NEC Table of Contents 2011 62pgs

2011 NEC Table of Contents (B) Cooling
110.14 Electrical Connections

(A) Terminals
ARTICLE 90 - Introduction (B) Splices
(C) Temperature Limitations
90.1 Purpose
110.15 High-Leg Marking
(A) Practical Safeguarding
110.16 Arc-Flash Hazard Warning
(B) Adequacy
110.18 Arcing Parts
(C) Intention
110.19 Light and Power from Railway Conductors
(D) Relation to Other International Standards
110.21 Marking
90.2 Scope
110.22 Identification of Disconnecting Means
(A) Covered
(A) General
(B) Not Covered
(B) Engineered Series Combination Systems
(C) Special Permission
(C) Tested Series Combination Systems
90.3 Code Arrangement
110.23 Current Transformers
90.4 Enforcement
110.24 Available Fault Current
90.5 Mandatory Rules, Permissive Rules, and Explanatory
(A) Field Marking
Material
(B) Modifications
(A) Mandatory Rules
II. 600 Volts, Nominal, or Less
(B) Permissive Rules
110.26 Spaces About Electrical Equipment
(C) Explanatory Material
(A) Working Space
(D) Informative Annexes
(B) Clear Spaces
90.6 Formal Interpretations
(C) Entrance to and Egress from Working Space
90.7 Examination of Equipment for Safety
(D) Illumination
90.8 Wiring Planning
(E) Dedicated Equipment Space
(A) Future Expansion and Convenience
(F) Locked Electrical Equipment Rooms or Enclosures
(B) Number of Circuits in Enclosures
110.27 Guarding of Live Parts
90.9 Units of Measurement
(A) Live Parts Guarded Against Accidental Contact
(A) Measurement System of Preference
(B) Prevent Physical Damage
(B) Dual System of Units
(C) Warning Signs
(C) Permitted Uses of Soft Conversion
110.28 Enclosure Types
(D) Compliance
III. Over 600 Volts, Nominal
110.30 General
ARTICLE 100 - Definitions 110.31 Enclosure for Electrical Installations
I. General (A) Electrical Vaults
II. Over 600 Volts, Nominal (B) Indoor Installations
(C) Outdoor Installations
(D) Enclosed Equipment Accessible to Unqualified Persons
ARTICLE 110 - Requirements for 110.32 Work Space About Equipment
Electrical Installations
I. General 110.33 Entrance to Enclosures and Access to Working Space
110.1 Scope (A) Entrance
110.2 Approval (B) Access
110.3 Examination, Identification, Installation, and Use of 110.34 Work Space and Guarding
Equipment (A) Working Space
(A) Examination (B) Separation from Low-Voltage Equipment
(B) Installation and Use (C) Locked Rooms or Enclosures
110.4 Voltages (D) Illumination
110.5 Conductors (E) Elevation of Unguarded Live Parts
110.6 Conductor Sizes (F) Protection of Service Equipment, Metal-Enclosed Power
110.7 Wiring Integrity Switchgear, and Industrial Control Assemblies
110.8 Wiring Methods 110.36 Circuit Conductors
110.40 Temperature Limitations at Terminations
110.9 Interrupting Rating IV. Tunnel Installations over 600 Volts, Nominal
110.10 Circuit Impedance, Short-Circuit Current Ratings, and 110.51 General
Other Characteristics (A) Covered
110.11 Deteriorating Agents (B) Other Articles
110.12 Mechanical Execution of Work (C) Protection Against Physical Damage
(A) Unused Openings 110.52 Overcurrent Protection
(B) Integrity of Electrical Equipment and Connections 110.53 Conductors
110.13 Mounting and Cooling of Equipment 110.54 Bonding and Equipment Grounding Conductors
(A) Mounting (A) Grounded and Bonded
(B) Equipment Grounding Conductors 210.4 Multiwire Branch Circuits
110.55 Transformers, Switches, and Electrical Equipment (A) General
110.56 Energized Parts (B) Disconnecting Means
110.57 Ventilation System Controls (C) Line-to-Neutral Loads
110.58 Disconnecting Means (D) Grouping
110.59 Enclosures 210.5 Identification for Branch Circuits
V. Manholes and Other Electrical Enclosures Intended for (A) Grounded Conductor
Personnel Entry, All Voltages (B) Equipment Grounding Conductor
110.70 General (C) Identification of Ungrounded Conductors
110.71 Strength 210.6 Branch-Circuit Voltage Limitations
110.72 Cabling Work Space (A) Occupancy Limitation
110.73 Equipment Work Space (B) 120 Volts Between Conductors
110.74 Conductor Installation (C) 277 Volts to Groutnd
(A) 600 Volts, Nominal, or Less (D) 600 Volts Between Conductors
(B) Over 600 Volts, Nominal (E) Over 600 Volts Between Conductors
110.75 Access to Manholes 210.7 Multiple Branch Circuits
(A) Dimensions 210.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for
(B) Obstructions Personnel
(C) Location (A) Dwelling Units
(D) Covers (B) Other Than Dwelling Units
(E) Marking (C) Boat Hoists
110.76 Access to Vaults and Tunnels 210.9 Circuits Derived from Autotransformers
(A) Location 210.10 Ungrounded Conductors Tapped from Grounded
(B) Locks Systems
110.77 Ventilation 210.11 Branch Circuits Required
110.78 Guarding (A) Number of Branch Circuits
110.79 Fixed Ladders (B) Load Evenly Proportioned Among Branch Circuits
(C) Dwelling Units
210.12 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection
ARTICLE 200 - Use and Identification (A) Dwelling Units
of Grounded Conductors (B) Branch Circuit Extensions or Modifications — Dwelling
200.1 Scope Units
200.2 General 210.18 Guest Rooms and Guest Suites
(A) Insulation
(B) Continuity II. Branch-Circuit Ratings
200.3 Connection to Grounded System 210.19 Conductors — Minimum Ampacity and Size
200.4 Neutral Conductors (A) Branch Circuits Not More Than 600 Volts
200.6 Means of Identifying Grounded Conductors (B) Branch Circuits Over 600 Volts
(A) Sizes 6 AWG or Smaller 210.20 Overcurrent Protection
(B) Sizes 4 AWG or Larger (A) Continuous and Noncontinuous Loads
(C) Flexible Cords (B) Conductor Protection
(D) Grounded Conductors of Different Systems (C) Equipment
(E) Grounded Conductors of Multiconductor Cables (D) Outlet Devices
200.7 Use of Insulation of a White or Gray Color or with 210.21 Outlet Devices
Three Continuous White Stripes (A) Lampholders
(A) General (B) Receptacles
(B) Circuits of Less Than 50 Volts 210.23 Permissible Loads
(C) Circuits of 50 Volts or More (A) 15- and 20-Ampere Branch Circuits
200.9 Means of Identification of Terminals (B) 30-Ampere Branch Circuits
200.10 Identification of Terminals (C) 40- and 50-Ampere Branch Circuits
(A) Device Terminals (D) Branch Circuits Larger Than 50 Amperes
(B) Receptacles, Plugs, and Connectors 210.24 Branch-Circuit Requirements — Summary
(C) Screw Shells 210.25 Branch Circuits in Buildings with More Than One
(D) Screw Shell Devices with Leads Occupancy
(E) Appliances (A) Dwelling Unit Branch Circuits
200.11 Polarity of Connections (B) Common Area Branch Circuits
III. Required Outlets
210.50 General
ARTICLE 210 - Branch Circuits (A) Cord Pendants
I. General Provisions
(B) Cord Connections
210.1 Scope
(C) Appliance Receptacle Outlets
210.2 Other Articles for Specific-Purpose Branch Circuits
210.52 Dwelling Unit Receptacle Outlets
210.3 Rating
(A) General Provisions (F) Sign and Outline Lighting
(B) Small Appliances (G) Show Windows
(C) Countertops (H) Fixed Multioutlet Assemblies
(D) Bathrooms (I) Receptacle Outlets
(E) Outdoor Outlets (J) Dwelling Occupancies
(F) Laundry Areas (K) Banks and Office Buildings
(G) Basements, Garages, and Accessory Buildings (L) Other Outlets
(H) Hallways
(I) Foyers 220.16 Loads for Additions to Existing Installations
210.60 Guest Rooms, Guest Suites, Dormitories, and Similar (A) Dwelling Units
Occupancies (B) Other Than Dwelling Units
(A) General 220.18 Maximum Loads
(B) Receptacle Placement (A) Motor-Operated and Combination Loads
210.62 Show Windows (B) Inductive and LED Lighting Loads
210.63 Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration (C) Range Loads
Equipment Outlet III. Feeder and Service Load Calculations
210.70 Lighting Outlets Required 220.40 General
(A) Dwelling Units 220.42 General Lighting
(B) Guest Rooms or Guest Suites 220.43 Show-Window and Track Lighting
(C) Other Than Dwelling Units (A) Show Windows
(B) Track Lighting
ARTICLE 215 - Feeders 220.44 Receptacle Loads — Other Than Dwelling Units
220.50 Motors
215.1 Scope
220.51 Fixed Electric Space Heating
215.2 Minimum Rating and Size
220.52 Small Appliance and Laundry Loads — Dwelling Unit
(A) Feeders Not More Than 600 Volts
(A) Small Appliance Circuit Load
(B) Feeders Over 600 Volts
(B) Laundry Circuit Load
215.3 Overcurrent Protection
220.53 Appliance Load — Dwelling Unit(s)
215.4 Feeders with Common Neutral Conductor
220.54 Electric Clothes Dryers — Dwelling Unit(s)
(A) Feeders with Common Neutral
220.55 Electric Ranges and Other Cooking Appliances —
(B) In Metal Raceway or Enclosure
Dwelling Unit(s)
215.5 Diagrams of Feeders
220.56 Kitchen Equipment — Other Than Dwelling Unit(s)
215.6 Feeder Equipment Grounding Conductor
220.60 Noncoincident Loads
215.7 Ungrounded Conductors Tapped from Grounded
220.61 Feeder or Service Neutral Load
Systems
(A) Basic Calculation
215.9 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for
(B) Permitted Reductions
Personnel
(C) Prohibited Reductions
215.10 Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment
IV. Optional Feeder and Service Load Calculations
215.11 Circuits Derived from Autotransformers
220.80 General
215.12 Identification for Feeders
220.82 Dwelling Unit
(A) Grounded Conductor
(A) Feeder and Service Load
(B) Equipment Grounding Conductor
(B) General Loads
(C) Ungrounded Conductors
(C) Heating and Air-Conditioning Load
220.83 Existing Dwelling Unit
ARTICLE 220 - Branch-Circuit, (A) Where Additional Air-Conditioning Equipment or Electric
Space-Heating Equipment Is Not to Be Installed
Feeder, and Service Calculations (B) Where Additional Air-Conditioning Equipment or Electric
I. General
Space-Heating Equipment Is to Be Installed
220.1 Scope
220.84 Multifamily Dwelling
220.3 Application of Other Articles
(A) Feeder or Service Load
220.5 Calculations
(B) House Loads
(A) Voltages
(C) Calculated Loads
(B) Fractions of an Ampere
220.85 Two Dwelling Units
II. Branch-Circuit Load Calculations
220.86 Schools
220.10 General
220.12 Lighting Load for Specified Occupancies
220.87 Determining Existing Loads
220.14 Other Loads — All Occupancies
220.88 New Restaurants
(A) Specific Appliances or Loads
V. Farm Load Calculations
(B) Electric Dryers and Electric Cooking Appliances in
220.100 General
Dwelling Units
220.102 Farm Loads — Buildings and Other Loads
(C) Motor Loads
(A) Dwelling Unit
(D) Luminaires
(B) Other Than Dwelling Unit
(E) Heavy-Duty Lampholders
220.103 Farm Loads — Total 225.32 Location
225.33 Maximum Number of Disconnects
(A) General
ARTICLE 225 - Outside Branch (B) Single-Pole Units
Circuits and Feeders 225.34 Grouping of Disconnects
225.1 Scope (A) General
225.2 Definition (B) Additional Disconnecting Means
225.3 Other Articles
I. General 225.35 Access to Occupants
225.4 Conductor Covering 225.36 Suitable for Service Equipment
225.5 Size of Conductors 600 Volts, Nominal, or Less 225.37 dentIification
225.6 Conductor Size and Support 22 5.38 Disconnect Construction
(A) Overhead Spans (A) Manually or Power Operable
(B) Festoon Lighting (B) Simultaneous Opening of Poles
225.7 Lighting Equipment Installed Outdoors (C) Disconnection of Grounded Conductor
(A) General (D) Indicating
(B) Common Neutral 225.39 Rating of Disconnect
(A) One-Circuit Installation
(C) 277 Volts to Ground (B) Two-Circuit Installations
(D) 600 Volts Between Conductors (C) One-Family Dwelling
225.8 Calculation of Loads 600 Volts, Nominal, or Less (D) All Others
(A) Branch Circuits 225.40 Access to Overcurrent Protective Devices
(B) Feeders III. Over 600 Volts
225.10 Wiring on Buildings 225.50 Sizing of Conductors
225.11 Circuit Exits and Entrances 22 5.51 Isolating Switches
225.12 Open-Conductor Supports 22 5.52 Disconnecting Means
225.14 Open-Conductor Spacings (A) Location
(A) 600 Volts, Nominal, or Less (B) Type
(B) Over 600 Volts, Nominal (C) Locking
(C) Separation from Other Circuits (D) Indicating
(D) Conductors on Poles (E) Uniform Position
225.15 Supports over Buildings (F) Indentification
225.16 Attachment to Buildings 22 5.56 Inspections and Tests
(A) Point of Attachment (A) Pre-Energization and Operating Tests
(B) Means of Attachment (B) Test Report
225.17 Masts as Supports 225.60 Clearances over Roadways, Walkways, Rail, Water,
225.18 Clearance for Overhead Conductors and Cables and Open Land
225.19 Clearances from Buildings for Conductors of Not Over (A) 22 kV, Nominal, to Ground or Less
600 Volts, Nominal (B) Over 22 kV Nominal to Ground
(A) Above Roofs (C) Special Cases
(B) From Nonbuilding or Nonbridge Structures 225.61 Clearances over Buildings and Other Structures
(C) Horizontal Clearances (A) 22 kV Nominal to Ground or Less
(D) Final Spans (B) Over 22 kV Nominal to Ground
(E) Zone for Fire Ladders 22 5.70 Substations
225.20 Mechanical Protection of Conductors (A) Warning Signs
225.21 Multiconductor Cables on Exterior Surfaces of
Buildings ARTICLE 230 - Services
225.22 Raceways on Exterior Surfaces of Buildings or Other
230.1 Scope
Structures
I. General
225.24 Outdoor Lampholders
230.2 Number of Services
225.25 Location of Outdoor Lamps
(A) Special Conditions
225.26 Vegetation as Support
(B) Special Occupancies
225.27 Raceway Seal
(C) Capacity Requirements
II. Buildings or Other Structures Supplied by a Feeder(s) or
(D) Different Characteristics
Branch Circuit(s)
(E) Identification
225.30 Number of Supplies
230.3 One Building or Other Structure Not to Be Supplied
(A) Special Conditions
Through Another
(B) Special Occupancies
230.6 Conductors Considered Outside the Building
(C) Capacity Requirements
230.7 Other Conductors in Raceway or Cable
(D) Different Characteristics
230.8 Raceway Seal
(E) Documented Switching Procedures
230.9 Clearances on Buildings
225.31 Disconnecting Means
(A) Clearances
(B) Vertical Clearance (A) Enclosed
(C) Building Openings (B) Guarded
230.10 Vegetation as Support 230.66 Marking
II. Overhead Service Conductors VI. Service Equipment — Disconnecting Means
230.22 Insulation or Covering 230.70 General
230.23 Size and Rating (A) Location
(A) General (B) Marking
(B) Minimum Size (C) Suitable for Use
(C) Grounded Conductors 230.71 Maximum Number of Disconnects
230.24 Clearances (A) General
(A) Above Roofs (B) Single-Pole Units
(B) Vertical Clearance for Overhead Service Conductors 230.72 Grouping of Disconnects
(C) Clearance from Building Openings (A) General
(D) Clearance from Swimming Pools (B) Additional Service Disconnecting Means
(E) Clearance from Communication Wires and Cables (C) Access to Occupants
230.26 Point of Attachment 230.74 Simultaneous Opening of Poles
230.27 Means of Attachment 230.75 Disconnection of Grounded Conductor
230.28 Service Masts as Supports 230.76 Manually or Power Operable
230.29 Supports over Buildings
III. Underground Service Conductors 230.77 Indicating
230.30 Installation 230.79 Rating of Service Disconnecting Means
230.31 Size and Rating (A) One-Circuit Installations
(A) General (B) Two-Circuit Installations
(B) Minimum Size (C) One-Family Dwellings
(C) Grounded Conductors (D) All Others
230.32 Protection Against Damage 230.80 Combined Rating of Disconnects
230.33 Spliced Conductors 230.81 Connection to Terminals
IV. Service-Entrance Conductors 230.82 Equipment Connected to the Supply Side of Service
230.40 Number of Service-Entrance Conductor Sets Disconnect
230.41 Insulation of Service-Entrance Conductors VII. Service Equipment — Overcurrent Protection
230.90 Where Required
230.42 Minimum Size and Rating (A) Ungrounded Conductor
(A) General (B) Not in Grounded Conductor
(B) Specific Installations 230.91 Location
(C) Grounded Conductors 230.92 Locked Service Overcurrent Devices
230.43 Wiring Methods for 600 Volts, Nominal, or Less 230.93 Protection of Specific Circuits
230.44 Cable Trays 230.94 Relative Location of Overcurrent Device and Other
230.46 Spliced Conductors Service Equipment
230.50 Protection Against Physical Damage 230.95 Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment
(A) Underground Service-Entrance Conductors (A) Setting
(B) All Other Service-Entrance Conductors (B) Fuses
230.51 Mounting Supports (C) Performance Testing
(A) Service-Entrance Cables VIII. Services Exceeding 600 Volts, Nominal
(B) Other Cables 230.200 General
(C) Individual Open Conductors 230.202 Service-Entrance Conductors
230.52 Individual Conductors Entering Buildings or Other (A) Conductor Size
Structures (B) Wiring Methods
230.53 Raceways to Drain 230.204 Isolating Switches
230.54 Overhead Service Locations (A) Where Required
(A) Service Head (B) Fuses as Isolating Switch
(B) Service-Entrance Cable Equipped with Service Head or (C) Accessible to Qualified Persons Only
Gooseneck (D) Connection to Ground
(C) Service Heads and Goosenecks Above Service-Drop or 230.205 Disconnecting Means
Overhead Service Attachment (A) Location
(D) Secured (B) Type
(E) Separately Bushed Openings (C) Remote Control
(F) Drip Loops 230.206 Overcurrent Devices as Disconnecting Means
(G) Arranged That Water Will Not Enter Service Raceway or 230.208 Protection Requirements
Equipment (A) Equipment Type
230.56 Service Conductor with the Higher Voltage to Ground (B) Enclosed Overcurrent Devices
V. Service Equipment — General 230.209 Surge Arresters (Lightning Arresters)
230.62 Service Equipment — Enclosed or Guarded 230.210 Service Equipment — General Provisions
230.211 Metal-Enclosed Switchgear 240.40 Disconnecting Means for Fuses
230.212 Over 35,000 Volts
240.41 Arcing or Suddenly Moving Parts
ARTICLE 240 - Overcurrent (A) Location
(B) Suddenly Moving Parts
Protection V. Plug Fuses, Fuseholders, and Adapters
I. General 240.50 General
240.1 Scope (A) Maximum Voltage
240.2 Definitions (B) Marking
240.3 Other Articles (C) Hexagonal Configuration
240.4 Protection of Conductors (D) No Energized Parts
(A) Power Loss Hazard (E) Screw Shell
(B) Overcurrent Devices Rated 800 Amperes or Less 240.51 Edison-Base Fuses
(C) Overcurrent Devices Rated over 800 Amperes (A) Classification
(D) Small Conductors (B) Replacement Only
(E) Tap Conductors 240.52 Edison-Base Fuseholders
(F) Transformer Secondary Conductors 240.53 Type S Fuses
(G) Overcurrent Protection for Specific Conductor (A) Classification
Applications (B) Noninterchangeable
240.5 Protection of Flexible Cords, Flexible Cables, and 240.54 Type S Fuses, Adapters, and Fuseholders
Fixture Wires (A) To Fit Edison-Base Fuseholders
(A) Ampacities (B) To Fit Type S Fuses Only
(B) Branch-Circuit Overcurrent Device (C) Nonremovable
240.6 Standard Ampere Ratings (D) Nontamperable
(A) Fuses and Fixed-Trip Circuit Breakers (E) Interchangeability
(B) Adjustable-Trip Circuit Breakers VI. Cartridge Fuses and Fuseholders
(C) Restricted Access Adjustable-Trip Circuit Breakers 240.60. General
240.8 Fuses or Circuit Breakers in Parallel (A) Maximum Voltage — 300-Volt Type
240.9 Thermal Devices (B) Noninterchangeable — 0–6000-Ampere
240.10 Supplementary Overcurrent Protection Cartridge Fuseholders
240.12 Electrical System Coordination (C) Marking
240.13 Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment (D) Renewable Fuses
240.15 Ungrounded Conductors 240.61 Classification
(A) Overcurrent Device Required VII. Circuit Breakers
(B) Circuit Breaker as Overcurrent Device 240.80 Method of Operation
(C) Closed-Loop Power Distribution Systems 240.81 Indicating
II. Location 240.82 Nontamperable
240.21 Location in Circuit 240.83 Marking
(A) Branch-Circuit Conductors (A) Durable and Visible
(B) Feeder Taps (B) Location
(C) Transformer Secondary Conductors (C) Interrupting Rating
(D) Service Conductors (D) Used as Switches
(E) Busway Taps (E) Voltage Marking
(F) Motor Circuit Taps 240.85 Applications
(G) Conductors from Generator Terminals 240.86 Series Ratings
(H) Battery Conductors (A) Selected Under Engineering Supervision in Existing
240.22 Grounded Conductor Installations
240.23 Change in Size of Grounded Conductor (B) Tested Combinations
240.24 Location in or on Premises (C) Motor Contribution
(A) Accessibility 240.87 Non-Instantaneous Trip
(B) Occupancy VIII. Supervised Industrial Installations
(C) Not Exposed to Physical Damage 240.90 General
(D) Not in Vicinity of Easily Ignitible Material 240.91 Protection of Conductors
(E) Not Located in Bathrooms (A) General
(F) Not Located over Steps (B) Devices Rated Over 800 Amperes
III. Enclosures
240.30 General 240.92 Location in Circuit
(A) Protection from Physical Damage (A) Feeder and Branch-Circuit Conductors
(B) Operating Handle (B) Feeder Taps
240.32 Damp or Wet Locations (C) Transformer Secondary Conductors of Separately Derived
240.33 Vertical Position Systems
IV. Disconnecting and Guarding (D) Outside Feeder Taps
(E) Protection by Primary Overcurrent Device (C) Outdoor Source
IX. Overcurrent Protection Over 600 Volts, Nominal 250.32 Buildings or Structures Supplied by a Feeder(s) or
240.100 Feeders and Branch Circuits Branch Circuit(s)
(A) Location and Type of Protection (A) Grounding Electrode
(B) Protective Devices (B) Grounded Systems
(C) Conductor Protection (C) Ungrounded Systems
240.101 Additional Requirements for Feeders (D) Disconnecting Means Located in Separate Building or
(A) Rating or Setting of Overcurrent Protective Devices Structure on the Same Premises
(B) Feeder Taps (E) Grounding Electrode Conductor
250.34 Portable and Vehicle-Mounted Generators
(A) Portable Generators
ARTICLE 250 - Grounding and (B) Vehicle-Mounted Generators
Bonding (C) Grounded Conductor Bonding
I. General 250.35 Permanently Installed Generators
250.1 Scope (A) Separately Derived System
250.2 Definitions (B) Nonseparately Derived System
250.3 Application of Other Articles 250.36 High-Impedance Grounded Neutral Systems
250.4 General Requirements for Grounding and Bonding (A) Grounding Impedance Location
(A) Grounded Systems (B) Grounded System Conductor
(B) Ungrounded Systems (C) System Grounding Connection
250.6 Objectionable Current
(A) Arrangement to Prevent Objectionable Current (D) Neutral Point to Grounding Impedance Conductor Routing
(B) Alterations to Stop Objectionable Current (E) Equipment Bonding Jumper
(C) Temporary Currents Not Classified as Objectionable (F) Grounding Electrode Conductor Location
Currents (G) Equipment Bonding Jumper Size
(D) Limitations to Permissible Alterations III. Grounding Electrode System and Grounding Electrode
(E) Isolation of Objectionable Direct-Current Ground Currents Conductor
250.8 Connection of Grounding and Bonding Equipment 250.50 Grounding Electrode System
(A) Permitted Methods 250.52 Grounding Electrodes
(B) Methods Not Permitted (A) Electrodes Permitted for Grounding
250.10 Protection of Ground Clamps and Fittings (B) Not Permitted for Use as Grounding Electrodes
250.12 Clean Surfaces 250.53 Grounding Electrode System Installation
II. System Grounding (A) Rod, Pipe, and Plate Electrodes
250.20 Alternating-Current Systems to Be Grounded (B) Electrode Spacing
(A) Alternating-Current Systems of Less Than 50 Volts (C) Bonding Jumper
(B) Alternating-Current Systems of 50 Volts to 1000 Volts (D) Metal Underground Water Pipe
(C) Alternating-Current Systems of 1 kV and Over (E) Supplemental Electrode Bonding Connection Size
(D) Impedance Grounded Neutral Systems (F) Ground Ring
250.21 Alternating-Current Systems of 50 Volts to Less Than (G) Rod and Pipe Electrodes
1000 Volts Not Required to Be Grounded (H) Plate Electrode
(A) General 250.54 Auxiliary Grounding Electrodes
(B) Ground Detectors 250.58 Common Grounding Electrode
(C) Marking 250.60 Use of Strike Termination Devices
250.22 Circuits Not to Be Grounded 250.62 Grounding Electrode Conductor Material
250.24 Grounding Service-Supplied Alternating-Current 250.64 Grounding Electrode Conductor Installation
Systems (A) Aluminum or Copper-Clad Aluminum Conductors
(A) System Grounding Connections (B) Securing and Protection from Physical Damage
(B) Main Bonding Jumper (C) Continuous
(C) Grounded Conductor Brought to Service Equipment (D) Service with Multiple Disconnecting Means Enclosures
