16
Maintenance or Test
Recommended Interval
Reference
Review equipment ratings
5 years
NERC Planning Standard
Preventive maintenance
Per manufacturer's
recommendations
recommendations
Manufacturer's Instruction
Book
Book
Inspection and maintenance
1-3 years
NFPA 70B, Appendix H
Overcurrent and fault trip
settings and testing
settings and testing
1-3 years per FIST
3-5 years per NFPA
3-5 years per NFPA
FIST Volume 3-16
NFPA 70B 6.4 and 18-10.2
NFPA 70B 6.4 and 18-10.2
Infrared scan
Annually
NFPA 70B, 18-17.5
Maintenance or Test
Recommended Interval
Reference
Review equipment ratings
5 years
NERC Planning Standard
Preventive maintenance
Per manufacturer's
instructions and per
Appendix A
instructions and per
Appendix A
Manufacturer's Instruction
Book
FIST Volume 4-1B,
Appendix A
Book
FIST Volume 4-1B,
Appendix A
Inspection and maintenance,
lube, clean, adjust, align control
mechanism
lube, clean, adjust, align control
mechanism
1-3 years
NFPA 70B, 6-4 and
Appendix H
Appendix H
Overcurrent trip settings and
testing
testing
Annually or
2,000 operations
(3-year maximum)
2,000 operations
(3-year maximum)
FIST Volume 3-16
NFPA 70B, 6-4
NFPA 70B, 6-4
Contact resistance
measurement
measurement
Per manufacturer's
instructions
instructions
Manufacturer's Instruction
Book
Book
Breaker timing
(Motion analyzer)
(Motion analyzer)
Annually or
2,000 operations
2,000 operations
FIST Volume 3-16
High potential (to ground and
between phases)
between phases)
3-6 years
NFPA 70B, 18-5.3 and
Appendix H
Appendix H
Power factor
3-6 years
NFPA 70B
Doble Field Test Guide
Doble Field Test Guide
Infrared scan
Annually
NFPA 70B, 18-17.5