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Canadian Electrical Code Training

TORONTO - CEC TRAINING IS INTENDED TO DO A LOT MORE THAN INSTRUCT ABOUT WHAT CHANGES HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE THE LAST TIME CANADA ISSUED A NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE. Our 2018 Canadian Electrical Code training course is a fast and easy way to increase your working knowledge of the new 2018 Canadian...

Power Quality Training


INSULATION RESISTANCE TEST

Insulation Resistance (IR) test, often called Megger test, is more than 100 years old and assumed to be a very straightforward test. During my inspection and testing work in the past 15 years in Canada, US, and internationally, I have seen different practices of performing and interpretation of IR...

The Art of Ground Testing

Correcting the misconceptions of ground testing BY JEFF JOWETT, Megger Ground resistance testing is sometimes described as an “art”, and indeed something can be said for that description. Familiarity with the basic issues and common problems, however, can take much of the “art” out of it...

Building Automation Training


Balancing Investment vs. Savings in BAS for HVAC Systems

Building automation systems (BAS) offer the tantalizing promise of streamlined HVAC operations, increased energy efficiency, and enhanced occupant comfort. However, the upfront investment involved can lead to hesitation among building owners and facility managers. Determining whether the long-term...

Energy Efficient Lighting Programs

Evaluating today’s certification programs BY JACKI SWIERNIK, Intertek The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and its subsequent amendments established minimum efficiency standards for lighting products. These minimum efficiency standards, as well as recently-proposed penalties (including...

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Go with the Power Flow

The importance of load studies

BY KATHLEEN WOLF-DAVIS with CASY HENRY, Megger

If you’re running an industrial power system—whether for an airport, a mill, a factory or a smelter—you’re focused on more than the traditional utility concept of keeping the lights on. You definitely need that power to be available, no doubt, but what you’d really like to know about are the details: quality of power, flow and reliability—items that impact your machinery, your schedule,...

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