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tasamy
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Post subject: Good book about performing arc flash studies Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 7:37 am |
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Do you recommend a book for performing arcflash studies? considerations? Step by step? Using SKM, ETAP,..etc?
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AB P.E.
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:03 am |
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Book on Arc Flash
There is a book available for pre-order.
"How to Perform a Detailed Arc-Flash Study"
By Jim Phillips, who sponsors this site.
I have a copy on pre-order on Amazon.com
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A King
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:45 am |
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Recommended Booktasamy wrote: Do you recommend a book for performing arcflash studies? considerations? Step by step? Using SKM, ETAP,..etc?
EasyPower (software manufacturer) puts out a very nice FREE [url="http://www.easypower.com/arc_flash/arc_flash_book.php"]Practical Solution Guide to Arc Flash Hazards[/url] you just need to go to their site and request a copy. This is a decent starting point anyway.
If you don't already have these standards, you will need them. The IEEE 1584 Guide to Performing Arc-Flash Hazard Calculations and the [url="http://www.nfpa.org/aboutthecodes/list_of_codes_and_standards.asp"]NFPA-70E[/url] Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace.
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Jim Phillips (brainfiller)
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:14 pm |
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AB P.E. wrote: There is a book available for pre-order.
"How to Perform a Detailed Arc-Flash Study"
By Jim Phillips, who sponsors this site.
I have a copy on pre-order on Amazon.com
This book has been a very long time in development. I completed the draft a year ago and it went through quite a review process including NFPA which really slowed it down. It is now finally in print layout and should finally be available in the next couple of months. It topped out around 300 pages or so.
_________________ Jim Phillips, P.E. Brainfiller.com
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jghrist
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:22 pm |
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brainfiller wrote: This book has been a very long time in development. I completed the draft a year ago and it went through quite a review process including NFPA which really slowed it down. It is now finally in print layout and should finally be available in the next couple of months. It topped out around 300 pages or so.
I'm looking forward to the release. Please consider a Kindle version.
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wbd
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:11 am |
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I could not locate this book by Jim Phillips on Amazon. Do you have an ISBN?
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wbd
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 8:26 am |
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Found it. See attached screenshot. Amazon has it listed with the title "Complete Guide to Arc Flash Calculation Studies" by James Phillips even though the picture of the book has the title "How to Perform a Detailed Arc Flash Study" by Jim Phillips.
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redebusk
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:00 pm |
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Jim - I have your book "How to Perform a Detailed Arc Flash Study" on pre-order with Amazon as well. They list a publication date as November 2010. Is there a problem or can we expect this book soon?
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Jim Phillips (brainfiller)
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:55 pm |
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redebusk wrote: Jim - I have your book "How to Perform a Detailed Arc Flash Study" on pre-order with Amazon as well. They list a publication date as November 2010. Is there a problem or can we expect this book soon?
What timing for your question.
The draft was done quite some time ago. However, the publishing process took a bit longer than anticipated. The book is about to go though the final review process now and will be going to print in a few weeks. It will be available shortly after that.
It ended up being much larger than I expected pushing 300 pages with lots and lots of calculations, explanations of “questionable” areas of the calculation process, assumptions, worksheets, etc.
The book’s title is actually “Complete Guide to Arc Flash Calculation Studies”. The other title was just the working title during the development process.
Stay tuned, you will all be the first to know!
_________________ Jim Phillips, P.E. Brainfiller.com
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redebusk
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:57 pm |
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Your New Book
Jim - So you think your new book will be out in a month?
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Jim Phillips (brainfiller)
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:20 pm |
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PowerSystemFuture
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:39 pm |
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tasamy wrote: Do you recommend a book for performing arcflash studies? considerations? Step by step? Using SKM, ETAP,..etc? ETAP has a number of video and PDF tutorials on their website. You may want to check them out at http://etap.com/support/faqs-tutorials-topic.htm#arcflashanalysis. Lots of very good information and step-by-step instructions of arch flash studies on there.
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AB P.E.
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:23 am |
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Update????
Just wondering if any news on the long awaited book. I was recently on Amazon.com, and the J. Phillips book still not available (?).
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ScottPET
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 3:37 pm |
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AB P.E. wrote: Just wondering if any news on the long awaited book. I was recently on Amazon.com, and the J. Phillips book still not available (?).
I would be interested to know this also. 
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J. Wells
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:50 pm |
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Wow, I just received my copy of Jim's book today. Quite impressed - Good Job! 
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Zog
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:17 pm |
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I just got mine too, looks great Jim!!
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K. Engholm
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:33 pm |
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I see a few others received their copy also. A lot of info in there. Nice Job!
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AB P.E.
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 5:59 am |
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Where to get the book?
I can no longer see the book listed on Amazon. Where can I order the book? Also looked at NEC site, did not see it there. Puzzled!
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Jim Phillips (brainfiller)
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:37 am |
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Book - Complete Guide to Arc Flash Calculation StudiesAB P.E. wrote: I can no longer see the book listed on Amazon. Where can I order the book? Also looked at NEC site, did not see it there. Puzzled! What happened was the original publisher (not who I ended up with) jumped the gun and began promoting the book long before it was to be completed. That is what you previously saw on Amazon and what started the discussion here. This book will be available on Amazon in the next day or two. The book "Complete Guide to Arc Flash Hazard Calculation Studies" is available at the website: [url="http://www.brainfiller.com/stores/productlist.aspx?CatId=5"]brainfiller.com[/url] A preview of the Table of Contents and a few pages are at: [url="http://www.brainfiller.com/admin/ArticleFile/Arc%20Flash%20Studies%20Book.pdf"]Preview Here[/url] Title: Complete Guide to Arc Flash Hazard Calculation Studies ISBN: 9780615486918 Library of Congress Number: 2011912689
_________________ Jim Phillips, P.E. Brainfiller.com
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Jim Phillips (brainfiller)
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:58 am |
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Guide to Arc Flash Studies now on Amazon.combrainfiller wrote: What happened was the original publisher (not who I ended up with) jumped the gun and began promoting the book long before it was to be completed. That is what you previously saw on Amazon and what started the discussion here. This book will be available on Amazon in the next day or two. For now the book "Complete Guide to Arc Flash Hazard Calculation Studies" is only available at the [url="http://www.brainfiller.com"]brainfiller.com[/url]website. Title: Complete Guide to Arc Flash Hazard Calculation Studies ISBN: 9780615486918 Library of Congress Number: 2011912689 Following Up: The book: "Complete Guide to Arc Flash Calculation Studies" is now also available on [url="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Hazard-Calculation-Studies/dp/0615486916/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314978945&sr=8-1"]See Jim's Arc Flash Book on Amazon.com[/url] Thanks for everyone's support and positive feedback! Attached are a few pages from the book.
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_________________ Jim Phillips, P.E. Brainfiller.com
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