(D) Grounding Electrode Conductor (E) Enclosures for Grounding Electrode Conductors
(E) Ungrounded System Grounding Connections (F) Installation to Electrode(s)
250.26 Conductor to Be Grounded — Alternating-Current 250.66 Size of Alternating-Current Grounding Electrode
Systems Conductor
250.28 Main Bonding Jumper and System Bonding Jumper (A) Connections to Rod, Pipe, or Plate Electrodes
(A) Material (B) Connections to Concrete-Encased Electrodes
(B) Construction (C) Connections to Ground Rings
(C) Attachment 250.68 Grounding Electrode Conductor and Bonding Jumper
(D) Size Connection to Grounding Electrodes
250.30 Grounding Separately Derived Alternating-Current (A) Accessibility
Systems (B) Effective Grounding Path
(A) Grounded Systems (C) Metallic Water Pipe and Structural Metal
(B) Ungrounded Systems
250.70 Methods of Grounding and Bonding Conductor 250.120 Equipment Grounding Conductor Installation
Connection to Electrodes (A) Raceway, Cable Trays, Cable Armor, Cablebus, or Cable
IV. Enclosure, Raceway, and Service Cable Connections Sheaths
250.80 Service Raceways and Enclosures (B) Aluminum and Copper-Clad Aluminum Conductors
(C) Equipment Grounding Conductors Smaller Than 6 AWG
250.84 Underground Service Cable or Raceway 250.121 Use of Equipment Grounding Conductors
(A) Underground Service Cable 250.122 Size of Equipment Grounding Conductors
(B) Underground Service Raceway Containing Cable (A) General
250.86 Other Conductor Enclosures and Raceways (B) Increased in Size
V. Bonding (C) Multiple Circuits
250.90 General (D) Motor Circuits
250.92 Services (E) Flexible Cord and Fixture Wire
(A) Bonding of Equipment for Services (F) Conductors in Parallel
(B) Method of Bonding at the Service (G) Feeder Taps
250.94 Bonding for Other Systems 250.124 Equipment Grounding Conductor Continuity
250.96 Bonding Other Enclosures (A) Separable Connections
(A) General (B) Switches
(B) Isolated Grounding Circuits 250.126 Identification of Wiring Device Terminals
250.97 Bonding for Over 250 Volts VII. Methods of Equipment Grounding
250.98 Bonding Loosely Jointed Metal Raceways 250.130 Equipment Grounding Conductor Connections
250.100 Bonding in Hazardous (Classified) Locations (A) For Grounded Systems
250.102 Bonding Conductors and Jumpers (B) For Ungrounded Systems
(A) Material (C) Nongrounding Receptacle Replacement or Branch Circuit
(B) Attachment Extensions
(C) Size — Supply-Side Bonding Jumper 250.132 Short Sections of Raceway
(D) Size — Equipment Bonding Jumper on Load Side of an 250.134 Equipment Fastened in Place or Connected by
Overcurrent Device Permanent Wiring Methods (Fixed) — Grounding
(E) Installation (A) Equipment Grounding Conductor Types
250.104 Bonding of Piping Systems and Exposed Structural (B) With Circuit Conductors
Steel 250.136 Equipment Considered Grounded
(A) Metal Water Piping (A) Equipment Secured to Grounded Metal Supports
(B) Other Metal Piping (B) Metal Car Frames
(C) Structural Metal 250.138 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Equipment
(D) Separately Derived Systems (A) By Means of an Equipment Grounding Conductor
250.106 Lightning Protection Systems (B) By Means of a Separate Flexible Wire or Strap
VI. Equipment Grounding and Equipment Grounding 250.140 Frames of Ranges and Clothes Dryers
Conductors
250.110 Equipment Fastened in Place (Fixed) or Connected by 250.142 Use of Grounded Circuit Conductor for Grounding
Permanent Wiring Methods Equipment
250.112 Specific Equipment Fastened in Place (Fixed) or (A) Supply-Side Equipment
Connected by Permanent Wiring Methods (B) Load-Side Equipment
(A) Switchboard Frames and Structures 250.144 Multiple Circuit Connections
(B) Pipe Organs 250.146 Connecting Receptacle Grounding Terminal to Box
(C) Motor Frames (A) Surface-Mounted Box
(D) Enclosures for Motor Controllers (B) Contact Devices or Yokes
(E) Elevators and Cranes (C) Floor Boxes
(F) Garages, Theaters, and Motion Picture Studios (D) Isolated Receptacles
(G) Electric Signs 250.148 Continuity and Attachment of Equipment Grounding
(H) Motion Picture Projection Equipment Conductors to Boxes
(I) Remote-Control, Signaling, and Fire Alarm Circuits (A) Connections
(J) Luminaires (B) Grounding Continuity
(K) Skid-Mounted Equipment (C) Metal Boxes
(L) Motor-Operated Water Pumps (D) Nonmetallic Boxes
(M) Metal Well Casings (E) Solder
VIII. Direct-Current Systems
250.114 Equipment Connected by Cord and Plug 250.160 General
250.116 Nonelectrical Equipment 250.162 Direct-Current Circuits and Systems to Be Grounded
250.118 Types of Equipment Grounding Conductors (A) Two-Wire, Direct-Current Systems
250.119 Identification of Equipment Grounding Conductors (B) Three-Wire, Direct-Current Systems
(A) Conductors Larger Than 6 AWG 250.164 Point of Connection for Direct-Current Systems
(B) Multiconductor Cable (A) Off-Premises Source
(C) Flexible Cord (B) On-Premises Source
250.166 Size of Direct-Current Grounding Electrode 280.23 Surge-Arrester Conductors
Conductor 280.24 Interconnections
(A) Not Smaller Than the Neutral Conductor (A) Metallic Interconnections
(B) Not Smaller Than the Largest Conductor (B) Through Spark Gap or Device
(C) Connected to Rod, Pipe, or Plate Electrodes (C) By Special Permission
(D) Connected to a Concrete-Encased Electrode 280.25 Grounding Electrode Conductor Connections and
(E) Connected to a Ground Ring Enclosures
250.168 Direct-Current System Bonding Jumper ARTICLE 285 - Surge-Protective
250.169 Ungrounded Direct-Current Separately Derived
Systems Instruments, Meters, and Relays Devices (SPDs), 1 kV or Less
250.170 Instrument Transformer Circuits I. General
250.172 Instrument Transformer Cases 285.1 Scope
250.174 Cases of Instruments, Meters, and Relays Operating 285.3 Uses Not Permitted
at Less Than 1000 Volts 285.4 Number Required
(A) Not on Switchboards 285.5 Listing
(B) On Dead-Front Switchboards 285.6 Short-Circuit Current Rating
(C) On Live-Front Switchboards II. Installation
250.176 Cases of Instruments, Meters, and Relays — 285.11 Location
Operating Voltage 1 kV and Over 285.12 Routing of Connections
250.178 Instrument Equipment Grounding Conductor III. Connecting SPDs
Grounding of Systems and Circuits of Over 1 kV 285.21 Connection
250.180 General 285.23 Type 1 SPDs (Surge Arresters)
(A) Installation
250.182 Derived Neutral Systems (B) At the Service
250.184 Solidly Grounded Neutral Systems 285.24 Type 2 SPDs (TVSSs)
(A) Neutral Conductor (A) Service-Supplied Building or Structure
(B) Single-Point Grounded Neutral System (B) Feeder-Supplied Building or Structure
(C) Multigrounded Neutral Systems (C) Separately Derived System
250.186 Impedance Grounded Neutral Systems 285.25 Type 3 SPDs
(A) Location 285.26 Conductor Size
(B) Identified and Insulated 285.27 Connection Between Conductors
(C) System Neutral Conductor Connection 285.28 Grounding Electrode Conductor Connections and
(D) Equipment Grounding Conductors Enclosures
250.188 Grounding of Systems Supplying Portable or Mobile ARTICLE 300 - Wiring Methods
Equipment
I. General Requirements
(A) Portable or Mobile Equipment
300.1 Scope
(B) Exposed Non–Current-Carrying Metal Parts
(A) All Wiring Installations
(C) Ground-Fault Current
(B) Integral Parts of Equipment
(D) Ground-Fault Detection and Relaying
(C) Metric Designators and Trade Sizes
(E) Isolation
300.2 Limitations
(F) Trailing Cable and Couplers
(A) Voltage
250.190 Grounding of Equipment
(B) Temperature
(A) Equipment Grounding
300.3 Conductors
(B) Grounding Electrode Conductor
(A) Single Conductors
(C) Equipment Grounding Conductor
(B) Conductors of the Same Circuit
250.191 Grounding System at Alternating-Current Substations
(C) Conductors of Different Systems
ARTICLE 280 - Surge Arresters, Over 300.4 Protection Against Physical Damage
(A) Cables and Raceways Through Wood Members
1 kV (B) Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cables and Electrical Nonmetallic
I. General
Tubing Through Metal Framing Members
280.1 Scope
(C) Cables Through Spaces Behind Panels Designed to Allow
280.2 Uses Not Permitted
Access
280.3 Number Required
(D) Cables and Raceways Parallel to Framing Members and
280.4 Surge Arrester Selection
Furring Strips
(A) Rating
(E) Cables, Raceways, or Boxes Installed in or Under Roof
(B) Silicon Carbide Types
Decking
(F) Cables and Raceways Installed in Shallow Grooves
II. Installation
(G) Insulated Fittings
280.11 Location
(H) Structural Joints
280.12 Routing of Surge Arrester Grounding Conductors
300.5 Underground Installations
III. Connecting Surge Arresters
(A) Minimum Cover Requirements
280.21 Connection
(B) Wet Locations
(C) Underground Cables Under Buildings 300.22 Wiring in Ducts Not Used for Air Handling, Fabricated
(D) Protection from Damage Ducts for Environmental Air, and Other Spaces for
(E) Splices and Taps Environmental Air (Plenums)
(F) Backfill (A) Ducts for Dust, Loose Stock, or Vapor Removal
(G) Raceway Seals (B) Ducts Specifically Fabricated for Environmental Air
(H) Bushing (C) Other Spaces Used for Environmental Air (Plenums)
(D) Information Technology Equipment
(I) Conductors of the Same Circuit 300.23 Panels Designed to Allow Access
(J) Earth Movement II. Requirements for Over 600 Volts, Nominal
(K) Directional Boring 300.31 Covers Required
300.6 Protection Against Corrosion and Deterioration 300.32 Conductors of Different Systems
(A) Ferrous Metal Equipment 300.34 Conductor Bending Radius
(B) Aluminum Metal Equipment 300.35 Protection Against Induction Heating
(C) Nonmetallic Equipment 300.37 Aboveground Wiring Methods
(D) Indoor Wet Locations 300.39 Braid-Covered Insulated Conductors — Exposed
300.7 Raceways Exposed to Different Temperatures Installation
(A) Sealing 300.40 Insulation Shielding
(B) Expansion Fittings 300.42 Moisture or Mechanical Protection for Metal-Sheathed
300.8 Installation of Conductors with Other Systems Cables
300.9 Raceways in Wet Locations Abovegrade 300.50 Underground Installations
300.10 Electrical Continuity of Metal Raceways and (A) General
Enclosures (B) Wet Locations
300.11 Securing and Supporting (C) Protection from Damage
(A) Secured in Place (D) Splices
(B) Raceways Used as Means of Support (E) Backfill
(C) Cables Not Used as Means of Support (F) Raceway Seal
300.12 Mechanical Continuity — Raceways and Cables
300.13 Mechanical and Electrical Continuity — Conductors ARTICLE 310 - Conductors for
(A) General
(B) Device Removal General Wiring
300.14 Length of Free Conductors at Outlets, Junctions, and I. General
Switch Points 310.1 Scope
300.15 Boxes, Conduit Bodies, or Fittings — Where Required 310.2 Definitions
(A) Wiring Methods with Interior Access II. Installation
(B) Equipment 310.10 Uses Permitted
(C) Protection (A) Dry Locations
(D) Type MI Cable (B) Dry and Damp Locations
(E) Integral Enclosure (C) Wet Locations
(F) Fitting (D) Locations Exposed to Direct Sunlight
(G) Direct-Buried Conductors (E) Shielding
(H) Insulated Devices (F) Direct-Burial Conductors
(I) Enclosures (G) Corrosive Conditions
(J) Luminaires (H) Conductors in Parallel
(K) Embedded 310.15 Ampacities for Conductors Rated 0–2000 Volts
(L) Manholes and Handhole Enclosures (A) General
(B) Tables
300.16 Raceway or Cable to Open or Concealed Wiring (C) Engineering Supervision
(A) Box, Conduit Body, or Fitting 310.60 Conductors Rated 2001 to 35,000 Volts
(B) Bushing (A) Definitions
300.17 Number and Size of Conductors in Raceway (B) Ampacities of Conductors Rated 2001 to 35,000 Volts
300.18 Raceway Installations (C) Tables
(A) Complete Runs (D) Engineering Supervision
(B) Welding III. Construction Specifications
300.19 Supporting Conductors in Vertical Raceways 310.104 Conductor Constructions and Applications
(A) Spacing Intervals — Maximum 310.106 Conductors
(B) Fire-Rated Cables and Conductors (A) Minimum Size of Conductors
(C) Support Methods (B) Conductor Material
300.20 Induced Currents in Ferrous Metal Enclosures or (C) Stranded Conductors
Ferrous Metal Raceways (D) Insulated
(A) Conductors Grouped Together 310.110 Conductor Identification
(B) Individual Conductors (A) Grounded Conductors
300.21 Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion (B) Equipment Grounding Conductors
(C) Ungrounded Conductors 314.20 In Wall or Ceiling
310.120 Marking 314.21 Repairing Noncombustible Surfaces
(A) Required Information 314.22 Surface Extensions
(B) Method of Marking 314.23 Supports
(C) Suffixes to Designate Number of Conductors (A) Surface Mounting
(D) Optional Markings (B) Structural Mounting
(C) Mounting in Finished Surfaces
(D) Suspended Ceilings
ARTICLE 312 - Cabinets, Cutout (E) Raceway-Supported Enclosures, Without Devices,
Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures Luminaires, or Lampholders
312.1 Scope (F) Raceway-Supported Enclosures, with Devices,
I. Installation Luminaires, or Lampholders
312.2 Damp and Wet Locations (G) Enclosures in Concrete or Masonry
312.3 Position in Wall (H) Pendant Boxes
312.4 Repairing Noncombustible Surfaces 314.24 Depth of Boxes
312.5 Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures (A) Outlet Boxes Without Enclosed Devices or Utilization
(A) Openings to Be Closed Equipment
(B) Metal Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket (B) Outlet and Device Boxes with Enclosed Devices or
Enclosures Utilization Equipment
(C) Cables 314.25 Covers and Canopies
312.6 Deflection of Conductors (A) Nonmetallic or Metal Covers and Plates
(A) Width of Wiring Gutters (B) Exposed Combustible Wall or Ceiling Finish
(B) Wire-Bending Space at Terminals (C) Flexible Cord Pendants
(C) Conductors 4 AWG or Larger 314.27 Outlet Boxes
312.7 Space in Enclosures (A) Boxes at Luminaire or Lampholder Outlets
312.8 Switch and Overcurrent Device Enclosures with Splices, (B) Floor Boxes
Taps and Feed-Through Conductors (C) Boxes at Ceiling-Suspended (Paddle) Fan Outlets
312.9 Side or Back Wiring Spaces or Gutters (D) Utilization Equipment
II. Construction Specifications 314.28 Pull and Junction Boxes and Conduit Bodies
312.10 Material (A) Minimum Size
(A) Metal Cabinets and Cutout Boxes (B) Conductors in Pull or Junction Boxes
(B) Strength (C) Covers
(C) Nonmetallic Cabinets (D) Permanent Barriers
312.11 Spacing (E) Power Distribution Block
(A) General 314.29 Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and Handhole Enclosures to
(B) Switch Clearance Be Accessible
(C) Wiring Space 314.30 Handhole Enclosures
(D) Wiring Space — Enclosure (A) Size
(B) Wiring Entries
(C) Enclosed Wiring
ARTICLE 314 - Outlet, Device, Pull, (D) Covers
and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; III. Construction Specifications
314.40 Metal Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and Fittings
Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures (A) Corrosion Resistant
I. Scope and General
(B) Thickness of Metal
314.1 Scope
(C) Metal Boxes Over 1650 cm3 (100 in.3)
314.2 Round Boxes
(D) Grounding Provisions
314.3 Nonmetallic Boxes
314.41 Covers
314.4 Metal Boxes
314.42 Bushings
II. Installation
314.43 Nonmetallic Boxes
314.15 Damp or Wet Locations
314.44 Marking
314.16 Number of Conductors in Outlet, Device, and Junction
IV. Pull and Junction Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and Handhole
Boxes, and Conduit Bodies
Enclosures for Use on Systems over 600 Volts, Nominal
(A) Box Volume Calculations
314.70 General
(B) Box Fill Calculations
(A) Pull and Junction Boxes
(C) Conduit Bodies
(B) Conduit Bodies
314.17 Conductors Entering Boxes, Conduit Bodies, or
(C) Handhole Enclosures
Fittings
314.71 Size of Pull and Junction Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and
(A) Openings to Be Closed
Handhole Enclosures
(B) Metal Boxes and Conduit Bodies
(A) For Straight Pulls
(C) Nonmetallic Boxes and Conduit Bodies
(B) For Angle or U Pulls
(D) Conductors 4 AWG or Larger
(C) Removable Sides
314.19 Boxes Enclosing Flush Devices
314.72 Construction and Installation Requirements ARTICLE 324 - Flat Conductor
(A) Corrosion Protection
(B) Passing Through Partitions Cable: Type FCC
(C) Complete Enclosure I. General
(D) Wiring Is Accessible 324.1 Scope
(E) Suitable Covers 324.2 Definitions
(F) Suitable for Expected Handling 324.6 Listing Requirements
ARTICLE 320 - Armored Cable: Type II. Installation
324.10 Uses Permitted
AC (A) Branch Circuits
I. General (B) Branch-Circuit Ratings
320.1 Scope (C) Floors
320.2 Definition (D) Walls
II. Installation (E) Damp Locations
320.10 Uses Permitted (F) Heated Floors
320.12 Uses Not Permitted (G) System Height
320.15 Exposed Work 324.12 Uses Not Permitted
320.17 Through or Parallel to Framing Members 324.18 Crossings
320.23 In Accessible Attics 324.30 Securing and Supporting
(A) Cables Run Across the Top of Floor Joists 324.40 Boxes and Fittings
(B) Cable Installed Parallel to Framing Members (A) Cable Connections and Insulating Ends
320.24 Bending Radius (B) Polarization of Connections
320.30 Securing and Supporting (C) Shields
(A) General (D) Connection to Other Systems
(B) Securing (E) Metal-Shield Connectors
(C) Supporting 324.41 Floor Coverings
(D) Unsupported Cables 324.42 Devices
320.40 Boxes and Fittings (A) Receptacles
320.80 Ampacity (B) Receptacles and Housings
(A) Thermal Insulation 324.56 Splices and Taps
(B) Cable Tray (A) FCC Systems Alterations
III. Construction Specifications (B) Transition Assemblies
320.100 Construction 324.60 Grounding
320.104 Conductors III. Construction
320.108 Equipment Grounding Conductor 324.100 Construction
320.120 Marking (A) Type FCC Cable
ARTICLE 322 - Flat Cable (B) Shields
324.101 Corrosion Resistance
Assemblies: Type FC 324.112 Insulation
I. General 324.120 Markings
322.1 Scope (A) Cable Marking
322.2 Definition (B) Conductor Identification
II. Installation ARTICLE 326 - Integrated Gas Spacer
322.12 Uses Not Permitted Cable: Type IGS
322.30 Securing and Supporting I. General
322.40 Boxes and Fittings 326.1 Scope
(A) Dead Ends 326.2 Definition
(B) Luminaire Hangers II. Installation
(C) Fittings 326.10 Uses Permitted
(D) Extensions 326.12 Uses Not Permitted
322.56 Splices and Taps 326.24 Bending Radius
(A) Splices 326.26 Bends
(B) Taps 326.40 Fittings
III. Construction 326.80 Ampacity
322.100 Construction III. Construction Specifications
322.104 Conductors 326.104 Conductors
322.112 Insulation 326.112 Insulation
322.120 Marking 326.116 Conduit
(A) Temperature Rating 326.120 Marking
(B) Identification of Grounded Conductor
(C) Terminal Block Identification
ARTICLE 328 - Medium Voltage 332.31 Single Conductors
332.40 Boxes and Fittings
Cable: Type MV (A) Fittings
I. General (B) Terminal Seals
328.1 Scope 332.80 Ampacity
328.2 Definition (A) Type MI Cable Installed in Cable Tray
II. Installation (B) Single Type MI Conductors Grouped Together
328.10 Uses Permitted III. Construction Specifications
328.12 Uses Not Permitted 332.104 Conductors
328.14 Installation 332.108 Equipment Grounding Conductor
328.80 Ampacity 332.112 Insulation
III. Construction Specifications 332.116 Sheath
328.100 Construction ARTICLE 334 - Nonmetallic-Sheathed
ARTICLE 330 - Metal-Clad Cable: Cable: Types NM, NMC, and NMS
Type MC I. General
I. General 334.1 Scope
330.1 Scope 334.2 Definitions
330.2 Definition 334.6 Listed
II. Installation II. Installation
330.10 Uses Permitted 334.10 Uses Permitted
(A) General Uses (A) Type NM
(B) Specific Uses (B) Type NMC
330.12 Uses Not Permitted (C) Type NMS
330.17 Through or Parallel to Framing Members 334.12 Uses Not Permitted
330.23 In Accessible Attics (A) Types NM, NMC, and NMS
330.24 Bending Radius (B) Types NM and NMS
(A) Smooth Sheath 334.15 Exposed Work
(B) Interlocked-Type Armor or Corrugated Sheath (A) To Follow Surface
(C) Shielded Conductors (B) Protection from Physical Damage
330.30 Securing and Supporting (C) In Unfinished Basements and Crawl Spaces
(A) General 334.17 Through or Parallel to Framing Members
(B) Securing 334.23 In Accessible Attics
(C) Supporting 334.24 Bending Radius
(D) Unsupported Cables 334.30 Securing and Supporting
330.31 Single Conductors (A) Horizontal Runs Through Holes and Notches
330.40 Boxes and Fittings (B) Unsupported Cables
330.80 Ampacity (C) Wiring Device Without a Separate Outlet Box
(A) Type MC Cable Installed in Cable Tray 334.40 Boxes and Fittings
(B) Single Type MC Conductors Grouped Together (A) Boxes of Insulating Material
III. Construction Specifications (B) Devices of Insulating Material
330.104 Conductors (C) Devices with Integral Enclosures
330.108 Equipment Grounding Conductor 334.80 Ampacity
330.112 Insulation III. Construction Specifications
(A) 600 Volts 334.100 Construction
(B) Over 600 Volts 334.104 Conductors
330.116 Sheath 334.108 Equipment Grounding Conductor
ARTICLE 332 - Mineral-Insulated, 334.112 Insulation
334.116 Sheath
Metal-Sheathed Cable: Type MI (A) Type NM
I. General (B) Type NMC
332.1 Scope (C) Type NMS
332.2 Definition ARTICLE 336 - Power and Control
II. Installation
332.10 Uses Permitted Tray Cable:Type TC
332.12 Uses Not Permitted I. General
332.17 Through or Parallel to Framing Members 336.1 Scope
332.24 Bending Radius 336.2 Definition
332.30 Securing and Supporting II. Installation
(A) Horizontal Runs Through Holes and Notches 336.10 Uses Permitted
(B) Unsupported Cable 336.12 Uses Not Permitted
(C) Cable Trays 336.24 Bending Radius
336.80 Ampacity 342.28 Reaming and Threading
III. Construction Specifications 342.30 Securing and Supporting
336.100 Construction (A) Securely Fastened
336.104 Conductors (B) Supports
(A) Fire Alarm Systems 342.42 Couplings and Connectors
(B) Thermocouple Circuits (A) Threadless
(C) Class 1 Circuit Conductors (B) Running Threads
336.116 Jacket 342.46 Bushings
336.120 Marking 342.56 Splices and Taps
ARTICLE 338 - Service-Entrance 342.60 Grounding
III. Construction Specifications
Cable: Types SE and USE 342.120 Marking
I. General 342.130 Standard Lengths
338.1 Scope ARTICLE 344 - Rigid Metal Conduit:
338.2 Definitions
II. Installation Type RMC
338.10 Uses Permitted I. General
(A) Service-Entrance Conductors 344.1 Scope
(B) Branch Circuits or Feeders 344.2 Definition
338.12 Uses Not Permitted 344.6 Listing Requirements
(A) Service-Entrance Cable II. Installation
(B) Underground Service-Entrance Cable 344.10 Uses Permitted
338.24 Bending Radius (A) All Atmospheric Conditions and Occupancies
III. Construction (B) Corrosive Environments
338.100 Construction (C) Cinder Fill
ARTICLE 340 - Underground Feeder (D) Wet Locations
344.14 Dissimilar Metals
and Branch-Circuit Cable: Type UF 344.20 Size
I. General (A) Minimum
340.1 Scope (B) Maximum
340.2 Definition 344.22 Number of Conductors
340.6 Listing Requirements 344.24 Bends — How Made
II. Installation 344.26 Bends — Number in One Run
340.10 Uses Permitted 344.28 Reaming and Threading
340.12 Uses Not Permitted 344.30 Securing and Supporting
340.24 Bending Radius (A) Securely Fastened
340.80 Ampacity (B) Supports
III. Construction Specifications 344.42 Couplings and Connectors
340.104 Conductors (A) Threadless
340.108 Equipment Grounding Conductor (B) Running Threads
340.112 Insulation 344.46 Bushings
340.116 Sheath 344.56 Splices and Taps
ARTICLE 342 - Intermediate Metal 344.60 Grounding
Conduit: Type IMC 344.120 Marking
I. General 344.130 Standard Lengths
342.1 Scope ARTICLE 348 - Flexible Metal
342.2 Definition
342.6 Listing Requirements Conduit: Type FMC
II. Installation I. General
342.10 Uses Permitted 348.1 Scope
(A) All Atmospheric Conditions and Occupancies 348.2 Definition
(B) Corrosion Environments 348.6 Listing Requirements
(C) Cinder Fill II. Installation
(D) Wet Locations 348.10 Uses Permitted
342.14 Dissimilar Metals 348.12 Uses Not Permitted
342.20 Size 348.20 Size
(A) Minimum (A) Minimum
(B) Maximum (B) Maximum
342.22 Number of Conductors 348.22 Number of Conductors
342.24 Bends — How Made 348.24 Bends — How Made
