HB 300-2001

1 - HB 300-2001 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - GUIDE TO USING THE WIRING RULES
3 - Preface
4 - Contents
6 - Foreword
6 - A brief overview of Standards Australia
6 - The legal status of Australian Standards
6 - International Standards and Standards Australia
7 - Introduction
7 - The purpose of the Standard – The 2000 edition of the Wiring rules AS/NZS 3000:2000
7 - Reasons for this handbook
7 - Layout
8 - The electrical installation process
10 - Alterations, additions and repairs
10 - Alternative arrangements
11 - Part 1 Designing / planning electrical installations
11 - 1.1 Design requirements
11 - 1.2 Supply characteristics
13 - 1.3 Maximum demand
21 - 1.4 Voltage drop
22 - 1.5 Arrangements of circuits
25 - 1.6 External influences
26 - Part 2 Selecting electrical equipment
26 - 2.1 Design requirements
26 - 2.2 Electrical equipment – Suitability for use
27 - 2.3 Selecting wiring systems
28 - 2.4 Selecting cables based on current-carrying capacity
39 - 2.5 Selecting conductor size – Voltage drop limitations
48 - 2.6 Protective devices and methods
57 - 2.7 Fault-loop impedance and selection of cables and protective devices
63 - 2.8 Earthing system
63 - 2.9 Protection by use of extra-low voltage
64 - 2.10 Protection against earth leakage current -residual current devices (RCDs)
64 - 2.11 Overvoltage protection
65 - 2.12 Isolation and switching devices
65 - 2.13 Emergency switching and stopping
65 - 2.14 Functional (control) switching
65 - 2.15 Alternative supply systems
66 - 2.16 Underground wiring systems
66 - 2.17 Aerial wiring systems
68 - 2.18 Summary
69 - Part 3 Installing electrical equipment
69 - 3.1 Introduction
69 - 3.2 Installing switchgear
74 - 3.3 Identification of electrical installation components
75 - 3.4 Installing wiring systems
78 - 3.5 Installation of appliances and accessories
79 - 3.6 Installing of motor control equipment
80 - 3.7 Hazardous areas
80 - 3.8 Earthing
85 - Part 4 Inspecting and testing
85 - 4.1 Inspection
87 - 4.2 Testing
88 - 4.3 Test instruments
91 - 4.4 Mandatory tests
93 - 4.5 Optional tests
93 - 4.6 Recording and verification of test results
94 - Appendix A Understanding new terms
113 - Appendix B Harmonics
113 - What are harmonics?
113 - How are they generated?
114 - Effects of harmonics
116 - Appendix C Examples of record keeping
116 - Summary of individual subcircuit design and test results
118 - Appendix D Additional documents
119 - INDEX