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For indoor applications my preference is steel set screw fittings and that is what I use on my specs. The set screw is more fault proof regarding installation as you can install it properly using just two hands. To install a compression fitting correctly you need four hands; two to keep the...

Thank you for your help; I will get those two books, geso52

The name for the leg with the higher voltage is "high-leg" and it should be marked with an orange color tape at the points of connection and at junction boxes. I would not want to have this setting in a dweling unit. (I don't like this setting even in a commercial or industrial facility)If...

Sauba, Utility companies disregard any pick loads that last less than 15 minutes and they record peak loads that last 15 minutes or more. That is why when they provided you with the pick load (which more likely was in KW) they mentioned the 15 minutes interval. Geso52

Alehman, Thank you for your advice; that is definetely a valid option. There are two "gray hair" engineers in town that I am planning to tap for design help. Still, I think that I need to learn medium voltage systems design and I am looking for any design guidelines that may be available. Do...

As an incidental section of a power design, I must provide the design of a 4160V service to a facility with multiple buildings where the distribution to each building will be also 4160V underground. The main service will be backed up by one or two generators and they will be located on a central...