342.26 Bends — Number in One Run 348.26 Bends — Number in One Run
348.28 Trimming 352.24 Bends — How Made
348.30 Securing and Supporting 352.26 Bends — Number in One Run
(A) Securely Fastened 352.28 Trimming
(B) Supports 352.30 Securing and Supporting
348.42 Couplings and Connectors (A) Securely Fastened
348.56 Splices and Taps (B) Supports
348.60 Grounding and Bonding 352.44 Expansion Fittings
ARTICLE 350 - Liquidtight Flexible 352.46 Bushings
352.48 Joints
Metal Conduit: Type LFMC 352.56 Splices and Taps
I. General 352.60 Grounding
350.1 Scope III. Construction Specifications
350.2 Definition 352.100 Construction
350.6 Listing Requirements 352.120 Marking
II. Installation ARTICLE 353 - High Density
350.12 Uses Not Permitted Polyethylene Conduit: Type HDPE
350.20 Size Conduit
(A) Minimum
I. General
(B) Maximum
353.1 Scope
350.22 Number of Conductors or Cables
353.2 Definition
(A) Metric Designators 16 through 103 (Trade Sizes 1⁄2 through
353.6 Listing Requirements
4)
II. Installation
(B) Metric Designator 12 (Trade Size 3⁄8)
350.24 Bends — How Made
350.26 Bends — Number in One Run
353.20 Size
350.30 Securing and Supporting
(A) Minimum
(A) Securely Fastened
(B) Maximum
(B) Supports
353.22 Number of Conductors
350.42 Couplings and Connectors
350.56 Splices and Taps
350.60 Grounding and Bonding
353.28 Trimming
353.46 Bushings
350.120 Marking
353.48 Joints
ARTICLE 352 - Rigid Polyvinyl 353.56 Splices and Taps
Chloride Conduit: Type PVC 353.60 Grounding
I. General
353.100 Construction
352.1 Scope
353.120 Marking
352.2 Definition
352.6 Listing Requirements ARTICLE 354 - Nonmetallic
II. Installation Underground Conduit with
(A) Concealed Conductors: Type NUCC
(B) Corrosive Influences I. General
(C) Cinders 354.1 Scope
(D) Wet Locations 354.2 Definition
(E) Dry and Damp Locations 354.6 Listing Requirements
(F) Exposed II. Installation
(G) Underground Installations 354.10 Uses Permitted
(H) Support of Conduit Bodies 354.12 Uses Not Permitted
(I) Insulation Temperature Limitations 354.20 Size
352.12 Uses Not Permitted (A) Minimum
(A) Hazardous (Classified) Locations (B) Maximum
(B) Support of Luminaires 354.22 Number of Conductors
(C) Physical Damage 354.24 Bends — How Made
(D) Ambient Temperatures 354.26 Bends — Number in One Run
(E) Theaters and Similar Locations 354.28 Trimming
352.20 Size 354.46 Bushings
(A) Minimum 354.48 Joints
(B) Maximum 354.50 Conductor Terminations
352.22 Number of Conductors 354.56 Splices and Taps
354.60 Grounding (A) Minimum
III. Construction Specifications (B) Maximum
354.100 Construction 356.22 Number of Conductors
(A) General 356.24 Bends — How Made
(B) Nonmetallic Underground Conduit 356.26 Bends — Number in One Run
(C) Conductors and Cables 356.28 Trimming
(D) Conductor Fill 356.30 Securing and Supporting
354.120 Marking 356.42 Couplings and Connectors
ARTICLE 355 - Reinforced 356.56 Splices and Taps
Thermosetting Resin Conduit: Type III. Construction Specifications
RTRC 356.100 Construction
356.120 Marking
I. General
355.1 Scope ARTICLE 358 - Electrical Metallic
355.2 Definition Tubing: Type EMT
I. General
II. Installation
358.1 Scope
358.2 Definition
(A) Concealed
(B) Corrosive Influences
II. Installation
(C) Cinders
(D) Wet Locations
(A) Exposed and Concealed
(E) Dry and Damp Locations
(B) Corrosion Protection
(F) Exposed
(C) Wet Locations
(G) Underground Installations
(H) Support of Conduit Bodies
358.20 Size
(I) Insulation Temperature Limitations
(A) Minimum
(B) Maximum
(A) Hazardous (Classified) Locations
(B) Support of Luminaires
(C) Physical Damage
(D) Ambient Temperatures
358.28 Reaming and Threading
(E) Theaters and Similar Locations
(A) Reaming
355.20 Size
(B) Threading
(A) Minimum
(B) Maximum
(B) Supports
358.42 Couplings and Connectors
355.28 Trimming
358.60 Grounding
(B) Supports
358.120 Marking
355.44 Expansion Fittings
355.46 Bushings ARTICLE 360 - Flexible Metallic
355.48 Joints Tubing: Type FMT
I. General
355.60 Grounding
360.1 Scope
360.2 Definition
355.120 Marking
II. Installation
ARTICLE 356 - Liquidtight Flexible 360.10 Uses Permitted
Nonmetallic Conduit: Type LFNC 360.12 Uses Not Permitted
360.20 Size
I. General
(A) Minimum
356.1 Scope
(B) Maximum
356.2 Definition
(A) FMT — Metric Designators 16 and 21 (Trade Sizes 1⁄2 and
II. Installation
3⁄4)
(B) FMT — Metric Designator 12 (Trade Size 3⁄8)
360.24 Bends
356.20 Size
(A) Infrequent Flexing Use (B) Auxiliary Gutters Used as Pull Boxes
(B) Fixed Bends 366.60 Grounding
360.56 Splices and Taps III. Construction Specifications
360.60 Grounding 366.100 Construction
III. Construction Specifications (A) Electrical and Mechanical Continuity
360.120 Marking (B) Substantial Construction
ARTICLE 362 - Electrical Nonmetallic (C) Smooth Rounded Edges
(D) Covers
Tubing: Type ENT (E) Clearance of Bare Live Parts
I. General 366.120 Marking
362.1 Scope (A) Outdoors
362.2 Definition (B) Indoors
362.6 Listing Requirements ARTICLE 368 - Busways
II. Installation
I. General Requirements
368.1 Scope
368.2 Definition
362.20 Size
II. Installation
(A) Minimum
(B) Maximum
(A) Exposed
(B) Behind Access Panels
(C) Through Walls and Floors
362.28 Trimming
(A) Physical Damage
(B) Hoistways
(C) Hazardous Locations
(B) Supports
(D) Wet Locations
362.46 Bushings
(E) Working Platform
362.48 Joints
(A) Rating of Overcurrent Protection — Feeders
362.60 Grounding
(B) Reduction in Ampacity Size of Busway
(C) Feeder or Branch Circuits
(D) Rating of Overcurrent Protection — Branch
362.120 Marking
Circuits
ARTICLE 366 - Auxiliary Gutters 368.30 Support
I. General 368.56 Branches from Busways
366.1 Scope (A) General
366.2 Definitions (B) Cord and Cable Assemblies
366.6 Listing Requirements (C) Branches from Trolley-Type Busways
(A) Outdoors 368.58 Dead Ends
(B) Indoors 368.60 Grounding
II. Installation III. Construction
366.10 Uses Permitted 368.120 Marking
(A) Sheet Metal Auxiliary Gutters IV. Requirements for Over 600 Volts, Nominal
(B) Nonmetallic Auxiliary Gutters 368.214 Adjacent and Supporting Structures
366.12 Uses Not Permitted 368.234 Barriers and Seals
366.22 Number of Conductors (A) Vapor Seals
(A) Sheet Metal Auxiliary Gutters (B) Fire Barriers
(B) Nonmetallic Auxiliary Gutters 368.236 Drain Facilities
366.23 Ampacity of Conductors 368.237 Ventilated Bus Enclosures
(A) Sheet Metal Auxiliary Gutters 368.238 Terminations and Connections
(B) Nonmetallic Auxiliary Gutters 368.239 Switches
366.30 Securing and Supporting 368.240 Wiring 600 Volts or Less, Nominal
(A) Sheet Metal Auxiliary Gutters 368.244 Expansion Fittings
(B) Nonmetallic Auxiliary Gutters 368.258 Neutral Conductor
366.44 Expansion Fittings 368.260 Grounding
366.56 Splices and Taps 368.320 Marking
(A) Within Gutters ARTICLE 370 - Cablebus
(B) Bare Conductors
370.1 Scope
(C) Suitably Identified
370.2 Definition
(D) Overcurrent Protection
370.3 Use
366.58 Insulated Conductors
370.4 Conductors
(A) Deflected Insulated Conductors
(A) Types of Conductors 376.30 Securing and Supporting
(B) Ampacity of Conductors (A) Horizontal Support
(C) Size and Number of Conductors (B) Vertical Support
(D) Conductor Supports 376.56 Splices, Taps, and Power Distribution Blocks
370.5 Overcurrent Protection (A) Splices and Taps
370.6 Support and Extension Through Walls and Floors (B) Power Distribution Blocks
(A) Support 376.58 Dead Ends
(B) Transversely Routed 376.70 Extensions from Metal Wireways
(C) Through Dry Floors and Platforms III. Construction Specifications
(D) Through Floors and Platforms in Wet Locations 376.100 Construction
370.7 Fittings (A) Electrical and Mechanical Continuity
370.8 Conductor Terminations (B) Substantial Construction
370.9 Grounding (C) Smooth Rounded Edges
370.10 Marking (D) Covers
ARTICLE 372 - Cellular Concrete 376.120 Marking
Floor Raceways ARTICLE 378 - Nonmetallic

372.1 Scope Wireways
372.2 Definitions I. General
372.4 Uses Not Permitted 378.1 Scope
372.5 Header 378.2 Definition
372.6 Connection to Cabinets and Other Enclosures 378.6 Listing Requirements
372.7 Junction Boxes II. Installation
372.8 Markers 378.10 Uses Permitted
372.9 Inserts 378.12 Uses Not Permitted
372.10 Size of Conductors 378.21 Size of Conductors
372.11 Maximum Number of Conductors 378.22 Number of Conductors
372.12 Splices and Taps 378.23 Insulated Conductors
372.13 Discontinued Outlets (A) Deflected Insulated Conductors
372.17 Ampacity of Conductors (B) Nonmetallic Wireways Used as Pull Boxes
ARTICLE 374 - Cellular Metal Floor 378.30 Securing and Supporting
(A) Horizontal Support
Raceways (B) Vertical Support
374.1 Scope 378.44 Expansion Fittings
374.2 Definitions 378.56 Splices and Taps
374.3 Uses Not Permitted 378.58 Dead Ends
I. Installation 378.60 Grounding
374.4 Size of Conductors 378.70 Extensions from Nonmetallic Wireways
374.5 Maximum Number of Conductors in Raceway III. Construction Specifications
374.6 Splices and Taps 378.120 Marking
374.7 Discontinued Outlets ARTICLE 380 - Multioutlet Assembly
374.8 Markers
I. General
374.9 Junction Boxes
380.1 Scope
374.10 Inserts
II. Installation
374.11 Connection to Cabinets and Extensions from Cells
374.17 Ampacity of Conductors
II. Construction Specifications
380.23 Insulated Conductors
374.100 General
(A) Deflected Insulated Conductors
ARTICLE 376 - Metal Wireways (B) Multioutlet Assemblies Used as Pull Boxes
I. General 380.76 Metal Multioutlet Assembly Through Dry Partitions
376.1 Scope ARTICLE 382 - Nonmetallic
376.2 Definition
II. Installation Extensions
376.10 Uses Permitted I. General
376.12 Uses Not Permitted 382.1 Scope
376.21 Size of Conductors 382.2 Definitions
376.22 Number of Conductors and Ampacity 382.6 Listing Requirements
(A) Cross-Sectional Areas of Wireway II. Installation
(B) Adjustment Factors 382.10 Uses Permitted
376.23 Insulated Conductors (A) From an Existing Outlet
(A) Deflected Insulated Conductors (B) Exposed and in a Dry Location
(B) Metallic Wireways Used as Pull Boxes (C) Residential or Offices
382.12 Uses Not Permitted 386.56 Splices and Taps
382.15 Exposed 386.60 Grounding
(A) Nonmetallic Extensions 386.70 Combination Raceways
(B) Concealable Nonmetallic Extensions III. Construction Specifications
382.26 Bends 386.100 Construction
(A) Nonmetallic Extensions ARTICLE 388 - Surface Nonmetallic
(B) Concealable Nonmetallic Extensions
382.30 Securing and Supporting Raceways
(A) Nonmetallic Extensions I. General
(B) Concealable Nonmetallic Extensions 388.1 Scope
382.40 Boxes and Fittings 388.2 Definition
382.42 Devices 388.6 Listing Requirements
(A) Receptacles II. Installation
(B) Receptacles and Housings 388.10 Uses Permitted
382.56 Splices and Taps 388.12 Uses Not Permitted
III. Construction Specifications (Concealable Nonmetallic 388.21 Size of Conductors
Extension only) 388.22 Number of Conductors or Cables
382.100 Construction 388.30 Securing and Supporting
382.104 Flat Conductors 388.56 Splices and Taps
(A) Ungrounded Conductor (Center Layer) 388.60 Grounding
(B) Grounded Conductor (Inner Sectioned Layers) 388.70 Combination Raceways
(C) Grounding Conductor (Outer Sectioned Layers) III. Construction Specifications
382.112 Insulation 388.100 Construction
382.120 Marking 388.120 Marking
(A) Cable ARTICLE 390 - Underfloor Raceways
(B) Conductor Identification
390.1 Scope
ARTICLE 384 - Strut-Type Channel 390.2 Definition
Raceway 390.3 Use
(A) Permitted
I. General
(B) Not Permitted
384.1 Scope
390.4 Covering
384.2 Definition
(A) Raceways Not over 100 mm (4 in.) Wide
(B) Raceways over 100 mm (4 in.) Wide But Not over 200
II. Installation
mm (8 in.) Wide
(C) Trench-Type Raceways Flush with Concrete
(D) Other Raceways Flush with Concrete
384.21 Size of Conductors
390.5 Size of Conductors
390.6 Maximum Number of Conductors in Raceway
(A) Surface Mount
390.8 Discontinued Outlets
(B) Suspension Mount
390.9 Laid in Straight Lines
390.10 Markers at Ends
384.60 Grounding
390.11 Dead Ends
390.13 Junction Boxes
390.14 Inserts
(A) Material
390.15 Connections to Cabinets and Wall Outlets
(B) Corrosion Protection
(C) Cover
384.120 Marking ARTICLE 392 - Cable Trays
ARTICLE 386 - Surface Metal I. General
392.1 Scope
Raceways 392.2 Definition
I. General II. Installation
386.1 Scope 392.10 Uses Permitted
386.2 Definition (A) Wiring Methods
386.6 Listing Requirements (B) In Industrial Establishments
II. Installation (C) Hazardous (Classified) Locations
386.10 Uses Permitted (D) Nonmetallic Cable Tray
386.12 Uses Not Permitted 392.12 Uses Not Permitted
386.21 Size of Conductors 392.18 Cable Tray Installation
386.22 Number of Conductors or Cables (A) Complete System
386.30 Securing and Supporting (B) Completed Before Installation
(C) Covers 394.56 Splices and Taps
(D) Through Partitions and Walls III. Construction Specifications
(E) Exposed and Accessible 394.104 Conductors
(F) Adequate Access ARTICLE 396 - Messenger-Supported
(G) Raceways, Cables, Boxes, and Conduit Bodies Supported
from Cable Tray Systems Wiring
(H) Marking I. General
392.20 Cable and Conductor Installation 396.1 Scope
(A) Multiconductor Cables Rated 600 Volts or Less 396.2 DefinitionI. General
(B) Cables Rated over 600 Volts 396.1 Scope
(C) Connected in Parallel 396.2 Definition
(D) Single Conductors II. Installation
392.22 Number of Conductors or Cables 396.10 Uses Permitted
(A) Number of Multiconductor Cables, Rated 2000 Volts or (A) Cable Types
Less, in Cable Trays (B) In Industrial Establishments
(B) Number of Single-Conductor Cables, Rated 2000 Volts or (C) Hazardous (Classified) Locations
Less, in Cable Trays 396.12 Uses Not Permitted
(C) Number of Type MV and Type MC Cables (2001 Volts or 396.30 Messenger
Over) in Cable Trays (A) Support
392.30 Securing and Supporting (B) Neutral Conductor
(A) Cable Trays (C) Equipment Grounding Conductor
(B) Cables and Conductors 396.56 Conductor Splices and Taps
392.46 Bushed Conduit and Tubing 396.60 Grounding
392.56 Cable Splices ARTICLE 398 - Open Wiring on
(A) Metallic Cable Trays Insulators
(B) Steel or Aluminum Cable Tray Systems I. General
(C) Transitions 398.1 Scope
392.80 Ampacity of Conductors 398.2 Definition
(A) Ampacity of Cables, Rated 2000 Volts or Less, in Cable II. Installation
Trays 398.10 Uses Permitted
(B) Ampacity of Type MV and Type MC Cables (2001 Volts 398.12 Uses Not Permitted
or Over) in Cable Trays 398.15 Exposed Work
III. Construction Specifications (A) Dry Locations
392.100 Construction (B) Entering Spaces Subject to Dampness, Wetness, or
(A) Strength and Rigidity Corrosive Vapors
(B) Smooth Edges (C) Exposed to Physical Damage
(C) Corrosion Protection 398.17 Through or Parallel to Framing Members
(D) Side Rails 398.19 Clearances
(E) Fittings 398.23 In Accessible Attics
(F) Nonmetallic Cable Tray (A) Accessible by Stairway or Permanent Ladder
ARTICLE 394 - Concealed Knob-and- (B) Not Accessible by Stairway or Permanent Ladder
Tube Wiring (A) Conductor Sizes Smaller Than 8 AWG
I. General (B) Conductor Sizes 8 AWG and Larger
394.1 Scope (C) Industrial Establishments
394.2 Definition (D) Mounting of Conductor Supports
II. Installation (E) Tie Wires
394.10 Uses Permitted 398.42 Devices
394.12 Uses Not Permitted III. Construction Specifications
394.17 Through or Parallel to Framing Members 398.104 Conductors
394.19 Clearances ARTICLE 399 - Outdoor Overhead
(A) General
(B) Limited Conductor Space Conductors over 600 Volts
(C) Clearance from Piping, Exposed Conductors, and So Forth 399.1 Scope
394.23 In Accessible Attics 399.2 Definition
(A) Accessible by Stairway or Permanent Ladder 399.10 Uses Permitted
(B) Not Accessible by Stairway or Permanent Ladder 399.12 Uses Not Permitted
394.30 Securing and Supporting 399.30 Support
(A) Supporting (A) Conductors
(B) Securing (B) Structures
394.42 Devices (C) Insulators
ARTICLE 400 - Flexible Cords and 402.11 Uses Not Permitted
Cables ARTICLE 404 – Switches
I. General
I. Installation
400.1 Scope
404.1 Scope
404.2 Switch Connections
400.3 Suitability
(A) Three-Way and Four-Way Switches
400.4 Types
(B) Grounded Conductors
400.5 Ampacities for Flexible Cords and Cables
(C) Switches Controlling Lighting Loads
(A) Ampacity Tables
404.3 Enclosure
(B) Ultimate Insulation Temperature
(A) General
400.6 Markings
(B) Used as a Raceway
(A) Standard Markings
404.4 Damp or Wet Locations
(B) Optional Markings
(A) Surface-Mounted Switch or Circuit Breaker
(B) Flush-Mounted Switch or Circuit Breaker
(A) Uses
(C) Switches in Tub or Shower Spaces
(B) Attachment Plugs
404.5 Time Switches, Flashers, and Similar Devices
(C) Engineering Supervision
404.6 Position and Connection of Switches
(A) Single-Throw Knife Switches
400.9 Splices
(B) Double-Throw Knife Switches
400.10 Pull at Joints and Terminals
(C) Connection of Switches
400.11 In Show Windows and Showcases
404.7 Indicating
404.8 Accessibility and Grouping
400.14 Protection from Damage
(A) Location
(B) Voltage Between Adjacent Devices
400.20 Labels
(C) Multiple Snap Switches
400.21 Construction
404.9 Provisions for General-Use Snap Switches
(A) Conductors
(A) Faceplates
(B) Nominal Insulation Thickness
(B) Grounding
400.22 Grounded-Conductor Identification
(C) Construction
(A) Colored Braid
404.10 Mounting of Snap Switches
(B) Tracer in Braid
(A) Surface Type
(C) Colored Insulation
(B) Box Mounted
(D) Colored Separator
404.11 Circuit Breakers as Switches
(E) Tinned Conductors
404.12 Grounding of Enclosures
(F) Surface Marking
404.13 Knife Switches
400.23 Equipment Grounding Conductor Identification
(A) Isolating Switches
(A) Colored Braid
(B) To Interrupt Currents
(B) Colored Insulation or Covering
(C) General-Use Switches
400.24 Attachment Plugs
(D) Motor-Circuit Switches
III. Portable Cables Over 600 Volts, Nominal
404.14 Rating and Use of Snap Switches
400.30 Scope
(A) Alternating-Current General-Use Snap Switch
400.31 Construction
(B) Alternating-Current or Direct-Current General-Use Snap
(A) Conductors
Switch
(B) Equipment Grounding Conductor(s)
(C) CO/ALR Snap Switches
400.32 Shielding
(D) Alternating-Current Specific-Use Snap Switches Rated for
400.33 Equipment Grounding Conductors
347 Volts
400.34 Minimum Bending Radii
(E) Dimmer Switches
400.35 Fittings
(F) Cord-and-Plug-Connected Loads
400.36 Splices and Terminations
ARTICLE 402 - Fixture Wires 404.15 Marking
402.1 Scope (A) Ratings
402.2 Other Articles (B) Off Indication
402.3 Types 404.16 600-Volt Knife Switches
402.5 Allowable Ampacities for Fixture Wires 404.17 Fused Switches
402.6 Minimum Size 404.18 Wire-Bending Space
402.7 Number of Conductors in Conduit or Tubing ARTICLE 406 - Receptacles, Cord
402.8 Grounded Conductor Identification
402.9 Marking Connectors, and Attachment Plugs
(A) Method of Marking (Caps)
(B) Optional Marking
406.1 Scope
406.2 Definition (F) Switchboard or Panelboard Identification
406.3 Receptacle Rating and Type (G) Minimum Wire-Bending Space
(A) Receptacles 408.4 Field Identification Required
(B) Rating (A) Circuit Directory or Circuit Identification
(C) Receptacles for Aluminum Conductors (B) Source of Supply
(D) Isolated Ground Receptacles 408.5 Clearance for Conductor Entering Bus Enclosures
406.4 General Installation Requirements 408.7 Unused Openings
(A) Grounding Type II. Switchboards
(B) To Be Grounded 408.16 Switchboards in Damp or Wet Locations
(C) Methods of Grounding 408.17 Location Relative to Easily Ignitible Material
(D) Replacements 408.18 Clearances
(E) Cord-and-Plug-Connected Equipment (A) From Ceiling
(F) Noninterchangeable Types (B) Around Switchboards
406.5 Receptacle Mounting 408.19 Conductor Insulation
(A) Boxes That Are Set Back 408.20 Location of Switchboards
(B) Boxes That Are Flush 408.22 Grounding of Instruments, Relays, Meters, and
(C) Receptacles Mounted on Covers Instrument Transformers on Switchboards
(D) Position of Receptacle Faces III. Panelboards
(E) Receptacles in Countertops and Similar Work Surfaces in 408.30 General
Dwelling Units. 408.36 Overcurrent Pro tection
(F) Exposed Terminals (A) Snap Switches Related at 30 Amperes or Less
(G) Voltage Between Adjacent Devices (B) Supplied Through a Transformer
406.6 Receptacle Faceplates (Cover Plates) (C) Delta Breakers
(A) Thickness of Metal Faceplates (D) Back-Fed Devices
(B) Grounding 408.37 Panelboards in Damp or Wet Location
(C) Faceplates of Insulating Material 408.38 Enclosure
406.7 Attachment Plugs, Cord Connectors, and Flanged 408.39 Relative Arrangement of Switches and Fuses
Surface Devices 408.40 Grounding of Panelboards
(A) Construction of Attachment Plugs and Cord Connectors 408.41 Grounded Conductor Terminations
(B) Connection of Attachment Plugs I V. Construction Specifications
(C) Attachment Plug Ejector Mechanisms 408 .50 Panels
(D) Flanged Surface Inlet 408.51 Busbars
406.8 Noninterchangeability 408.52 Protection of Instrument Circuits
406.9 Receptacles in Damp or Wet Locations 408.53 Component Parts
(A) Damp Locations 408.54 Maximum Number of Overcurrent Devices
(B) Wet Locations 408.55 Wire-Bending Space Within an Enclosure Containing
(C) Bathtub and Shower Space a Panelboard
(D) Protection for Floor Receptacles 408.56 Minimum Spacings
(E) Flush Mounting with Faceplate 408.58 Panelboard Marking
406.10 Grounding-Type Receptacles, Adapters, Cord ARTICLE 409 - Industrial Control
Connectors, and Attachment Plugs
(A) Grounding Poles Panels
(B) Grounding-Pole Identification I. General
(C) Grounding Terminal Use 409.1 Scope
(D) Grounding-Pole Requirements 409.2 Definitions
(E) Use 409.3 Other Articles
406.11 Connecting Receptacle Grounding Terminal to Box II. Installation
406.12 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles in Dwelling Units 409.20 Conductor — Minimum Size and Ampacity
406.13 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles in Guest Rooms 409.21 Overcurrent Protection
406.14 Tamper-Resistant Receptacles in Child Care Facilities (A) General
ARTICLE 408 - Switchboards and (B) Location
(C) Rating
Panelboards 490.22 Short-Circuit Current Rating
I. General 409.30 Disconnecting Means
4 08.1 Scope 409.60 Grounding
408.2 Other Articles III. Construction Specifications
408.3 Support and Arrangement of Busbars and Conductors 409.100 Enclosures
(A) Conductors and Busbars on a Switchboard or Panelboard 409.102 Busbars and Conductors
(B) Overheating and Inductive Effects (A) Support and Arrangement
(C) Used as Service Equipment (B) Phase Arrangement
(D) Terminals 409.104 Wiring Space
(E) Phase Arrangement (A) General
(B) Wire-Bending Space (D) Bathtub and Shower Areas
409.106 Spacings (E) Luminaires in Indoor Sports, Mixed-Use, and All-Purpose
409.108 Service Equipment Facilities
409.110 Marking 410.11 Luminaires Near Combustible Material
ARTICLE 410 - Luminaires, 410.12 Luminaires over Combustible Material
410.14 Luminaires in Show Windows
Lampholders, and Lamps 410.16 Luminaires in Clothes Closets
I. General (A) Luminaire Types Permitted
410.1 Scope (B) Luminaire Types Not Permitted
410.2 Definitions (C) Location
410.5 Live Parts 410.18 Space for Cove Lighting
410.6 Listing Required III. Provisions at Luminaire Outlet Boxes, Canopies, and Pans
410.8 Inspection 410.20 Space for Conductors
II. Luminaire Locations 410.21 Temperature Limit of Conductors in Outlet Boxes
410.10 Luminaires in Specific Locations 410.22 Outlet Boxes to Be Covered
(A) Wet and Damp Locations 410.23 Covering of Combustible Material at Outlet Boxes
(B) Corrosive Locations 410.24 Connection of Electric-Discharge and LED Luminaires
(C) In Ducts or Hoods (A) Independent of the Outlet Box
(D) Bathtub and Shower Areas (B) Access to Boxes
(E) Luminaires in Indoor Sports, Mixed-Use, and All-Purpose IV. Luminaire Supports
Facilities 410.30 Supports
410.11 Luminaires Near Combustible Material (A) General
410.12 Luminaires over Combustible Material (B) Metal or Nonmetallic Poles Supporting Luminaires
410.14 Luminaires in Show Windows 410.36 Means of Support
410.16 Luminaires in Clothes Closets (A) Outlet Boxes
