CSA C22.2 NO. 178.2:04 (R2024)

Preface

This is the first edition of CSA C22.2 No. 178.2, Requirements for manually operated generator transfer panels, one of a series of Standards issued under Part II of the Canadian Electrical Code. This Standard incorporates the requirements of CSA International’s Technical Information Letter No. M-03.

Once published, provisions for automatic transfer switches and high voltage transfer switches will be covered in CSA C22.2 No. 178.1 and C22.2 No. 178.3, respectively.

For general information on the Standards of the Canadian Electrical Code, Part II, see the Preface of CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 0, General Requirements — Canadian Electrical Code, Part II.

This Standard was prepared by the Subcommittee on C22.2 No. 178, under the jurisdiction of the Technical Committee on Industrial Products and the Strategic Steering Committee on Requirements for Electrical Safety, and has been formally approved by the Technical Committee.

This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.

Scope

1.1

This Standard covers manual transfer panels having maximum ratings of 250 V, 60 A, for use in non-hazardous locations in accordance with the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I.

1.2

This Standard covers manual transfer panels that are intended for use on the load side of a distribution on a single-phase, 2-wire or 3-wire system to provide manual switching from the normal supply to power supply from a generator in the event of failure of the normal power or in other similar situations.

1.3

Transfer panels are generally considered suitable for emergency use only and are intended to be operated when the power from the utility is not available.

1.4

Transfer panels covered by this Standard are intended to be used with generators where

(a) the neutral is not bonded to the frame of the generator;

(b) the bond between the neutral and the frame can be removed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; or

(c) there is no means of isolating the neutral from the generator frame.

1.5

In CSA Standards, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; and may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard.

Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.

Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.

Legends to equations and figures are considered requirements.

1.6

The values given in SI (metric) units are the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.

This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.

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