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DEPARTMENTS

4 Personalities

6 Industry News

32 Letters

33 Calendar

33 Products & Solutions

36 Code Conundrum

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24 Legal Desk

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26 Electrical Safety 360

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California’s proposed LED colour specs

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“The energy-efficiency targets for each type of LED bulb

must strike the appropriate balance between efficiency,

product availability and consumer cost.”

Two new editions of CE Code-Part III

CSA group has just published a new edition of two

standards for power transmission and distribution.

Will incandescents make a comeback via

photonic crystal?

Traditional incandescent light bulbs may yet make a

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April 2016 || Volume 52 || Issue 4

Bruno Ardito (photo), for-

merly general manager of

Beghelli Canada Inc., has

joined Vaughan Electrical

Supply as VP of operations.

Vaughan also has a new

lighting sales specialist,

Marco Ciraco, who comes to the company

from Philips Lighting.

ABB Electrification Prod-

ucts and Thomas & Betts

Canada notes David Tracey

(photo 1), VP of sales,

T&B Industrial Products,

responsible for Canadian

sales in the MRO, OEM and

renewable energy sectors,

is now also responsible

for the utility and airfield

lighting sectors. And André

Boudreau (photo 2), VP of

sales, T&B Commercial,

Retail & Emergency Lighting

Products, has assumed responsibility for

the strategic direction of ABB Control &

Connection & Building Product sales.

Wesco International has appointed

Nelson Squires to serve as group VP and

general manager of its Canadian oper-

ations, Wesco Distribution Canada LP

(www.wesco.ca). Squires joins Wesco from

Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (Allentown,

Pa.) where he served as VP & GM.

BICSI (www.bicsi.org) recently awarded

Peter Levoy the Larry Romig Award “for

his tireless efforts and commitment”. The

Larry G. Romig Committee Member of

the Year award honours individuals for

exemplary efforts and dedication within

a BICSI committee. Levoy is chair of the

BICSI Cares Committee.

Congratulations to Schneider Electric

Canada employees who participated in the

latest Tremblant 24h Ski, raising $80,450

in support of charities benefiting children.

The event raised $2.6 million for Fondation

Centre de cancérologie Charles-Bruneau,

Ottawa Senators Foundation and La

Fondation Tremblant.

Teresa Sarkesian is now president & CEO of

Ontario’s Electricity Distributors Associ-

ation (EDA). John Loucks will continue as a

member of the executive leadership team.

Sarkesian joined EDA (eda-on.ca) in 2009

as VP of government and member affairs,

and has led the Policy & Government

Affairs Team over the past five years.

Ouellet Canada (www.ouellet.com) has

appointed Stephane Larocque regional

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sales representative. Larocque was previ-

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ejtcenterprises.com)—a subsidiary of

the Electrical Joint Training Committee

(ejtc.org)—to subsidize course fees for

participants in E2Inc’s electric vehicle

infrastructure training program (EVITP).

The EVITP (www.evitp.org) helps

ensure quality and standardization of the

installation of EV charging infrastructure,

and supports the development of the

workforce in the EV sector.

All Red Seal-certified electrical

installers, inspectors and instructors

are eligible for additional certification

through EVITP. Course participants gain

a broad-based knowledge of EV operation

and maintenance, best practices in the

safe and cost-effective installation of EV

infrastructure, industry terminology and

leading-edge technologies, utility policy

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Siemens, NB Power and

UNB spur smart grid

innovation

“This partnership will support local

businesses and entrepreneurs, while

positioning New Brunswick as a centre

of excellence to attract companies that

want to develop and test smart grid

technology,” said Donald Arseneault, N.B.’s

minister for energy and mines, speaking

of the launch of a new testing platform

“to drive innovation and support business

ideas for development and export to world

energy markets”.

Founding partners Siemens Canada, NB

Power and the University of New Bruns-

wick (UNB) officially launched the Smart

Grid Innovation Network (SGIN) earlier

this year. Siemens Canada CEO Robert

Hardt, NB Power CEO Gaetan Thomas

and UNB VP of research David Burns

were joined by local MP Matt DeCourcey

representing ACOA (Atlantic Canada

Opportunities Agency) and Arsenault for

the announcement in Fredericton.

SGIN will offer businesses a venue to

design, develop and test smart grid-re-

lated products and services. It will allow

companies to test and adapt products

using smart grid technology, enabling

them to communicate with other products

and respond to the demands of the

electrical grid.

Lumen expands into

Atlantic Canada with

Dartmouth branch

Quebec-based distributorship Lumen

(member of the Sonepar Canada family)

has expanded into Atlantic Canada with the

opening of a new Dartmouth, N.S., branch.

The 12,000-sf location is Lumen’s 33rd,

employing a team of five associates lead

by regional director of Atlantic Canada,

Mr. Shannon Fougere.

“This branch is service-oriented and will

bring a sense of specialization that our

customers have never encountered before,”

said Fougere. “The open concept this facility

features is innovative and uncommon for an

electrical branch in this area.”

Lumen (www.lumen.ca) noted its next

branch in Atlantic Canada will be in Monc-

ton, scheduled for opening Summer 2016.

SaskPower and Kineticor

launch new flare gas power

project

In March, near Shaunavon, independent

power producer Kineticor (kineticor.

ca) brought a new flare gas power

generation process into commercial

operation, providing 1MW of electricity to

the Saskatchewan power grid, which will

purchased by SaskPower (www.saskpower.

com) under a 20-year agreement.

The project was initiated with the

launch of SaskPower’s Flare Gas Power

Generation Program, which was designed

to help oil & gas operations reduce their

environmental footprint by turning waste

flare gas into usable electricity. It also

represents a small additional revenue

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Lumenpulse acquires

Fluxwerx in

$60-million deal

Lumenpulse (www.lumenpulse.com) has

acquired British Columbia-based Fluxwerx

Illumination Inc. for a “total initial con-

sideration of $60 million”.

Fluxwerx (fluxwerx.com) is a manufactur-

er of LED luminaires for the general lighting

of commercial and institutional spaces.

Including Fluxwerx’s 70 employees,

Lumenpulse now has 584 employees world-

wide, with corporate HQ in Montreal, Que.

EJTC subsidiary lands $50K

to churn out EVSE-trained

electricians

To support more electric vehicles, British

Columbia is providing $50,000 to help

certified electricians receive training in

the installation and maintenance of EV

charging stations.

Funding from the Clean Energy Vehicle

(CEV) Program (www.cevforbc.ca) will

be provided to EJTC Enterprises (E2Inc,

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Northwest Territories

Power and Hay River

take first step of

franchise

Council for the Town of Hay River passed

a motion to move forward with the next

steps toward Northwest Territories Power

Corp. (www.ntpc.com) acquiring the

electrical distribution system and entering

into a franchise agreement to distribute

electricity to the town.

“After thoroughly reviewing the propos-

als, the NTPC proposal affords the town

the best opportunity to reduce electricity

rates within the community,” said Mayor

Brad Mapes.

The decision follows an RFP issued May

2015 regarding a franchise for the supply and

distribution of electricity within the town.

“I’d like to assure all employees of the

current franchisee that NTPC intends

to offer them positions as part of the

transition,” said Emanuel DaRosa, NTPC

president & CEO.

The agreement would take effect follow-

ing the expiry of the existing agreement

with Northland Utilities Ltd. (an ATCO and

Denendeh company) in November.

AESO to develop & implement

Alberta’s renewables

incentive program

The Government of Alberta has chosen the

Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO)

to develop and implement a renewable

electricity incentive program to add

additional renewable generation capacity

into the province’s electricity system.

For its part, the Canadian Wind Energy

Association (CanWEA) issued a statement

saying it is “pleased that the Alberta

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Electrical Contractors Association

of Ontario has moved to 10 Carlson

Court (Suite 702) in Toronto,

and we were happy to attend their

Open House. See the photos at

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From the everyday work vehicle to

something more geared to hydro

pole maintenance, you could be sure

to find it at the annual Work Truck

Show in Indianapolis, Ind. EBMag was

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Seneca College and Siemens

Canada say they are helping

Canadian manufacturing take a

positive step in addressing the

technical skills gap with the opening

of Ontario’s first Mechatronics

Simulation & Demonstration Centre

(MSDC). See the official launch here:

tinyurl.com/jxyjmox.

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Government is moving quickly to act on

its new renewable energy objectives by

making a commitment to launch a com-

petitive process to procure new renewable

energy before the end of 2016, with a view

to having projects in operation by 2019”.

The first competition for new renewable

electricity projects is expected late 2016

following approval from the government.

The province has requested that AESO

(www.aeso.ca) provide its recommenda-

tions on program design in May 2016.

B.C. refocusing Industry

Training Authority with Bill 7

British Columbia has introduced several

amendments to the Industry Training

Authority Act that, it says, will enable the

Industry Training Authority (ITA) to lead

and deliver trades training in B.C. more

effectively.