(A) Luminaire Types Permitted (B) Suspended Ceilings
(B) Luminaire Types Not Permitted (C) Luminaire Studs
(C) Location (D) Insulating Joints
410.18 Space for Cove Lighting (E) Raceway Fittings
III. Provisions at Luminaire Outlet Boxes, Canopies, and Pans (F) Busways
410.20 Space for Conductors (G) Trees
410.21 Temperature Limit of Conductors in Outlet Boxes V. Grounding
410.22 Outlet Boxes to Be Covered 410.40 General
410.23 Covering of Combustible Material at Outlet Boxes 410.42 Luminaire(s) with Exposed Conductive Parts
410.24 Connection of Electric-Discharge and LED Luminaires 410.44 Methods of Grounding
(A) Independent of the Outlet Box 410.46 Equipment Grounding Conductor Attachment
(B) Access to Boxes VI. Wiring of Luminaires
IV. Luminaire Supports 410.48 Luminaire Wiring — General
410.30 Supports 410.50 Polarization of Luminaires
(A) General 410.52 Conductor Insulation
(B) Metal or Nonmetallic Poles Supporting Luminaires 410.54 Pendant Conductors for Incandescent Filament Lamps
410.36 Means of Support (A) Support
(A) Outlet Boxes (B) Size
(B) Suspended Ceilings (C) Twisted or Cabled
(C) Luminaire Studs 410.56 Protection of Conductors and Insulation
(D) Insulating Joints (A) Properly Secured
(E) Raceway Fittings (B) Protection Through Metal
(F) Busways (C) Luminaire Stems
(G) Trees (D) Splices and Taps
V. Grounding (E) Stranding
410.40 General (F) Tension
410.42 Luminaire(s) with Exposed Conductive Parts 410.59 Cord-Connected Showcases
410.44 Methods of Grounding (A) Cord Requirements
410.46 Equipment Grounding Conductor Attachment (B) Receptacles, Connectors, and Attachment Plugs
VI. Wiring of Luminaires (C) Support
410.48 Luminaire Wiring — General (D) No Other Equipment
410.50 Polarization of Luminaires (E) Secondary Circuit(s)
410.52 Conductor Insulation 410.62 Cord-Connected Lampholders and Luminaires
410.54 Pendant Conductors for Incandescent Filament Lamps (A) Lampholders
(A) Support (B) Adjustable Luminaires
(B) Size (C) Electric-Discharge and LED Luminaires
(C) Twisted or Cabled(C) In Ducts or Hoods 410.64 Luminaires as Raceways
(A) Listed XIII. Special Provisions for Electric-Discharge Lighting
(B) Through-Wiring Systems of More Than 1000 Volts
(C) Luminaires Connected Together 410.140 General
410.68 Feeder and Branch-Circuit Conductors and Ballasts (A) Listing
VII. Construction of Luminaires (B) Dwelling Occupancies
410.70 Combustible Shades and Enclosures (C) Live Parts
410.74 Luminaire Rating (D) Additional Requirements
(A) Marking 410.141 Control
(B) Electrical Rating (A) Disconnection
410.82 Portable Luminaires (B) Within Sight or Locked Type
(A) General 410.142 Lamp Terminals and Lampholders
(B) Portable Handlamps 410.143 Transformers
410.84 Cord Bushings (A) Type
VIII. Installation of Lampholders (B) Voltage
410.90 Screw Shell Type (C) Rating
410.93 Double-Pole Switched Lampholders (D) Secondary Connections
410.96 Lampholders in Wet or Damp Locations 410.144 Transformer Locations
410.97 Lampholders Near Combustible Material (A) Accessible
IX. Lamps and Auxiliary Equipment (B) Secondary Conductors
410.103 Bases, Incandescent Lamps (C) Adjacent to Combustible Materials
410.104 Electric-Discharge Lamp Auxiliary Equipment 410.145 Exposure to Damage
(A) Enclosures 410.146 Marking
(B) Switching XIV. Lighting Track
X. Special Provisions for Flush and Recessed Luminaires 410.151 Installation
410.110 General (A) Lighting Track
410.115 Temperature (B) Connected Load
(A) Combustible Material (C) Locations Not Permitted
(B) Fire-Resistant Construction (D) Support
(C) Recessed Incandescent Luminaires 410.153 Heavy-Duty Lighting Track
410.116 Clearance and Installation 410.154 Fastening
(A) Clearance 410.155 Construction Requirements
(B) Installation (A) Construction
410.117 Wiring (B) Grounding
(A) General XV. Decorative Lighting and Similar Accessories
(B) Circuit Conductors 410.160 Listing of Decorative Lighting
(C) Tap Conductors ARTICLE 411 - Lighting Systems
XII. Construction of Flush and Recessed Luminaires
410.118 Temperature Operating at 30 Volts or Less
410.120 Lamp Wattage Marking 411.1 Scope
410.121 Solder Prohibited 411.2 Definition
410.122 Lampholders 411.3 Listing Required
XIII. Special Provisions for Electric-Discharge Lighting (A) Listed System
Systems of 1000 Volts or Less (B) Assembly of Listed Parts
410.130 General 411.4 Specific Location Requirements
(A) Open-Circuit Voltage of 1000 Volts or Less (A) Walls, Floors, and Ceilings
(B) Considered as Energized (B) Pools, Spas, Fountains, and Similar Locations
(C) Transformers of the Oil-Filled Type 411.5 Secondary Circuits
(D) Additional Requirements (A) Grounding
(E) Thermal Protection — Fluorescent Luminaires (B) Isolation
(F) High-Intensity Discharge Luminaires (C) Bare Conductors
(G) Disconnecting Means (D) Insulated Conductors
410.134 Direct-Current Equipment 411.6 Branch Circuit
410.135 Open-Circuit Voltage Exceeding 300 Volts 411.7 Hazardous (Classified) Locations
410.136 Luminaire Mounting
(A) Exposed Components
ARTICLE 422 – Appliances
I. General
(B) Combustible Low-Density Cellulose Fiberboard
422.1 Scope
410.137 Equipment Not Integral with Luminaire
422.2 Definition
(A) Metal Cabinets
(B) Separate Mounting
422.4 Live Parts
(C) Wired Luminaire Sections
II. Installation
410.138 Autotransformers
422.10 Branch-Circuit Rating
410.139 Switches
(A) Individual Circuits
(B) Circuits Supplying Two or More Loads (A) Nameplate Marking
422.11 Overcurrent Protection (B) To Be Visible
(A) Branch-Circuit Overcurrent Protection 422.61 Marking of Heating Elements
(B) Household-Type Appliances with Surface Heating 422.62 Appliances Consisting of Motors and Other Loads
Elements (A) Nameplate Horsepower Markings
(C) Infrared Lamp Commercial and Industrial Heating (B) Additional Nameplate Markings
Appliances ARTICLE 424 - Fixed Electric Space-
(D) Open-Coil or Exposed Sheathed-Coil Types of Surface
Heating Elements in Commercial-Type Heating Appliances Heating Equipment
(E) Single Non–Motor-Operated Appliance I. General
(F) Electric Heating Appliances Employing Resistance-Type 424.1 Scope
Heating Elements Rated More Than 48 Amperes 424.2 Other Articles
(G) Motor-Operated Appliances 424.3 Branch Circuits
422.12 Central Heating Equipment (A) Branch-Circuit Requirements
422.13 Storage-Type Water Heaters (B) Branch-Circuit Sizing
422.14 Infrared Lamp Industrial Heating Appliances 424.6 Listed Equipment
422.15 Central Vacuum Outlet Assemblies II. Installation
422.16 Flexible Cords 424.9 General
(A) General 424.10 Special Permission
(B) Specific Appliances 424.11 Supply Conductors
422.17 Protection of Combustible Material 424.12 Locations
422.18 Support of Ceiling-Suspended (Paddle) Fans (A) Exposed to Physical Damage
422.20 Other Installation Methods (B) Damp or Wet Locations
III. Disconnecting Means 424.13 Spacing from Combustible Materials
422.30 General III. Control and Protection of Fixed Electric Space-Heating
422.31 Disconnection of Permanently Connected Appliances Equipment
(A) Rated at Not over 300 Volt-Amperes or 1⁄ 8 Horsepower 424.19 Disconnecting Means
(B) Appliances Rated over 300 Volt-Amperes (A) Heating Equipment with Supplementary Overcurrent
(C) Motor-Operated Appliances Rated over 1⁄ 8 Horsepower Protection
422.33 Disconnection of Cord-and-Plug-Connected (B) Heating Equipment Without Supplementary Overcurrent
Appliances Protection
(A) Separable Connector or an Attachment Plug and (C) Unit Switch(es) as Disconnecting Means
Receptacle 424.20 Thermostatically Controlled Switching Devices
(B) Connection at the Rear Base of a Range (A) Serving as Both Controllers and Disconnecting Means
(C) Rating (B) Thermostats That Do Not Directly Interrupt All
422.34 Unit Switch(es) as Disconnecting Means Ungrounded Conductors
(A) Multifamily Dwellings 424.21 Switch and Circuit Breaker to Be Indicating
(B) Two-Family Dwellings 424.22 Overcurrent Protection
(C) One-Family Dwellings (A) Branch-Circuit Devices
(D) Other Occupancies (B) Resistance Elements
422.35 Switch and Circuit Breaker to Be Indicating (C) Overcurrent Protective Devices
IV. Construction (D) Branch-Circuit Conductors
422.40 Polarity in Cord-and-Plug-Connected Appliances (E) Conductors for Subdivided Loads
422.41 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Appliances Subject to IV. Marking of Heating Equipment
Immersion 424.28 Nameplate
422.42 Signals for Heated Appliances (A) Marking Required
422.43 Flexible Cords (B) Location
(A) Heater Cords 424.29 Marking of Heating Elements
(B) Other Heating Appliances V. Electric Space-Heating Cables
422.44 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Immersion Heaters 424.34 Heating Cable Construction
422.45 Stands for Cord-and-Plug-Connected Appliances 424.35 Marking of Heating Cables
422.46 Flatirons 424.36 Clearances of Wiring in Ceilings
422.47 Water Heater Controls 424.38 Area Restrictions
422.48 Infrared Lamp Industrial Heating Appliances (A) Shall Not Extend Beyond the Room or Area
(A) 300 Watts or Less (B) Uses Prohibited
(B) Over 300 Watts (C) In Closet Ceilings as Low-Temperature Heat Sources to
422.49 High-Pressure Spray Washers Control Relative Humidity
422.50 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Pipe Heating Assemblies 424.39 Clearance from Other Objects and Openings
422.51 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Vending Machines 424.40 Splices
422.52 Electric Drinking Fountains 424.41 Installation of Heating Cables on Dry Board, in
V. Marking Plaster, and on Concrete Ceilings
422.60 Nameplate (A) In Walls
(B) Adjacent Runs (A) Free Nonheating Leads
(C) Surfaces to Be Applied (B) Leads in Junction Box
(D) Splices (C) Excess Leads
(E) Ceiling Surface 424.44 Installation of Cables in Concrete or Poured Masonry
(F) Secured Floors
(G) Dry Board Installations (A) Watts per Linear Meter (Foot)
(H) Free from Contact with Conductive (B) Spacing Between Adjacent Runs
Surfaces (C) Secured in Place
(I) Joists (D) Spacings Between Heating Cable and Metal Embedded in
(J) Crossing Joists the Floor
424.42 Finished Ceilings (E) Leads Protected
424.43 Installation of Nonheating Leads of Cables (F) Bushings or Approved Fittings
(A) Free Nonheating Leads (G) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection
(B) Leads in Junction Box 424.45 Inspection and Tests
(C) Excess Leads VI. Duct Heaters
424.44 Installation of Cables in Concrete or Poured Masonry 424.57 General
Floors 424.58 Identification
(A) Watts per Linear Meter (Foot) 424.59 Airflow
(B) Spacing Between Adjacent Runs 424.60 Elevated Inlet Temperature
(C) Secured in Place 424.61 Installation of Duct Heaters with Heat Pumps and Air
(D) Spacings Between Heating Cable and Metal Embedded in Conditioners
the Floor 424.62 Condensation
(E) Leads Protected 424.63 Fan Circuit Interlock
(F) Bushings or Approved Fittings 424.64 Limit Controls
(G) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection 424.65 Location of Disconnecting Means
424.45 Inspection and Tests 424.66 Installation
VI. Duct Heaters VII. Resistance-Type Boilers
424.57 General 424.70 Scope
424.58 Identification 424.71 Identification
424.59 Airflow 424.72 Overcurrent Protection
424.60 Elevated Inlet Temperature (A) Boiler Employing Resistance-Type Immersion Heating
424.61 Installation of Duct Heaters with Heat Pumps and Air Elements in an ASMERated and Stamped Vessel
Conditioners (B) Boiler Employing Resistance-Type Heating Elements
424.62 Condensation Rated More Than 48 Amperes and Not Contained in an
424.63 Fan Circuit Interlock ASME-Rated and Stamped Vessel
424.64 Limit Controls (C) Supplementary Overcurrent Protective Devices
424.65 Location of Disconnecting Means (D) Conductors Supplying Supplementary Overcurrent
424.66 Installation Protective Devices
VII. Resistance-Type Boilers (E) Conductors for Subdivided Loads
424.70 Scope 424.73 Overtemperature Limit Control
424.71 Identification 424.74 Overpressure Limit Control
424.72 Overcurrent Protection424.38 Area Restrictions VIII. Electrode-Type Boilers
(A) Shall Not Extend Beyond the Room or Area 424.80 Scope
(B) Uses Prohibited 424.81 Identification
(C) In Closet Ceilings as Low-Temperature Heat Sources to 424.82 Branch-Circuit Requirements
Control Relative Humidity 424.83 Overtemperature Limit Control
424.39 Clearance from Other Objects and Openings 424.84 Overpressure Limit Control
424.40 Splices 424.85 Grounding
424.41 Installation of Heating Cables on Dry Board, in 424.86 Markings
Plaster, and on Concrete Ceilings IX. Electric Radiant Heating Panels and Heating Panel Sets
(A) In Walls 424.90 Scope
(B) Adjacent Runs 424.91 Definitions
(C) Surfaces to Be Applied 424.92 Markings
(D) Splices (A) Location
(E) Ceiling Surface (B) Identified as Suitable
(F) Secured (C) Required Markings
(G) Dry Board Installations (D) Labels Provided by Manufacturer
(H) Free from Contact with Conductive Surfaces 424.93 Installation
(I) Joists (A) General
(J) Crossing Joists (B) Heating Panel Sets
424.42 Finished Ceilings 424.94 Clearances of Wiring in Ceilings
424.43 Installation of Nonheating Leads of Cables
424.95 Location of Branch-Circuit and Feeder Wiring in (B) Circuit Connections
Walls 426.25 Marking
(A) Exterior Walls 426.26 Corrosion Protection
(B) Interior Walls 426.27 Grounding Braid or Sheath
424.96 Connection to Branch-Circuit Conductors 426.28 Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment
(A) General IV. Impedance Heating
(B) Heating Panels 426.30 Personnel Protection
(C) Heating Panel Sets 426.31 Isolation Transformer
424.97 Nonheating Leads 426.32 Voltage Limitations
424.98 Installation in Concrete or Poured Masonry 426.33 Induced Currents
(A) Maximum Heated Area 426.34 Grounding
(B) Secured in Place and Identified as Suitable V. Skin-Effect Heating
(C) Expansion Joints 426.40 Conductor Ampacity
(D) Spacings 426.41 Pull Boxes
(E) Protection of Leads 426.42 Single Conductor in Enclosure
(F) Bushings or Fittings Required 426.43 Corrosion Protection
424.99 Installation Under Floor Covering 426.44 Grounding
(A) Identification VI. Control and Protection
(B) Maximum Heated Area 426.50 Disconnecting Means
(C) Installation (A) Disconnection
ARTICLE 426 - Fixed Outdoor (B) Cord-and-Plug-Connected Equipment
426.51 Controllers
Electric Deicing and Snow-Melting (A) Temperature Controller with “Off ” Position
Equipment (B) Temperature Controller Without “Off ” Position
(C) Remote Temperature Controller
I. General
(D) Combined Switching Devices
426.1 Scope
426.54 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Deicing and Snow-Melting
(A) Embedded
Equipment
(B) Exposed
426.2 Definitions ARTICLE 427 - Fixed Electric Heating
426.3 Application of Other Articles Equipment for Pipelines and Vessels
426.4 Continuous Load
I. General
II. Installation
427.1 Scope
426.10 General
427.2 Definitions
426.11 Use
426.12 Thermal Protection
427.4 Continuous Load
426.13 Identification
II. Installation
426.14 Special Permission
427.10 General
I II. Resistance Heating Elements
427.11 Use
426.20 Embedded Deicing and Snow-Melting Equipment
427.12 Thermal Protection
(A) Watt Density
(B) Spacing
III. Resistance Heating Elements
(C) Cover
427.14 Secured
(D) Secured
427.15 Not in Direct Contact
(E) Expansion and Contraction
427.16 Expansion and Contraction
426.21 Exposed Deicing and Snow-Melting Equipment
427.17 Flexural Capability
(A) Secured
427.18 Power Supply Leads
(B) Overtemperature
(A) Nonheating Leads
(C) Expansion and Contraction
(B) Power Supply Leads Protection
(D) Flexural Capability
(C) Interconnecting Leads
426.22 Installation of Nonheating Leads for Embedded
Equipment
(A) Nonheating Interconnections
(A) Grounding Sheath or Braid
(B) Circuit Connections
(B) Raceways
427.20 Marking
(C) Bushings
427.22 Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment
(D) Expansion and Contraction
427.23 Grounded Conductive Covering
(E) Leads in Junction Boxes
(A) Heating Wires or Cables
426.23 Installation of Nonheating Leads for Exposed
(B) Heating Panels
Equipment
IV. Impedance Heating
(A) Nonheating Leads
427.25 Personnel Protection
(B) Protection
427.26 Isolation Transformer
426.24 Electrical Connection
427.27 Voltage Limitations
(A) Heating Element Connections
427.28 Induced Currents II. Motor Circuit Conductors
427.29 Grounding 430.21 General
427.30 Secondary Conductor Sizing 430.22 Single Motor
V. Induction Heating (A) Direct-Current Motor-Rectifier Supplied
427.35 Scope (B) Multispeed Motor
427.36 Personnel Protection (C) Wye-Start, Delta-Run Motor
427.37 Induced Current (D) Part-Winding Motor
VI. Skin-Effect Heating (E) Other Than Continuous Duty
427.45 Conductor Ampacity (F) Separate Terminal Enclosure
427.46 Pull Boxes (G) Conductors for Small Motors
427.47 Single Conductor in Enclosure 430.23 Wound-Rotor Secondary
427.48 Grounding (A) Continuous Duty
VII. Control and Protection (B) Other Than Continuous Duty
427.55 Disconnecting Means (C) Resistor Separate from Controller
(A) Switch or Circuit Breaker 430.24 Several Motors or a Motor(s) and Other Load(s)
(B) Cord-and-Plug-Connected Equipment 430.25 Multimotor and Combination-Load Equipment
427.56 Controls 430.26 Feeder Demand Factor
(A) Temperature Control with “Off ” Position 430.27 Capacitors with Motors
(B) Temperature Control Without “Off ” Position 430.28 Feeder Taps
(C) Remote Temperature Controller 430.29 Constant Voltage Direct-Current Motors — Power
(D) Combined Switching Devices Resistors
427.57 Overcurrent Protection III. Motor and Branch-Circuit Overload Protection
ARTICLE 430 - Motors, Motor 430.31 General
430.32 Continuous-Duty Motors
Circuits, and Controllers (A) More Than 1 Horsepower
I. General (B) One Horsepower or Less, Automatically Started
430.1 Scope (C) Selection of Overload Device
430.2 Definitions (D) One Horsepower or Less, Nonautomatically Started
430.4 Part-Winding Motors (E) Wound-Rotor Secondaries
430.5 Other Articles 430.33 Intermittent and Similar Duty
430.6 Ampacity and Motor Rating Determination 430.35 Shunting During Starting Period
(A) General Motor Applications (A) Nonautomatically Started
(B) Torque Motors (B) Automatically Started
(C) Alternating-Current Adjustable Voltage Motors 430.36 Fuses — In Which Conductor
(D) Valve Actuator Motor Assemblies 430.37 Devices Other Than Fuses — In Which Conductor
430.7 Marking on Motors and Multimotor Equipment 430.38 Number of Conductors Opened by Overload Device
(A) Usual Motor Applications 430.39 Motor Controller as Overload Protection
(B) Locked-Rotor Indicating Code Letters 430.40 Overload Relays
(C) Torque Motors 430.42 Motors on General-Purpose Branch Circuits
(D) Multimotor and Combination-Load Equipment (A) Not over 1 Horsepower
430.8 Marking on Controllers (B) Over 1 Horsepower
430.9 Terminals (C) Cord-and-Plug-Connected
(A) Markings (D) Time Delay
(B) Conductors 430.43 Automatic Restarting
(C) Torque Requirements 430.44 Orderly Shutdown
430.10 Wiring Space in Enclosures IV. Motor Branch-Circuit Short-Circuit and Ground-Fault
(A) General Protection
(B) Wire-Bending Space in Enclosures 430.51 General
430.11 Protection Against Liquids 430.52 Rating or Setting for Individual Motor Circuit
430.12 Motor Terminal Housings (A) General
(A) Material (B) All Motors
(B) Dimensions and Space — Wire-to-Wire Connections (C) Rating or Setting
(C) Dimensions and Space — Fixed Terminal Connections (D) Torque Motors
(D) Large Wire or Factory Connections 430.53 Several Motors or Loads on One Branch Circuit
(E) Equipment Grounding Connections (A) Not Over 1 Horsepower
430.13 Bushing (B) If Smallest Rated Motor Protected
430.14 Location of Motors (C) Other Group Installations
(A) Ventilation and Maintenance (D) Single Motor Taps
(B) Open Motors 430.54 Multimotor and Combination-Load Equipment
430.16 Exposure to Dust Accumulations 430.55 Combined Overcurrent Protection
430.17 Highest Rated or Smallest Rated Motor 430.56 Branch-Circuit Protective Devices — In Which
430.18 Nominal Voltage of Rectifier Systems Conductor
430.57 Size of Fuseholder 430.108 Every Disconnecting Means
430.58 Rating of Circuit Breaker 430.109 Type
V. Motor Feeder Short-Circuit and Ground-Fault Protection (A) General
430.61 General (B) Stationary Motors of 1⁄8 Horsepower or Less
430.62 Rating or Setting — Motor Load (C) Stationary Motors of 2 Horsepower or Less
(A) Specific Load (D) Autotransformer-Type Controlled Motors
(B) Other Installations (E) Isolating Switches
430.63 Rating or Setting — Motor Load and Other Load(s) (F) Cord-and-Plug-Connected Motors
VI. Motor Control Circuits (G) Torque Motors
430.71 General 430.110 Ampere Rating and Interrupting Capacity
430.72 Overcurrent Protection (A) General
(A) General (B) For Torque Motors
(B) Conductor Protection (C) For Combination Loads
(C) Control Circuit Transformer 430.111 Switch or Circuit Breaker as Both Controller and
430.73 Protection of Conductors from Physical Damage Disconnecting Means
430.74 Electrical Arrangement of Control Circuits (A) General
430.75 Disconnection (B) Type
(A) General 430.112 Motors Served by Single Disconnecting Means
(B) Control Transformer in Controller Enclosure 430.113 Energy from More Than One Source
VII. Motor Controllers X. Adjustable-Speed Drive Systems
430.81 General 430.120 General
(A) Stationary Motor of 1⁄8 Horsepower or Less 430.122 Conductors — Minimum Size and Ampacity
(B) Portable Motor of 1⁄3 Horsepower or Less (A) Branch/Feeder Circuit Conductors
430.82 Controller Design (B) Bypass Device
(A) Starting and Stopping 430.124 Overload Protection
(B) Autotransformer (A) Included in Power Conversion Equipment
(C) Rheostats (B) Bypass Circuits
430.83 Ratings (C) Multiple Motor Applications
(A) General 430.126 Motor Overtemperature Protection
(B) Small Motors (A) General
(C) Stationary Motors of 2 Horsepower or Less (B) Multiple Motor Applications
(D) Torque Motors (C) Automatic Restarting and Orderly Shutdown
(E) Voltage Rating 430.128 Disconnecting Means
430.84 Need Not Open All Conductors XI. Over 600 Volts, Nominal
430.85 In Grounded Conductors 430.221 General
430.87 Number of Motors Served by Each Controller 430.222 Marking on Controllers
430.88 Adjustable-Speed Motors 430.223 Raceway Connection to Motors
430.89 Speed Limitation 430.224 Size of Conductors
430.90 Combination Fuseholder and Switch as Controller 430.225 Motor-Circuit Overcurrent Protection
VIII. Motor Control Centers (A) General
430.92 General (B) Overload Protection
430.94 Overcurrent Protection (C) Fault-Current Protection
430.95 Service Equipment 430.226 Rating of Motor Control Apparatus
430.96 Grounding 430.227 Disconnecting Means
430.97 Busbars and Conductors XII. Protection of Live Parts — All Voltages
(A) Support and Arrangement 430.231 General
(B) Phase Arrangement 430.232 Where Required
(C) Minimum Wire-Bending Space 430.233 Guards for Attendants
(D) Spacings XIII. Grounding — All Voltages
(E) Barriers 430.241 General
430.98 Marking 430.242 Stationary Motors
(A) Motor Control Centers 430.243 Portable Motors
(B) Motor Control Units 430.244 Controllers
IX. Disconnecting Means 430.245 Method of Grounding
430.101 General (A) Grounding Through Terminal Housings
430.102 Location (B) Separation of Junction Box from Motor
(A) Controller (C) Grounding of Controller-Mounted Devices
(B) Motor XIV. Tables
430.103 Operation ARTICLE 440 - Air-Conditioning and
430.104 To Be Indicating
430.105 Grounded Conductors Refrigerating Equipment
430.107 Readily Accessible I. General
440.1 Scope (A) Overload Protection
440.2 Definitions (B) Attachment Plug and Receptacle or Cord Connector
440.3 Other Articles Rating
(A) Article 430 (C) Time Delay
(B) Articles 422, 424, or 430 VII. Provisions for Room Air Conditioners
(C) Article 422 440.60 General
(D) Other Applicable Articles 440.61 Grounding
