Specifier's Guide | ABB Electrification U.S.

The Specifier's Guide is an excellent source for the product and application information you require when developing designs and specifications.

It is organized in sections: Application Engineering Information, Medium Voltage, Transformers, Mission Critical, Low Voltage, Power Management and Residential Equipment.

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Application Engineering Information
- - Arc Flash & Safety
  - Arc Flash Hazard Protection
    
    Avoid Arc Flash Occurrences by Following Industry Standards (NEMA)
    
    Molded-Case Circuit Breakers Reduce Arc Flash Hazard Impact (NEMA)
    
    Solutions for NEC240.67 and NEC240.87 – Arc Energy Reduction
    
    Absence of Voltage Detection
    
    CSI Specification
- Fault Current Protection
  - Application Guide for Ground Fault Protective Devices for Equipment (NEMA)
    
    Ground Fault Protection for Solidly Grounded Low Voltage Systems
    
    Ground Fault Systems Performance Testing
- Seismic Rating Information
  - Seismic Rating Information
- Selective Coordination
  - Selective Coordination
Medium Voltage Equipment & Components
- Motor Control
  - Solid State Controllers
    
    LimitAmp Reduced Voltage Solid State Starters Brochure
    
    CSI Specification
  - Vacuum Controllers
    
    Limitamp* Motor Control Application and Selection Guide
    
    Limitamp* CSI Specification
    
    Limitamp* AR Motor Control
    
    Limitamp AR CSI Specification
- Power Equipment Buildings
  - CSI Specification
- Switchgear and Breakers
  - Breakers
    
    ADVAC Product Page
    
    ADVAC G Product Page
    
    AMVAC Product Page
    
    VMax/A Product Page
    
    Roll-in Replacement Breakers Application Guide
    
    Roll-in Replacement Breakers for MagneBlast Application Guide
    
    Previous Generation: SecoVac Product Page
  - Paralleling Switchgear
    
    Zenith Energy Commander Paralleling Switchgear Product Page
    
    Zenith Digital Commander Paralleling Switchgear Product Page
    
    CSI Specification
  - Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) and Digital AIS
    
    Advance Metal-Clad Switchgear Product Page
    
    Advance and Advance 27 Technical and Application Guide
    
    CSI Specification
    
    SafeGear & SafeGear HD Arc Resistant Metal-Clad Switchgear Product Page
    
    SafeGear Technical and Application Guide
    
    SafeGear HD Technical and Application Guide
    
    Switchgear Plenum Technical and Application Guide
    
    CSI Specification
  - Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) and Digital GIS
    
    SafePlus Secondary Gas Insulated Switchgear Product Page
    
    ZX2 Product Page
    
    ZX2.2 Product Page
    
    ZX0.2 Product Page
    
    ZX Digital Product Page
- Switching and Protective Apparatus
  - Switches
    
    Breakmaster Load Interrupter Switches Product Page
    
    CSI Specification
    
    Breakmaster-V Load Interrupter Switches with Medium Voltage Vacuum Breaker Product Page
    
    CSI Specification
  - Transfer Switches
    
    Zenith Medium Voltage Auto-Transfer Switches Type ZTS-MV Product Page
    
    CSI Specification
Low Voltage Dry Type Transformers
- Distribution
  - Dry-Type General Purpose Product Page
    
    Dry-Type General Purpose Design Guide
    
    CSI Specification
- Noise & Harmonic Reducing
  - Guard I Noise Isolation Product Page
    
    Guard II Electrostatic Shielded Transformers Product Page
    
    Guard III Harmonic Mitigating Product Page
    
    CSI Specification
Mission Critical
- Automatic Transfer Switches
  - Zenith MVATS Product Page
    
    CSI Specification
    
    TruONE* Product Page
    
    CSI Specification
    
    Zenith T-Series Product Page
    
    Zenith ZTX T-Series Product Page
    
    Zenith ZTG T-Series Product Page
    
    Zenith ZTS T-Series Product Page
    
    Zenith ZBTS T-Series Product Page
    
    Withstand and Closing Ratings (WCR)
    
    Previous Generation ATS
- Paralleling Switchgear
  - Energy Commander Product Page
    
    CSI Specification
- Surge Protective Devices
  - Surge Protective Devices Product Page
    
    CSI Specification
    
    SPD - TPME and TPHE NSBX and NSWM Series Manual
- Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS)
  - Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) Product Page
- Static Transfer Switches
  - Static Transfer Switches Product Page
Low Voltage Equipment & Components
- Busway
  - Busway product offering
    CSI Specification
- Circuit Breakers, Power Switches & Safety Switches
  - Residential Circuit Breakers
    
    Residential Main Circuit Breakers Product Page
    
    Feeder Plug-in Circuit Breakers Product Page
    
    Combination Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI) Product Page
    
    Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Product Page
    
    Dual Function Circuit Interrupter (DFCI) Product Page
    
    Previous Generation: Combination Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter Product Page
  - Insulated Case Circuit Breakers (ICCB)
    
    Power Break* II Insulated Case Circuit Breakers Product Page
    
    Power Break* II Retrofill Kits for PowerBreak I Application Guide
    
    Power Break* Stationary Conversion Kit Application Guide
  - Molded Case Circuit Breakers (MCCB)
    
    UL Recognized Series Connected Ratings
    
    Tmax XT UL/CSA Product Page
    
    Tmax XT UL/CSA Application Guide
    
    Tmax XT UL/CSA Technical Characteristics
    
    Record Plus Product Page
    
    TEY Product Page
    
    Previous Generation: Spectra* Molded Case Circuit Breakers Product Page
  - Enclosed Circuit Breakers
    