The introduction of Bill 7—the Industry

Training Authority Amendment Act 2016—

fulfils the government’s commitments

to refocus ITA (www.itabc.ca) as outlined

in the B.C. Skills for Jobs Blueprint,

says the province, and to implement the

recommendations in Jessica McDonald’s

independent ITA review in 2014 (download

the review at tinyurl.com/h7dqa8s).

The government says amendments to the

act ensure ITA will continue to have the flex-

ibility it needs to respond to skills and trades

training priorities quickly and efficiently.

Photo of AESO operations courtesy AESO.

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Torbram Electric Supply

sets up in Winnipeg

Winnipeg, Man. is the newest site

for Torbram Electric Supply

(www.torbramelectric.com).

“This marks our 66th location in Canada

and our first location in Manitoba,” said

Andrew Dawes, general manager.

“This location features over 8000 sf

of warehouse, a 3000-sf pipe yard and

an on-site industrial controls specialist,”

added Sean Whittaker, the midwest group

manager for Torbram. He noted the T.E.S.

Advantage Program, which offers free

delivery with no minimum order, is also

available in Winnipeg.

SCC renews

agreement with EU

partners to reduce

trade barriers

The European Committee for Electro-

technical Standardization (CENELEC)

and the European Committee for

Standardization (CEN) have renewed

their Cooperation Agreement with the

Standards Council of Canada (SCC).

SCC (www.scc.ca) is Canada’s repre-

sentative at the International Electro-

technical Commission (IEC, www.iec.ch)

and International Standards Organization

(ISO, www.iso.org), and a member of the

International Accreditation Forum.

The three organizations have decided to

maintain and build on their cooperation

initiated in 2012, says SCC, which contrib-

utes to the removal of technical barriers

to trade and, thereby, helps facilitate the

trade of goods and services between

Canada and Europe.

SCC, CENELEC and CEN (www.

cencenelec.eu) signed their first

Cooperation Agreement in February 2012

with the aim of playing a constructive

role in relation to the negotiations on

a Comprehensive Economic & Trade

Agreement between Canada and the EU

(a.k.a. CETA). This Cooperation Agreement

has provided a framework for the parties to

exchange information and coordinate their

activities in specific areas, such as Smart

Energy Grids.

Photo courtesy Torbram Electric Supply.

The signing ceremony in Brussels

(January 2016). Seated: Elena Santiago

Cid and John Walter. Standing (left to

right): Francisco Verdera Mari, Hervé

Gauthier, Sarah Penny, Kerstin Jorna,

Daniel Costello (Canadian Ambassador to

the European Union), Duncan De Lught,

Alec Clark and Jean-Paul Vetsuypens.

Photo courtesy CEN-CENELEC.

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SaskPower to double down

on renewables by 2030

The minister responsible for SaskPower,

Bill Boyd, joined the utility’s president

& CEO Mike Marsh to announce the

corporation has set a target to double

the percentage of renewable generation

capacity in Saskatchewan by 2030.

Boyd explained this means an expansion

of wind power augmented by other renew-

ables—such as solar, biomass, geothermal

and hydro—to go along with the Boundary

Dam 3 carbon capture project and more

natural gas generation.

To meet the target of up to 50%, the

utility will move forward with procuring

another 100MW of wind generation in 2016,

and will develop up to 1600MW of new wind

generation between 2019 and 2030.

SaskPower is planning to move forward

with utility-scale solar power generation,

with a competitive procurement beginning

this year.

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wind. Three new

windpower projects already approved or

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generation by 2020.

Manitoba’s 2016 action

strategy to grow small

businesses

Manitoba Finance Minister Greg Dewar

recently announced the government

(www.gov.mb.ca) is launching an action

strategy to “cut red tape” and help grow

small businesses.

“Small businesses are the backbone of

our economy, driving economic growth

and creating good jobs,” Dewar said.

The strategy is focused on better

communication and reporting regarding

regulatory changes, as well as “more innova-

tive approaches” to red tape reduction and

advancing the adoption of the Manitoba

Employers Council’s (MEC) Best Practices in

Regulation Making by provincial regulators.

Almost 98% of Manitoba’s businesses

are small ones, the province stated,

representing about 24% of Manitoba’s GDP

and accounting for more than two-thirds

of private-sector jobs.

Will conductive

concrete kill the

electric ice-melt

market?

University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor

of civil engineering Chris Tuan (above) has

added a pinch of steel shavings and a dash

of carbon particles to a concrete slab to

create self-melting concrete.

Though the ingredients constitute

just 20% of Tuan’s otherwise standard

concrete mixture, they conduct enough

electricity to melt ice and snow in the

worst winter storms while remaining safe

to the touch.

Tuan’s research team demonstrated the

concrete’s de-icing performance to the

Federal Aviation Administration during a

testing phase that ran through March 2016.

If the FAA is satisfied with the results, Tuan

says the administration will consider scaling

up the tests by integrating the technology

into the tarmac of a major U.S. airport.

In 2002, Tuan and the Nebraska Depart-

ment of Roads made the 150-ft Roca Spur

Bridge the world’s first to incorporate

conductive concrete.

The power required to thermally de-ice

the Roca Spur Bridge during a three-day

storm typically costs about $250—several

times less than a truckload of chemicals,

Tuan says.

See how it works in this video:

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— With files from Scott Schrage,

University Communications

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Electro-Federation Canada has launched

its 2016 Marketing Awards Program,

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“The EFC Marketing Awards is an

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“We want to save on our energy

consumption and lower our GHG

footprint, and so a tangible way we

now do that is through energy-e-

cient lighting,” Rodgers says, noting

all new airport construction must have

energy-ecient lighting installed.

(Retroﬁts and targeting energy use are

the tasks at-hand for current spaces.)

The decision to go into these cap-

ital projects meant examining safety,

maintenance requirements and the

lifecycle of the lighting products, as

well as energy savings potential and

the overall impact on customers.

Curbside Project

After various products were stationed

throughout the Service Level at

Terminal  for trial runs, which were

then followed-up with stakeholder

groups, a vetted procurement pro-

cess selected Cree’s 304 series LED

parking structure luminaires for the

Curbside job.

“We needed a product that had

been tested, tried and true, as well as

one that met several standards that

would meet our bench test,” Rodgers

says. “We looked at preferred manu-

airport lighting

“Lights out” is rarely

an option at Toronto

Pearson International

Airport. That’s why

changing bulbs and

retroﬁtting lighting ﬁxtures is no

small task, calling for thorough plan-

ning, says Carl Rodgers, manager of

energy conservation at the Greater

Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA).

“We are a 24-hour operation and

very public-facing, so we have to be

able to perform maintenance within

tight windows and minimize trac

impacts,” Rodgers explains.

Early in 205 the airport embarked

on Phase  of an intensive retroﬁt

journey to replace 000 metal halide

ﬁxtures with LEDs on the Arrivals

and Service levels of Terminal 

(known as the Curbside Project) as

well as the lights on 20 high-mast

poles (there are 0 MH heads per

pole) along Hwy 409 leading in and

out of the airport.

Rodgers says the projects were

sparked by the need to provide visitors

with “a better quality of light” and

serve as an element of the airport’s

overall greenhouse gas reduction plan.

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facturers’ lists, too... We have high

standards in airports and that really

limits the product options.”

Dark Sky-approved, the 304 lights

range from 46W to 69W per new

ﬁxture and produce 7000 lumens.

They are made from rugged die-cast

and extruded aluminum components

and feature centrally located drivers

and aluminum heat sinks.

The Curbside product also had to

work with the existing wiring system,

Rodgers notes, so no additional

wiring was required, other than

attaching the existing wiring to the

new ﬁxtures.

“We ran the wires in the same

spots and it worked out perfectly; we

tried to use as much of the existing

infrastructure as possible... and that’s

what helps, because everything is em-

bedded right in,” Rodgers says.

Installers did, however, have to add

‘bird cages’ around the bases of the

lights to ensure small birds don’t try to

build nests up against the driver, which

hangs down slightly from the mount.

The previous metal halides were

being replaced every two years,

causing shutdowns. Rodgers says he

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Night-time driving along the 409 in Toronto is now a little different thanks to some

changes with the high-masts. Photo courtesy GTAA.

2262

MWh/year in savings.

The Arrivals platform at Terminal 1 is newly bedecked with LEDs emitting 7000 lumens each. Photo courtesy GTAA.

GTAA’s Carl Rodgers says the airport is

pleased with the LEDs and the lack of glare.

Photo R. Francoeur.

doesn’t expect to have to perform any

maintenance for at least ﬁve years

with the new 304s.

Hunter Electric (Vaughan, Ont.)

was selected for the Curbside install,

starting and ﬁnishing Phase  in the fall

of last year. The contractor installed

366 ﬁxtures on the Arrivals Level  of

Terminal . (Phase 2—which will see

the installation of the same LEDs on

the Service Level of the terminal—has

gone back to the procurement process

for contracting, and is scheduled to

wrap up by Q3 206.)