440.4 Marking on Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressors 440.62 Branch-Circuit Requirements
and Equipment (A) Room Air Conditioner as a Single Motor Unit
(A) Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressor Nameplate (B) Where No Other Loads Are Supplied
(B) Multimotor and Combination-Load Equipment (C) Where Lighting Units or Other Appliances Are Also
(C) Branch-Circuit Selection Current Supplied
440.5 Marking on Controllers 440.63 Disconnecting Means
440.6 Ampacity and Rating 440.64 Supply Cords
(A) Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressor 440.65 Leakage-Current Detector-Interrupter (LCDI) and Arc-
(B) Multimotor Equipment Fault Circuit Interrupter (AFCI)
440.7 Highest Rated (Largest) Motor ARTICLE 445 - Generators
440.8 Single Machine
445.1 Scope
II. Disconnecting Means
445.10 Location
440.11 General
445.11 Marking
440.12 Rating and Interrupting Capacity
(A) Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressor
(A) Constant-Voltage Generators
(B) Combination Loads
(B) Two-Wire Generators
(C) Small Motor-Compressors
(C) 65 Volts or Less
(D) Disconnecting Means
(D) Balancer Sets
(E) Disconnecting Means Rated in Excess of 100 Horsepower
(E) Three-Wire, Direct-Current Generators
440.13 Cord-Connected Equipment
440.14 Location
445.14 Protection of Live Parts
III. Branch-Circuit Short-Circuit and Ground-Fault Protection
445.15 Guards for Attendants
440.21 General
445.16 Bushings
440.22 Application and Selection
445.17 Generator Terminal Housings
(A) Rating or Setting for Individual Motor-Compressor
445.18 Disconnecting Means Required for Generators
(B) Rating or Setting for Equipment
445.19 Generators Supplying Multiple Loads
(C) Protective Device Rating Not to Exceed the
Manufacturer’s Values ARTICLE 450 - Transformers and
IV. Branch-Circuit Conductors Transformer Vaults (Including
440.31 General
440.32 Single Motor-Compressor Secondary Ties)
440.33 Motor-Compressor(s) With or Without Additional 450.1 Scope
Motor Loads I. General Provisions
440.34 Combination Load 450.2 Definition
440.35 Multimotor and Combination-Load Equipment 450.3 Overcurrent Protection
V. Controllers for Motor-Compressors (A) Transformers Over 600 Volts, Nominal
440.41 Rating (B) Transformers 600 Volts, Nominal, or Less
(A) Motor-Compressor Controller (C) Voltage Transformers
(B) Controller Serving More Than One Load 450.4 Autotransformers 600 Volts, Nominal, or Less
VI. Motor-Compressor and Branch-Circuit Overload (A) Overcurrent Protection
Protection (B) Transformer Field-Connected as an Autotransformer
440.51 General 450.5 Grounding Autotransformers
440.52 Application and Selection (A) Three-Phase, 4-Wire System
(A) Protection of Motor-Compressor (B) Ground Reference for Fault Protection Devices
(B) Protection of Motor-Compressor Control Apparatus and (C) Ground Reference for Damping Transitory Overvoltages
Branch-Circuit Conductors 450.6 Secondary Ties
440.53 Overload Relays (A) Tie Circuits
440.54 Motor-Compressors and Equipment on 15- or 20- (B) Overcurrent Protection for Secondary Connections
Ampere Branch Circuits — Not Cord-and-Attachment-Plug- (C) Grounding
Connected 450.7 Parallel Operation
(A) Overload Protection 450.8 Guarding
(B) Time Delay (A) Mechanical Protection
440.55 Cord-and-Attachment-Plug-Connected Motor- (B) Case or Enclosure
Compressors and Equipment on 15- or 20-Ampere Branch (C) Exposed Energized Parts
Circuits (D) Voltage Warning
450.9 Ventilation 455.20 Disconnecting Means
450.10 Grounding 455.21 Start-Up
450.11 Marking 455.22 Power Interruption
450.12 Terminal Wiring Space 455.23 Capacitors
450.13 Accessibility ARTICLE 460 - Capacitors
(A) Open Installations
460.1 Scope
(B) Hollow Space Installations
460.2 Enclosing and Guarding
(A) Containing More Than 11 L (3 gal) of Flammable Liquid
II. Specific Provisions Applicable to Different Types of
(B) Accidental Contact
Transformers
I. 600 Volts, Nominal, and Under
450.21 Dry-Type Transformers Installed Indoors
460.6 Discharge of Stored Energy
(A) Not over 1121⁄2 kVA
(A) Time of Discharge
(B) Over 1121⁄2 kVA
(B) Means of Discharge
(C) Over 35,000 Volts
460.8 Conductors
450.22 Dry-Type Transformers Installed Outdoors
(A) Ampacity
450.23 Less-Flammable Liquid-Insulated Transformers
(B) Overcurrent Protection
(A) Indoor Installations
(C) Disconnecting Means
(B) Outdoor Installations
460.9 Rating or Setting of Motor Overload Device
450.24 Nonflammable Fluid-Insulated Transformers
460.10 Grounding
450.25 Askarel-Insulated Transformers Installed Indoors
460.12 Marking
450.26 Oil-Insulated Transformers Installed Indoors
II. Over 600 Volts, Nominal
450.27 Oil-Insulated Transformers Installed Outdoors
460.24 Switching
450.28 Modification of Transformers
(A) Load Current
III. Transformer Vaults
(B) Isolation
450.41 Location
(C) Additional Requirements for Series Capacitors
450.42 Walls, Roofs, and Floors
450.43 Doorways
(A) Provided to Detect and Interrupt Fault Current
(A) Type of Door
(B) Single Pole or Multiple Devices
(B) Sills
(C) Protected Individually or in Groups
(C) Locks
(D) Protective Devices Rated or Adjusted
450.45 Ventilation Openings
(A) Location
460.27 Grounding
(B) Arrangement
460.28 Means for Discharge
(C) Size
(A) Means to Reduce the Residual Voltage
(D) Covering
(B) Connection to Terminals
(E) Dampers
(F) Ducts ARTICLE 470 - Resistors and
450.46 Drainage Reactors
450.47 Water Pipes and Accessories
I. 600 Volts, Nominal, and Under
450.48 Storage in Vaults
470.1 Scope
ARTICLE 455 - Phase Converters 470.2 Location
I. General 470.3 Space Separation
455.1 Scope 470.4 Conductor Insulation
455.2 Definitions II. Over 600 Volts, Nominal
455.3 Other Articles 470.18 General
455.4 Marking (A) Protected Against Physical Damage
455.5 Equipment Grounding Connection (B) Isolated by Enclosure or Elevation
455.6 Conductors (C) Combustible Materials
(A) Ampacity (D) Clearances
(B) Manufactured Phase Marking (E) Temperature Rise from Induced Circulating Currents
455.7 Overcurrent Protection 470.19 Grounding
(A) Variable Loads 470.20 Oil-Filled Reactors
(B) Fixed Loads ARTICLE 480 - Storage Batteries
480.1 Scope
(A) Location
480.2 Definitions
(B) Type
480.3 Wiring and Equipment Supplied from Batteries
(C) Rating
480.4 Overcurrent Protection for Prime Movers
(D) Voltage Ratios
455.9 Connection of Single-Phase Loads
480.6 Insulation of Batteries Not over 250 Volts
455.10 Terminal Housings
(A) Vented Lead-Acid Batteries
II. Specific Provisions Applicable to Different Types of Phase
(B) Vented Alkaline-Type Batteries
Converters
(C) Rubber Jars 490.46 Circuit Breaker Locking
(D) Sealed Cells or Batteries 490.47 Metal-Enclosed and Metal-Clad Service Equipment
480.7 Insulation of Batteries of over 250 Volts IV. Mobile and Portable Equipment
480.8 Racks and Trays 490.51 General
(A) Racks (A) Covered
(B) Trays (B) Other Requirements
480.9 Battery Locations (C) Protection
(A) Ventilation (D) Disconnecting Means
(B) Live Parts 490.52 Overcurrent Protection
(C) Working Space 490.53 Enclosures
480.10 Vents 490.54 Collector Rings
(A) Vented Cells 490.55 Power Cable Connections to Mobile Machines
(B) Sealed Cells 490.56 High-Voltage Portable Cable for Main Power Supply
ARTICLE 490 - Equipment, Over 600 V. Electrode-Type Boilers
490.70 General
Volts, Nominal 490.71 Electrical Supply System
I. General 490.72 Branch-Circuit Requirements
490.1 Scope (A) Rating
490.2 Definition (B) Common-Trip Fault-Interrupting Device
490.3 Oil-Filled Equipment (C) Phase-Fault Protection
II. Equipment — Specific Provisions (D) Ground Current Detection
490.21 Circuit-Interrupting Devices (E) Grounded Neutral Conductor
(A) Circuit Breakers 490.73 Pressure and Temperature Limit Control
(B) Power Fuses and Fuseholders 490.74 Bonding
(C) Distribution Cutouts and Fuse Links — Expulsion Type ARTICLE 500 - Hazardous
(D) Oil-Filled Cutouts
(E) Load Interrupters (Classified) Locations, Classes I, II,
490.22 Isolating Means and III, Divisions 1 and 2
490.23 Voltage Regulators
500.1 Scope — Articles 500 Through 504
490.24 Minimum Space Separation
500.2 Definitions
III. Equipment — Metal-Enclosed Power Switchgear and
Industrial Control Assemblies
500.4 General
490.30 General
(A) Documentation
490.31 Arrangement of Devices in Assemblies
(B) Reference Standards
490.32 Guarding of High-Voltage Energized Parts Within a
500.5 Classifications of Locations
Compartment
(A) Classifications of Locations
490.33 Guarding of Energized Parts Operating at 600 Volts,
(B) Class I Locations
Nominal, or Less Within Compartments
(C) Class II Locations
490.34 Clearance for Cable Conductors Entering Enclosure
(D) Class III Locations
490.35 Accessibility of Energized Parts
500.6 Material Groups
(A) High-Voltage Equipment
(A) Class I Group Classifications
(B) Control Equipment
(B) Class II Group Classifications
(C) High-Voltage Instruments or Control Transformers and
500.7 Protection Techniques
Space Heaters
(A) Explosionproof Equipment
490.36 Grounding
(B) Dust Ignitionproof
490.37 Grounding of Devices
(C) Dusttight
490.38 Door Stops and Cover Plates
(D) Purged and Pressurized
490.39 Gas Discharge from Interrupting Devices
(E) Intrinsic Safety
490.40 Visual Inspection Windows
(F) Nonincendive Circuit
490.41 Location of Industrial Control Equipment
(G) Nonincendive Equipment
(A) Control and Instrument Transfer Switch Handles or Push
(H) Nonincendive Component
Buttons
(I) Oil Immersion
(B) Infrequently Operated Devices
(J) Hermetically Sealed
490.42 Interlocks — Interrupter Switches
(K) Combustible Gas Detection System
490.43 Stored Energy for Opening
(L) Other Protection Techniques
490.44 Fused Interrupter Switches
500.8 Equipment
(A) Supply Terminals
(A) Suitability
(B) Backfeed
(B) Approval for Class and Properties
(C) Switching Mechanism
(C) Marking
490.45 Circuit Breakers — Interlocks
(D) Temperature
(A) Circuit Breakers
(E) Threading
(B) Mechanical Interlocks
(F) Optical Fiber Cables
500.9 Specific Occupancies 502.5 Explosionproof Equipment
ARTICLE 501 - Class I Locations 502.6 Zone Equipment
II. Wiring
I. General
502.10 Wiring Methods
501.1 Scope
(A) Class II, Division 1
501.5 Zone Equipment
(B) Class II, Division 2
II. Wiring
502.15 Sealing, Class II, Divisions 1 and 2
502.25 Uninsulated Exposed Parts, Class II, Divisions 1 and 2
(A) Class I, Division 1
502.30 Grounding and Bonding, Class II, Divisions 1 and 2
(B) Class I, Division 2
(A) Bonding
501.15 Sealing and Drainage
(B) Types of Equipment Grounding Conductors
(A) Conduit Seals, Class I, Division 1
502.35 Surge Protection — Class II, Divisions 1 and 2
(B) Conduit Seals, Class I, Division 2
502.40 Multiwire Branch Circuits
(C) Class I, Divisions 1 and 2
III. Equipment
(D) Cable Seals, Class I, Division 1
502.100 Transformers and Capacitors
(E) Cable Seals, Class I, Division 2
(F) Drainage
501.17 Process Sealing
502.115 Switches, Circuit Breakers, Motor Controllers, and
501.20 Conductor Insulation, Class I, Divisions 1 and 2
Fuses
501.25 Uninsulated Exposed Parts, Class I, Divisions 1 and 2
501.30 Grounding and Bonding, Class I, Divisions 1 and 2
(A) Bonding
502.120 Control Transformers and Resistors
501.35 Surge Protection
502.125 Motors and Generators
III. Equipment
502.128 Ventilating Piping
501.100 Transformers and Capacitors
502.130 Luminaires
501.105 Meters, Instruments, and Relays
502.135 Utilization Equipment
501.115 Switches, Circuit Breakers, Motor Controllers, and
Fuses
502.140 Flexible Cords — Class II, Divisions 1 and 2
502.145 Receptacles and Attachment Plugs
501.120 Control Transformers and Resistors
502.150 Signaling, Alarm, Remote-Control, and
501.125 Motors and Generators
Communications Systems; and Meters, Instruments, and
Relays
501.130 Luminaires
(B) Class I, Division 2 ARTICLE 503 - Class III Locations
501.135 Utilization Equipment I. General
(A) Class I, Division 1 503.1 Scope
(B) Class I, Division 2 503.5 General
501.140 Flexible Cords, Class I, Divisions 1 and 2 503.6 Zone Equipment
(A) Permitted Uses II. Wiring
(B) Installation 503.10 Wiring Methods
501.145 Receptacles and Attachment Plugs, Class I, Divisions (A) Class III, Division 1
1 and 2 (B) Class III, Division 2
501.150 Signaling, Alarm, Remote-Control, and 503.25 Uninsulated Exposed Parts, Class III, Divisions 1 and
Communications Systems 2
(A) Class I, Division 1 503.30 Grounding and Bonding — Class III, Divisions 1 and 2
(B) Class I, Division 2 (A) Bonding
ARTICLE 502 - Class II Locations (B) Types of Equipment Grounding Conductors III.
Equipment
I. General
503.100 Transformers and Capacitors — Class III, Divisions 1
502.1 Scope
and 2
503.115 Switches, Circuit Breakers, Motor Controllers, and (A) Documentation for Industrial Occupancies
Fuses — Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 (B) Reference Standards
503.120 Control Transformers and Resistors — Class III, 505.5 Classifications of Locations
Divisions 1 and 2 (A) Classification of Locations
503.125 Motors and Generators — Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 (B) Class I, Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations
503.128 Ventilating Piping — Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 505.6 Material Groups
503.130 Luminaires — Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 (A) Group IIC
(A) Fixed Lighting (B) Group IIB
(B) Physical Damage (C) Group IIA
(C) Pendant Luminaires 505.7 Special Precaution
(D) Portable Lighting Equipment (A) Implementation of Zone Classification System
503.135 Utilization Equipment — Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 (B) Dual Classification
(A) Heaters (C) Reclassification Permitted
(B) Motors (D) Solid Obstacles
(C) Switches, Circuit Breakers, Motor Controllers, and Fuses 505.8 Protection Techniques
503.140 Flexible Cords — Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 (A) Flameproof “d”
503.145 Receptacles and Attachment Plugs — Class III, (B) Purged and Pressurized
Divisions 1 and 2 (C) Intrinsic Safety
503.150 Signaling, Alarm, Remote-Control, and Local (D) Type of Protection “n”
Loudspeaker Intercommunications Systems — Class III, (E) Oil Immersion “o”
Divisions 1 and 2 (F) Increased Safety “e”
503.155 Electric Cranes, Hoists, and Similar Equipment — (G) Encapsulation “m”
Class III, Divisions 1 and 2 (H) Powder Filling “q”
(A) Power Supply (I) Combustible Gas Detection System
(B) Contact Conductors 505.9 Equipment
(C) Current Collectors (A) Suitability
(D) Control Equipment (B) Listing
503.160 Storage Battery Charging Equipment — Class III, (C) Marking
Divisions 1 and 2 (D) Class I Temperature
ARTICLE 504 - Intrinsically Safe (E) Threading
(F) Optical Fiber Cable
Systems 505.15 Wiring Methods
504.1 Scope (A) Class I, Zone 0
504.2 Definitions (B) Class I, Zone 1
504.3 Application of Other Articles (C) Class I, Zone 2
504.4 Equipment 505.16 Sealing and Drainage
504.10 Equipment Installation (A) Zone 0
(A) Control Drawing (B) Zone 1
(B) Location (C) Zone 2
504.20 Wiring Methods (D) Class I, Zones 0, 1, and 2
504.30 Separation of Intrinsically Safe Conductors (E) Drainage
(A) From Nonintrinsically Safe Circuit Conductors 505.17 Flexible Cords, Class I, Zones 1 and 2
(B) From Different Intrinsically Safe Circuit Conductors 505.18 Conductors and Conductor Insulation
504.50 Grounding (A) Conductors
(A) Intrinsically Safe Apparatus, Enclosures, and Raceways (B) Conductor Insulation
(B) Associated Apparatus and Cable Shields 505.19 Uninsulated Exposed Parts
(C) Connection to Grounding Electrodes 505.20 Equipment Requirements
504.60 Bonding (A) Zone 0
(A) Hazardous Locations (B) Zone 1
(B) Unclassified (C) Zone 2
504.70 Sealing (D) Manufacturer’s Instructions
504.80 Identification 505.21 Multiwire Branch Circuits
(A) Terminals 505.22 Increased Safety “e” Motors and Generators
(B) Wiring 505.25 Grounding and Bonding
(C) Color Coding (A) Bonding
ARTICLE 505 - Zone 0, 1, and 2 (B) Types of Equipment Grounding Conductors
505.26 Process Sealing
Locations ARTICLE 506 - Zone 20, 21, and 22
505.1 Scope
505.2 Definitions Locations for Combustible Dusts or
505.3 Other Articles Ignitible Fibers/Flyings
505.4 General
506.1 Scope
506.2 Definitions (E) Modifications to Classification
506.4 General 511.4 Wiring and Equipment in Class I Locations
(A) Documentation for Industrial Occupancies (A) Wiring Located in Class I Locations
(B) Reference Standards (B) Equipment Located in Class I Locations
506.5 Classification of Locations 511.7 Wiring and Equipment Installed Above Class I
(A) Classifications of Locations Locations
(B) Zone 20, Zone 21, and Zone 22 Locations (A) Wiring in Spaces Above Class I Locations
506.6 Special Precaution (B) Electrical Equipment Installed Above Class I Locations
(A) Implementation of Zone Classification System 511.9 Sealing
(B) Dual Classification 511.10 Special Equipment
(C) Reclassification Permitted (A) Battery Charging Equipment
(D) Simultaneous Presence of Flammable Gases and (B) Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment
Combustible Dusts or Fibers/Flyings 511.12 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for
506.8 Protection Techniques Personnel
(A) Dust Ignitionproof 511.16 Grounding and Bonding Requirements
(B) Pressurized (A) General Grounding Requirements
(C) Intrinsic Safety (B) Supplying Circuits with Grounded and Grounding
(D) Dusttight Conductors in Class I Locations
(E) Protection by “mD” ARTICLE 513 - Aircraft Hangars
(F) Nonincendive Circuit
513.1 Scope
(G) Nonincendive Equipment
513.2 Definitions
(H) Protection by Enclosure “tD”
513.3 Classification of Locations
(I) Protection by Pressurization “pD”
(A) Below Floor Level
(J) Protection by Intrinsic Safety “iD”
(B) Areas Not Cut Off or Ventilated
506.9 Equipment Requirements
(C) Vicinity of Aircraft
(A) Suitability
(D) Areas Suitably Cut Off and Ventilated
(B) Listing
513.4 Wiring and Equipment in Class I Locations
(C) Marking
(A) General
(D) Temperature Classifications
(B) Stanchions, Rostrums, and Docks
(E) Threading
513.7 Wiring and Equipment Not Installed in Class I
(F) Optical Fiber Cable
Locations
(A) Fixed Wiring
(A) Zone 20
(B) Pendants
(B) Zone 21
(C) Arcing Equipment
(C) Zone 22
(D) Lampholders
506.16 Sealing
(E) Stanchions, Rostrums, or Docks
506.17 Flexible Cords
(F) Mobile Stanchions
506.20 Equipment Installation
513.8 Underground Wiring
(A) Zone 20
(A) Wiring and Equipment Embedded, Under Slab, or
(B) Zone 21
Underground
(C) Zone 22
(B) Uninterrupted Raceways, Embedded, Under Slab, or
(D) Manufacturer’s Instructions
Underground
(E) Temperature
513.9 Sealing
513.10 Special Equipment
(A) Aircraft Electrical Systems
(A) Bonding
(B) Aircraft Battery Charging and Equipment
(C) External Power Sources for Energizing Aircraft
ARTICLE 510 - Hazardous (D) Mobile Servicing Equipment with Electrical Components
(Classified) Locations — Specific (E) Portable Equipment
510.1 Scope
Personnel
510.2 General
513.16 Grounding and Bonding Requirements
ARTICLE 511 - Commercial Garages, (A) General Grounding Requirements
Repair and Storage (B) Supplying Circuits with Grounded and Grounding
Conductors in Class I Locations
511.1 Scope
511.2 Definitions ARTICLE 514 - Motor Fuel
511.3 Area Classification, General Dispensing Facilities
(A) Parking Garages
514.1 Scope
(B) Repair Garages, With Dispensing
514.2 Definition
(C) Major Repair Garages
(D) Minor Repair Garages
(A) Unclassified Locations
(B) Classified Locations II. Wiring and Protection
514.4 Wiring and Equipment Installed in Class I Locations 517.10 Applicability
514.7 Wiring and Equipment Above Class I Locations (A) Applicability
514.8 Underground Wiring (B) Not Covered
514.9 Sealing 517.11 General Installation — Construction Criteria
(A) At Dispenser 517.12 Wiring Methods
(B) At Boundary 517.13 Grounding of Receptacles and Fixed Electrical
514.11 Circuit Disconnects Equipment in Patient Care Areas
(A) General (A) Wiring Methods
(B) Attended Self-Service Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities (B) Insulated Equipment Grounding Conductor
(C) Unattended Self-Service Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities 517.14 Panelboard Bonding
514.13 Provisions for Maintenance and Service of Dispensing 517.16 Receptacles with Insulated Grounding Terminals
Equipment 517.17 Ground-Fault Protection
514.16 Grounding and Bonding (A) Applicability
ARTICLE 515 - Bulk Storage Plants (B) Feeders
(C) Selectivity
515.1 Scope
(D) Testing
515.2 Definition
517.18 General Care Areas
515.3 Class I Locations
(A) Patient Bed Location
515.4 Wiring and Equipment Located in Class I Locations
(B) Patient Bed Location Receptacles
515.7 Wiring and Equipment Above Class I Locations
(C) Pediatric Locations
(A) Fixed Wiring
517.19 Critical Care Areas
(B) Fixed Equipment
(A) Patient Bed Location Branch Circuits
(C) Portable Luminaires or Other Utilization Equipment
(B) Patient Bed Location Receptacles
515.8 Underground Wiring
(C) Patient Care Vicinity Grounding and Bonding (Optional)
(A) Wiring Method
(D) Equipment Grounding and Bonding
(B) Insulation
(E) Additional Protective Techniques in Critical Care Areas
(C) Nonmetallic Wiring
(Optional)
515.9 Sealing
(F) Isolated Power System Equipment Grounding
515.10 Special Equipment — Gasoline Dispensers
(G) Special-Purpose Receptacle Grounding
517.20 Wet Procedure Locations
ARTICLE 516 - Spray Application, (A) Receptacles and Fixed Equipment
Dipping, and Coating Processes (B) Isolated Power Systems
516.1 Scope
Personnel
516.2 Definitions
III. Essential Electrical System
517.25 Scope
(A) Class I, Division 1 or Class I, Zone 0 Locations
(B) Class I or Class II, Division 1 Locations
517.30 Essential Electrical Systems for Hospitals
(C) Class I or Class II, Division 2 Locations
(A) Applicability
(D) Enclosed Coating and Dipping Operations
(B) General
(E) Adjacent Locations
(C) Wiring Requirements
(F) Unclassified Locations
(D) Capacity of Systems
516.4 Wiring and Equipment in Class I Locations
(E) Receptacle Identification
(A) Wiring and Equipment — Vapors
517.31 Emergency System
(B) Wiring and Equipment — Vapors and Residues
517.32 Life Safety Branch
(C) Illumination
(A) Illumination of Means of Egress
(D) Portable Equipment
(B) Exit Signs
(E) Electrostatic Equipment
(C) Alarm and Alerting Systems
516.7 Wiring and Equipment Not Within Class I and II
(D) Communications Systems
Locations
(E) Generator Set and Transfer Switch Locations
(A) Wiring
(F) Generator Set Accessories
(B) Equipment
(G) Elevators
516.10 Special Equipment
(H) Automatic Doors
(A) Fixed Electrostatic Equipment
517.33 Critical Branch
(B) Electrostatic Hand-Spraying Equipment
(A) Task Illumination and Selected Receptacles
(C) Powder Coating
(B) Subdivision of the Critical Branch
516.16 Grounding
517.34 Equipment System Connection to Alternate Power
ARTICLE 517 - Health Care Facilities Source
I. General (A) Equipment for Delayed Automatic Connection
517.1 Scope (B) Equipment for Delayed Automatic or Manual Connection
517.2 Definitions (C) AC Equipment for Nondelayed Automatic Connection
517.35 Sources of Power 517.71 Connection to Supply Circuit
(A) Two Independent Sources of Power (A) Fixed and Stationary Equipment
(B) Alternate Source of Power (B) Portable, Mobile, and Transportable Equipment
(C) Location of Essential Electrical System Components (C) Over 600-Volt Supply
517.40 Essential Electrical Systems for Nursing Homes and 517.72 Disconnecting Means
Limited Care Facilities (A) Capacity
(A) Applicability (B) Location
(B) Inpatient Hospital Care Facilities (C) Portable Equipment
(C) Facilities Contiguous or Located on the Same Site with 517.73 Rating of Supply Conductors and Overcurrent
Hospitals Protection
517.41 Essential Electrical Systems (A) Diagnostic Equipment
(A) General (B) Therapeutic Equipment
(B) Transfer Switches 517.74 Control Circuit Conductors
(C) Capacity of System (A) Number of Conductors in Raceway
