Articles

This page contains as list of electrical engineering based articles articles Listed below are several articles I have either written or been involved in. Each has a description of the article and are avaible for download in pdf format.

Code-Related Topics

Top 10 Changes to the NEC 2011

by Matt Buecker

My newest article details the top 10 most important changes to the NEC 2011 and what every electrician and electrical engineer needs to know about them... more

Selective Coordination for Health Care Facilities

by Matt Buecker

In today's commercial buildings, selective coordination is an integral part of the electrical distribution systems. Nowhere is this more mandatory than in Health Care Facilities.... more

Understanding Code Requirements for an HVAC Service Receptacle

by Matt Buecker

This is an article I wrote for Ezine Articles explaining the latest code requriements for designing hvac service receptacles... more

Electrical Design How-To

How to Design Grounding Electrodes

by Matt Buecker

NEC articles 250.50 and 250.52(A) discuss what type of grounding electrode conductors and systems... more

How to Circuit Lighting

by Matt Buecker

This is an article I orginally wrote on Squidoo about how to design and circuit lighting fixtures in a commercial office space... more

How to Calculate Panelboard Ampacity

by Matt Buecker

A short article that I wrote for Squidoo about how to determine the ampere rating of an electrical panel... more

Miscellaneous Topics

Commercial Breakdown

by Matt Buecker

This is an article that originally appeared in EC&M where I was interviewed to discuss current commercial electric renovation trends due to the economy... more

Energy Efficient Lighting

by Matt Buecker

"Green" lighting from an eletrical engineer's perspective is unique as it involves designing new lighting technologies within energy efficient parameters. more

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