All about earthing in LV system as per IS3043 & IS732 1 hour 18 minutes video. Earthing as per IS3043: Code of practice for Earthing Earthing as per IS732: Code of practice for Electrical Wiring Installations Earthing is misunderstood across India as some metal (such as pipe, rod, plate) in soil, covered with chemical, salt or charcoal. The regulations and standards are misunderstood as two electrodes in soil for Neutral & two more for body. In fact, this misunderstanding is

IE rule and CEA regulations. Still engineers refer to IE rules 1956, Is it correct? what is the legal sanctity? Referring IER 1956 for Statutory purposes is illegal. The Electricity Act, 2003 [No.36 of 2003] of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 26th May, 2003, and published. Hence it is legally incorrect to refer IER, 1956 subject to the repugnancy provided for in the repeal provisions. The promulgation of any Act has a repeal provision to make any rule u

Several large scale projects in India, due to lack of knowledge, propaganda by manufacturers/suppliers are being used in design and execution. This spoils the safety, quality, reliability and compliance of all known and recognised national/international practices. One classic example is the use of Earthing in Metro rail projects. The following case study is from Chennai Metro rail Tender designed and published by M/S SYSTRA RAIL. Tender specification Unawareness of the Indian

The blog explains how the regulations and the standards work in cooperation to ensure its intended purpose, starting with a comparison of current and the upcoming draft regulations. A typical example of misuse of various standards in a large-scale Metro Rail Project is included in another blog. In Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2010, Regulation 12 (2) “Save as otherwise provided in these regulations, the relevant c

Panel discussion on DRAFT ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATIONS BY THE GOVT OF INDIA The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) had proposed to replace the existing safety regulations by the Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2022. Electrical Inspectorates of the state governments are following these regulations to ensure safety. This panel discussion is to discuss about the changes in the draft regulations which is going to infl