Practitioner's Guide to Temporary Power Systems

James Eade is a Chartered Engineer who has worked in the entertainment industry for over 25 years, covering most genres including touring, theatre, corporate events and permanent installations. As well as providing engineering consultancy services, James was Technical Editor of Lighting & Sound International and Chair of the annual Industry Innovation Awards. He is involved with various trade associations and represents the industry on many national and international standards committees dealing with such standards as IEC 60364-5-55(551), BS 7671 and BS 7909. James also provides electrical safety management guidance and acts as an expert in insurance and legal cases.

Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The electrical supply
Section 3: Earthing and bonding
Section 4: Protection
Section 5: Isolation and switching
Section 6: Power quality and energy efficiency
Section 7: Special locations and emergency requirements
Section 8: Inspection and testing
Section 9: Example temporary systems
Appendix A: Maximum permissible measured earth fault loop impedance
Appendix B: Current-carrying capacities and voltage drop for common flexible cables
Appendix C: Resistance of copper and aluminium conductors
Appendix D: Circuit-breaker operating curves 101
Appendix E: Operating times of RCDs to BS EN 61008 & BS EN 61009 (including DC performance characteristics)
Appendix F: BS 7909 model forms
Appendix G: Schedule of Test Results