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DESCRIPTION:Santa Clara Valley IEEE Power &amp; Energy and Industry Application
 s Societies\nJoin us April 30th for a presentation and discussion on:\n\nD
 esign and Specification of Switchgear versus Switchboards including PV Sou
 rce Connections to Switchboards\n\nSpeaker:  James Alvers\, Siemens Busine
 ss Development Manager\n\nCost: IEEE Members $20: Non-Members $30\n\n(Afte
 r 4/25\, if space available\, registration will be non-refundable as we ha
 ve to commit to final meal and seating count)\n\nDate: April 30\, 2025\, 5
 :30 to 8:30 PM\n\nPlace:  Delta/Marriott Hotel Santa Clara-Silicon Valley\
 , 2151 Laurelwood Road\, Santa Clara CA 95054. Check hotel lobby to enter 
 Parking Code GTSHR.and your license\n\nRegistration required: https://even
 ts.vtools.ieee.org/m/479096\n\nAbout the talk:\n\nElectrical power distrib
 ution relies on the connection of a series of different types of distribut
 ion equipment from the power source to the load. At its core\, are almost 
 always low voltage switchboards and switchgear. Though the terms “Switch
 gear” and “Switchboard” are often used interchangeably and informall
 y to describe a wide variety of electrical equipment\, they have very diff
 erent specifications and testing standards\; even the NEC includes a diffe
 rent definition for each. Whether selecting electrical equipment for a sim
 ple commercial project\, a data center\, or a hospital\, understanding the
  differences are important as they significantly affect reliability\, safe
 ty\, maintenance\, size\, cost\, working space clearances\, and more.\n\nT
 his presentation will discuss the key differences between the two\, to aid
  in application\, design\, and selection by consultants\, contractors\, an
 d end-users. It will also cover the different types of circuit breakers us
 ed in switchboards and switchgear (e.g. molded case\, insulated case\, and
  power circuit breakers). Included will be photos of the internal construc
 tion and components to illustrate differences\, as they are significant. T
 his will help get beyond the single line diagrams and specifications for t
 hose who have not had opportunities to visit job sites or manufacturing pl
 ants to see the equipment.\n\nIn addition\, since designers are increasing
 ly working on projects with photovoltaic (PV) inverter sources\, questions
  arise on inverter connections and configurations for switchboards. This p
 resentation will touch on NEC compliance\, bus sizing\, breaker position\,
  customer needs (future and current)\, and manufacturer requirements.\n\nN
 ote the Mid Year Society memberships for IEEE members are half off:\n\nIAS
  membership for IEEE members:  $5.00 [Catalog](https://www.ieee.org/member
 ship-catalog/productdetail/showProductDetailPage.html?product=MEMIA034&amp;sea
 rchResults=Y)\n\nPES membership for IEEE members: $15.00 [Catalog](https:/
 /www.ieee.org/membership-catalog/productdetail/showProductDetailPage.html?
 product=MEMPE031&amp;searchResults=Y)\n\n[PES/IAS web site](https://r6.ieee.or
 g/scv-pesias/) and [Detailed event description](https://r6.ieee.org/scv-pe
 sias/event/pge-community-microgrids/)\n\nSpeaker(s): James\n\nAgenda: \n5:
 30  Check in\, Meet and Greet\n\n6:30 Dinner buffet\n\n7:00 Talk\n\n8:00 Q
 &amp;A\n\n8:30 End\n\nRoom: PARKING VALIDATION CODE GTSHR\, Bldg: Delta/Marrio
 tt Hotel Santa Clara-Silicon Valley\, 2151 Laurelwood Road\, Santa Clara\,
  California\, United States\, 95054
LOCATION:Room: PARKING VALIDATION CODE GTSHR\, Bldg: Delta/Marriott Hotel S
 anta Clara-Silicon Valley\, 2151 Laurelwood Road\, Santa Clara\, Californi
 a\, United States\, 95054
ORGANIZER:sjordan@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:2703
SUMMARY: Design and Specification of Switchgear versus Switchboards includi
 ng PV Source Connections
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/479096
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 strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-
 serif\;&quot;&gt;Electrical power distribution relies on the connection of a &lt;stro
 ng&gt;series of different &lt;/strong&gt;types of distribution equipment from the p
 ower source to the load.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;A
 t its core\, are &lt;strong&gt;almost always&lt;/strong&gt; low voltage switchboards a
 nd switchgear.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;Though the 
 terms &amp;ldquo\;Switchgear&amp;rdquo\; and &amp;ldquo\;Switchboard&amp;rdquo\; are often
  used interchangeably and informally to describe a wide variety of electri
 cal equipment\, they have very different specifications and testing standa
 rds\; even the NEC includes a different definition for each. Whether selec
 ting electrical equipment for a simple commercial project\, a data center\
 , or a hospital\, understanding the differences are important as they sign
 ificantly affect reliability\, safety\, maintenance\, size\, cost\, workin
 g space clearances\, and more.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;nb
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 rial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;This presentation will discuss the key differences be
 tween the two\, to aid in application\, design\, and selection by consulta
 nts\, contractors\, and end-users.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\
 ; &lt;/span&gt;It will also cover the different types of circuit breakers used i
 n switchboards and switchgear (e.g. molded case\, insulated case\, and pow
 er circuit breakers).&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;Incl
 uded will be photos of the internal construction and components to illustr
 ate differences\, as they are significant.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;
 &quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;This will help get beyond the single line diagrams and sp
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 mal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;In addition\, since 
 designers are increasingly working on projects with photovoltaic (PV) inve
 rter sources\, questions arise on inverter connections and configurations 
 for switchboards.&lt;span style=&quot;mso-spacerun: yes\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\; &lt;/span&gt;This pre
 sentation will touch on NEC compliance\, bus sizing\, breaker position\, c
 ustomer needs (future and current)\, and manufacturer requirements.&lt;/span&gt;
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