(D) Separation from Other Circuits (B) Minimum Size of Conductors
(E) Receptacle Identification 517.75 Equipment Installations
517.42 Automatic Connection to Life Safety Branch 517.76 Transformers and Capacitors
(A) Illumination of Means of Egress 517.77 Installation of High-Tension X-Ray Cables
(B) Exit Signs 517.78 Guarding and Grounding
(C) Alarm and Alerting Systems (A) High-Voltage Parts
(D) Communications Systems (B) Low-Voltage Cables
(E) Dining and Recreation Areas (C) Non–Current-Carrying Metal Parts
(F) Generator Set Location VI. Communications, Signaling Systems, Data Systems, Fire
(G) Elevators Alarm Systems, and Systems Less Than 120 Volts, Nominal
517.43 Connection to Critical Branch 517.80 Patient Care Areas
(A) Delayed Automatic Connection 517.81 Other-Than-Patient-Care Areas
(B) Delayed Automatic or Manual Connection 517.82 Signal Transmission Between Appliances
517.44 Sources of Power (A) General
(A) Two Independent Sources of Power (B) Common Signal Grounding Wire
(B) Alternate Source of Power VII. Isolated Power Systems
(C) Location of Essential Electrical System Components 517.160 Isolated Power Systems
517.45 Essential Electrical Systems for Other Health Care (A) Installations
Facilities (B) Line Isolation Monitor
(A) Essential Electrical Distribution ARTICLE 518 - Assembly
(B) Electrical Life Support Equipment
(C) Critical Care Areas Occupancies
(D) Power Systems 518.1 Scope
IV. Inhalation Anesthetizing Locations 518.2 General Classification
517.60 Anesthetizing Location Classification (A) Examples
(A) Hazardous (Classified) Location (B) Multiple Occupancies
(B) Other-Than-Hazardous (Classified) Location (C) Theatrical Areas
517.61 Wiring and Equipment 518.3 Other Articles
(A) Within Hazardous (Classified) Anesthetizing Locations (A) Hazardous (Classified) Areas
(B) Above Hazardous (Classified) Anesthetizing Locations (B) Temporary Wiring
(C) Other-Than-Hazardous (Classified) Anesthetizing (C) Emergency Systems
Locations 518.4 Wiring Methods
517.62 Grounding (A) General
517.63 Grounded Power Systems in Anesthetizing Locations (B) Nonrated Construction
(A) Battery-Powered Lighting Units (C) Spaces with Finish Rating
(B) Branch-Circuit Wiring 518.5 Supply
(C) Fixed Lighting Branch Circuits ARTICLE 520 - Theaters, Audience
(D) Remote-Control Stations
(E) Location of Isolated Power Systems Areas of Motion Picture and Television
(F) Circuits in Anesthetizing Locations Studios Performance Areas, and
517.64 Low-Voltage Equipment and Instruments
(A) Equipment Requirements Similar Locations
(B) Power Supplies I. General
(C) Isolated Circuits 520.1 Scope
(D) Controls 520.2 Definitions
(E) Battery-Powered Appliances 520.3 Motion Picture Projectors
(F) Receptacles or Attachment Plugs 520.4 Audio Signal Processing, Amplification, and
V. X-Ray Installations Reproduction Equipment
520.5 Wiring Methods (E) Dimmers
(A) General (F) Interior Conductors
(B) Portable Equipment (G) Pilot Light
(C) Nonrated Construction (H) Supply Conductors
520.6 Number of Conductors in Raceway (I) Cable Arrangement
520.7 Enclosing and Guarding Live Parts (J) Number of Supply Interconnections
520.8 Emergency Systems (K) Single-Pole Separable Connectors
520.9 Branch Circuits (L) Protection of Supply Conductors and Connectors
520.10 Portable Equipment Used Outdoors (M) Flanged Surface Inlets
II. Fixed Stage Switchboards (N) Terminals
520.21 Dead Front (O) Neutral Conductor
520.22 Guarding Back of Switchboard (P) Qualified Personnel
520.23 Control and Overcurrent Protection of Receptacle V. Portable Stage Equipment Other Than Switchboards
Circuits 520.61 Arc Lamps
520.24 Metal Hood 520.62 Portable Power Distribution Units
520.25 Dimmers (A) Enclosure
(A) Disconnection and Overcurrent Protection (B) Receptacles and Overcurrent Protection
(B) Resistance- or Reactor-Type Dimmers (C) Busbars and Terminals
(C) Autotransformer-Type Dimmers (D) Flanged Surface Inlets
(D) Solid-State-Type Dimmers (E) Cable Arrangement
520.26 Type of Switchboard 520.63 Bracket Fixture Wiring
(A) Manual (A) Bracket Wiring
(B) Remotely Controlled (B) Mounting
(C) Intermediate 520.64 Portable Strips
520.27 Stage Switchboard Feeders 520.65 Festoons
(A) Type of Feeder 520.66 Special Effects
(B) Neutral Conductor 520.67 Multipole Branch-Circuit Cable Connectors
(C) Supply Capacity 520.68 Conductors for Portables
III. Fixed Stage Equipment Other Than Switchboards (A) Conductor Type
520.41 Circuit Loads (B) Conductor Ampacity
(A) Circuits Rated 20 Amperes or Less 520.69 Adapters
(B) Circuits Rated Greater Than 20 Amperes (A) No Reduction in Current Rating
520.42 Conductor Insulation (B) Connectors
520.43 Footlights (C) Conductor Type
(A) Metal Trough Construction VI. Dressing Rooms
(B) Other-Than-Metal Trough Construction 520.71 Pendant Lampholders
(C) Disappearing Footlights 520.72 Lamp Guards
520.44 Borders, Proscenium Sidelights, Drop Boxes, and 520.73 Switches Required
Connector Strips VII. Grounding
(A) General 520.81 Grounding
(B) Connector Strips and Drop Boxes ARTICLE 522 - Control Systems for
(C) Cords and Cables for Border Lights, Drop Boxes, and
Connector Strips Permanent Amusement Attractions
520.45 Receptacles I. General
520.46 Connector Strips, Drop Boxes, Floor Pockets, and 522.1 Scope
Other Outlet Enclosures 522.2 Definitions
520.47 Backstage Lamps (Bare Bulbs) 522.5 Voltage Limitations
520.48 Curtain Machines 522.7 Maintenance
520.49 Smoke Ventilator Control II. Control Circuits
IV. Portable Switchboards on Stage 522.10 Power Sources for Control Circuits
520.50 Road Show Connection Panel (A Type of Patch Panel) (A) Power-Limited Control Circuits
(A) Load Circuits (B) Non–Power-Limited Control Circuits
(B) Circuit Transfer III. Control Circuit Wiring Methods
(C) Overcurrent Protection 522.20 Conductors, Busbars, and Slip Rings
(D) Enclosure 522.21 Conductor Sizing
520.51 Supply (A) Conductors Within a Listed Component or Assembly
520.52 Overcurrent Protection for Branch Circuits (B) Conductors Within an Enclosure or Operator Station
520.53 Construction and Feeders (C) Conductors Outside of an Enclosure or Operator Station
(A) Enclosure 522.22 Conductor Ampacity
(B) Energized Parts 522.23 Overcurrent Protection for Conductors
(C) Switches and Circuit Breakers 522.24 Conductors of Different Circuits in the Same Cable,
(D) Circuit Protection Cable Tray, Enclosure, or Raceway
(A) Two or More Control Circuits (D) Single-Pole Connectors
(B) Control Circuits with Power Circuits 525.23 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection
522.25 Ungrounded Control Circuits (A) Where GFCI Protection Is Required
522.28 Control Circuits in Wet Locations (B) Where GFCI Protection Is Not Required
ARTICLE 525 - Carnivals, Circuses, (C) Where GFCI Protection Is Not Permitted
IV. Grounding and Bonding
Fairs, and Similar Events 525.30 Equipment Bonding
I. General Requirements 525.31 Equipment Grounding
525.1 Scope 525.32 Grounding Conductor Continuity Assurance
525.2 Definitions ARTICLE 530 - Motion Picture and
(A) Portable Wiring and Equipment Television Studios and Similar
(B) Permanent Structures Locations
(C) Audio Signal Processing, Amplification, and
I. General
Reproduction Equipment
530.1 Scope
(D) Attractions Utilizing Pools, Fountains, and Similar
530.2 Definitions
Installations with Contained Volumes of Water
530.6 Portable Equipment
525.5 Overhead Conductor Clearances
II. Stage or Set
(A) Vertical Clearances
530.11 Permanent Wiring
(B) Clearance to Portable Structures
530.12 Portable Wiring
525.6 Protection of Electrical Equipment
(A) Stage Set Wiring
II. Power Sources
(B) Stage Effects and Electrical Equipment Used as Stage
525.10 Services
Properties
(A) Guarding
(C) Other Electrical Equipment
(B) Mounting and Location
530.13 Stage Lighting and Effects Control
525.11 Multiple Sources of Supply
530.14 Plugging Boxes
III. Wiring Methods
530.15 Enclosing and Guarding Live Parts
(A) Live Parts
(A) Type
(B) Switches
(B) Single-Conductor
(C) Rheostats
(C) Open Conductors
(D) Current-Carrying Parts
(D) Splices
530.16 Portable Luminaires
(E) Cord Connectors
530.17 Portable Arc Lamps
(F) Support
(A) Portable Carbon Arc Lamps
(G) Protection
(B) Portable Noncarbon Arc Electric-Discharge Lamps
(H) Boxes and Fittings
530.18 Overcurrent Protection — General
525.21 Rides, Tents and Concessions
(A) Stage Cables
(A) Disconnecting Means
(B) Feeders
(B) Portable Wiring Inside Tents and Concessions
(C) Cable Protection
525.22 Portable Distribution or Termination Boxes
(D) Location Boards
(A) Construction
(E) Plugging Boxes
(B) Busbars and Terminals
(F) Alternating-Current Power Distribution Boxes
(C) Receptacles and Overcurrent Protection
(G) Lighting
(D) Single-Pole Connectors
530.19 Sizing of Feeder Conductors for Television Studio Sets
525.23 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection
(A) General
(A) Where GFCI Protection Is Required
(B) Portable Feeders
(B) Where GFCI Protection Is Not Required
530.20 Grounding
(C) Where GFCI Protection Is Not Permitted
530.21 Plugs and Receptacles
IV. Grounding and Bonding
(A) Rating
525.30 Equipment Bonding
(B) Interchangeability
525.31 Equipment Grounding
530.22 Single-Pole Separable Connectors
525.32 Grounding Conductor Continuity Assurance(F)
(A) General
Support
(B) Interchangeability
(G) Protection
530.23 Branch Circuits
(H) Boxes and Fittings
III. Dressing Rooms
525.21 Rides, Tents and Concessions
530.31 Dressing Rooms
IV. Viewing, Cutting, and Patching Tables
(B) Portable Wiring Inside Tents and Concessions
530.41 Lamps at Tables
525.22 Portable Distribution or Termination Boxes
V. Cellulose Nitrate Film Storage Vaults
(A) Construction
530.51 Lamps in Cellulose Nitrate Film Storage Vaults
(B) Busbars and Terminals
530.52 Electrical Equipment in Cellulose Nitrate Film Storage
(C) Receptacles and Overcurrent Protection
Vaults
VI. Substations (C) Equipment Enclosures, Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and
530.61 Substations Fittings
530.62 Portable Substations (D) Flexible Connections
530.63 Overcurrent Protection of Direct-Current Generators (E) Physical Protection
530.64 Direct-Current Switchboards (F) Separate Equipment Grounding Conductor
(A) General (G) Receptacles
(B) Circuit Breaker Frames 547.6 Switches, Receptacles, Circuit Breakers, Controllers,
ARTICLE 540 - Motion Picture and Fuses
547.7 Motors
Projection Rooms 547.8 Luminaires
I. General (A) Minimize the Entrance of Dust
540.1 Scope (B) Exposed to Physical Damage
540.2 Definitions (C) Exposed to Water
II. Equipment and Projectors of the Professional Type 547.9 Electrical Supply to Building(s) or Structure(s) from a
540.10 Motion Picture Projection Room Required Distribution Point
540.11 Location of Associated Electrical Equipment (A) Site-Isolating Device
(A) Motor Generator Sets, Transformers, Rectifiers, (B) Service Disconnecting Means and Overcurrent Protection
Rheostats, and Similar Equipment at the Building(s) or Structure(s)
(B) Switches, Overcurrent Devices, or Other Equipment (C) Service Disconnecting Means and Overcurrent Protection
(C) Emergency Systems at the Distribution Point
540.12 Work Space (D) Identification
540.13 Conductor Size 547.10 Equipotential Planes and Bonding of Equipotential
540.14 Conductors on Lamps and Hot Equipment Planes
540.15 Flexible Cords (A) Where Required
540.20 Listing Requirements (B) Bonding
540.21 Marking ARTICLE 550
III. Nonprofessional Projectors
540.31 Motion Picture Projection Room Not Required Mobile Homes, Manufactured
540.32 Listing Requirements Homes, and Mobile Home Parks
IV. Audio Signal Processing, Amplification, and Reproduction
I. General
Equipment
550.1 Scope
540.50 Audio Signal Processing, Amplification, and
550.2 Definitions
Reproduction Equipment
550.4 General Requirements
ARTICLE 545 - Manufactured (A) Mobile Home Not Intended as a Dwelling Unit
Buildings (B) In Other Than Mobile Home Parks
(C) Connection to Wiring System
545.1 Scope
(D) Listed or Labeled
545.2 Definitions
II. Mobile and Manufactured Homes
550.10 Power Supply
(A) Methods Permitted
(A) Feeder
(B) Securing Cables
(B) Power-Supply Cord
545.5 Supply Conductors
(C) Attachment Plug Cap
545.6 Installation of Service-Entrance Conductors
(D) Overall Length of a Power-Supply Cord
545.7 Service Equipment
(E) Marking
545.8 Protection of Conductors and Equipment
(F) Point of Entrance
545.9 Boxes
(G) Protected
(A) Other Dimensions
(H) Protection Against Corrosion and Mechanical Damage
(B) Not Over 1650 cm3 (100 in.3)
(I) Mast Weatherhead or Raceway
545.10 Receptacle or Switch with Integral Enclosure
550.11 Disconnecting Means and Branch-Circuit Protective
545.11 Bonding and Grounding
Equipment
545.12 Grounding Electrode Conductor
545.13 Component Interconnections
(B) Branch-Circuit Protective Equipment
ARTICLE 547 - Agricultural Buildings (C) Two-Pole Circuit Breakers
547.1 Scope (D) Electrical Nameplates
(A) Excessive Dust and Dust with Water 550.12 Branch Circuits
(B) Corrosive Atmosphere (A) Lighting
547.2 Definitions (B) Small Appliances
547.3 Other Articles (C) Laundry Area
547.4 Surface Temperatures (D) General Appliances
547.5 Wiring Methods (E) Bathrooms
(A) Wiring Systems 550.13 Receptacle Outlets
(B) Mounting (A) Grounding-Type Receptacle Outlets
(B) Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) ARTICLE 551 - Recreational Vehicles
(C) Cord-Connected Fixed Appliance
(D) Receptacle Outlets Required and Recreational Vehicle Parks
(E) Pipe Heating Cable(s) Outlet I. General
(F) Receptacle Outlets Not Permitted 551.1 Scope
(G) Receptacle Outlets Not Required 551.2 Definitions
550.14 Luminaires and Appliances 551.4 General Requirements
(A) Fasten Appliances in Transit (A) Not Covered
(B) Accessibility (B) Systems
(C) Pendants II. Combination Electrical Systems
(D) Bathtub and Shower Luminaires 551.20 Combination Electrical Systems
550.15 Wiring Methods and Materials (A) General
(A) Nonmetallic Boxes (B) Voltage Converters (120-Volt Alternating Current to Low-
(B) Nonmetallic Cable Protection Voltage Direct Current)
(C) Metal-Covered and Nonmetallic Cable Protection (C) Bonding Voltage Converter Enclosures
(D) Metal Faceplates (D) Dual-Voltage Fixtures, Including Luminaires or
(E) Installation Requirements Appliances
(F) Raceways (E) Autotransformers
(G) Switches (F) Receptacles and Plug Caps
(H) Under-Chassis Wiring (Exposed to Weather) III. Other Power Sources
(I) Boxes, Fittings, and Cabinets 551.30 Generator Installations
(J) Appliance Terminal Connections (A) Mounting
(K) Component Interconnections (B) Generator Protection
550.16 Grounding (C) Installation of Storage Batteries and Generators
(A) Grounded Conductor (D) Ventilation of Generator Compartments
(B) Equipment Grounding Means (E) Supply Conductors
(C) Bonding of Non–Current-Carrying Metal Parts 551.31 Multiple Supply Source
550.17 Testing (A) Multiple Supply Sources
(A) Dielectric Strength Test (B) Multiple Supply Sources Capacity
(B) Continuity and Operational Tests and Polarity Checks (C) Alternate Power Sources Exceeding 30 Amperes
550.18 Calculations (D) Power-Supply Assembly Not Less Than 30 Amperes
(A) Lighting, Small-Appliance, and Laundry Load 551.32 Other Sources
(B) Total Load for Determining Power Supply 551.33 Alternate Source Restrictions
(C) Optional Method of Calculation for Lighting and IV. Nominal 120-Volt or 120/240-Volt Systems
Appliance Load 551.40 120-Volt or 120/240-Volt, Nominal, Systems
550.19 Interconnection of Multiple-Section Mobile or (A) General Requirements
Manufactured Home Units (B) Materials and Equipment
(A) Wiring Methods (C) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection
(B) Disconnecting Means 551.41 Receptacle Outlets Required
550.20 Outdoor Outlets, Luminaires, Air-Cooling Equipment, (A) Spacing
and So Forth (B) Location
(A) Listed for Outdoor Use (C) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection
(B) Outside Heating Equipment, Air-Conditioning Equipment, (D) Face-Up Position
or Both 551.42 Branch Circuits Required
550.25 Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection (A) One 15-Ampere Circuit
(A) Definition (B) One 20-Ampere Circuit
(B) Mobile Homes and Manufactured Homes (C) Two to Five 15- or 20-Ampere Circuits
III. Services and Feeders (D) More Than Five Circuits Without a Listed Energy
550.30 Distribution System Management System
550.31 Allowable Demand Factors 551.43 Branch-Circuit Protection
550.32 Service Equipment (A) Rating
(A) Mobile Home Service Equipment (B) Protection for Smaller Conductors
(B) Manufactured Home Service Equipment (C) Fifteen-Ampere Receptacle Considered Protected by 20
(C) Rating Amperes
(D) Additional Outside Electrical Equipment 551.44 Power-Supply Assembly
(E) Additional Receptacles (A) Fifteen-Ampere Main Power-Supply Assembly
(F) Mounting Height (B) Twenty-Ampere Main Power-Supply Assembly
(G) Marking (C) Thirty-Ampere Main Power-Supply Assembly
550.33 Feeder (D) Fifty-Ampere Power-Supply Assembly
(A) Feeder Conductors 551.45 Distribution Panelboard
(B) Feeder Capacity (A) Listed and Appropriately Rated
(B) Location
(C) Dead-Front Type 551.72 Distribution System
551.46 Means for Connecting to Power Supply 551.73 Calculated Load
(A) Assembly (A) Basis of Calculations
(B) Cord (B) Transformers and Secondary Distribution Panelboards
(C) Attachment Plugs (C) Demand Factors
(D) Labeling at Electrical Entrance (D) Feeder-Circuit Capacity
(E) Location 551.74 Overcurrent Protection
551.47 Wiring Methods 551.75 Grounding
(A) Wiring Systems 551.76 Grounding — Recreational Vehicle Site Supply
(B) Conduit and Tubing Equipment
(C) Nonmetallic Boxes (A) Exposed Non–Current-Carrying Metal Parts
(D) Boxes (B) Secondary Distribution System
(E) Mounting (C) Grounded Conductor Not to Be Used as an Equipment
(F) Raceway and Cable Continuity Ground
(G) Protected (D) No Connection on the Load Side
(H) Bends 551.77 Recreational Vehicle Site Supply Equipment
(I) Cable Supports (A) Location
(J) Nonmetallic Box Without Cable Clamps (B) Disconnecting Means
(K) Physical Damage (C) Access
(L) Receptacle Faceplates (D) Mounting Height
(M) Metal Faceplates Grounded (E) Working Space
(N) Moisture or Physical Damage (F) Marking
(O) Component Interconnections 551.78 Protection of Outdoor Equipment
(P) Method of Connecting Expandable Units (A) Wet Locations
(Q) Prewiring for Air-Conditioning Installation (B) Meters
(R) Prewiring for Generator Installation 551.79 Clearance for Overhead Conductors
(S) Prewiring for Other Circuits 551.80 Underground Service, Feeder, Branch-Circuit, and
551.48 Conductors and Boxes Recreational Vehicle Site Feeder-Circuit Conductors
551.49 Grounded Conductors (A) General
551.50 Connection of Terminals and Splices (B) Protection Against Physical Damage
551.51 Switches 551.81 Receptacles
(A) Rating ARTICLE 552 - Park Trailers
(B) Location
I. General
551.52 Receptacles
552.1 Scope
551.53 Luminaires
552.2 Definition
(A) General
(B) Shower Luminaires
II. Low-Voltage Systems
(C) Outdoor Outlets, Luminaires, Air-Cooling Equipment, and
552.10 Low-Voltage Systems
So On
(A) Low-Voltage Circuits
551.54 Grounding
(B) Low-Voltage Wiring
(A) Power-Supply Grounding
(C) Low-Voltage Wiring Methods
(B) Distribution Panelboard
(D) Battery Installations
(C) Insulated Grounded Conductor (Neutral Conductor)
(E) Overcurrent Protection
551.55 Interior Equipment Grounding
(F) Switches
(A) Exposed Metal Parts
(G) Luminaires
(B) Equipment Grounding and Bonding Conductors
III. Combination Electrical Systems
(C) Grounding of Electrical Equipment
552.20 Combination Electrical Systems
(D) Grounding Connection in Nonmetallic Box
(A) General
(E) Grounding Continuity
(B) Voltage Converters (120-Volt Alternating Current to Low-
(F) Cord-Connected Appliances
Voltage Direct Current)
551.56 Bonding of Non–Current-Carrying Metal Parts
(C) Bonding Voltage Converter Enclosures
(A) Required Bonding
(D) Dual-Voltage Fixtures Including Luminaires or
(B) Bonding Chassis
Appliances
(C) Bonding Conductor Requirements
(E) Autotransformers
(D) Metallic Roof and Exterior Bonding
(F) Receptacles and Plug Caps
(E) Gas, Water, and Waste Pipe Bonding
IV. Nominal 120-Volt or 120/240-Volt Systems
(F) Furnace and Metal Air Duct Bonding
552.40 120-Volt or 120/240-Volt, Nominal, Systems
551.57 Appliance Accessibility and Fastening
(A) General Requirements
V. Factory Tests
(B) Materials and Equipment
551.60 Factory Tests (Electrical)
552.41 Receptacle Outlets Required
VI. Recreational Vehicle Parks
(A) Spacing
551.71 Type Receptacles Provided
(B) Location
(C) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection (C) Grounding of Electrical Equipment
(D) Pipe Heating Cable Outlet (D) Grounding Connection in Nonmetallic Box
(E) Outdoor Receptacle Outlets (E) Grounding Continuity
(F) Receptacle Outlets Not Permitted (F) Cord-Connected Appliances
552.43 Power Supply 552.57 Bonding of Non–Current-Carrying Metal Parts
(A) Feeder (A) Required Bonding
(B) Power-Supply Cord (B) Bonding Chassis
(C) Mast Weatherhead or Raceway (C) Bonding Conductor Requirements
552.44 Cord (D) Metallic Roof and Exterior Bonding
(A) Permanently Connected (E) Gas, Water, and Waste Pipe Bonding
(B) Cord Length (F) Furnace and Metal Air Duct Bonding
(C) Attachment Plugs 552.58 Appliance Accessibility and Fastening
(D) Labeling at Electrical Entrance 552.59 Outdoor Outlets, Fixtures, Including Luminaires, Air-
(E) Location Cooling Equipment, and So On
552.45 Distribution Panelboard (A) Listed for Outdoor Use
(A) Listed and Appropriately Rated (B) Outside Heating Equipment, Air-Conditioning Equipment,
(B) Location or Both
(C) Dead-Front Type V. Factory Tests
552.46 Branch Circuits 552.60 Factory Tests (Electrical)
(A) Two to Five 15- or 20-Ampere Circuits (A) Circuits of 120 Volts or 120/240 Volts
(B) More Than Five Circuits (B) Low-Voltage Circuits
552.47 Calculations ARTICLE 553 - Floating Buildings
(A) Lighting and Small-Appliance Load
I. General
(B) Total Load for Determining Power Supply
553.1 Scope
(C) Optional Method of Calculation for Lighting and
553.2 Definition
Appliance Load
II. Services and Feeders
553.4 Location of Service Equipment
(A) Wiring Systems
553.5 Service Conductors
(B) Conduit and Tubing
553.6 Feeder Conductors
(C) Nonmetallic Boxes
553.7 Installation of Services and Feeders
(D) Boxes
(A) Flexibility
(E) Mounting
(B) Wiring Methods
(F) Cable Sheath
III. Grounding
(G) Protected
(H) Cable Supports
(A) Grounding of Electrical and Nonelectrical Parts
(I) Nonmetallic Box Without Cable Clamps
(B) Installation and Connection of Equipment Grounding
(J) Physical Damage
Conductor
(K) Receptacle Faceplates
(C) Identification of Equipment Grounding Conductor
(L) Metal Faceplates Grounded
(D) Grounding Electrode Conductor Connection
(M) Moisture or Physical Damage
553.9 Insulated Neutral
(N) Component Interconnections
553.10 Equipment Grounding
(O) Method of Connecting Expandable Units
(A) Electrical Systems
(P) Prewiring for Air-Conditioning Installation
(B) Cord-Connected Appliances
552.49 Maximum Number of Conductors in Boxes
553.11 Bonding of Non–Current-Carrying Metal Parts
552.50 Grounded Conductors
552.51 Connection of Terminals and Splices ARTICLE 555 - Marinas and
552.52 Switches Boatyards
(A) Lighting Circuits
555.1 Scope
(B) Motors or Other Loads
555.2 Definitions
552.53 Receptacles
555.3 Ground-Fault Protection
552.54 Luminaires
555.4 Distribution System
(A) General
555.5 Transformers
(B) Shower Luminaires
555.7 Location of Service Equipment
(C) Outdoor Outlets, Luminaires, Air-Cooling Equipment, and
So On
555.10 Electrical Equipment Enclosures
552.55 Grounding
(A) Securing and Supporting
(A) Power-Supply Grounding
(B) Location
(B) Distribution Panelboard
555.11 Circuit Breakers, Switches, Panelboards, and Marine
(C) Insulated Grounded Conductor
