Electric.ie Mar/Apr 19 Magazine

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 53 Industry News ™‹ŽŽ ‘ˆ…‘—”•‡ ƒ’’Ž› ‘Ž› –‘ –Š‡ Ƥš‡† wiring and switchgear, and not to any appliance connected after the isolator ‘ˆ •‘…‡–Ǥ Žƒ—•‡ ͵Ͳͷ The above Clause requires all cables –‘ „‡ ”ƒ–‡† Žƒ••…ƒ •͝„ǡ†ͲǡƒͲ ‹ ƒ……‘”†ƒ…‡ ™‹–Š ͵Ͱ͵ͷ͵Ǥ Žƒ—•‡ ͵ͳͰǤͶǤͱ Distribution boards in domestic installations will need to be ƒ—ˆƒ…–—”‡† ˆ”‘ Dz‘Ǧ…‘„—•–‹„Ž‡ material”. This requirement builds ‘ –Š‡ •ƒˆ‡–›…”‹–‡”‹ƒ •’‡…‹Ƥ‡† „› ͱͰͱǣͲͰͰͤ ™Š‹…Š ”‡“—‹”‡† distribution boards installed in escape ”‘—–‡• –‘ „‡Šƒ˜‡ Ž‹‡ ƒ Ƥ”‡ ’”‘‘ˆ enclosure, with the exception that the said clause did not apply to domestic premises. Many domestic premises have distribution boards installed in the main entrance hallway, which is the escape route, and therefore the Clause ͵ͳͰǤ͢Ǥͱ ™‹ŽŽ ‹’”‘˜‡ ’”‘–‡…–‹‘ ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡•…ƒ’‡ ”‘—–‡Ǥ ‘Ǧ…‘„—•–‹„Ž‡ material may include steel or metal boards. Žƒ—•‡ ͵ͳͱǤͳǤͳ Residual current devices (RCDs) Type AC are not recommended in new installations. RCD technology has improved greatly, and alternative devices now provide better protection. Žƒ—•‡ ͵ͳʹ This is a complete new section; provides details on selection of Surge Protection Devices (SPDs) including wiring diagrams, especially where lightning protection will be installed in a building. Ǥ ǤͱͰͱͰͱ Ǧ Šƒ’–‡” ͢ ǣ •’‡…–‹‘ and Testing Chapter 6 has been completely ”‡˜‹•‡† –‘ ƒŽ‹‰ ™‹–Š –Š‡ –ƒ†ƒ”†Ǥ ‘†‡Ž…‡”–‹Ƥ…ƒ–‡• Šƒ˜‡ now been removed. As previously mentioned, CRU now oversee the ‹•’‡…–‹‘ ƒ† ˜‡”‹Ƥ…ƒ–‹‘ ’”‘…‡••ǡ ƒ†…‡”–‹Ƥ…ƒ–‡• ƒ”‡ ‹••—‡† „› ƒˆ‡ Electric. It is necessary to highlight –Šƒ–…‡”–‹Ƥ…ƒ–‹‘ ™‹ŽŽ •‘‘ –”ƒ•‹–‹‘ to an online format and it is for this ”‡ƒ•‘ ‘†‡Ž…‡”–‹Ƥ…ƒ–‡• ƒ”‡ ‘ longer included in the Standard. Ǥ ǤͱͰͱͰͱ Ǧ Šƒ’–‡” ͷǣ ’‡…‹ƒŽ Locations Š‡ ƒ••‘…‹ƒ–‡† ͢Ͱͳ͢ʹ •‡”‹‡• ‘ˆ • Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ —’†ƒ–‡† ™Š‹…Š ‹• ‘™ ”‡ƪ‡…–‡† ‹ Ǥ ǤͱͰͱͰͱǢͲͰšš Part ͷͲͲ Supplies for Electric Vehicles: Charging for Electric Vehicles was published as an amendment to ǤͱͰͱǣͲͰͰͤ ‹ ͲͰͱͷǤ Š‹• •‡…–‹‘ ‹• ‘™…‘•‘Ž‹†ƒ–‡† ƒ• ƒ”– ͷͲͲ ‹ Šƒ’–‡” ͷ ƒ† Šƒ• —…Šƒ‰‡† ˆ”‘ the version released previously. Part ͷͱͰ Installations in Medical ‘…ƒ–‹‘• ƒ”– ͷͱͰ Šƒ• „‡‡ ”‡˜‹•‡† ‹ ƒ……‘”†ƒ…‡ ™‹–Š ͢Ͱͳ͢ʹǦͷǦ ͷͱͰǣͲͰͱͲ ƒ†…‘–ƒ‹• •‡˜‡”ƒŽ…Šƒ‰‡• including; Žƒ—•‡ ͷͱͰǤʹͱͱǤ͢ǤͳǤͱͰͱ ‘™ ”‡“—‹”‡• ”‹• ƒ••‡••‡– of "other electrical equipment" before being used in the patient environment. Žƒ—•‡ ͷͱͰǤʹͱ͵ǤͲǤͲ Now requires the resistance of supplementary protective bonding …‘†—…–‘”• ‹ ‰”‘—’ ͱ ƒ• ™‡ŽŽ ƒ• ‰”‘—’ Ͳ ‡†‹…ƒŽ Ž‘…ƒ–‹‘•ǡ –‘ ‘– ‡š…‡‡† ͰǤͲ Ohms. Žƒ—•‡ ͷͱͰǤ͵͵ǤͱͰͱ Now requires the intended use of a medical location to be considered with regard to the decision on the —„‡” ‘ˆ •‘…‡– ‘—–Ž‡–• –‘ „‡ protected by a single RCD. Žƒ—•‡ ͷͱͰǤ͵͵ǤͱͰͲ ‘™ ”‡“—‹”‡• –Šƒ– •‘…‡– ‘—–Ž‡–• ‘ˆ ‡†‹…ƒŽ •›•–‡• ‹ ‰”‘—’ Ͳ Ž‘…ƒ–‹‘• „‡ —Ǧ•™‹–…Š‡†ǡ…‘Ž‘—”‡† blue, and clearly and permanently ƒ”‡† ̾ ‡†‹…ƒŽ “—‹’‡– Ž›̾Ǥ Part ͷͳͰ Onshore Units of Electrical Connections for Inland Navigation Vessels This section is entirely new . Ǥ ǤͱͰͱͰͱ Ȃ Šƒ’–‡” ͤǣ ‡”‰› ƥ…‹‡…› This section is entirely new and provides recommendations and guidelines on design and erection of electrical installations to optimise energy, including metering and load control and minimisation of losses in conductors. What Happens Next? •‡‡• ‹’—– ˆ”‘ –Š‡ electrotechnical industry on I.S. 10101:20xx. Anyone who wants to view –Š‡ †”ƒˆ– Ǥ ǤͱͰͱͰͱǣͲͰšš –ƒ†ƒ”† and submit comments can do so by logging onto “Your Standards, Your Say” web portal through the NSAI website at http://www.nsainep.ie/. For comments to be considered, they —•– „‡ •—„‹––‡† ‘ –Š‡ ƥ…‹ƒŽ NSAI commenting template. The public consultation phase will last ˆ‘” –Š”‡‡ ‘–Š• ˆ”‘ ‡…‡„‡” ͳ”†ǡ ͲͰͱ͸ –‘ ƒ”…Š ͝͡–Šǡ ͲͰͱ͹Ǥ Following the public enquiry, all comments received will be reviewed „› Ͳ ȋ…‘‹––‡‡Ȍ ‡š’‡”–• ƒ† —•‡† –‘ ‡Šƒ…‡ –Š‡ “—ƒŽ‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƤƒŽ Standard before publication in 2019 2 . 2 Post publication, there will be a •‹šǦ‘–Š –”ƒ•‹–‹‘ ’‡”‹‘† „‡ˆ‘”‡ the new requirements come into ‡ơ‡…–Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ‹•–ƒŽŽƒ–‹‘• ƒ› „‡ designed in accordance with the ‘new version’ before that date. Who remembers the old editions? A packed auditorium with lively debate