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What activities fall under the practice of electrical engineering according to the New Electrical Engineering Law?
What activities fall under the practice of electrical engineering according to the New Electrical Engineering Law?
Which of the following is NOT considered part of the practice of electrical engineering as per the Act?
Which of the following is NOT considered part of the practice of electrical engineering as per the Act?
In the context of the New Electrical Engineering Law, which term refers to the supervision of erection, installation, testing, and commissioning of certain facilities?
In the context of the New Electrical Engineering Law, which term refers to the supervision of erection, installation, testing, and commissioning of certain facilities?
What is one of the activities that do NOT constitute the practice of electrical engineering according to the Act?
What is one of the activities that do NOT constitute the practice of electrical engineering according to the Act?
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According to the New Electrical Engineering Law, which activity is specifically mentioned as being part of the practice of electrical engineering?
According to the New Electrical Engineering Law, which activity is specifically mentioned as being part of the practice of electrical engineering?
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What is the primary function of 'Electric plant' as described in the text?
What is the primary function of 'Electric plant' as described in the text?
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Which term refers to the highest effective potential difference between any two conductors in a circuit?
Which term refers to the highest effective potential difference between any two conductors in a circuit?
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What does 'Kva' represent in the context provided?
What does 'Kva' represent in the context provided?
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What is the definition of 'Substation' based on the information provided?
What is the definition of 'Substation' based on the information provided?
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What is the role of 'Utilization equipment' according to the text?
What is the role of 'Utilization equipment' according to the text?
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Study Notes
Republic Act No. 7920: New Electrical Engineering Law
- This act provides for a more responsive and comprehensive regulation for the practice, licensing, and registration of electrical engineers and electricians.
Definition of Terms
- Practice of electrical engineering refers to the rendering of professional electrical engineering services, including:
- Consultation, investigation, valuation, and management of services requiring electrical engineering knowledge
- Design and preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates for electric power systems
- Supervision of erection, installation, testing, and commissioning of power plants, substations, transmission lines, and industrial plants
- Supervision of operation and maintenance of electrical equipment in power plants, industrial plants, watercrafts, and electric locomotives
- Supervision of the manufacture and repair of electrical equipment, including switchboards, transformers, generators, motors, and apparatus
- Teaching of electrical engineering professional subjects
- Taking charge of the sale and distribution of electrical equipment and systems requiring engineering calculations or applications of engineering data
Key Terms
- Electric supply equipment: any equipment that produces, modifies, regulates, or controls the supply of electric energy
- Electric plant: an establishment or a system for the production and modification of electric energy
- Power plant design: planning, specifying, coordinating, and layouting of electrical equipment in power plants, substations, and the like
- Substation: a building, room, or separate place that houses or encloses electric supply equipment connected to transmission or distribution lines
- Electrical system design: the choice of electrical systems, including planning and detailing of requirements for protection, control, monitoring, coordination, and interlocking of electrical systems
- Voltage: the highest effective potential difference between any two conductors of the circuit concerned, expressed in volts
- Kva: the installed capacity of an alternating current (A.C.) electric plant or supply equipment, or the connected load of industrial plants, commercial establishments, institutional buildings, expressed in kilovolt-amperes
- Kw: the installed capacity of a direct current (D.C) electric plant on board watercraft, expressed in kilowatts
- Utilization equipment: energy-consuming equipment, including motors, heaters, furnaces, light sources, and other devices that utilize electric energy
- Industrial plant or factory: manufacturing assembly plants, including engineering shops, shipyards, or other business endeavors where electrical machinery and equipment are installed
- Commercial establishments: department stores, supermarkets, shopping malls, office buildings, hotels, theaters, stadiums, condominiums, convention centers, restaurants, and the like, used for business or profit
- Institutional buildings: school buildings, hospitals, museums, display centers, government buildings, and the like
- Watercraft: any waterborne unit that is designed and built to have an electric plant
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Test your knowledge on the provisions of Republic Act No. 7920, also known as the 'New Electrical Engineering Law', which regulates the practice, licensing, and registration of electrical engineers and electricians. This quiz focuses on the title and definition of terms outlined in Article I of the Act.