“Trac management was the

biggest challenge in this job,” says Joe

D’alessandro, who founded Hunter

Electric with Mark Gentilucci. The

work itself was elementary, he adds—

“one came down, one went up”—but

the location made things interesting.

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“It wasn’t a matter of moving

from A to B. You had to leapfrog

the worksite all over the place—A

to G, back to D, then maybe E

before back to B—based on

the time of day and passengers

projected. Everything was con-

stantly changing so you have to

be ﬂexible,” Gentilucci says. “It

wasn’t uncommon to get a call

from one of our guys [telling us]

they had to stop what they were

doing because three ﬂights just

came in.”

Communicating with GTAA

sta on a daily (sometimes

hourly) basis was key to the

project’s success, the men say.

Six crew members were

pulling 7-hr to 0-hr days, with

evening work when required,

to meet the GTAA’s deadline

of the ﬁrst week of December

205. They were able to wrap up

early, with the last LED going in

at the end of November.

“It looks simple because you

see just a bunch of guys on scis-

sor lifts and zoom booms, but

it’s not for every contractor,”

Gentilucci says. “We’ve been

ﬁngerprinted and eye-scanned...

[Pearson is] a high-security area,

so there’s a lot of energy that

goes into getting the job done.”

Hwy 409 Project

Similar processes were used

to determine the product best

suited for the retroﬁt on the

beanstalk-like, high-mast poles

along Hwy 409.

“With this one, we had very

speciﬁc technical requirements

as we weren’t replacing the whole

pole,” Rodgers explains, “so we

needed lights that would ﬁt on

the ‘wagon wheel’ we already

have up there... and they had to

be the right weight and speciﬁca-

tions to suit the pole, too.”

The winner among the

various options was Eaton’s

McGraw-Edison Galleon LED

luminaire, which comes with a

5-year warranty and promises a

60,000+hr rated life. At 42W, it

has eight squares and produces

40,000 lumens. Using Eaton’s

AccuLED Optics system, the

Galleon is 3G vibration rated,

has an IP66-rated housing,

an extruded aluminum driver

enclosure and heavy-wall, die-

cast aluminum end caps. It is

designed to operate in ambient

temperatures from -40ºC to

40ºC, with an optional 50°C

high-ambient conﬁguration.

The proprietary circuit module

is designed to withstand 0kV of

transient line surge.

The Galleon decreases the

load on the pole structure itself,

as the LEDs are lighter than the

previous lights, Rodgers adds.

Black & McDonald (Toronto,

Ont.) was selected to manage this

installation. To avoid aerial tools,

a lowering device was used to

bring the wagon wheel to ground

level for retroﬁt. Crews changed

nine of the ﬁxtures by the end of

205. Phase 2, currently under-

way, will see the ﬁnal  switched

over by Q2 206.

Relamping to be better

With the problem of ﬂickering

metal halides largely in the

past, Rodgers says the retroﬁts

couldn’t have worked out better.

He says there were few to no

obstacles, other than the time

it took to vet the products and

contractors, adding that the

feedback on the changes so far

have been nothing but positive.

“We were able to increase the

light uniformity on the ﬂoor

[Curbside] and colour ren-

dering index, providing a safer

environment. There’s no glare

and less dark spots, we ﬁnd, so

it provides a level of comfort,

too. That’s been the big thing

customers and our stakeholders

notice: no glare.”

On Hwy 409, the LEDs “dra-

matically” reduce light pollution

as they “beam straight down

versus spreading out and toward

the sky,” Rodgers notes. “You get

a better amount of light on the

road, creating a safer situation

for drivers, and people who live

near the 409 will not have their

sightlines interrupted... we want

to be good neighbours.”

Both projects have been

incentivized through Ontario’s

saveONenergy program (which

helped with measurement veri-

ﬁcation and technical review).

Combined, the two projects will

save GTAA about 2262 MWh/

year, Rodgers says: the Hwy

409 initiative will reduce energy

output by 664.3 MWh/year and

boasts a 5-year payback, while

the Curbside job reduces about

597 MWh/year and should see

payback in two years.

Pearson is also undertaking

a total overhaul of the interior

lighting throughout Terminal 3

as part of bigger redevelopment

over the next four years. And it

doesn’t end there: 206 will also

see the end of CFLs in the ser-

vice tunnels under the runways.

“Our senior authority really

understands the value of energy

eciency, and that’s huge when

it comes to being able to do pro-

jects like this,” says Rodgers.

Cree’s 304 series was selected

for the Terminal 1 Curbside

Project. Photo courtesy Cree.

The new LED lights along Hwy

409 are Eaton’s McGraw-Edison

Galleon LED luminaires.

Photo courtesy Eaton.

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Given that maintenance

for wind turbines in-

volves the replacement

of costly parts, as well

as time-consuming and

dangerous ascents of turbines up to

00-m tall, there is a constant focus

within the industry on improving the

reliability of these devices.

Though it is impossible to predict

all of the necessary maintenance in

any device, taking a few steps while

building turbines and during routine

maintenance can reduce the risk of

unscheduled downtime and the asso-

ciated costs.

Wind turbine systems

The system of power generation with-

in a wind turbine is fairly simple. Wind

turns the blades of a turbine which, in

turn, rotate a slow-moving crankshaft.

The motion of this shaft is ampliﬁed

by a gearbox before being applied

to a rapidly spinning generator. The

generator produces power, which is

applied to the slip ring and drawn o

by carbon brushes in a brush-holder

mounted near the slip ring. The re-

sulting power is sent to the grid.

Operating time is key to eective

power generation by wind turbines.

Since wind is not constant, turbine

operators strive to keep turbines spin-

ning for more than 98% of the time

during adequate-wind events. For

this to be possible, all of the compon-

ents of the turbine must be working

properly. When the time, danger and

diculty in replacing components—

nearly all of which are concentrated

at the very top of a turbine—are

factored, it becomes clear that long

component service life is critical for

eective power generation.

The carbon brushes resting on the

slip ring are responsible for creating

a brush ﬁlm on the ring. Film condi-

tions vary based on service conditions

and brush grade. Excessively heavy

ﬁlms inhibit the transfer of current,

while ﬁlms that are too thin lead to

slip ring damage. An ideal brush ﬁlm

allows the slip ring to continue spin-

ning smoothly, without being dam-

aged by the brushes, while eectively

transferring power to the grid.

Choosing a reliable gearbox

Gearboxes are the components that

fail most often within wind turbine

power generation systems. Choosing

a reliable, appropriate gearbox for the

turbine is, therefore, important for

avoiding downtime. Because of this,

performing adequate scheduled main-

tenance on the box—such as ensuring

proper lubrication for the environ-

mental conditions of the turbine—is a

key step for improving reliability.

Wind turbines are often placed in

some of the harshest conditions on

the planet. Oshore wind farms, for

example, must contend with the high

salinity of sea air, while wind farms

in desert conditions contend with the

dry air containing abrasive sand, high

temperatures and low wind speeds.

Proper maintenance is especially

important in these cases, as harsh

environmental conditions wear down

turbine components much faster

than laboratory service conditions

might indicate, especially when not

maintained properly.

Selecting the correct

brush grade

Carbon brushes are the least expen-

sive component in a turbine system

and one of the easiest to replace; how-

ever, they must be replaced the most

frequently. A suitable brush can last

up to three years and help to extend

the service life of other components

such as the slip ring.

On the ﬂip side, unsuitable brushes

can lead to drastically increased costs

and unnecessary downtime. When an

unsuitable grade of brush for the tur-

bine’s operating conditions is used,

or worn brushes are left alone for too

long, they can create additional wear

on the slip ring, causing it to degrade

or lose roundness and force early

replacement.

Selecting the correct brush grade

is, therefore, an important step in

turbine upkeep. The brush grade

required depends on the service con-

ditions of each turbine.

Monitoring environmental condi-

tions such as humidity, temperature

and salinity—and consulting with an

expert—can help turbine operators

ﬁnd the ideal brush grade for each

installation. This leads to extended

brush life as well as extended service

life for slip rings and brush-holders.

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The percentage of time

operators strive to

keep turbines spinning

during adequate-wind

events

years

Service life of a

suitable carbon brush

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facturers Association (NEMA,

www.nema.org) says it has called on

the California Energy Commission

to “ensure that consumers have

access to the most ecient, cost-eective, and

preferred LED bulbs currently on the market”

by nixing proposed California Energy Code

(CEC) colour specs for LED bulbs.

“Neither consumers nor manufacturers will

beneﬁt from the heavy hand of unnecessary,

over-prescriptive regulation that forces Cal-

ifornia consumers to buy more-expensive,

less-ecient LEDs. The energy-eciency tar-

gets for each type of LED bulb must strike the

appropriate balance between eciency, product

availability and consumer cost,” argued NEMA

president & CEO Kevin Cosgri.

