SelectiveCoordination.pptVIP

2 * Where is it required again? Article 620 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Sidewalks, Wheelchair Lifts, and Stairway Lift Chairs Article 645 Information Technology Equipment (Critical Operation Data Systems) Article 695 Fire Pumps – campus style building layouts Article 700 Emergency Systems Article 701 Legally Required Standby Systems Article 708 Critical Operations Power Systems (COPS) 2014 NEC Errata: Deleted Figures Oops! State Adoptions of NFPA -70 (NEC) /Technical/Code-Alerts/pages/default.aspx GA adopted the 2014 edition at the beginning of 2015 FL, SC, NC, AL are all still on 2011 TN 2008 with 2009 amendments How does this affect you? Different states will have different requirements and amendments to different code cycles so be aware! Currently in GA, the 2014 code has been adopted. NEC-2014 went to great lengths to standardize their terminology and definitions which may mean slightly different things to older code cycles. NFPA 99-2012 Health Care Facilities Code Added three new sections* to read: Overcurrent protective devices serving the essential electrical system shall be selectively coordinated down to 0.1 seconds. Added three new annex sections** to read: It is important that the various overcurrent devices be coordinated, as far as practicable, to isolate faulted circuits and to protect against cascading operation on short circuit faults. In many systems, however, full coordination could compromise safety and system reliability… * .2.1, .1.1, .1.1 ** A..2, A..1, A.1 Change NFPA 110-2013 Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems 6.5 Protection.6.5.1 General.?The overcurrent protective devices in the EPSS shall be coordinated to optimize selective tripping of the circuit overcurrent protective devices when a short circuit occurs.6.5.2 Short Circuit Current. The maximum available short circuit current from both the utility source and the emergency energy source shall be evaluated for the ability to satisfy this co