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This book is a complete guide to the IET Wiring Regulations and the important changes in Amendment 3 to BS 7671:2008. It provides comprehensive guidance on all aspects of electrical installation design, including the Electricity Safety Quality and Continuity Regulations.
List of contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Scope, object and fundamental principles
- Chapter 3: Assessment of general characteristics
- Chapter 4: Protection against electric shock
- Chapter 5: Protection against thermal effects
- Chapter 6: Protection against overcurrent
- Chapter 7: Protection against overvoltages
- Chapter 8: Common rules for the selection and erection of equipment
- Chapter 9: Selection and erection of wiring systems
- Chapter 10: Protection, isolation, switching and control
- Chapter 11: Earthing arrangements and protective conductors
- Chapter 12: Generators and other equipment
- Chapter 13: Safety services
- Chapter 14: Inspection and testing
- Chapter 15: Special installations or locations
- Chapter 16: Current-carrying capacity and voltage drop for cables and cords
- Chapter 17: Harmonics
- Chapter 18: Calculations
- Appendix A: The first century of the Wiring Regulations
- Appendix B: The first IEE rules and regulations
- Appendix C: Tables
- Appendix D: Maximum demand and diversity
About the author
Paul Cook is the author/editor of many IEE guidance publications, including the
On-Site Guide and several
Electrician's Guides. Originally trained as an electricity distribution engineer, for most of his career he has been in electrical contracting, undertaking a variety of roles from design engineer to business manager. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the IET.
Summary
This book is a complete guide to the IET Wiring Regulations and the important changes in Amendment 3 to BS 7671:2008. It provides comprehensive guidance on all aspects of electrical installation design, including the Electricity Safety Quality and Continuity Regulations.
