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Author: Steve Clarke - Engineer, Energy and Crop Systems/OMAFRA
Creation Date: 06 February 2003
Last Reviewed: 09 November 2009


List of Standby Generator and Motor Standards and Codes
March 21, 2000
   Standards & Codes  Descriptions
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) ASAE EP364.2 MAR99 Installation and Maintenance of Farm Standby Electric Power
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)  NFPA 110-1999 Standard for Emergency and Standby Systems
American National Standards Institute / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ANSI/IEEE)  ANSI/IEEE Std 421.1-1986 Definitions for Excitation Systems for Synchronous Machines
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)  CSA C22.1-98 Canadian Electrical Code Part 1, 18th Edition
 CSA C22.2 No. 182.1-1988 Industrial Type, Special Use Attachment Plugs, Receptacles, and  Connectors, Wiring Products
 CSA C22.2 No. 182.2-M1987 Industrial Locking Type, Special Use Attachment Plugs, Receptacles,  and Connectors, Wiring Products
 CSA C22.2 No. 42-M1984 General Use Receptacles, Attachment Plugs, and Similar Wiring  Devices Wiring Products
 CSA C22.2 No. 182.3-M1987 Special Use Attachment Plugs, Receptacles, and Connectors
Wiring Products
 CSA C22.2 No. 100-95 Motors and Generators Industrial Products
National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)  NEMA MG-1-1998 Motors and Generators
 NEMA MG2-1989 Safety Standard for Construction and Guide for Selection, Installation  and Use of Electric Motors and Generators
 NEMA MG11-1977 Energy Management Guide for Selection and Use of Single Phase  Motors
 FB11-1983 Plugs and Receptacles
Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA)  EGSA 101S, 1995a Engine driven generator sets, guideline specifications for emergency or  standby
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)  ANSI C50.41 Polyphase Induction Motors
  ANSI C84.1-1989 Electric Power Systems and Equipment Voltage Ratings (60 Hz)
British Standards BS5000 P11  Small Power Electric Motors and Generators
Ontario Electrical Safety Code Ontario Electrical Safety Code Safety Standards for Electrical Installations

 

Name and Addresses of Associations

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)
Published by: American Society of Agriculture Engineers
2950 Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659 USA
Voice: 616-429-0300 Fax: 616-429-3852
E-mail: hq@asea.org

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
Published by: National Fire Protection Association
1 Batterymarch Park
P.O. Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269-9101, USA

American National Standards Institute / Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ANSI/IEEE)
Published by: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc
345 East 47th Street
New York, New York 10017

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
178 Rexdale Boulevard
Etobicoke, ON, M9W 1R3
Phone: 416-474-2322 Fax: 416-401-6583

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
Published by: National Electrical Manufacturers Association
2101 L Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037-1526

Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA)
Published by: Electrical Generating Systems Association
1650 S. Dixie Highway, 5th Floor
Boca Raton, Florida 33432
Phone: 954-755-2677 Fax: 954-755-2679

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Published by: National Electrical Manufacturers Association
1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1847
Rosslyn, VA 22209
Phone: 70-841-3200 Fax: 703-841-3300

British Standards Institution
Published by: Global Engineering Documents
15 Inverness Way East
Englewood, Colorado 80112-5776 USA
Phone: 303-792-2191 or 1-800-624-3974

Ontario Electrical Safety Code
Published by: Electrical Inspection
P.O. Box 908, Station N
Toronto, ON M8Z 6B7

 

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