{"id":851,"date":"2023-02-20T17:06:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T16:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/formazione\/ul-508a-industrial-control-panels\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T08:37:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T07:37:20","slug":"ul-508a-industrial-control-panels","status":"publish","type":"formazione","link":"https:\/\/www.gt-engineering.it\/en\/gt-engineering-academy\/ul-508a-industrial-control-panels\/","title":{"rendered":"NA 1: UL 508A: Industrial Control Panels in USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n \n \n
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TARGET GROUP:\u00a0<\/strong>Electrical department of machinery manufacturers.<\/p>\n

SCOPE:\u00a0<\/strong>The aim of the course is\u00a0the design of Electrical Control panels of machinery <\/strong>with destination\u00a0the USA<\/strong>. The training has a good introduction to the approach of Electrical Safety in USA and in Canada and will focus on the USA standard for Industrial Control Panels UL 508A<\/b><\/a>: The standard for the design, construction and certification of Industrial Control Panels of machinery in USA. We are member of the Standard Technical Panel.<\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n \n \n

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Professional training on USA regulations for electrical panels of machinery.<\/p>\n

DURATION<\/strong>: 16 hours<\/p>\n

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MODULE 1 (8 hours)<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n

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  • Machinery Safety: a comparison between Europe and North America on the applicable standards<\/li>\n
  • The Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)<\/li>\n
  • Product Certification<\/li>\n
  • Electrical Distribution Systems in North America<\/li>\n
  • Max allowed Voltage Drop<\/li>\n
  • Distribution systems in USA and Canada<\/li>\n
  • The neutral conductor in USA and Canada<\/li>\n
  • Product Certifications<\/li>\n
  • Listed and Recognised<\/li>\n
  • Branch and Feeder Circuits<\/li>\n
  • FLA, FLC and Branch vs Feeder<\/li>\n
  • Combination Starter Types<\/li>\n
  • The Circuit Breakers<\/li>\n
  • Components suitable for the Feeder circuits<\/li>\n
  • Types of Circuit Breakers<\/li>\n
  • The use of Supplementary Protectors in USA and Canada<\/li>\n
  • The Short Circuit<\/li>\n
  • The Arc Flash<\/li>\n
  • The Electrical Label<\/li>\n
  • The warning signs<\/li>\n
  • Cable Colours<\/li>\n
  • Nema 250: Enclosures for Electrical Equipment<\/li>\n
  • Distances in front of Control Panels<\/li>\n
  • International Panel Shop Program and ref standards<\/li>\n
  • Scope of UL 508A and C22.2 N\u00b0286<\/li>\n
  • Wire Bending space<\/li>\n
  • ANSI certification and its implications<\/li>\n
  • Terminal Temperature Limitations<\/li>\n
  • Minimum required spacings in branch and control circuits<\/li>\n
  • Section 10: Spacing in Branch and Feeder circuits<\/li>\n
  • Use of components in the Feeder part of the panel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    MODULE 2 (8 hours)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Power Circuits: Branch<\/li>\n
    • Section 29: Cable assembly inside ICP<\/li>\n
    • Section 28: Expected Field Cable assembly<\/li>\n
    • Section 30: Disconnect Switches<\/li>\n
    • Section 31: Branch Circuit sizinf and Protection<\/li>\n
    • The Tap Conductors<\/li>\n
    • Power Circuits: Feeder<\/li>\n
    • Machine Supply Circuit and Disconnecting Means<\/li>\n
    • Excepted Circuits<\/li>\n
    • Protection from Direct Contacts<\/li>\n
    • Obligation to de-energise the panel<\/li>\n
    • How to size a feeder circuit<\/li>\n
    • Sizing of the feeder protection: Section. 32<\/li>\n
    • Sizing of the Contactor: Section 33<\/li>\n
    • Example<\/li>\n
    • Example of suitable components<\/li>\n
    • Component characteristics<\/li>\n
    • Control Circuits<\/li>\n
    • Bonding \u2013 Size of Terminal or Bonding Conductor<\/li>\n
    • Transformer and Power Supply Secondary Grounding<\/li>\n
    • Identification of Grounding and Grounded Circuit Conductors and Terminals<\/li>\n
    • Enclosures and Accessibility of Live Parts<\/li>\n
    • Ventilation Openings<\/li>\n
    • Bonding<\/li>\n
    • Wire Bending Space<\/li>\n
    • Enclosure Environmental Control Devices<\/li>\n
    • Power Circuits: Components Type, Sizing, Conductor requirements<\/li>\n
    • Circuit breaking: Component Type, Sizing, Setting<\/li>\n
    • Combination Motor Controller: Sizing of Motor, Heating loads and Lights<\/li>\n
    • Feeder Circuits: Components type and Sizing<\/li>\n
    • Power Transformers: Components type and Sizing<\/li>\n
    • Control Circuits: Components type and sizing; Low-Voltage Limited Energy Circuits<\/li>\n
    • Components and Panels Marking<\/li>\n
    • Industrial Control Panels<\/li>\n
    • Calculation of SCCR (Short Circuit Current Rating)<\/li>\n
    • Component breaking capacity<\/li>\n
    • UL 508A: devices limiting available short circuit current<\/li>\n
    • Contactors in feeder<\/li>\n
    • Examples<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n \n \n
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      GT Engineering is\u00a0Member of the\u00a0UL<\/strong>\u00a0Standard Technical Panel (STP) for\u00a0UL 508A;\u00a0<\/strong>Principal (Special Expert) on the\u00a0NFPA 79\u00a0<\/strong>Technical Committee;\u00a0Member of WG 4-006 of the CE Code\u00a0(Canadian Electrical Code<\/strong>\u00a0C22.1);\u00a0Member of the\u00a0ANSI<\/strong>\u00a0writing subcommittees for\u00a0B11.0, B11.19,\u00a0<\/strong>B11.26.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n \n \n

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