Electrical Design

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alixenos

alixenos

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Hello,

I'm totally new to this engineering field, so forgive my ignorant questions.


So, I spend 4 months so far trying to understand the gist of the electrical network design, and the involvement of the NEC. So far I don't have a clue as how to design an electrical network for a new project.

Is there any book, or website that teaches you the design sensibilities?

Thank you.
 
Unfortunately, an overwhelming majority of design is learned on the job. Power and the associated codes, are not generally taught in college (for most colleges), as that is to try and teach you how to think.
If you have been working for 4 months in the design field, that should have given you some basics to design a system, but I didn't feel like I knew what I was doing for a few years while taking direction from my Senior Engineering colleagues.
There are some books and websites that give an introduction, but they are often focused on products or varied systems.

Some good websites to start with are
 
Thank you for your reply, I use eaton's from time to time to go over some concepts. The NEC code, when read page by page, feels overwhelming and confusing. So many references to so many articles and sub-articles.

I'm following the directions of my Senior engineer but I don't seem to be able to think like an independent designer for example: how many transformers do I need, where should I install them, how many low voltage panels, which disconnect should be fused and which one shouldn't...etc.

I hope this field worth it in the long run.

Thank you again.
 
It’s natural to get unnerved at the unknown. Stick with it. Your current unknowns will become known before long and you’ll have new unknowns to discover.
Don’t run because it’s hard.
My advice is not to read the code book as a design guide but to use it to confirm compliance.
If it’s a challenge you’ve chosen wisely.
How many more platitudes can I add…


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Well you're off to a good start by knowing about this forum. Like others are saying, senior team members should be guiding you . . . for a long time. But other than that, this forum and Youtube are gold mines. Youtube is especially great for learning Revit and AutoCAD.
 
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