Power Outlets
552.56 Interior Equipment Grounding
555.12 Load Calculations for Service and Feeder Conductors
(A) Exposed Metal Parts
555.13 Wiring Methods and Installation
(B) Equipment Grounding Conductors
(A) Wiring Methods
(B) Installation 600.5 Branch Circuits
555.15 Grounding (A) Required Branch Circuit
(A) Equipment to Be Grounded (B) Rating
(B) Type of Equipment Grounding Conductor (C) Wiring Methods
(C) Size of Equipment Grounding Conductor 600.6 Disconnects
(D) Branch-Circuit Equipment Grounding Conductor (A) Location
(E) Feeder Equipment Grounding Conductors (B) Control Switch Rating
555.17 Disconnecting Means for Shore Power Connection(s) 600.7 Grounding and Bonding
(A) Type (A) Grounding
(B) Location (B) Bonding
555.19 Receptacles 600.8 Enclosures
(A) Shore Power Receptacles (A) Strength
(B) Other Than Shore Power (B) Material
555.21 Motor Fuel Dispensing Stations — Hazardous (C) Minimum Thickness of Enclosure Metal
(Classified) Locations (D) Protection of Metal
(A) General 600.9 Location
(B) Classification of Class I, Division 1 and 2 Areas (A) Vehicles
555.22 Repair Facilities — Hazardous (Classified) Locations (B) Pedestrians
555.23 Marine Hoists, Railways, Cranes, and Monorails (C) Adjacent to Combustible Materials
ARTICLE 590 - Temporary (D) Wet Location
600.10 Portable or Mobile Signs
Installations (A) Support
590.1 Scope (B) Attachment Plug
590.2 All Wiring Installations (C) Wet or Damp Location
(A) Other Articles (D) Dry Location
(B) Approval 600.12 Field-Installed Secondary Wiring
590.3 Time Constraints (A) 1000 Volts or Less
(A) During the Period of Construction (B) Over 1000 Volts
(B) 90 Days (C) Class 2
(C) Emergencies and Tests 600.21 Ballasts, Transformers, and Electronic Power Supplies
(D) Removal (A) Accessibility
590.4 General (B) Location
(A) Services (C) Wet Location
(B) Feeders (D) Working Space
(C) Branch Circuits (E) Attic and Soffit Locations
(D) Receptacles (F) Suspended Ceilings
(E) Disconnecting Means 600.22 Ballasts
(F) Lamp Protection (A) Type
(G) Splices (B) Thermal Protection
(H) Protection from Accidental Damage 600.23 Transformers and Electronic Power Supplies
(I) Termination(s) at Devices (A) Type
(J) Support (B) Secondary-Circuit Ground-Fault Protection
590.5 Listing of Decorative Lighting (C) Voltage
590.6 Ground-Fault Protection for Personnel (D) Rating
(A) Receptacle Outlets (E) Secondary Connections
(B) Use of Other Outlets (F) Marking
590.7 Guarding 600.24 Class 2 Power Sources
ARTICLE 600 - Electric Signs and (A) Listing
(B) Grounding
Outline Lighting (C) Wiring Methods on the Supply Side of the Class 2 Power
I. General Supply
600.1 Scope (D) Secondary Wiring
600.2 Definitions II. Field-Installed Skeleton Tubing, Outline Lighting, and
600.3 Listing Secondary Wiring
(A) Field-Installed Skeleton Tubing 600.30 Applicability
(B) Outline Lighting 600.31 Neon Secondary-Circuit Wiring, 1000 Volts or Less,
600.4 Markings Nominal
(A) Signs and Outline Lighting Systems (A) Wiring Method
(B) Signs with Lampholders for Incandescent Lamps (B) Insulation and Size
(C) Visibility (C) Number of Conductors in Raceway
(D) Durability (D) Installation
(E) Section Signs (E) Protection of Leads
600.32 Neon Secondary-Circuit Wiring, over 1000 Volts, (A) Flexible Power-Supply Cord
Nominal (B) Receptacle Supplying Power
(A) Wiring Methods (C) Receptacle Outlets, Maximum
(B) Insulation and Size (D) Multiwire Circuits, Not Permitted
(C) Installation ARTICLE 610 - Cranes and Hoists
(D) Bends in Conductors
610.1 Scope
(E) Spacing
610.2 Definition
(F) Insulators and Bushings
610.3 Special Requirements for Particular Locations
(G) Conductors in Raceways
(H) Between Neon Tubing and Midpoint Return
(B) Combustible Materials
(I) Dwelling Occupancies
(C) Electrolytic Cell Lines
(J) Length of Secondary Circuit Conductors
II. Wiring
(K) Splices
61 0.11 Wiring Method
600.33 LED Sign Illumination Systems, Secondary Wiring
(A) Contact Conductor
(A) Insulation and Sizing of Class 2 Conductors
(B) Exposed Conductors
(B) Installation
(C) Flexible Connections to Motors and Similar Equipment
(C) Protection Against Physical Damage
(D) Pushbutton Station Multiconductor Cable
(D) Grounding and Bonding
(E) Flexibility to Moving Parts
60 0.41 Neon Tubing
610.12 Raceway or Cable Terminal Fittings
(A) Design
(A) Separately Bushed Hole
(B) Support
(B) Bushing in Lieu of a Box
(C) Spacing
610.13 Types of Conductors
(D) Protection
(A) Exposed to External Heat or Connected to Resistors
60 0.42 Electrode Connections
(B) Contact Conductors
(A) Points of Transition
(C) Flexibility
(B) Accessibility
(D) Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Circuits
(C) Electrode Connection
610.14 Rating and Size of Conductors
(D) Support
(A) Ampacity
(E) Receptacles
(B) Secondary Resistor Conductors
(F) Bushings
(C) Minimum Size
(G) Wet Locations
(D) Contact Conductors
(H) Electrode Enclosures
(E) Calculation of Motor Load
ARTICLE 604 - Manufactured Wiring (F) Other Loads
Systems (G) Nameplate
61 0.15 Common Return
604.1 Scope
III. Contact Conductors
604.2 Definition
610.21 Installation of Contact Conductors
(A) Locating or Guarding Contact Conductors
(B) Contact Wires
604.6 Construction
(C) Supports Along Runways
(A) Cable or Conduit Types
(D) Supports on Bridges
(B) Marking
(E) Supports for Rigid Conductors
(C) Receptacles and Connectors
(F) Track as Circuit Conductor
(D) Other Component Parts
(G) Electrical Continuity of Contact Conductors
604.7 Installation
(H) Not to Supply Other Equipment
ARTICLE 605 - Office Furnishings 61 0.22 Collectors
(Consisting of Lighting Accessories IV. Disconnecting Means
610.31 Runway Conductor Disconnecting Means
and Wired Partitions) 610.32 Disconnecting Means for Cranes and Monorail Hoists
605.1 Scope 610.33 Rating of Disconnecting Means
605.2 General V. Overcurrent Protection
(A) Use 610.41 Feeders, Runway Conductors
(B) Hazardous (Classified) Locations (A) Single Feeder
605.3 Wireways (B) More Than One Feeder Circuit
605.4 Partition Interconnections 610.42 Branch-Circuit Short-Circuit and Ground-Fault
605.5 Lighting Accessories Protection
(A) Support (A) Fuse or Circuit Breaker Rating
(B) Connection (B) Taps
(C) Receptacle Outlet 61 0.43 Overload Protection
605.6 Fixed-Type Partitions (A) Motor and Branch-Circuit Overload Protection
605.7 Freestanding-Type Partitions (B) Manually Controlled Motor
605.8 Freestanding-Type Partitions, Cord-and-Plug-Connected (C) Multimotor
(D) Hoists and Monorail Hoists (C) Duplex Receptacle
VI. Control 620.24 Branch Circuit for Hoistway Pit Lighting and
61 0.51 Separate Controllers Receptacle(s)
(A) Motions with More Than One Motor (A) Separate Branch Circuit
(B) Multiple Motion Controller (B) Lighting Switch
61 0.53 Overcurrent Protection (C) Duplex Receptacle
(A) Taps to Control Transformers 620.25 Branch Circuits for Other Utilization Equipment
(B) Continuity of Power (A) Additional Branch Circuits
61 0.55 Limit Switch (B) Overcurrent Devices
61 0.57 Clearance IV. Installation of Conductors
VII. Grounding 620.32 Metal Wireways and Nonmetallic Wireways
61 0.61 Grounding 620.33 Number of Conductors in Raceways
ARTICLE 620 - Elevators, 620.34 Supports
620.35 Auxiliary Gutters
Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving 620.36 Different Systems in One Raceway or Traveling Cable
Walks, Platform Lifts, and Stairway 620.37 Wiring in Hoistways, Machine Rooms, Control
Rooms, Machinery Spaces, and Control Spaces
Chairlifts (A) Uses Permitted
I. General (B) Lightning Protection
620.1 Scope (C) Main Feeders
620.2 Definitions 620.38 Electrical Equipment in Garages and Similar
620.3 Voltage Limitations Occupancies
(A) Power Circuits V. Traveling Cables
(B) Lighting Circuits 620.41 Suspension of Traveling Cables
(C) Heating and Air-Conditioning Circuits 620.42 Hazardous (Classified) Locations
620.4 Live Parts Enclosed 620.43 Location of and Protection for Cables
620.5 Working Clearances 620.44 Installation of Traveling Cables
(A) Flexible Connections to Equipment VI. Disconnecting Means and Control
(B) Guards 62 0.51 Disconnecting Means
(C) Examination, Adjusting, and Servicing (A) Type
(D) Low Voltage (B) Operation
II. Conductors (C) Location
620.11 Insulation of Conductors (D) Identification and Signs
(A) Hoistway Door Interlock Wiring 620.52 Power from More Than One Source
(B) Traveling Cables (A) Single-Car and Multicar Installations
(C) Other Wiring (B) Warning Sign for Multiple Disconnecting Means
(D) Insulation (C) Interconnection Multicar Controllers
620.12 Minimum Size of Conductors 620.53 Car Light, Receptacle(s), and Ventilation
(A) Traveling Cables Disconnecting Means
(B) Other Wiring 620.54 Heating and Air-Conditioning Disconnecting Means
620.13 Feeder and Branch-Circuit Conductors 620.55 Utilization Equipment Disconnecting Means
(A) Conductors Supplying Single Motor VII. Overcurrent Protection
(B) Conductors Supplying a Single Motor Controller 62 0.61 Overcurrent Protection
(C) Conductors Supplying a Single Power Transformer (A) Operating Devices and Control and Signaling Circuits
(D) Conductors Supplying More Than One Motor, Motor (B) Overload Protection for Motors
Controller, or Power Transformer (C) Motor Feeder Short-Circuit and Ground-Fault Protection
620.14 Feeder Demand Factor (D) Motor Branch-Circuit Short-Circuit and Ground-Fault
620.15 Motor Controller Rating Protection
III. Wiring 62 0.62 Selective Coordination
620.21 Wiring Methods VIII. Machine Rooms, Control Rooms, Machinery Spaces,
(A) Elevators and Control Spaces
(B) Escalators 62 0.71 Guarding Equipment
(C) Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlift Raceways (A) Motor Controllers
620.22 Branch Circuits for Car Lighting, Receptacle(s), (B) Driving Machines
Ventilation, Heating, and Air-Conditioning IX. Grounding
(A) Car Light Source 620.81 Metal Raceways Attached to Cars
(B) Air-Conditioning and Heating Source 62 0.82 Electric Elevators
620.23 Branch Circuits for Machine Room or Control 62 0.83 Nonelectric Elevators
Room/Machinery Space or Control Space Lighting and 620.84 Escalators, Moving Walks, Platform Lifts, and
Receptacle(s) Stairway Chairlifts
(A) Separate Branch Circuit 620.85 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for
(B) Lighting Switch Personnel
X. Emergency and Standby Power Systems 62 6.10 Branch Circuits
620.91 Emergency and Standby Power Systems 626.11 Feeder and Service Load Calculations
(A) Regenerative Power (A) Parking Space Load
(B) Other Building Loads (B) Demand Factors
(C) Disconnecting Means (C) Two or More Electrified Truck Parking Spaces
ARTICLE 625 - Electric Vehicle (D) Conductor Rating
III. Electrified Truck Parking Space Supply Equipment
Charging System 626.22 Wiring Methods and Materials
I. General (A) Electrified Truck Parking Space Supply Equipment Type
625.1 Scope (B) Mounting Height
625.2 Definitions (C) Access to Working Space
625.4 Voltages (D) Disconnecting Means
625.5 Listed or Labeled 626.23 Overhead Gantry or Cable Management System
II. Wiring Methods (A) Cable Management
625.9 Electric Vehicle Coupler (B) Strain Relief
(A) Polarization 626.24 Electrified Truck Parking Space Supply Equipment
(B) Noninterchangeability Connection Means
(C) Construction and Installation (A) General
(D) Unintentional Disconnection (B) Receptacle
(E) Grounding Pole (C) Disconnecting Means, Parking Space
(F) Grounding Pole Requirements (D) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel
III. Equipment Construction 626.25 Separable Power-Supply Cable Assembly
625.13 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (A) Rating(s)
625.14 Rating (B) Power-Supply Cord
625.15 Markings 626.26 Loss of Primary Power
(A) General 62 6.27 Interactive Systems
(B) Ventilation Not Required IV. Transport Refrigerated Units (TRUs)
(C) Ventilation Required 626.30 Transport Refrigerated Units
625.16 Means of Coupling (A) Branch Circuits
625.17 Cable (B) Electrified Truck Parking Space Supply Equipment
625.18 Interlock 626.31 Disconnecting Means and Receptacles
625.19 Automatic De-Energization of Cable (A) Disconnecting Means
IV. Control and Protection (B) Location
625.21 Overcurrent Protection (C) Receptacles
625.22 Personnel Protection System 626.32 Separable Power Supply Cable Assembly
625.23 Disconnecting Means (A) Rating(s)
625.25 Loss of Primary Source (B) Cord Assemblies
625.26 Interactive Systems (C) Attachment Plug(s) and Cord Connector(s)
V. Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Locations ARTICLE 630 - Electric Welders
625.28 Hazardous (Classified) Locations
I. General
625.29 Indoor Sites
630.1 Scope
(A) Location
II. Arc Welders
(B) Height
630.11 Ampacity of Supply Conductors
(C) Ventilation Not Required
(A) Individual Welders
(D) Ventilation Required
(B) Group of Welders
625.30 Outdoor Sites
(A) Location
(A) For Welders
(B) Height
(B) For Conductors
ARTICLE 626 - Electrified Truck 630.13 Disconnecting Means
Parking Spaces 630.14 Marking
630.15 Grounding of Welder Secondary Circuit
I. General
III. Resistance Welders
626.1 Scope
626.2 Definitions
(A) Individual Welders
(B) Groups of Welders
(A) Vehicle Repair and Storage Facilities
(B) Motor Fuel Dispensing Stations
(A) For Welders
626.4 General
(B) For Conductors
(A) Not Covered
(B) Distribution System Voltages
630.34 Marking
(C) Connection to Wiring System
IV. Welding Cable
II. Electrified Truck Parking Space Electrical Wiring Systems
630.41 Conductors
630.42 Installation (A) General
(A) Cable Support (B) Separately Derived Systems with 60 Volts to Ground
(B) Spread of Fire and Products of Combustion (C) Isolated Ground Receptacles
(C) Signs I. General 640.8 Grouping of Conductors
630.1 Scope 640.9 Wiring Methods
II. Arc Welders (A) Wiring to and Between Audio Equipment
630.11 Ampacity of Supply Conductors (B) Auxiliary Power Supply Wiring
(A) Individual Welders (C) Output Wiring and Listing of Amplifiers
(B) Group of Welders (D) Use of Audio Transformers and Autotransformers
630.12 Overcurrent Protection 640.10 Audio Systems Near Bodies of Water
(A) For Welders (A) Equipment Supplied by Branch-Circuit Power
(B) For Conductors (B) Equipment Not Supplied by Branch-Circuit Power
630.13 Disconnecting Means II. Permanent Audio System Installations
630.14 Marking 640.21 Use of Flexible Cords and Cables
630.15 Grounding of Welder Secondary Circuit (A) Between Equipment and Branch-Circuit Power
III. Resistance Welders (B) Between Loudspeakers and Amplifiers or Between
630.31 Ampacity of Supply Conductors Loudspeakers
(A) Individual Welders (C) Between Equipment
(B) Groups of Welders (D) Between Equipment and Power Supplies Other Than
630.32 Overcurrent Protection Branch-Circuit Power
(A) For Welders (E) Between Equipment Racks and Premises Wiring System
(B) For Conductors 640.22 Wiring of Equipment Racks and Enclosures
630.33 Disconnecting Means 64 0.23 Conduit or Tubing
630.34 Marking (A) Number of Conductors
IV. Welding Cable (B) Nonmetallic Conduit or Tubing and Insulating Bushings
630.41 Conductors 640.24 Wireways, Gutters, and Auxiliary Gutters
630.42 Installation 640.25 Loudspeaker Installation in Fire Resistance-Rated
(A) Cable Support Partitions, Walls, and Ceilings
(B) Spread of Fire and Products of Combustion III. Portable and Temporary Audio System Installations
(C) Signs 640.41 Multipole Branch-Circuit Cable Connectors
ARTICLE 640 - Audio Signal 640.42 Use of Flexible Cords and Cables
(A) Between Equipment and Branch-Circuit Power
Processing, Amplification, and (B) Between Loudspeakers and Amplifiers, or Between
Reproduction Equipment Loudspeakers
(C) Between Equipment and/or Between Equipment Racks
I. General
(D) Between Equipment, Equipment Racks, and Power
640.1 Scope
Supplies Other Than Branch-Circuit Power
640.2 Definitions
(E) Between Equipment Racks and Branch-Circuit Power
640.3 Locations and Other Articles
640.43 Wiring of Equipment Racks
(A) Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion
640.44 Environmental Protection of Equipment
(B) Ducts, Plenums, and Other Air-Handling Spaces
64 0.45 Protection of Wiring
(C) Cable Trays
64 0.46 Equipment Access
(D) Hazardous (Classified) Locations
(E) Assembly Occupancies ARTICLE 645 - Information
(F) Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Technology Equipment
Television Studios, and Similar Locations
645.1 Scope
(G) Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar Events
645.2 Definitions
(H) Motion Picture and Television Studios
(I) Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Locations
(A) Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion
(J) Combination Systems
(B) Plenums
(K) Antennas
(C) Grounding
(L) Generators
(D) Electrical Classification of Data Circuits
(M) Organ Pipes
(E) Fire Alarm Equipment
640.4 Protection of Electrical Equipment
(F) Communications Equipment
640.5 Access to Electrical Equipment Behind Panels Designed
(G) Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution
to Allow Access
Systems Equipment
640.6 Mechanical Execution of Work
645.4 Special Requirements for Information Technology
(A) Neat and Workmanlike Manner
Equipment Room
(B) Installation of Audio Distribution Cables
645.5 Supply Circuits and Interconnecting Cables
(C) Abandoned Audio Distribution Cables
(A) Branch-Circuit Conductors
(D) Installed Audio Distribution Cable Identified for Future
(B) Power-Supply Cords
Use
(C) Interconnecting Cables
640.7 Grounding
(D) Physical Protection (B) Portable, Mobile, and Transportable Equipment
(E) Under Raised Floors (C) Over 600 Volts, Nominal
(F) Securing in Place 660.5 Disconnecting Means
(G) Abandoned Supply Circuits and Interconnecting Cables 660.6 Rating of Supply Conductors and Overcurrent
(H) Installed Supply Circuits and Interconnecting Protection
Cables Identified for Future Use (A) Branch-Circuit Conductors
645.6 Cables Not in Information Technology Equipment (B) Feeder Conductors
Room 660.7 Wiring Terminals
645.10 Disconnecting Means 660.9 Minimum Size of Conductors
(A) Remote Disconnect Controls 660.10 Equipment Installations
(B) Critical Operations Data Systems II. Control
645.11 Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPSs) 660.20 Fixed and Stationary Equipment
645.15 Grounding (A) Separate Control Device
645.16 Marking (B) Protective Device
645.17 Power Distribution Units 660.21 Portable and Mobile Equipment
645.25 Engineering Supervision 660.23 Industrial and Commercial Laboratory Equipment
ARTICLE 647 - Sensitive Electronic (A) Radiographic and Fluoroscopic Types
(B) Diffraction and Irradiation Types
Equipment 660.24 Independent Control
647.1 Scope III. Transformers and Capacitors
647.3 General 660.35 General
647.4 Wiring Methods 660.36 Capacitors
(A) Panelboards and Overcurrent Protection IV. Guarding and Grounding
(B) Junction Boxes 660.47 General
(C) Conductor Identification (A) High-Voltage Parts
(D) Voltage Drop (B) Low-Voltage Cables
647.5 Three-Phase Systems 660.48 Grounding
647.6 Grounding ARTICLE 665 - Induction and
(A) General
(B) Grounding Conductors Required Dielectric Heating Equipment
647.7 Receptacles I. General
(A) General 665.1 Scope
(B) Isolated Ground Receptacles 665.2 Definitions
647.8 Lighting Equipment 665.4 Hazardous (Classified) Locations
(A) Disconnecting Means 665.5 Output Circuit
(B) Luminaires 665.7 Remote Control
(C) Screw-Shell (A) Multiple Control Points
ARTICLE 650 - Pipe Organs (B) Foot Switches
650.1 Scope
(A) Nameplate Rating
(B) Motor-Generator Equipment
(A) Electronic Organ Equipment
(B) Optical Fiber Cable
650.4 Source of Energy
II. Guarding, Grounding, and Labeling
650.5 Grounding
665.19 Component Interconnection
650.6 Conductors
665.20 Enclosures
(A) Size
665.21 Control Panels
(B) Insulation
665.22 Access to Internal Equipment
(C) Conductors to Be Cabled
665.23 Warning Labels or Signs
(D) Cable Covering
665.24 Capacitors
650.7 Installation of Conductors
665.25 Dielectric Heating Applicator Shielding
ARTICLE 660 - X-Ray Equipment 665.27 Marking
I. General ARTICLE 668 - Electrolytic Cells
660.1 Scope
668.1 Scope
660.2 Definitions
668.2 Definitions
660.3 Hazardous (Classified) Locations I. General
660.1 Scope
(A) Lighting, Ventilating, Material Handling
660.2 Definitions
(B) Systems Not Electrically Connected
(C) Electrolytic Cell Lines
660.4 Connection to Supply Circuit
668.10 Cell Line Working Zone
(A) Fixed and Stationary Equipment
(A) Area Covered
(B) Area Not Covered ARTICLE 675 - Electrically Driven or
668.11 Direct-Current Cell Line Process Power Supply
(A) Not Grounded Controlled Irrigation Machines
(B) Metal Enclosures Grounded I. General
(C) Grounding Requirements 675.1 Scope
668.12 Cell Line Conductors 675.2 Definitions
(A) Insulation and Material 675.4 Irrigation Cable
(B) Size (A) Construction
(C) Connections (B) Alternate Wiring Methods
668.13 Disconnecting Means (C) Supports
(A) More Than One Process Power Supply (D) Fittings
(B) Removable Links or Conductors 675.5 More Than Three Conductors in a Raceway or Cable
668.14 Shunting Means 675.6 Marking on Main Control Panel
(A) Partial or Total Shunting 675.7 Equivalent Current Ratings
(B) Shunting One or More Cells (A) Continuous-Current Rating
668.15 Grounding (B) Locked-Rotor Current
668.20 Portable Electrical Equipment 675.8 Disconnecting Means
(A) Portable Electrical Equipment Not to Be Grounded (A) Main Controller
(B) Isolating Transformers (B) Main Disconnecting Means
(C) Marking (C) Disconnecting Means for Individual Motors and
668.21 Power-Supply Circuits and Receptacles for Portable Controllers
Electrical Equipment 675.9 Branch-Circuit Conductors
(A) Isolated Circuits 675.10 Several Motors on One Branch Circuit
(B) Noninterchangeability (A) Protection Required
(C) Marking (B) Individual Protection Not Required
668.30 Fixed and Portable Electrical Equipment 675.11 Collector Rings
(A) Electrical Equipment Not Required to Be Grounded (A) Transmitting Current for Power Purposes
(B) Exposed Conductive Surfaces Not Required to Be (B) Control and Signal Purposes
Grounded (C) Grounding
(C) Wiring Methods (D) Protection
(D) Circuit Protection 675.12 Grounding
(E) Bonding 675.13 Methods of Grounding
668.31 Auxiliary Nonelectrical Connections 675.14 Bonding
668.32 Cranes and Hoists 675.15 Lightning Protection
(A) Conductive Surfaces to Be Insulated from Ground 675.16 Energy from More Than One Source
(B) Hazardous Electrical Conditions 675.17 Connectors
668.40 Enclosures II. Center Pivot Irrigation Machines
ARTICLE 669 - Electroplating 675.21 General
675.22 Equivalent Current Ratings
669.1 Scope
(A) Continuous-Current Rating
669.3 General
(B) Locked-Rotor Current
669.5 Branch-Circuit Conductors
669.6 Wiring Methods ARTICLE 680 - Swimming Pools,
(A) Systems Not Exceeding 50 Volts Direct Current Fountains, and Similar Installations
(B) Systems Exceeding 50 Volts Direct Current
I. General
669.7 Warning Signs
680.1 Scope
680.2 Definitions
(A) More Than One Power Supply
(B) Removable Links or Conductors
680.4 Approval of Equipment
680.5 Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters
ARTICLE 670 - Industrial Machinery 680.6 Grounding
670.1 Scope 680.7 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Equipment
670.2 Definition (A) Length
670.3 Machine Nameplate Data (B) Equipment Grounding
(A) Permanent Nameplate (C) Construction
(B) Overcurrent Protection 680.8 Overhead Conductor Clearances
670.4 Supply Conductors and Overcurrent Protection (A) Power
(A) Size (B) Communications Systems
(B) Disconnecting Means (C) Network-Powered Broadband Communications Systems
(C) Overcurrent Protection 680.9 Electric Pool Water Heaters
670.5 Short-Circuit Current Rating 680.10 Underground Wiring Location
680.11 Equipment Rooms and Pits
680.12 Maintenance Disconnecting Means (F) Grounding
II. Permanently Installed Pools (G) Underwater Audio Equipment