    Enclosed Circuit Breaker Product Page
    
    Enclosed Circuit Breaker CSI Specification
  - Power Circuit Breakers (LVPCB)
    
    SACE ® Emax 2 Product Page
    
    SACE ® Emax 2 Technical catalog (UL Standard)
    
    SACE ® Emax 2 Specification guide
    
    SACE® Emax 2 Installation, operation and maintenance manual (installer)
    
    SACE ® Emax 2 Operating instructions for design engineer
    
    SACE ® Emax MS/DC 1500VDC Swithc disconnectors Technical catalog (UL & IEC)
    
    SACE ® Emax 2 E9/E10 for voltages up to 1000VAC Brochure
    
    EntelliGuard G Power Circuit Breaker Product Page
    
    EntelliGuard* R Retrofill for AK/AKR, WavePro, Westinghouse Brochure
    
    EntelliGuard TU Conversion/Upgrade Kits Brochure
    
    Previous Generation: Low Voltage Power Circuit Breakers - WavePro* Application Guide
  - Power High Pressure Contact Second Generation (HPCII) Fused Switches
    
    HPCII, New Generation, High Pressure Contact Switches Product Page
    
    HPCII Switch Brochure
    
    Previous Generation: HPC (High Pressure Contact) Switch Product Page
  - Safety Switches and Rotary Disconnects
    
    Safety Switches Product Page
    
    Safety Switch with Extra Large Viewing Window Product Page
    
    Safety Switches Application Guide
    
    CSI Specification
    
    Rotary Disconnects Product Page
- Drives
  - General Purpose Drives
    
    General Purpose Drives Product Page
    
    ACS580 Product Page
    
    ACS310 Product Page
    
    ACS550 Product Page
  - Application & Tools
    
    Drives Services
    
    Previous Generation: AF-600 FP Fan & Pump Drives Calculator
- Lighting Contactors
  - Lighting Contactors
    
    CSI Specification
- Motor Control Centers, Starters & Contactors
  - Motor Control Centers
    
    Motor Control Centers Product Page
    
    ReliaGear LV MCC Application Guide
    
    MNS MCC Product Page
    
    CSI Specification
    
    Previous Generation: 8000 Series Product Page
    
    Previous Generation: Evolution Series E9000 Product Page
    
    Previous Generation: Evolution Series E9000 AR per ANSI C37.20.7-2007 Type 2B Product Page
  - Motor Management Relays
    
    Universal Motor Controller Product Page
  - Starters & Contactors
    
    Manual Motor Starter Product Page
    
    Motor Protection and Control Catalog
    
    Soft Starters Product Page
- Power Equipment Buildings
  - Power Equipment Centers Application Guide
    
    CSI Specification
- Power Panels & Lighting Panelboard
  - ReliaGear neXT Power Panels Product Page
    
    CSI Specification - ReliaGear neXT
    
    Lighting Panelboards Product Page
    
    CSI Specification - non-RD Lighting Panelboards
    
    ReliaGear Lighting Panelboards Product Page
    
    ReliaGear Lighting Panelboards Brochure
    
    ReliaGear RD Lighting Panelboards Product Page
    
    ReliaGear RD Lighting Panelboards Brochure
    
    CSI Specification - RD Lighting Panelboards
    
    ReliaGear Lighting Panelboards AMP1 Monitoring Product Page
    
    ReliaGear Lighting Panelboards Branch Circuit Monitoring Product Page
    
    AE/RE/AS/RS Lighting Panel Application Guide
    
    AQ/RQ/AL/RL Lighting Panel Application Guide
    
    Previous Generation Panelboards
- Switchgear & Switchboards
  - Paralleling Switchgear
    
    Energy Commander Paralleling Switchgear Brochure
  - Switchboards - Group Mounted
    
    ReliaGear* SB Switchboard Product Page
    
    ReliaGear* SB Switchboard Application Guide
    
    CSI Specification
    
    Previous Generation Switchboards
    
    Previous Generation: Spectra* Series Switchboards Application Guide
    
    CSI Specification
  - Switchboards - Generator Connections
    
    GenTower Generator Switchboards Product Page
    
    GenTower Generator Switchboards Application Guide
  - Switchboards - Individually Mounted
    
    Power Break* II Switchboards Product Page
    
    Power Break* II Switchboards Application Guide
    
    CSI Specification
    
    Previous Generation: AV3 Access Switchboard Application Guide
  - Switchboards - Commercial Metering
    
    Commercial Metering Switchboards Product Page
  - Switchgear
    
    MNS-SG Product Page
    
    MNS-SG Application Guide
    
    Previous Generation: AKD-20 Switchgear Product Page
    
    Previous Generation: AKD-20 Switchgear Application Guide
    
    CSI Specification
    
    ReliaGear LV Switchgear Application Guide
    
    CSI Specification
    
    Entellisys* Product Page
    
    Entellisys* Application Guide
    
    CSI Specification
    
    Previous Generation: AKD-10 Switchgear Product Page
Power Management & Protective Relays
Residential Equipment & Components
- - Loadcenters - Single Phase
  - Load Centers Product Page
    
    PowerMark Gold Specification
- Modular Metering
  - Meter Mod III Product Page
    
    Modular Metering Specification
- Additional Resources
  - Load Centers BuyLog
    
    Metering BuyLog