He added that the CEC-proposed starting

energy-eciency target for omni-directional

LED bulbs “is aggressive but, nevertheless,

achievable,” but continued, “However, the pro-

posed CEC colour speciﬁcations for LED bulbs

go too far”.

“The lighting industry’s disagreement with

the CEC’s proposed regulation for LED bulbs

revolves around the consumer’s perception of

the colour of light,” explained NEMA VP of gov-

ernment relations Kyle Pitsor. “It is a nuanced

technical point in lighting science about which

experts disagree, but the CEC proposal ignores

crucial trade-os that innovative manufacturers

make to ensure that consumers are satisﬁed.”

And what are those trade-os?

“First, that consumers get the right quality

of light for their particular needs; second, that

the price of the light bulb will continue to de-

crease; and third, that they continue to stimulate

demand for the most ecient LED bulb,” said

Pitsor.

“The CEC proposal fails all three of these

tests because it would overregulate the LED

bulb speciﬁcations that California consumers

will be forced to buy, creating unnecessary bar-

riers to achieving California’s eciency targets,”

concluded Pitsor.

If the regulations are adopted without

NEMA’s proposed revisions, the association

says California consumers will have fewer LED

options, and LEDs will be noticeably more

expensive and less energy ecient than other

lighting options, thereby undermining Califor-

nia’s energy-eciency objectives.

“The CEC should not assume that one col-

our speciﬁcation suits all. Consumers deserve

choices, and they should expect their govern-

ment to assist in making them available,” said

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maintenance

Ensuring roundness

Another critical step for improv-

ing the reliability of wind tur-

bines is checking the roundness

of slip rings while they are in

service.

Non-round slip rings place

additional stress on carbon

brushes, wearing them out faster

than under normal conditions

and causing early failure. Slip

rings that are not round can also

cause carbon brushes to spark due

to a poor electrical connection.

If this is the case, power is not

being drawn from the slip ring as

eciently as possible, and overall

power generation decreases.

Stay spinning

Keeping these tips in mind will

help wind turbine operators

reduce the overall maintenance

necessary for their turbines and,

therefore, reduce downtime,

time-consuming trips up and

down turbines, and the danger

to workers associated with these

trips.

In addition, the selection of

appropriate components, such

as carbon brushes, and sched-

uled roundness checks with a

proﬁler can reduce the costs

associated with turbine upkeep.

Increased power generation

uptime and reduced cost lead

to the most cost-eective wind

turbine operation possible.

Russ J. Tallyen is a design and

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CE CODE-PART III

Number of standards

comprising CE

Code-Part III

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Codes for safe electrical

installation are fairly

well known, but the

public tends to be more

familiar with the parts

pertaining to homes and consumers.

The Canadian Standards Association

(CSA), however, has just published

a new edition of two standards for

power transmission and distribution.

By way of context, the Canadian

Electrical Code (CE Code) is pub-

lished in several parts. Part I is the

safety standard for electrical installa-

tions. Part II is a collection of indi-

vidual standards for the evaluation of

electrical equipment or installations.

(Part I requires electrical products to

be approved to a Part II standard).

Part III is the safety standard for

power T&D circuits. Part IV is a set

of objective-based standards that

may be used in certain industrial or

institutional installations. Part VI es-

tablishes standards for the inspection

of electrical installation in residential

buildings.

“The Canadian Electrical Code

Part III speciﬁes minimum require-

ments for electricity supply and

telecommunication systems in sup-

port of public safety and reliability

of service,” said John O’Neill, senior

project manager for electrical stan-

dards with CSA Group.

The two new editions of standards

from CSA focus on Part III and per-

tain to electrical protection, safety

and design criteria for both overhead

and underground T&D systems.

O’Neill explains Part III consists of

a collection of nine standards dealing

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with the design and construction of

power and communication lines,

electrical stations and electrical co-

ordination between dierent types of

systems, such as between power and

communication systems or power

systems and pipelines.

The new editions of two key stan-

dards published in 205—“Over-

head Systems” and “Underground

Systems”—cover power and com-

munication lines and deal with issues

such as clearances and separations,

strength of poles and towers, and

loading conditions, including the

impact of weather, O’Neill added.

“These standards are referenced

by electricity distribution and trans-

mission utilities, telecommunication

carriers, engineering consultants,

electrical safety regulators and manu-

facturers across Canada.”

The new C22.3 No.7 “Under-

ground Systems” is referenced

by electrical and communication

utilities. The standard helps ensure

the safety and protection of people,

services and property by specifying

minimum design requirements for

underground electricity supply and

communication systems.

The latest edition of the standard

includes several major changes and

updates including revised deﬁnitions

and new clauses, and reference

materials dealing with line-of-sight

at intersections, and supply cable

bonding techniques.

The new edition of C22.3 No.

“Overhead Systems” helps ensure

the safety and protection of people,

services and property by specifying

minimum design requirements for

overhead electricity supply and com-

munication systems. The standard is

referenced by railways, regulators,

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Despite facing extinction,

traditional incandescent

light bulbs may yet make

a comeback thanks to

a technological break-

through by researchers at MIT and

Purdue University.

The problem with incandescents

has never been light quality, but the

fact that over 95% of the energy that

goes into them is wasted, mostly

as heat. That’s why country after

country are phasing them out, if not

outright banning them.

The MIT and Purdue researchers

may have found a way to change all

that via light recycling.

Their ﬁndings are reported in the

journal Nature Nanotechnology by

three MIT professors—Marin Soljacic,

John Joannopoulos and Gang Chen—

as well as MIT research scientist Ivan

Celanovic and post-doc Ognjen Ilic,

and Purdue’s Peter Bermel.

WIll INcaNDEScENtS makE a comEback vIa

photoNIc cryStal?

Incandescent lighting

The key is to create a two-stage

process: the ﬁrst involves a conven-

tional heated metal ﬁlament, with all

its attendant losses; then, instead of

allowing the waste heat to dissipate

in the form of infrared radiation,

secondary structures surrounding

the ﬁlament capture this

radiation and reﬂect it

back to the ﬁlament to be

re-absorbed and re-emit-

ted as visible light. These

structures—a form of

photonic crystal—are

made of Earth-abundant

elements, researchers

explain, and can be

made using convention-

al material-deposition

technology.

It’s that second step

that makes such a dierence in how

eciently the system converts light

into electricity, the researchers note;

the eciency of conventional incan-

descents is between 2% and 3%,

while that of ﬂuorescents (including

CFLs) is between 7% and 3%, and

that of LEDs between 5% and 3%.

In contrast, the new two-stage incan-

descents could reach eciencies as

high as 40%, the team says.

That said, the ﬁrst proof-of-concept

units made by the team come nowhere

near 40%, achieving only about 6.6%

eciency but, even at that level, the

concept units rival the eciency of

some of today’s CFLs and LEDs, and

are a three-fold improvement over

today’s incandescents.

The team refers to its approach as

light recycling, Ilic explains, since

their material takes in unwanted,

useless wavelengths of energy and

converts them into desirable visible

light wavelengths. “It recycles the

A proof-of-concept device built by the researchers

demonstrates the principle of a two-stage process

to make incandescent bulbs more efficient. This

device already achieves efficiency comparable to

some CFL and LED bulbs.

Between

and

Efficiency of

conventional

incandescents

Between

and

13%

Efficiency of

conventional

fluorescents (incl.

CFLs)

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energy that would otherwise be wast-

ed,” says Soljacic.

A key to their success was design-

ing a photonic crystal that works for

a range of wavelengths and angles.

The photonic crystal itself is made as

a stack of thin layers, deposited on a

substrate.

Ilic explains that when

you put together layers, with

the right thicknesses and

sequence, you can get very

ecient tuning of how the

material interacts with light.

In their system, the desired

visible wavelengths pass

right through the material

and on out of the bulb, but

the infrared wavelengths get

reﬂected as if from a mirror.

They then travel back to the

ﬁlament, adding more heat that then

gets converted to more light. Since

only the visible ever gets out, the heat

just keeps bouncing back in toward

the ﬁlament until it ﬁnally ends up as

visible light.

The technology involved has

potential for other applications,

Soljacic says, as in energy-conversion

schemes such as thermo-photovol-

taics (in which heat from an external

source [chemical, solar, etc.] makes a

material glow, causing it to emit light

that is converted into electricity by a

PV absorber.

“LEDs are great things, and people

should be buying them,” Soljacic

says, “but understanding these basic

properties” about the way light, heat,

and matter interact and how the

light’s energy can be more eciently

harnessed “is very important to a

wide variety of things.”

— With files from David Chandler, MIT News

Office.

A key to their

success was

designing

a photonic

crystal that

works for

a range of

wavelengths

and angles.

