ASABE Revises Standard for irrigation electrical equipment.
Press Release Summary:
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) revised its standard for electrified irrigation systems: ANSI/ASAE S397.4, Electrical Service and Equipment for Irrigation. This document incorporates updates to normative references, citations for which have changed since standard was last revised, in 2007. ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access full-text of standard by electronic download.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Revises Standard for Irrigation Electrical Equipment
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised its standard for electrified irrigation systems.
The new document ANSI/ASAE S397.4, Electrical Service and Equipment for Irrigation, incorporates numerous updates to normative references, citations for which have changed since the standard was last revised, in 2007.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text of the standard by electronic download in about a week. Location for the download is on the ASABE online Technical Library at: elibrary.asabe.org. Others can obtain a copy for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at martin@asabe.org.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 250 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at www.asabe.org/projects.
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org or visiting www.asabe.org/.
