Global Mains Wiring for Electrical Equipment
This paper explores the different methods to connect electrical equipment such as information technology equipment (ITE) to the AC and DC mains in the global marketplace. It describes the difference in AC power systems around the world, demonstrates single-phase and three-phase power systems used worldwide, and describes IT power distribution systems, and how to design and test electrical equipment for connecting to IT power distribution systems. Also, this paper discusses the different methods used for permanently connecting electrical equipment to the mains in different regions of the world, and how to design electrical equipment to accommodate the different installation methods.
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Don Gies
Biography: Don Gies has been a Product Compliance Engineer for over 23 years. Since 1989, Mr. Gies has worked at AT&T-Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies/Alcatel-Lucent as a Product Safety Engineer, responsible for obtaining product safety certifications for his company’s telephone and information processing equipment from domestic and international product safety organizations. Mr. Gies has become a leading subject matter expert for his company in the field of global product safety compliance, working primarily with Alcatel-Lucent's wireless base station equipment. Mr. Gies is a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Technical Academy. Prior to working at AT&T, Mr. Gies was a Tempest Engineer for Honeywell-Signal Analysis Center, where he worked on various secure communications projects for the US Army Communications -Electronics Command. Mr. Gies, a lifelong resident of the Jersey Shore, graduated from Rutgers University - College of Engineering as an Electrical Engineer. He is an iNARTE Certified Product Safety Engineer.