NEMA publishes standards for panelboards and switchboards.
Press Release Summary:
ANSI/NEMA PB 1.1-2013 provides general instructions for proper handling, installation, operation, and maintenance of panelboards, which are used in the distribution of electricity at 600 V or less with 1,600 A mains or less and 1,200 A branch circuits or less. Another standard, ANSI/NEMA PB 2.1-2013, provides general instructions for proper handling, installation, operation, and maintenance of deadfront distribution switchboards rated 600 V or less and 6,000 A or less.
Original Press Release:
NEMA Publishes Standards for Panelboards and Switchboards
ROSSLYN, Va., —The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) published ANSI/NEMA PB 1.1-2013 General Instructions for Proper Handling, Installation, Operation, and Maintenance of Panelboards Rated 600 Volts or Less and ANSI/NEMA PB 2.1-2013 General Instructions for Proper Handling, Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Deadfront Distribution Switchboards Rated 600 Volts or Less.
ANSI/NEMA PB 1.1-2013 covers single panelboards or groups of panel units suitable for assembly in the form of single panelboards (including buses), with or without switches or automatic overload protective devices (fuses or circuit breakers), or both. These units are used in the distribution of electricity at 600 volts and less with:
1600 ampere mains or less
1200 ampere branch circuits or less
ANSI/NEMA PB 1.1 may be downloaded at no cost or purchased in hardcopy format on the NEMA website for $40.
ANSI/NEMA PB 2.1 covers floor-mounted deadfront switchboards which consist of an enclosure, molded case, and low-voltage power circuit breakers; fusible or non-fusible switches; instruments; and metering, monitoring, or control equipment with associated interconnections and supporting structures. These units are used in the distribution of electricity at:
600 volts and less
6000 amperes or less
ANSI/NEMA PB 2.1 may be downloaded at no cost or purchased in hardcopy format on the NEMA website for $40.
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