Regulatory Impact on the Application of AC Induction Motors

This article will identify the impact of current and future laws, regulations, codes, standards, and recommended practices affecting the specification, design, operation, and maintenance of electric motors. The intent is to provide the engineer with a user's guide to assure compliance. However, space will not allow for the itemization of details pertaining to these factors. In the future, engineers will need to keep current libraries of these materials and be aware of pending or proposed changes.