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The means by which an

electrical contractor

can resolve disputes

and claims with a gen-

eral (or owner, assum-

ing you are contracting directly

with them) is often contractually

premised on what I call The

Crazy 8s: negotiate, mediate,

arbitrate or litigate. Let’s have a

look at each to understand their

basic dynamics.

NEgotIatE

After delivering notice of a

potential claim or change,

typical contract language will

mandate the parties negotiate

a resolution. The key aspect to

negotiating anything is the fact

that such negotiations are held

without prejudice; in other words,

they are meant to be o the

record. Just make sure that with

whomever you are discussing

your claim or change has the

same understanding.

As a result, you

should feel free to

compromise your

position in an eort

to negotiate and set-

tle the claim without

worrying about any

subsequent recourse

against you (i.e. “I

will acknowledge

that back charge for

cleaning for X if you

pay me Y for those

two changes”).

mEDIatE

The mediation pro-

cess is also conducted without

prejudice, but involves a medi-

ator (referee) in the settlement

discussions. The mediator is

not a judge, and certainly not

an arbitrator; he is there simply

to facilitate settlement. The

materials ﬁled in mediation

discussions are o the record

and, therefore, you should have

a degree of comfort when dis-

cussing potential compromises

to your claim.

Part of the dynamic

involves choosing an

appropriate medi-

ator. In the construc-

tion context, you will

want someone who

is not only trained as

a mediator, but has

experience in con-

struction law. Lastly,

there is no means by

which the mediator

can be compelled to

be a witness at any

subsequent proceed-

ing so, again, the pro-

cess is truly without

prejudice.

arbItratE

This process is on the record. It

is essentially the same process

as litigation (below) except for

a few important dierences: you

get to choose the arbitrator and,

to some degree, have input on

the rules involved in the hearing

The Crazy 8s: negoti8, medi8, arbitr8 & litig8

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rules (e.g. CCDC 40 Rules for

Mediation and Arbitration).

In Ontario and other common

law jurisdictions, legislation

exists to help with some of the

parameters of getting to and

through arbitration proceed-

ings. However, those pieces of

legislation are not all-encom-

passing rules associated with

arbitration and, as a result, you

have the ability to better deﬁne

the rules and steps to be taken.

Arbitration is meant to be

more ﬂexible than a trial process,

which can allow the parties to do

away with many of the formal-

ities of a trial, including those

relating to evidence. However,

appeals are dicult to make

after an arbitration decision

because Courts of Appeal allow

for a high degree of deference to

the evidentiary ﬁndings of the

arbitral panel or arbitrator.

lItIgatE

This process is also completely

on the record and, in fact, a

transcription of all evidence is

maintained during the hearing

(which is not always necessary

in arbitration proceedings) and

has all the trappings of trial

formalities. The judge assigned

to the trial may be decided on

the very morning of the actual

start of the trial, and the parties

are bound to the Rules of Civil

Procedure applicable in that

jurisdiction and, further, to the

rules of evidence.

Appeals are somewhat easier

to make from a trial decision

but, again, Courts of Appeal will

show a great degree of deference

to the trial judge’s ﬁndings relat-

ing to the evidence.

legal desk

DAN LEDUC

CCDC

Typical contract language may refer to

“Rules for Mediation and Arbitration”

and the ultimate determination

of your claims. And, unlike

the trial process, you pay for

the arbitrator’s time (which is

typically split among the parties

involved in the arbitration).

Arbitration can arise con-

tractually when it is expressly

provided for in your contract, or

consensually when the parties

agree to enter into arbitration

proceedings. Typical contract

language may refer to certain

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In the

construction

context, you

will want

someone who

is not only

trained as

a mediator,

but has

experience in

construction

law.

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simple ques-

tion—“What do

workers want?”—

appears on the

back cover of a

great book entitled “30 Days to a

Happy Employee: How a Simple

Program of Acknowledgment

Can Build Trust and Loyalty at

Work” by Dottie Gandy.

The simple but incredibly

powerful answer also found on

the back cover states, in part,

It’s not more money, bigger

offices, better benefits, or

flex-time. Recent surveys

reveal that the No. 1 reason

employees quit their jobs is

that they don’t feel valued on a

human level.

They don’t feel appreciated,

which is a simple expression of

gratitude, really. When people

feel genuinely appreciated for

what they do, they will not only

continue to do it, but strive for

continual improvement.

In her book, Gandy says ap-

preciation builds a strong sense

of loyalty and commitment from

employees, which have a beneﬁ-

cial impact on your bottom line.

What could be better than having

committed employees who work

safely contribute to the ﬁnancial

well-being of your business?

The great sports coaches—all

the way from the minor to profes-

sional leagues—ﬁgured this out

a long time ago, and they are the

ones leading outstanding teams,

often without the very best play-

ers. Sadly, there are many who

have never ﬁgured out the value

of well-placed appreciation.

This concept of appreciation

within electrical safety could

not have been demonstrated

any better than by the 205

Electrical Safety Champion

Awards program.

The Maintenance

Team award was given

to Fabrene Inc. from

North Bay, Ont. It is

evident that this is a

very committed group

whose managers back

them up completely.

The Individual Cham-

pion award was given

to Kevin Holm from

Canadian Nuclear

Laboratories in the Ot-

tawa Valley, Ont., who

made sure to thank

everyone involved and, in par-

ticular, his manager Len Schryer,

with whom he has worked closely

over the last few years.

The Electrical Contractor

award went to Tarpon Energy

Services from Calgary, Alta.

They, too, noted a strong

management commitment is at

the core of their safety success.

Last, but certainly not least, the

Utility award went to London

Hydro from Ontario, whose

core vision is safety everywhere,

at all times.

Interestingly, the very best

OHS standards like CSA Z000

“Occupational health and safety

Excellence and appreciation

in electrical safety

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management” and ANSI/AIHA

Z0 “Occupational Health and

Safety Management Systems”

both insist that management

commitment is the very ﬁrst

step in any safety program. It is

evident that all of these award

winners were backed by very

committed senior management

teams. Without continuing

documented manage-

ment commitment,

these award winners

could not have been

successful.

These award win-

ners are testaments to

what can be accom-

plished with great

support and truly car-

ing people executing

the electrical safety

improvement plans

with due diligence.

CSA Z000, for

example, states very importantly

in Sub-Clause 4.. “General -

Commitment”, leadership and

eective participation are crucial

to the success of an OHSMS.

Also, Clause 4.2.2. “Respons-

ibility, accountability, and author-

ity” states senior management of

the organization shall provide

leadership for OHS activities and

assume overall responsibility for

the OHSMS.

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Clause 4.2.2.(b) also sug-

gests what is evidently the case

in the business units of these

award winners: providing ap-

propriate ﬁnancial, human and

organizational resources to plan,

implement, check, review and

correct the OHSMS.

Regardless of the hazard, no

health & safety managed system

can thrive without manage-

ment commitment... plain and

simple. CSA Z000 and ANSI

Z0 clearly recognize this as the

very ﬁrst step in any managed

system.

Letting the outstanding people

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their passion, thirst for learning

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for all concerned. Your sta will

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process opened March , and

closes September 6, 206.

The very

best OHS

standards

insist that

management

commitment

is the very

first step in

any safety

program.

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Think back to when

you were in school.

Remember report

card day? Did you

get mostly A and B

grades, or was there a mix of

As, Bs, Cs and Ds? How did

your parents react? Chances are

they high-ﬁved you for the good

grades, and had a serious discus-

sion about the bad ones and how

you could improve them.

Back in those days, we would

rely on our parents and teach-

ers to create a plan that would

help us improve our grades;

maybe that involved dropping

the classes we were failing and

taking new classes in which we

would excel.

Those same tactics can be ap-

plied to your electrical work. It’s

time to improve your business’

report card by dropping your

C&D-grade clients to make

room for more A&B-grade ones.

Grading your clients

a-graDE (aWESomE)

These regular clients are happy

to pay you what you quoted

(sometimes more) and pay their

bills on time. A-grade clients are

pleasant to deal with, provide

amazing referrals and are great

communicators, as they provide

you with all the details you need

to do the job right the ﬁrst time.

b-graDE (baSIc)

These clients eventually pay

their bills, but sometimes need

to be chased. B-grades are

sensitive to pricing and are only

somewhat loyal (long-term rela-

tionships aren’t a top priority for

them), but their jobs tend to run

pretty smoothly.

c-graDE

(caN’t DEal WIth)

C-grade clients are constantly

changing their minds, but never

want to pay for it. Even when

you sell the job below your

cost—and they know it—they

still demand a better price. They

generally don’t pay on

time and, when they

do, it’s less than the

amount showing on

the invoice.

D-graDE

(DEaDbEat)

D-grade clients are

like leeches, draining

the blood out of your

business and your

team. They treat your

crew like dirt, which may push

some of your top employees to

quit. They are never satisﬁed,

and you’re truly lucky to get paid,

because they see you as a bank,

not as an electrical contractor.

