Power Quality Links
- Copper.org
A site by the Copper Development Organization responsible for promoting the use of copper. It has a good reference primer on power quality. - Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is the association of U.S. shareholder-owned electric companies, international affiliates and industry associates worldwide. EEI's mission focuses on advocating public policy; expanding market opportunities; and providing strategic business information. EEI helps members compete effectively by advancing equitable policies and ensuring maximum options in a restructured industry. - EC&M, the magazine of Electrical Design, Construction and Maintenance
EC&M online covers power distribution, harmonics, grounding, motors, lighting, the National Electrical Code and other topics vital to those entrusted with electrical design, maintenance and construction. - Electrotek
Electrotek specializes in utility and industrial power systems engineering, distributed resource planning and distributed generation engineering, energy efficiency and renewable energy programs, SCADA/EMS development, and telecommunication system planning and design.
- IEEE Standards Information
Particularly: IEEE standards 446; 519; 1100; 1159; 1250 and 1346. - International SEMATECH Technology Transfers
This web site is by Sematech, a consortium of semiconductor manufacturers and tool manufacturers. The tech report is free to the public. "Guide for the Design of Semiconductor Equipment to Meet Voltage Sag Immunity Standards." - National Electric Contractors Association (NECA)
Founded in 1901 for electrical contractors, NECA publishes short brochures on the increasing variety of sophisticated electrical systems and the economics of their installation in their Electrical Design Library series. Some topics cover power quality issues. - National Electric Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
NEMA was formed in 1926 to provide a forum for the standardization of electrical equipment. The website is a place to get information about electrical standards for motors, such as MG1, and how to order them. - Power Quality Guidelines for Energy Efficient Device Application
This guidebook has three primary objectives: 1) to improve guidelines for minimizing any undesirable power quality impacts of energy saving technologies, 2) to provide an understanding of the energy savings potential of power quality related technologies and 3) to provide guidelines for evaluating "black box" technologies. - Power Standards Laboratory
A web site about voltage sag immunity testing to help make sensitive equipment immune to common voltage sags. - Semiconductor Equipment Materials International
Order copies of SEMI standards. SEMI F47, Specification for Semiconductor Processing Equipment Voltage Sag Immunity, first printed in Sept. 1999. SEMI F42, Test Method for Semiconductor Processing Equipment Voltage Sag Immunity, first printed in June 1999. - Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Underwriters Laboratories is an independent not-for-profit product safety testing and certification organization founded in 1894. A good power quality reference from UL is UL Standard 1449 second edition that describes performance specifications for surge protection devices.
