Guideline for Industrial Power distribution System Design

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Hello everyone,

To all experts out there, can you please guide what the the best book to refer to for designing industrial power system and distribution equipment such as Transformers, Switchgears, Motor Control Centers, emergency diesel generator, UPS, lighting, grounding system.

Is it good to start with Buff book, Green book and Gold book? apart from NEC.

Or is there any other book which is more practical than above?

Thank you in advance for your reply.
 
nspirzada1346 said:
Hello everyone,

To all experts out there, can you please guide what the the best book to refer to for designing industrial power system and distribution equipment such as Transformers, Switchgears, Motor Control Centers, emergency diesel generator, UPS, lighting, grounding system.

Is it good to start with Buff book, Green book and Gold book? apart from NEC.

Or is there any other book which is more practical than above?

Thank you in advance for your reply.
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A good place to start is the IEEE 3000 series standards.
 
xptpcrewx said:
A good place to start is the IEEE 3000 series standards.
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Good suggestion. These are the IEEE "color" books and they have a wealth of knowledge with the IEEE stamp of approval. They can be found but are relatively expensive. Many of the older folks in our offices have a few of them on their bookshelves but I don't see them referenced. PErhaps because everything has shifted online and many of the "standards" have become best practices. Not to mention we don't really build new plants out in southeast Florida.

NEC is not a design guide it is a minimum safety requirement to prevent electrocution and/or fire.

best of luck in your quest for knowledge, OP
 
Red Book is the industrial design book. It’s pretty generic. It doesn’t get into detail for instance about why/when to to MCCs, panelboards, industrial control panels, etc.
 
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