How did your clients rank?

As you read through these

descriptions, don’t feel discour-

aged when some of your own C

and D clients come to mind—it’s

a sign that you’re ready to start

saying goodbye to them.

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Grading your cli-

ents this way makes

you realize how much

time you’ve been

wasting on Cs and Ds.

And you may be sur-

prised to learn some

of the clients who you

thought were As and

Bs are actually Cs and

Ds, usually because

of a lack of proﬁt and/

or they’re not paying

their bills on time.

How to kick them to

the curb

. Pick the top few Ds and

send them a letter informing

them you’re no longer going

to be working with them.

Phone them to make sure

they received it.

2. Let your team know who’s

been informed, and tell

them the new rules of the

game. Put a list of those cli-

level up

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ents up on a bulletin board

to help everyone remember

who they are not to deal with

any longer.

3. Create a script for anyone

answering the phones so

they know how to keep

the door closed against

D-grade clients.

4. Identify the A&B-grade cli-

ents for your team, and dis-

cuss how much better these

clients are to be treated.

5. Determine where you will

ﬁnd more A-grade clients,

then—as though you were

going ﬁshing—work on

creating a marketing plan

that wields the right lures for

reeling in those clients.

6. Create strategies for boost-

ing your C-grades to Bs, or

show them the door, too.

Once you’ve kicked your C&D

clients to the curb, your com-

pany will have more opportun-

ities for higher proﬁts and cash

ﬂow, and enjoy an overall better

atmosphere. Plus, you’ll save

yourself hundreds of hours of

dealing with unhappy clients

that can never be pleased.

Getting rid of your Ds and Cs

frees you up so you can both pay

closer attention to your existing

A-grades and ﬁsh for new ones.

You end up actually working

less for more proﬁt! Treat your

A-grades like gold, and they’ll

reward you with repeat business

time and again. You soon won’t

ever again have to deal with

another D-grade client.

Things are about to get very

busy now that Spring is here.

Now is the time to put your plan

into action.

You may be

surprised to

learn some

of the clients

who you

thought were

As and Bs

are actually

Cs and Ds!

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Because the sun is shining

or winds are blowing

across the United States

all of the time somewhere,

a new study by NOAA

and University of Colorado Boulder

researchers shows the States could

slash greenhouse gas emissions from

power production by up to 78% below

990 levels within 5 years—even

while meeting increased demand.

Their study used a mathematical

model to evaluate future cost, de-

mand, generation and transmission

scenarios. It found that, with improve-

ments in transmission infrastructure,

weather-driven renewable resources

could supply most of the nation’s

electricity at costs similar to today’s.

“Our research shows a transition to

a reliable, low-carbon, electrical gen-

eration and transmission system can

be accomplished with commercially

available technology and within 5

years,” said Alexander MacDonald,

co-lead author and recently retired

director of NOAA’s Earth System

Research Laboratory

(ESRL) in Boulder.

While improvements

in wind and solar gener-

ation continue to drive

down the cost of produ-

cing renewable energy,

these energy resources

are inherently intermit-

tent. As a result, utilities

have invested in surplus

generation capacity

to backup renewable

energy generation with

natural gas-ﬁred gener-

ators and other reserves.

“In the future, they

may not need to,” said co-lead author

Christopher Clack, a physicist and

mathematician at CU-Boulder.

MacDonald theorized that the key

to resolving the dilemma of inter-

mittent renewable generation might

be to scale-up the renewable energy

generation system to match the scale

of weather systems. So he assembled

renewables

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a team of four other NOAA scientists

to explore the idea.

Using NOAA’s high-resolution me-

teorological data, they built a model to

evaluate the cost of integrating dier-

ent sources of electricity into a national

energy system. The model estimates

renewable resource potential, energy

demand, CO2 emissions and the costs

of expanding and operating electricity

generation and transmission systems to

meet future needs.

The model allowed

researchers to evaluate

the aordability, reli-

ability and GHG emis-

sions of various energy

mixes, including coal.

It showed that low-cost

and low-emissions are

not mutually exclusive.

“The model re-

lentlessly seeks the

lowest-cost energy,

whatever constraints

are applied,” Clack said.

“And it always installs

more renewable energy

on the grid than exists today.”

Even in a scenario where renew-

able energy costs more than experts

predict, the model produced a system

that cuts CO2 emissions 33% below

990 levels by 2030, and delivered

electricity at about $0.086/kWh. By

comparison, electricity cost $0.094/

kWh in 202.

Were renewable energy costs

lower and natural gas costs higher,

the modelled system sliced CO2

emissions by 78% from 990 levels

and delivered electricity at $0.0/

kWh. (The year 990 is a standard

scientiﬁc benchmark for greenhouse

gas analysis, says CU-Boulder.)

A scenario that included coal yield-

ed lower cost ($0.085/kWh) but, not

surprisingly, the highest emissions.

This new paper, the researchers

say, suggests the U.S. could cut total

CO2 emissions 3% below 2005 lev-

els by 2030 by making changes only

within the electric sector, even though

the electrical sector represents just

38% of the national CO2 budget.

These changes would include rapidly

expanding renewable energy gener-

ation and improving transmission

infrastructure.

In identifying low-cost solutions,

researchers enabled the model to

build and pay for transmission infra-

structure improvements—speciﬁc-

ally, a new, high-voltage DC (HVDC)

grid to supplement the current elec-

trical grid. Their model did “choose

to use [HVDC] lines extensively”,

and the study found that investing in

ecient, long-distance transmission

was key to keeping costs low.

MacDonald compared the idea

of a HVDC grid with the interstate

highway system from the 950s. “With

an ‘interstate for electrons’, renewable

energy could be delivered anywhere

in the country while emissions plum-

met,” he said. “An HVDC grid would

create a national electricity market in

which all types of generation—includ-

ing low-carbon sources—compete on

a cost basis. The surprise was how

dominant wind and solar could be.”

“It shows that intermittent re-

newables plus transmission can

eliminate most fossil-fuel electricity

while matching power demand at

lower cost than a fossil fuel-based

grid—even before [energy] storage

is considered,” said Stanford Univer-

sity’s Mark Jacobson.

“Our research

shows a transition

to a reliable, low-

carbon, electrical

generation and

transmission

system can be

accomplished

with commercially

available

technology and

within 15 years.”

A high-resolution map based on NOAA weather data

showing wind energy potential across the United

States in 2012.

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only within the

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LETTERS

Training and common sense are

the cure

These comments follow our news item posted

January 19, 2016, at EBMag.com, “Elec-

trocuted machine tech costs Ideal Drain Tile

$110K” (tinyurl.com/gtd4sl6).

W   to all of us—whether

employers or employees—is that we face

various levels of risk to our lives every

day. That is why we have laws in place for

training in the safe use of our vehicles to

execute our drive to work safely, and laws

for training in the safe use of our tools and

equipment to execute work practices safely.

We are all collectively responsible for a safe

work environment. — James A.

I ,  I’m curious about

other charges. Was the worker an electrician?

Obviously you can’t charge a dead worker

but, if he was qualiﬁed, he should have

known what would happen.

I   me that an employer is

expected to spoon-feed their workers with

every possible lockout scenario. When does

common sense and general competence

come into play? Maybe that’s possible in a

factory environment but, for contractors,

you’d spend more time training than actual-

ly getting work done. Nobody wants to pay

for that. — richarddb

A  - to this sad story that too

often repeats itself, it would be interesting to

know if the employer will also face charges

according to Bill C-45 (Section 27. of the

Criminal Code). — Paul G.

We always welcome your comments,

insights and article ideas. Got an itch

to write? Scratch it by emailing the

editor at acapkun@annexweb.com,

or comment directly on the items you

see at EBMag.com.

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Bergeron brings meaning

to greening

A I  not written to you before,

you should know that I have enjoyed every

edition of Electrical Business magazine that

I have read. Your articles are well-researched

and informative for many sectors of our

complicated and diverse industry. I am sure

it is a challenge to keep up!

I want to thank

you and mention

in particular the

article from Ron

Bergeron “Less

greening and more

meaning” (EBMag

January 206, p.54).

This was a wonder-

ful piece, to say the

least. Mr. Bergeron

has it right. He has

formulated my thoughts and feelings in a

way I never could, and has backed up his

information with facts and solid reasoning.

He is to be congratulated, because I think

he speaks for many electrical contractors.

— Dale M., Ontario

GREEN ENERGY

Climate change is real.

The world is heating

up. I saw this ﬁrst-

hand a decade ago

when I arrived at

the North Pole on

a Russian nuclear icebreaker. There

was no ice. We had to wait a day for

the current to push ice ﬂoes our way.

In 2014, I travelled with the two-

week expedition that found Sir John

Franklin’s ship. Around 20 Arctic

experts spoke to us about the prob-

lems of pollution and heating, which

comes from North America, and that

amount is decreasing.

