C37.95-2002
IEEE Guide for Protective Relaying of Utility-Customer Interconnections
IEEE Std C37.96-2000
IEEE Guide for AC Motor Protection
IEEE Std C37.91-2000
IEEE Guide for Protective Relay Applications to Power System Buses
IEEE Std C37.99-2000
IEEE Guide for the Protection of Shunt Capacitor Banks
IEEE Std C37.101-1983
IEEE Guide for Generator Ground Protection
IEEE Std C37.102-1995
IEEE Guide for AC Generator Protection
IEEE Std C37.108-2002
IEEE Guide for the Protection of Network Transformers
IEEE Std C37.109-1988
IEEE Guide for the Protection of Shunt Reactors
IEEE Std C37.110-1996
IEEE Guide for the Application of Current Transformers Used for Protective Relaying Purposes
IEEE Std C37.112-1996
IEEE Standard Inverse-Time Characteristic Equations for Overcurrent Relays
IEEE Std C37.113-1999
IEEE Guide for Protective Relay Applications to Transmission Lines
IEEE Std C57.12.59-2001
IEEE Guide for Dry-Type Transformer Through-Fault Current Duration
IEEE Std C57.109-1993
IEEE Guide for Liquid-Immersed Transformer Through-Fault Current Duration
IEEE Std 620-1996
IEEE Guide for the Presentation of Thermal Limit Curves for Squirrel Cage Induction Machines

Recommended for Equipment Selection

UL 67
January 12, 2000, Panelboards
UL 489
March 22, 2000, Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, Molded-Case Switches, and Circuit Breaker Enclosures
UL 845
May 17, 2000, Motor Control Cleaners
UL 891
December 23, 1998, Dead-Front Switchboards
UL 1066
May 30, 1997, Low-Voltage AC and DC Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures
UL 1558
February 25, 1999, Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Switchgear
IEEE Std 1015-1993
IEEE Recommended Practice for Applying Low-Voltage Circuit Breakers Used in Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (IEEE Blue Book)

Recommended for Arc Flash Hazard Studies

IEEE Std 1584-2002
IEEE Guide for Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations
NFPA 70E
Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts, 2004

Recommended as Basic Engineering References

IEEE Std 141-1993
IEEE Recommended Practice for Electric Power Distribution for Industrial Plants (IEEE Red Book)
IEEE Std 242-2001
IEEE Recommended Practice for Protection and Coordination of Industrial and Commercial Power Systems (IEEE Buff Book)
IEEE Std 399-1997
IEEE Recommended Practice for Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Analysis (IEEE Brown Book)
NFPA 70 National Electric Code
National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts, 2005
Electrical Transmission and Distribution Reference Book
ABB Power T&D Company, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, 1997
Protective Relaying Theory and Applications
Marcel Dekkar, Inc., New York, 2004
Anderson, P.M., Analysis of Faulted Power Systems
IEEE Press, 1995
St. Pierre, C., A Practical Guide to Short-Circuit Calculations
Electric Power Consultants, LLC, Schenectady, New York, 2001