Chapter One · The Library

The Library
of Calculation.

A small, deliberate suite of electrical-engineering instruments — each traceable, each typeset, each cited to its governing standard. Four published; ten in preparation.

N° 01 Cable Sizing Conductor selection by current rating, derating factors, voltage drop & short-circuit withstand. AS/NZS 3008.1.1 N° 02 Voltage Drop End-to-end loss along feeders, sub-mains and final sub-circuits — single & three-phase. AS/NZS 3000 §3.6
N° 03 Arc Flash Incident energy, arc-flash boundary, PPE category and labels per the 2018 model. IEEE 1584-2018Forthcoming
N° 04 Earthing Grid Grid resistance, GPR, step and touch voltages for substation earthing layouts. IEEE 80-2013
N° 05 Fault Current Sub-transient, transient and steady-state short-circuit per IEC 60909 — balanced & unbalanced. IEC 60909-0Forthcoming
N° 06 Motor Starting DOL / star-delta / VFD inrush, terminal voltage dip and acceleration time analysis. IEC 60034 · NEC 430
N° 07 Transformer kVA rating, impedance, loss, regulation, taps & through-fault per ANSI/IEEE. IEEE C57.12.00Forthcoming
N° 08 Power Factor kVAr correction sizing, capacitor bank selection, harmonic-aware tuning. IEC 61000 · IEEE 519Forthcoming
N° 09 Lighting Design Lumen-method illuminance, uniformity, UGR, daylight & dimming reserve. IES RP-1 · AS/NZS 1680Forthcoming
N° 10 Lightning Protection Rolling-sphere coverage, LPL class, downconductor pitch and surge co-ordination. IEC 62305-1Forthcoming
N° 11 Cable Tray Fill ratios, weight loading, separation distances and segregation between services. NEC 392 · AS/NZS 3008Forthcoming
N° 12 Generator Sizing Stand-by, prime & continuous; step-load, motor-start dip and harmonic derating. IEEE 446 · ISO 8528Forthcoming
N° 13 UPS Sizing VA / kW load profile, autonomy, redundancy topology and crest factor headroom. IEEE 1100-2005Forthcoming
N° 14 Battery Sizing Cell selection, Ah duty profile, ageing, temperature & end-voltage corrections. IEEE 485-2020Forthcoming
N° 15 Maximum Demand Per-group assessed demand & diversity across phases — load-list driven, per installation type. AS/NZS 3000 App. C
Cited Standards Bodies
AS/NZSStandards Australia / New ZealandWiring rules, cable selection, lighting & supply harmonisation.
IEEEInstitute of Electrical & Electronic EngineersArc flash, earthing, transformers, batteries, UPS and continuity.
IECInternational Electrotechnical CommissionShort-circuit calculation, lightning protection, EMC, harmonics.
NECNational Electrical Code · NFPA 70North-American conductor ampacity, tray fill and overcurrent rules.