So far, our lives have been only

slightly inconvenienced but, once the

glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica

melt, serious problems are coming.

Burning fossil fuels for our power,

vehicles, homes, etc., is the main

cause. Fossil fuels helped make our

modern world possible, but if we are

to avert a global climate disaster,

we have to imagine a future without

those fuels. So how do we power our

planet without making things worse?

By intelligently generating and stor-

ing electricity.

How not to tackle fossil fuels

The Province of Ontario, sadly, is a

classic example of how not to tackle

fossil fuels. Why? Because of green.

Governments want to look like

they’re doing the right thing, but they

often get so excited about anything

green that they lose common sense,

like lemmings rushing to the sea.

In January 2015, I presented some

green energy facts and ﬁgures to the

Standing Committee on Finance

show up ﬁrst in the North—the

proverbial canary in the coal mine.

These experts have observed melting

sea ice, stressed animal and marine

life, receding glaciers, ponds drying

up, estuaries becoming saltier, etc.

They can also pinpoint where coal

is being burned to create power.

Pollution doesn’t stay at its point of

origin, but travels around the world.

For example, the atmospheric source

of 65% of the mercury in the Cana-

dian North comes principally from

China,anditisincreasing.Only8%

The painful realities of Ontario’s

failed green energy experiment

/ BY RON BERgERON, P.ENg.

lESS grEENINg

aND MorE MEaNINg

Ron Bergeron travelled with the expedition to the Arctic that found one of Sir John Franklin’s lost ships, HMS Erebus, in 2014.

65%

Percentage of the

atmospheric source

of the mercury in the

Canadian North that

comes from China

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32 ELECTRICAL BUSINESS · April 2016 EBMAG.COM

lighting PRODUCTS CALENDAR

Visit EBMAG.COM for an extensive list of

upcoming industry events.

Electric Power

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Visit www.electricpowerexpo.com

Future Building

Ontario Construction

Secretariat

April 19-21, London, Ont.

Visit futurebuilding.ca

Salon Lumen

April 19, Quebec City, Que.

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Visit www.salonlumen.com

Lightfair

Apr. 26-28, San Diego, Calif.

Visit lightfair.com

IEEE’s Industrial &

Commercial Power

System Conference

May 1-5, Detroit, Mich.

Visit sites.ieee.org/icps2016

BICSI Canadian Conference

May 2-5, Niagara Falls, Ont.

Visit www.bicsi.org

Ideal Supply South Tradeshow

May 11-12, Stratford, Ont.

Visit www.idealsupply.com

AQME 30th Annual

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May 11-12, Laval. Que.

Visit www.aqme.org

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Ontario Electrical League

May 11-14, St. Thomas, Ont.

Visit www.oel.org

IAAE Airport Lighting

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Ouellet Jet & C Range

air curtains

Ouellet Canada (L’Islet Que.)

recently signed an agreement

with air curtain manufacturer

Thermoscreens (Barrie, Ont.)

that allows Ouellet to expand

its range of products. With

this partnership, Ouellet has

added two series: Jet Series air

curtain designed specifically

for drive-through applications;

and the fully programmable C

Range Series for entrances,

hallways, service doors,

commercial buildings, etc.

OUELLET

www.ouellet.com

Cree’s SmartCast PoE

with Cisco

Cree has

introduced

SmartCast

Power over

Ethernet

(PoE), an “open

platform that

enables the

Internet of Things (IoT) for

buildings through better light”.

Cree’s series of SmartCast

lights, switches and dimmers

operate with Cisco’s stan-

dards-based PoE-powered

network architecture. The

company says this is the first

LED platform that makes the

Cisco Digital Ceiling framework

ready for mass deployment.

CREE

www.cree.com

Banvil 2000 e-Motion

switch

Banvil 2000

(Milton, Ont.) says

its new e-Motion

gesture switch

is an intelligent,

touchless,

multi-function

light control switch that reacts

only to the intent of the user

and ignores random movement.

It enables users to turn lights

On/Off and manipulate dimmer

settings without making contact

with the switch.

BANVIL 2000

www.banvil2000.com

Hubbell’s NX app

in beta testing

Hubbell Building Automation

says the free NX room setup

tool is now fully functional and

available in beta as a smart-

phone app. With this, both iOS

and Android phones and tablets

can be used to set up NX room

controllers via Bluetooth.

HUBBELL

www.hubbell-automation.com

AR111 LED from Soraa

Soraa says

it has intro-

duced the

“world’s first

full visible

spectrum

4-degree”

AR111 LED lamp. The standard

ANSI size, 6W lamp has a CRI

of 95 and R9 of 95, whiteness

rendering and is customizable

with the company’s Snap

system, where beam shapes

can be altered and colour

temperature modified.

SORAA

www.soraa.com

Alera Lighting’s Curv

lens and Plank

Alera Lighting has two linear

lighting solutions: the Plank

7-in. LED (LP7) and the Curv

radial lens LED. The Plank

fixture has a rectangular form

that can be used for uplight,

downlight or a combination

of the two. Meanwhile, the

Curv fixture’s opal acrylic lens

provides indirect-direct or

direct illumination.

ALERA LIGHTING

www.aleralighting.com

Appleton Viamaster

certified for hazardous

locations

Appleton Group says its

Viamaster linear LED luminaire

has been certified for CEC,

ATEX/IECEx and NBR IEC mar-

kets. As a result, this lighting

series can now be specified in

oil refineries, petrochemical

facilities and other hazardous

locations. The Viamaster is

engineered with an IP66 and

NEMA 4X rating, and includes a

hinge access system to reach

the terminal block and driver.

APPLETON

www.emersonindustrial.com

Liteline’s MicroPot

Liteline says its LED MicroPot,

a mini downlight, is best for

creating an ambience to

highlight collections, cabinets,

and corridors/hallways. The

MicroPot emits a warm white

light and can be used in damp

locations. The fixture is in-

stalled in an aluminum housing,

which allows for enclosed

wiring. Housing includes a

strain relief to secure electric-

al cables and two torsion clips.

LITELINE

www.liteline.com

Accadia from

HessAmerica

HessAmerica has an in-ground

LED luminaire for architectural

lighting purposes: the Accadia.

Housed in stainless steel and

prewired with cable, it has a

tempered glass lens and individ-

ual LEDs mounted on aluminum

core printed circuit boards

for thermal management. It

is available in three sizes with

lengths of 1 ft, 2 ft, or 3 ft.

HESSAMERICA

www.hessamerica.com

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Fluke’s 1587 FC

multimeter

The 1587 FC

insulation

multimeter

from Fluke

is a wireless

digital

insulation

tester plus

full-featured true-rms digital

multimeter (DMM), combined

into one hand-held tool. The

1587 FC also adds four new

diagnostic capabilities when

used in conjunction with the

Fluke Connect smartphone app.

FLUKE

www.fluke.com

Carlo Gavazzi

UA18CSD, UA18ESD

sensors

Carlo Gavazzi’s compact ultra-

sonic sensors are available

in M18 housings constructed

of thermoplastic (UA18CSD

Series) and stainless steel

(UA18ESD Series). They provide

sensing distances up to

800mm, Carlo Gavazzi says, in

spite of their thread length of

38.3mm. Both digital output

and analogue output versions

are available.

CARLO GAVAZZI

www.gavazzionline.com

Arlington’s LTMC50

fitting

Arlington’s zinc fitting fits

three sizes of PVC jacketed

MC cable: No. 12, No. 14, and

No. 10, the company says.

The LTMC50 1/2-in. fitting

comes with grommets and

washers and is liquid- and

concrete-tight. Arlington says

it’s ideal for parking decks.

ARLINGTON

www.aifittings.com

Dymo XTL 300, 500

labelers

Dymo has a new series of

industrial labelers: the XTL line.

The XTL 300 comes with a “life-

like” onscreen print preview and

colour display, while the XTL

500 is associated with larger

labeling needs, such as large

cables. The 500 model prints

pre-sized and continuous labels

from 1/4 in. up to 2 in.

DYMO

global.dymo.com

Platinum Tools 8-in-1

stubby

The 8-in-1, ratcheted, stubby

screwdriver (19120C) from

Platinum Tools features seven

bits and a six-position bit

retention holster in the cap.

The bit load includes Phillips

(1, 2, 3), slotted (3/16-in., 1/4-

in.), torx (T15, T20), and a 1/4-in.

nut driver.

PLATINUM TOOLS

www.platinumtools.com

Wago’s Topjob S

terminal blocks

Wago has introduced what it

calls “the industry’s only pivot-

style fuse terminal blocks in

a 3-conductor variant”. The

newest addition to the Topjob S

family allows a second con-

ductor to be connected on the

field side, Wago says, and solid

or ferruled conductors can be

directly pushed in.

