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Application Manual – Liquid Cooled Generator Sets
APPENDIX F
Codes and
Standards
Related Product
Standards
Modification of
Products
Applicable performance standards for generator sets include:
• International Electrotechnical Committee: Standard for Rotating Electrical Machines,
Part 1 (Rating and Performance), IEC 34–1.
• International Standards Organization: Standard for Reciprocating Internal Combustion
Engine Driven Alternating Current Generator Sets, Parts 1 through 9, ISO 8528.
• National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association: Standard for Motors and Generators,
NEMA MG1–1.
• Canadian Standards Association: CSA 22, Canadian Electrical Code. CSA 282,
Emergency Electrical Power Supply for Buildings.
• Underwriters Laboratories: UL 2200 Stationary Engine Generator Assemblies.
In North America, many safety (and environmental) issues related to generator set
applications are addressed by the following standards of the National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA):
• Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code–NFPA 30
• Standard for the Installation and use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines–NFPA
37
• National Fuel Gas Code–NFPA 54
• Storage and Handling of Liquified Petroleum Gas—NFPA 58
• National Electrical Code–NFPA 70
• Health Care Facilities Code–NFPA 99
• Life Safety Code–NFPA 101
• Emergency and Standby Power Systems–NFPA 110.
Generator sets and other related products are sometimes Certified, Listed, or otherwise
assured to be compliant to specific standards or codes. This generally applies to the
product as manufactured and shipped from the original manufacturer. Often these
products are labeled or in some way marked as such. Subsequent modifications to the
product could alter or violate the specific code compliance or listing. Product
modifications should be, and in some cases must be submitted to the local authority
having jurisdiction for approval.
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Rev. Jan 2011