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Section

5
Primary and Secondary Service and
System Configurations

5.1.0 Introduction
5.1.1 Radial Circuit Arrangements in Commercial Buildings
5.1.2 Radial Circuit Arrangement: Common Primary Feeder to Secondary Unit
Substations
5.1.3 Radial Circuit Arrangement: Individual Primary Feeder to Secondary
Unit Substations
5.1.4 Primary Radial-Selective Circuit Arrangements
5.1.5 Secondary-Selective Circuit Arrangement (Double-Ended Substation with
Single Tie)
5.1.6 Secondary-Selective Circuit Arrangement (Individual Substations with
Interconnecting Ties)
5.1.7 Primary- and Secondary-Selective Circuit Arrangement (Double-Ended
Substation with Selective Primary)
5.1.8 Looped Primary Circuit Arrangement
5.1.9 Distributed Secondary Network
5.1.10 Basic Spot Network

5.1.0 Introduction
In order to provide electrical service to a building or buildings, you must first
determine what type of system is available from the utility company or from a pri-
vately owned and operated system such as might be found on a college or university
campus or industrial or commercial complex, as the case may be. Once this is
known, it is important to understand the characteristics of the system—not only
voltage, capacity, and available fault current but also the operational, reliability,
and relative cost characteristics inherent to the system by virtue of its configuration
or arrangement. Knowing the characteristics associated with the system arrange-
ment, the most appropriate service and distribution system for the application at
hand can be determined.

5.1
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5.2 Section Five

5.1.1 Radial Circuit Arrangements

in Commercial Buildings

5.1.1

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Primary and Secondary Service and System Configurations 5.3

5.1.2 Radial Circuit Arrangement: Common

Primary Feeder to Secondary Unit Substations

5.1.2

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5.4 Section Five

5.1.3 Radial Circuit Arrangement: Individual

Primary Feeder to Secondary Unit Substations

5.1.3

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Primary and Secondary Service and System Configurations 5.5

5.1.4 Primary Radial-Selective Circuit

Arrangements
5.1.4

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5.6 Section Five

5.1.5 Secondary-Selective Circuit Arrangement

(Double-Ended Substation with Single Tie)

5.1.5

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Primary and Secondary Service and System Configurations 5.7

5.1.6 Secondary-Selective Circuit Arrangement

(Individual Substations with Interconnecting Ties)

5.1.6

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5.8 Section Five

5.1.7 Primary- and Secondary-Selective Circuit

Arrangement (Double-Ended Substation with
Selective Primary)

5.1.7

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Primary and Secondary Service and System Configurations 5.9

5.1.8 Looped Primary Circuit Arrangement

5.1.8

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5.10 Section Five

5.1.9 Distributed Secondary Network

5.1.9

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Primary and Secondary Service and System Configurations 5.11

5.1.10 Basic Spot Network

5.1.10

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