WAGO

www.wago.us

Mersen launches

Surge-Trap line for

North America

Marking it as “another key

milestone for its recently

formed Global Surge Protection

organization,” Mersen launched

the Surge-Trap product line for

North America, which is avail-

able right now. The Surge-Trap

NEMA Type 1 surge protective

device series comprises six

products; all are NEMA devices

for ANSI/UL 1449 Type 1 and 2

applications, indoor and outdoor

use, and provide UL96A lightning

protection. Mersen says is has

designed a cataloguing system

and “partner portal” to help

its partners compare features

and find the right product for

customers.

MERSEN

ep-ca.mersen.com

DX 2 fastening tool

from Hilti

Hilti presents its powder-ac-

tuated fastening tool, the DX

2, which covers a range of

applications, the company

says, including attaching kicker

plates to concrete; fastening

sill plates; attaching drywall to

concrete; fastening electrical

cable holders to concrete;

attaching chicken mesh to

concrete; and fastening wood

to concrete and steel.

HILTI

www.hilti.ca

GMP reel-handling

accessories

General Machine Products

Company (GMP) has intro-

duced three reel-handling

accessories to its line of

products

aerial and underground cable

placement tools and equip-

ment. These components—the

pole mount spindle, the reel

buck, and the reel caddy—are

engineered to make fiber optic

cable deployment safer and

more productive, GMP says.

GMP

gmptools.com

Ringdale’s CT energy

monitor/data logger

Ringdale’s CT energy monitor

and data logger with ethernet

connectivity for single- or

3-phase power systems allows

energy and facility managers

to monitor and detect power

issues. The logger measures

RMS current and voltage.

Managers remotely access the

solution through their network

to identify where energy is being

wasted or to identify patterns

of increased power use.

RINGDALE

www.ringdale.com

Leviton integrates

BitWise and Omni

Leviton announced the free

integration of Omni security &

automation control systems

into BitWise BC1, BC2 and BC4

audio/visual control systems.

This allows BitWise customers

to create custom interfaces

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screens, Leviton says, utilizing

new graphical elements such

as icons and backgrounds.

LEVITON

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Manually operated, general-use switches intended for AC

systems shall have an ampere rating not less than the current

rating of the load when they are installed in branch circuits

supplying non-inductive loads.

a) True b) False

QUESTION 2

A Class I location is:

a) An area that has flammable vapours

b) An area that has combustible dusts

c) An area that has ignitable flyings

d) None of the above

QUESTION 3

For interconnection of power production sources, means of

isolation shall be provided to isolate:

a) Utility feeders

b) Renewable energy sources

c) All sources of supply

ANSWERS Electrical Business, March 2016

Question 1

The radius of the curve on the inner edge of bends made on

smooth aluminum-sheathed cable shall be not less than

times the external diameter of the sheath for cable more than

19 mm, but not more than 38 mm in external diameter.

c) 12. Rule 12-712(2).

Question 2

For banks, the minimum ampacity for service or feeder conduct-

ors shall be based on a basic load of W/m2 of the area of the

building based on outside dimensions, plus other special lighting

loads, equipment loads, heating and air-conditioning loads.

d) 50. Rule 8-210, Table 14.

Question 3

The overload protection is not required for a 2-hp, manually

starting motor connected to a 240V branch circuit with

adequate overcurrent protection.

b) False. Rule 28-308(a).

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Arlington Industries 11

CSA Group 30

Electro Federation Canada 35

Eaton Canada 19

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RangeRack BY4, BZ4,

BY6 and BZ6 cable trays

RangeRack Cable Tray is

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“heavy-duty” aluminum cable

trays: the BY4, BZ4, BY6 and

BZ6 series. The BY series is

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series is CSA class E/3M. Both

are available in 4-in. high and

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and UL certified.

RANGERACK

www.rangerack.ca

HD Electric’s DVI-100,

DVI-500 indicators

The DVI-100 and DVI-500

series digital voltage indicators

from HD Electric have been

designed to be used on both

transmission and distribution

systems in overhead and

underground applications up

to 500kV. Voltage is displayed

on a large LED display with a 2-

or 3-digit readout and an alarm

alerts the user to the presence

of voltage above 100VAC.

HD ELECTRIC

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CMH Wire Pro version 3.0

CMH Software has released

the 3.0 version of its resi-

dential Wire Pro software.

Designed for smaller electrical

contractors, the software

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and documentation while also

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customers with an updated

schematic printout. The

software is compatible with

Windows 7, 8, Vista and XP.

CMH Software

www.cmhsoftware.com

LanTEK III certifier

from Ideal Networks

Ideal Networks

has upgraded

its LanTEK cable

certifier, used to

help build cabling

networks that

meet existing

TIA and ISO/IEC

performance requirements

up to Cat7A. The LanTEK III

incorporates Time Domain

Return Loss (TDRL) and Time

Domain Near End Crosstalk

(TDX) so field technicians can

locate issues quickly, Ideal

Networks says.

IDEAL NETWORKS

www.idealnetworks.net

Lightship app for

worksite management

British Columbia company

Lightship has launched its

productivity and safety

application for worksites, also

called Lightship.Connecting

to mobile devices and

worksite sensors, the app can

follow tasks and track and

communicate with workers,

vehicles and equipment for

teams and fleets.

LIGHTSHIP

www.lightshipworks.com

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FLIR Canada 21

Fluke 23

Hubbell 14

Ipex Electrical 2

Kidde 17

Leviton 8

MEET Show 31

Mersen 39

Northern Cables 7

Power Systems 6

Standard Products 15

Sylvania 25

Thomas & Betts 1,5

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United Wire & Cable 9

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As we continue

our look at CE

Code Rule 4-00

“Overcurrent

protection of con-

ductors,” note that Appendix

B makes it clear this Rule is

only for the interconnection of

electrical equipment. It does not

apply to overcurrent protection

of equipment covered elsewhere

in the code.

I may have misled you by the

way I worded the exemption

note in a previous column, so I

will try to clarify before going any

further. Looking at Subrule (d),

where the conductor:

(i) is the only circuit fed from

a high-voltage distribution

transformer protected

with a primary fuse or

breaker up stream;

(ii) terminates in a single

overcurrent device not

exceeding the ampacity

of the conductors; and

(iii) is protected from

mechanical damage

Where a transformer exceeding

750V is installed with primary

protection that also protects the

secondary conductors, and the

secondary conductors are mech-

anically protected

and terminate in a

single overcurrent

device, then protec-

tion is not required

immediately where

the secondary

conductors receive

their supply so

long as protection

is installed where

they terminate for

distribution or use.

This excludes

transformers pro-

tected in accordance with Rule

26-252(4) and Table 50. The

transformers protected in this

manner are still required to have

protection installed where they

receive their supply on secondary

side and are permitted to tap o

of a primary feeder, so long as

the feeder overcurrent protection

does not exceed the ratings as

listed in Table 50.

An example is a 460/600

75kva transformer with primary

fusing set at 15A. 15A • the turn

ratio of 7 = 05A; therefore,

with secondary conductors

of #2AWG copper (5A) or

#/0AWG aluminum (20A) run

in conduit or armoured cable,

and feeding a 00A breaker, there

is no requirement for the protec-

Rule 14-100: Nothing new to see here

(Part 3)

David Pilon has been an electrical

inspector with SaskPower since 2000,

and is currently the vice-chair of the

Canadian Certified Electrical Inspector

(CCEI) committee of the International

Association of Electrical Inspectors

(IAEI), Canadian Section. David can be

reached at dpilon@saskpower.com.

wiring would need to be rated

for 20A. The wiring would need

to leave the control cabinet and

be adequately protected from

mechanical damage to meet the

intent of this Rule. Also, if this

circuit is a critical safety system,

and tripping would result in a

loss of control over the machine

and/or endanger life or limb

(e.g. ﬁre pump circuit) then,

once again, the protection may

be exempted.

4-00 covers a number

of exceptions to the general

requirements for protection

of conductors interconnecting

electrical equipment. While tap

conductors pose some inherent

risks by not being protected

at their source, protection can

often be safely provided by en-

suring mechanical protection,

restricting distance and location

or, sometimes, by using primary

protection on a transformer to

eectively protect the secondary

conductors.

tion of these con-

ductors immediately

at the transformer

location where they

receive their supply.

The 00A breaker

is still a requirement,

but it may be located

remotely so long as

the conductors are

mechanically pro-

tected throughout

their length.

We now need to

look at Subrule (e).

• Overcurrent protection

may be omitted where the

smaller conductor is at

least #14 AWG or larger,

• is located external to

the control equipment

enclosure, and

• the branch circuit

overcurrent device is not

set at more than 300% the

rating of the control circuit

conductor, or

• opening of the control circuit

would create a hazard

An example of this could be a

machine that requires a remote

start/stop station to operate it.

If the machine operates and is

fused at 60A, then control circuit

Always consult your

AHJ for more specific

interpretations.

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