680.20 General 680.44 Protection
680.21 Motors (A) Listed Units
(A) Wiring Methods (B) Other Units
(B) Double Insulated Pool Pumps V. Fountains
(C) GFCI Protection 680.50 General
680.22 Lighting, Receptacles, and Equipment 680.51 Luminaires, Submersible Pumps, and Other
(A) Receptacles Submersible Equipment
(B) Luminaires, Lighting Outlets, and Ceiling-Suspended (A) Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter
(Paddle) Fans (B) Operating Voltage
(C) Switching Devices (C) Luminaire Lenses
(D) Other Outlets (D) Overheating Protection
680.23 Underwater Luminaires (E) Wiring
(A) General (F) Servicing
(B) Wet-Niche Luminaires (G) Stability
(C) Dry-Niche Luminaires 680.52 Junction Boxes and Other Enclosures
(D) No-Niche Luminaires (A) General
(E) Through-Wall Lighting Assembly (B) Underwater Junction Boxes and Other Underwater
(F) Branch-Circuit Wiring Enclosures
680.24 Junction Boxes and Electrical Enclosures for 680.53 Bonding
Transformers or Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters 680.54 Grounding
(A) Junction Boxes 680.55 Methods of Grounding
(B) Other Enclosures (A) Applied Provisions
(C) Protection (B) Supplied by a Flexible Cord
(D) Grounding Terminals 680.56 Cord-and-Plug-Connected Equipment
(E) Strain Relief (A) Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupter
(F) Grounding (B) Cord Type
680.25 Feeders (C) Sealing
(A) Wiring Methods (D) Terminations
(B) Grounding 680.57 Signs
680.26 Equipotential Bonding (A) General
(A) Performance (B) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel
(B) Bonded Parts (C) Location
(C) Pool Water (D) Disconnect
680.27 Specialized Pool Equipment (E) Bonding and Grounding
(A) Underwater Audio Equipment 680.58 GFCI Protection for Adjacent Receptacle Outlets
(B) Electrically Operated Pool Covers VI. Pools and Tubs for Therapeutic Use
(C) Deck Area Heating 680.60 General
III. Storable Pools 680.61 Permanently Installed Therapeutic Pools
680.30 General 680.62 Therapeutic Tubs (Hydrotherapeutic Tanks)
680.31 Pumps (A) Protection
680.32 Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters Required (B) Bonding
680.33 Luminaires (C) Methods of Bonding
(A) Within the Low Voltage Contact Limit (D) Grounding
(B) Over the Low Voltage Contact Limit But Not over 150 (E) Receptacles
Volts (F) Luminaires
680.34 Receptacle Locations VII. Hydromassage Bathtubs
IV. Spas and Hot Tubs 680.70 General
680.40 General 680.71 Protection
680.41 Emergency Switch for Spas and Hot Tubs 680.72 Other Electrical Equipment
680.42 Outdoor Installations 680.73 Accessibility
(A) Flexible Connections 680.74 Bonding
(B) Bonding ARTICLE 682 - Natural and
(C) Interior Wiring to Outdoor Installations
680.43 Indoor Installations Artificially Made Bodies of Water
(A) Receptacles I. General
(B) Installation of Luminaires, Lighting Outlets, and Ceiling- 682.1 Scope
Suspended (Paddle) Fans 682.2 Definitions
(C) Switches 682.3 Other Articles
(D) Bonding II. Installation
(E) Methods of Bonding 682.10 Electrical Equipment and Transformers
682.11 Location of Service Equipment (D) Circuits over 150 Volts to Ground
682.12 Electrical Connections (E) Bipolar Source and Output Circuits
682.13 Wiring Methods and Installation 690.8 Circuit Sizing and Current
682.14 Submersible or Floating Equipment Power (A) Calculation of Maximum Circuit Current
Connection(s) (B) Ampacity and Overcurrent Device Ratings
(A) Type and Marking (C) Systems with Multiple Direct-Current Voltages
(B) Location (D) Sizing of Module Interconnection Conductors
682.15 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter (GFCI) Protection 690.9 Overcurrent Protection
III. Grounding and Bonding (A) Circuits and Equipment
682.30 Grounding (B) Power Transformers
682.31 Equipment Grounding Conductors (C) Photovoltaic Source Circuits
(A) Type (D) Direct-Current Rating
(B) Feeders (E) Series Overcurrent Protection
(C) Branch Circuits 690.10 Stand-Alone Systems
(D) Cord-and-Plug-Connected Appliances (A) Inverter Output
682.32 Bonding of Non–Current-Carrying Metal Parts (B) Sizing and Protection
682.33 Equipotential Planes and Bonding of Equipotential (C) Single 120-Volt Supply
Planes (D) Energy Storage or Backup Power System Requirements
(A) Areas Requiring Equipotential Planes (E) Back-fed Circuit Breakers
(B) Areas Not Requiring Equipotential Planes 690.11 Arc-Fault Circuit Protection (Direct Current)
(C) Bonding III. Disconnecting Means
ARTICLE 685 - Integrated Electrical 690.13 All Conductors
690.14 Additional Provisions
Systems (A) Disconnecting Means
I. General (B) Equipment
685.1 Scope (C) Requirements for Disconnecting Means
685.3 Application of Other Articles (D) Utility-Interactive Inverters Mounted in Not-Readily-
II. Orderly Shutdown Accessible Locations
685.10 Location of Overcurrent Devices in or on Premises 690.15 Disconnection of Photovoltaic Equipment
685.12 Direct-Current System Grounding 690.16 Fuses
685.14 Ungrounded Control Circuits (A) Disconnecting Means
ARTICLE 690 - Solar Photovoltaic (B) Fuse Servicing
690.17 Switch or Circuit Breaker
(PV) Systems 690.18 Installation and Service of an Array
I. General IV. Wiring Methods
690.1 Scope 690.31 Methods Permitted
690.2 Definitions (A) Wiring Systems
690.3 Other Articles (B) Single-Conductor Cable
690.4 Installation (C) Flexible Cords and Cables
(A) Photovoltaic Systems (D) Small-Conductor Cables
(B) Identification and Grouping (E) Direct-Current Photovoltaic Source and Output Circuits
(C) Module Connection Arrangement Inside a Building
(D) Equipment (F) Flexible, Fine-Stranded Cables
(E) Wiring and Connections 690.32 Component Interconnections
(F) Circuit Routing 690.33 Connectors
(G) Bipolar Photovoltaic Systems (A) Configuration
(H) Multiple Inverters (B) Guarding
690.5 Ground-Fault Protection (C) Type
(A) Ground-Fault Detection and Interruption (D) Grounding Member
(B) Isolating Faulted Circuits (E) Interruption of Circuit
(C) Labels and Markings 690.34 Access to Boxes
690.6 Alternating-Current (ac) Modules 690.35 Ungrounded Photovoltaic Power Systems
(A) Photovoltaic Source Circuits V. Grounding
(B) Inverter Output Circuit 690.41 System Grounding
(C) Disconnecting Means 690.42 Point of System Grounding Connection
(D) Ground-Fault Detection 690.43 Equipment Grounding
(E) Overcurrent Protection (A) Equipment Grounding Required
II. Circuit Requirements (B) Equipment Grounding Conductor Required
690.7 Maximum Voltage (C) Structure as Equipment Grounding Conductor
(A) Maximum Photovoltaic System Voltage (D) Photovoltaic Mounting Systems and Devices
(B) Direct-Current Utilization Circuits (E) Adjacent Modules
(C) Photovoltaic Source and Output Circuits (F) All Conductors Together
690.45 Size of Equipment Grounding Conductors 692.9 Overcurrent Protection
(A) General (A) Circuits and Equipment
(B) Ground-Fault Protection Not Provided (B) Accessibility
690.46 Array Equipment Grounding Conductors 692.10 Stand-Alone Systems
690.47 Grounding Electrode System (A) Fuel Cell System Output
(A) Alternating-Current Systems (B) Sizing and Protection
(B) Direct-Current Systems (C) Single 120-Volt Nominal Supply
(C) Systems with Alternating-Current and Direct-Current III. Disconnecting Means
Grounding Requirements 692.13 All Conductors
690.48 Continuity of Equipment Grounding Systems 692.17 Switch or Circuit Breaker
690.49 Continuity of Photovoltaic Source and Output Circuit IV. Wiring Methods
Grounded Conductors 692.31 Wiring Systems
690.50 Equipment Bonding Jumpers V. Grounding
VI. Marking 692.41 System Grounding
690.51 Modules (A) AC Systems
690.52 Alternating-Current Photovoltaic Modules (B) DC Systems
690.53 Direct-Current Photovoltaic Power Source (C) Systems with Alternating-Current and Direct-Current
690.54 Interactive System Point of Interconnection Grounding Requirements
690.55 Photovoltaic Power Systems Employing Energy 692.44 Equipment Grounding Conductor
Storage 692.45 Size of Equipment Grounding Conductor
690.56 Identification of Power Sources 692.47 Grounding Electrode System
(A) Facilities with Stand-Alone Systems VI. Marking
(B) Facilities with Utility Services and PV Systems 692.53 Fuel Cell Power Sources
VII. Connection to Other Sources 692.54 Fuel Shut-Off
690.57 Load Disconnect 692.56 Stored Energy
690.60 Identified Interactive Equipment VII. Connection to Other Circuits
690.61 Loss of Interactive System Power 692.59 Transfer Switch
690.63 Unbalanced Interconnections 692.60 Identified Interactive Equipment
690.64 Point of Connection 692.61 Output Characteristics
VIII. Storage Batteries 692.62 Loss of Interactive System Power
690.71 Installation 692.64 Unbalanced Interconnections
(A) General 692.65 Utility-Interactive Point of Connection
(B) Dwellings VIII. Outputs Over 600 Volts
(C) Current Limiting 692.80 General
(D) Battery Nonconductive Cases and Conductive Racks ARTICLE 694 - Small Wind Electric
(E) Disconnection of Series Battery Circuits
(F) Battery Maintenance Disconnecting Means Systems
(G) Battery Systems of More Than 48 Volts I. General
690.72 Charge Control 694.1 Scope
(A) General 694.2 Definitions
(B) Diversion Charge Controller 694.3 Other Articles
(C) Buck/Boost Direct-Current Converters 694.7 Installation
690.74 Battery Interconnections (A) Small Wind Electric Systems
(A) Flexible Cables (B) Equipment
IX. Systems over 600 Volts (C) Diversion Load Controllers
690.80 General (D) Surge Protective Devices (SPD)
690.85 Definitions (E) Receptacles
ARTICLE 692 - Fuel Cell Systems II Circuit Requirements
694.10 Maximum Voltage
I. General
(A) Wind Turbine Output Circuits
692.1 Scope
(B) Direct-Current Utilization Circuits
692.2 Definitions
(C) Circuits over 150 Volts to Ground
694.12 Circuit Sizing and Current
692.4 Installation
(A) Calculation of Maximum Circuit Current
(A) Fuel Cell System
(B) Ampacity and Overcurrent Device Ratings
(B) Identification
(C) System Installation
(A) Circuits and Equipment
692.6 Listing Requirement
(B) Power Transformers
II. Circuit Requirements
(C) Direct-Current Rating
692.8 Circuit Sizing and Current
694.18 Stand-Alone Systems
(A) Nameplate Rated Circuit Current
(A) Inverter Output
(B) Conductor Ampacity and Overcurrent Device Ratings
(B) Sizing and Protection
(C) Ampacity of Grounded or Neutral Conductor
(C) Single 120-Volt Supply (D) On-Site Standby Generator as Alternate Source
(D) Energy Storage or Backup Power System Requirements (E) Arrangement
III. Disconnecting Means (F) Phase Converters
694.20 All Conductors 695.4 Continuity of Power
694.22 Additional Provisions (A) Direct Connection
(A) Disconnecting Means (B) Connection through Disconnecting Means and
(B) Equipment Overcurrent Device
(C) Requirements for Disconnecting Means 695.5 Transformers
(D) Equipment that is not Readily Accessible (A) Size
694.24 Disconnection of Small Wind Electric System (B) Overcurrent Protection
Equipment (C) Feeder Source
694.26 Fuses 695.6 Power Wiring
694.28 Installation and Service of a Wind Turbine (A) Supply Conductors
IV. Wiring Methods (B) Conductor Size
694.30 Permitted Methods (C) Overload Protection
(A) Wiring Systems (D) Pump Wiring
(B) Flexible Cords and Cables (E) Loads Supplied by Controllers and Transfer Switches
(C) Direct-Current Turbine Output Circuits Inside a Building (F) Mechanical Protection
V. Grounding (G) Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment
694.40 Equipment Grounding (H) Listed Electrical Circuit Protective System to Controller
(A) General Wiring
(B) Guy Wires (I) Junction Boxes
(C) Tower Grounding (J) Raceway Terminations
VI. Marking 695.7 Voltage Drop
694.50 Interactive System Point of Interconnection (A) Starting
694.52 Power Systems Employing Energy Storage (B) Running
694.54 Identification of Power Sources 695.10 Listed Equipment
(A) Facilities with Stand-Alone Systems 695.12 Equipment Location
(B) Facilities with Utility Services and Small Wind Electric (A) Controllers and Transfer Switches
Systems (B) Engine-Drive Controllers
694.56 Instructions for Disabling Turbine (C) Storage Batteries
VII. Connection to Other Sources (D) Energized Equipment
694.60 Identified Interactive Equipment (E) Protection Against Pump Water
694.62 Installation (F) Mounting
694.66 Operating Voltage Range 695.14 Control Wiring
694.68 Point of Connection (A) Control Circuit Failures
VIII. Storage Batteries (B) Sensor Functioning
694.70 Installation (C) Remote Device(s)
(A) General (D) Engine-Drive Control Wiring
(B) Dwellings (E) Electric Fire Pump Control Wiring Methods
(C) Current Limiting (F) Generator Control Wiring Methods
(D) Battery Nonconductive Cases and Conductive Racks ARTICLE 700 - Emergency Systems
(E) Disconnection of Series Battery Circuits
I. General
(F) Battery Maintenance Disconnecting Means
700.1 Scope
(G) Battery Systems of More Than 48 Volts
700.2 Definitions
694.75 Charge Control
700.3 Tests and Maintenance
(A) General
(A) Conduct or Witness Test
(B) Diversion Charge Controller
(B) Tested Periodically
IX. Systems over 600 Volts
(C) Battery Systems Maintenance
694.80 General
(D) Written Record
694.85 Cable and Equipment Ratings
(E) Testing Under Load
(A) Battery Circuits
700.4 Capacity
(B) Other Circuits
(A) Capacity and Rating
ARTICLE 695 - Fire Pumps (B) Selective Load Pickup, Load Shedding, and Peak Load
695.1 Scope Shaving
(A) Covered 700.5 Transfer Equipment
(B) Not Covered (A) General
695.2 Definitions (B) Bypass Isolation Switches
695.3 Power Source(s) for Electric Motor-Driven Fire Pumps (C) Automatic Transfer Switches
(A) Individual Sources (D) Use
(B) Multiple Sources 700.6 Signals
(C) Multibuilding Campus-Style Complexes (A) Derangement
(B) Carrying Load II. Circuit Wiring
(C) Not Functioning 701.10 Wiring Legally Required Standby Systems
(D) Ground Fault III. Sources of Power
700.7 Signs 701.12 General Requirements
(A) Emergency Sources (A) Storage Battery
(B) Grounding (B) Generator Set
II. Circuit Wiring (C) Uninterruptible Power Supplies
700.10 Wiring, Emergency System (D) Separate Service
(A) Identification (E) Connection Ahead of Service Disconnecting Means
(B) Wiring (F) Fuel Cell System
(C) Wiring Design and Location (G) Unit Equipment
(D) Fire Protection IV. Overcurrent Protection
III. Sources of Power 701.25 Accessibility
700.12 General Requirements 701.26 Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment
(A) Storage Battery 701.27 Coordination
(B) Generator Set ARTICLE 702 - Optional Standby
A) Storage Battery
(B) Generator Set Systems
(C) Uninterruptible Power Supplies I. General
(D) Separate Service 702.1 Scope
(E) Fuel Cell System 702.2 Definition
(F) Unit Equipment 702.4 Capacity and Rating
IV. Emergency System Circuits for Lighting and Power (A) Available Short-Circuit Current
700.15 Loads on Emergency Branch Circuits (B) System Capacity
700.16 Emergency Illumination 702.5 Transfer Equipment
700.17 Branch Circuits for Emergency Lighting 702.6 Signals
700.18 Circuits for Emergency Power 702.7 Signs
V. Control — Emergency Lighting Circuits (A) Standby
700.20 Switch Requirements (B) Grounding
700.21 Switch Location II. Wiring
700.22 Exterior Lights 702.10 Wiring Optional Standby Systems
700.23 Dimmer Systems 702.11 Portable Generator Grounding
700.24 Automatic Load Control Relay (A) Separately Derived System
VI. Overcurrent Protection (B) Nonseparately Derived System
700.25 Accessibility 702.12 Outdoor Generator Sets
700.26 Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment ARTICLE 705 - Interconnected
700.27 Coordination
ARTICLE 701 - Legally Required Electric Power Production Sources
I. General
Standby Systems 705.1 Scope
I. General 705.2 Definitions
701.1 Scope 705.3 Other Articles
701.2 Definition 705.4 Equipment Approval
701.3 Tests and Maintenance 705.6 System Installation
(A) Conduct or Witness Test 705.10 Directory
(B) Tested Periodically 705.12 Point of Connection
(C) Battery Systems Maintenance (A) Supply Side
(D) Written Record (B) Integrated Electrical Systems
(E) Testing Under Load (C) Greater Than 100 kW
701.4 Capacity and Rating (D) Utility-Interactive Inverters
701.5 Transfer Equipment 705.14 Output Characteristics
(A) General 705.16 Interrupting and Short-Circuit Current Rating
(B) Bypass Isolation Switches 705.20 Disconnecting Means, Sources
(C) Automatic Transfer Switches 705.21 Disconnecting Means, Equipment
701.6 Signals 705.22 Disconnect Device
(A) Derangement 705.30 Overcurrent Protection
(B) Carrying Load (A) Solar Photovoltaic Systems
(C) Not Functioning (B) Transformers
(D) Ground Fault (C) Fuel Cell Systems
701.7 Signs (D) Utility-Interactive Inverters
(A) Mandated Standby (E) Generators
(B) Grounding 705.32 Ground-Fault Protection
705.40 Loss of Primary Source III. Power Sources and Connection
705.42 Loss of 3-Phase Primary Source 708.20 Sources of Power
705.50 Grounding (A) General Requirements
II. Utility-Interactive Inverters (B) Fire Protection
705.60 Circuit Sizing and Current (C) Grounding
(A) Calculation of Maximum Circuit Current (D) Surge Protection Devices
(B) Ampacity and Overcurrent Device Ratings (E) Storage Battery
705.65 Overcurrent Protection (F) Generator Set
(A) Circuits and Equipment (G) Uninterruptible Power Supplies
(B) Power Transformers (H) Fuel Cell System
705.70 Utility-Interactive Inverters Mounted in Not-Readily- 708.21 Ventilation
Accessible Locations 708.22 Capacity of Power Sources
705.80 Utility-Interactive Power Systems Employing Energy (A) Capacity and Rating
Storage (B) Selective Load Pickup, Load Shedding, and Peak Load
705.82 Hybrid Systems Shaving
705.95 Ampacity of Neutral Conductor (C) Duration of COPS Operation
(A) Neutral Conductor for Single Phase, 2-Wire Inverter 708.24 Transfer Equipment
Output (A) General
(B) Neutral Conductor for Instrumentation, Voltage Detection (B) Bypass Isolation Switches
and Phase Detection (C) Automatic Transfer Switches
705.100 Unbalanced Interconnections (D) Use
(A) Single Phase 708.30 Branch Circuits Supplied by COPS
(B) Three Phase IV. Overcurrent Protection
III. Generators 708.50 Accessibility
705.130 Overcurrent Protection 708.52 Ground-Fault Protection of Equipment
705.143 Synchronous Generators (A) Applicability
ARTICLE 708 - Critical Operations (B) Feeders
(C) Testing
Power Systems (COPS) (D) Selectivity
I. General 708.54 Coordination
708.1 Scope V. System Performance and Analysis
708.2 Definitions 708.64 Emergency Operations Plan
708.4 Risk Assessment ARTICLE 720 - Circuits and
(A) Conducting Risk Assessment
(B) Identification of Hazards Equipment Operating at Less Than 50
(C) Developing Mitigation Strategy Volts
708.5 Physical Security
720.1 Scope
(A) Risk Assessment
(B) Restricted Access
708.6 Testing and Maintenance
720.4 Conductors
(A) Conduct or Witness Test
720.5 Lampholders
(B) Tested Periodically
720.6 Receptacle Rating
(C) Maintenance
720.7 Receptacles Required
(D) Written Record
720.9 Batteries
(E) Testing Under Load
708.8 Commissioning
(A) Commissioning Plan ARTICLE 725 - Class 1, Class 2, and
(B) Component and System Tests Class 3 Remote-Control, Signaling,
(C) Baseline Test Results
(D) Functional Performance Tests and Power-Limited Circuits
II. Circuit Wiring and Equipment I. General
708.10 Feeder and Branch Circuit Wiring 725.1 Scope
(A) Identification 725.2 Definitions
(B) Wiring 725.3 Other Articles
(C) COPS Feeder Wiring Requirements (A) Number and Size of Conductors in Raceway
(D) COPS Branch Circuit Wiring (B) Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion
708.11 Branch Circuit and Feeder Distribution Equipment (C) Ducts, Plenums, and Other Air-Handling Spaces
(A) Branch Circuit Distribution Equipment (D) Hazardous (Classified) Locations
(B) Feeder Distribution Equipment (E) Cable Trays
708.12 Feeders and Branch Circuits Supplied by COPS (F) Motor Control Circuits
708.14 Wiring of HVAC, Fire Alarm, Security, Emergency (G) Instrumentation Tray Cable
Communications, and Signaling Systems (H) Raceways Exposed to Different Temperatures
(I) Vertical Support for Fire-Rated Cables and Conductors (G) Cable Trays
(J) Bushing (H) In Hoistways
725.21 Access to Electrical Equipment Behind Panels (I) Other Applications
Designed to Allow Access 725.139 Installation of Conductors of Different Circuits in the
725.24 Mechanical Execution of Work Same Cable, Enclosure, Cable Tray, or Raceway
725.25 Abandoned Cables (A) Two or More Class 2 Circuits
725.30 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Circuit Identification (B) Two or More Class 3 Circuits
725.31 Safety-Control Equipment (C) Class 2 Circuits with Class 3 Circuits
(A) Remote-Control Circuits (D) Class 2 and Class 3 Circuits with Communications
(B) Physical Protection Circuits
725.35 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Circuit Requirements (E) Class 2 or Class 3 Cables with Other Circuit Cables
II. Class 1 Circuits (F) Class 2 or Class 3 Conductors or Cables and Audio System
725.41 Class 1 Circuit Classifications and Power Source Circuits
Requirements 725.141 Installation of Circuit Conductors Extending Beyond
(A) Class 1 Power-Limited Circuits One Building
(B) Class 1 Remote-Control and Signaling Circuits 725.143 Support of Conductors
725.43 Class 1 Circuit Overcurrent Protection 725.154 Applications of Listed Class 2, Class 3, and PLTC
725.45 Class 1 Circuit Overcurrent Device Location Cables
(A) Point of Supply (A) Plenums
(B) Feeder Taps (B) Riser
(C) Branch-Circuit Taps (C) Cable Trays
(D) Primary Side of Transformer (D) Industrial Establishments
(E) Input Side of Electronic Power Source (E) Other Wiring Within Buildings
725.46 Class 1 Circuit Wiring Methods (F) Cross-Connect Arrays
725.48 Conductors of Different Circuits in the Same Cable, (G) Class 2 and Class 3 Cable Substitutions
Cable Tray, Enclosure, or Raceway (H) Class 2, Class 3, PLTC Circuit Integrity (CI) Cable or
(A) Two or More Class 1 Circuits Electrical Circuit Protective System
(B) Class 1 Circuits with Power-Supply Circuits (I) Thermocouple Circuits
725.49 Class 1 Circuit Conductors IV. Listing Requirements
(A) Sizes and Use 725.179 Listing and Marking of Class 2, Class 3, and Type
(B) Insulation PLTC Cables
725.51 Number of Conductors in Cable Trays and Raceway, (A) Types CL2P and CL3P
and Ampacity Adjustment (B) Types CL2R and CL3R
(A) Class 1 Circuit Conductors (C) Types CL2 and CL3
(B) Power-Supply Conductors and Class 1 Circuit Conductors (D) Types CL2X and CL3X
(C) Class 1 Circuit Conductors in Cable Trays (E) Type PLTC
725.52 Circuits Extending Beyond One Building (F) Circuit Integrity (CI) Cable or Electrical Circuit Protective
III. Class 2 and Class 3 Circuits System
725.121 Power Sources for Class 2 and Class 3 Circuits (G) Class 2 and Class 3 Cable Voltage Ratings
(A) Power Source (H) Class 3 Single Conductors
(B) Interconnection of Power Sources (I) Plenum Signaling Raceways
725.124 Circuit Marking (J) Riser Signaling Raceways
725.127 Wiring Methods on Supply Side of the Class 2 or (K) General-Purpose Signaling Raceways
Class 3 Power Source (L) Marking
725.130 Wiring Methods and Materials on Load Side of the ARTICLE 727 - Instrumentation Tray
Class 2 or Class 3 Power Source
(A) Class 1 Wiring Methods and Materials Cable: Type ITC
(B) Class 2 and Class 3 Wiring Methods 727.1 Scope
725.133 Installation of Conductors and Equipment in Cables, 727.2 Definition
Compartments, Cable Trays, Enclosures, Manholes, Outlet 727.3 Other Articles
Boxes, Device Boxes, and Raceways for Class 2 and Class 3 727.4 Uses Permitted
Circuits 727.5 Uses Not Permitted
725.136 Separation from Electric Light, Power, Class 727.6 Construction
1, Non–Power-Limited Fire Alarm Circuit Conductors, and 727.7 Marking
Medium-Power Network-Powered Broadband 727.8 Allowable Ampacity
Communications Cables 727.9 Overcurrent Protection
(A) General 727.10 Bends
(B) Separated by Barriers ARTICLE 760 - Fire Alarm Systems
(C) Raceways Within Enclosures
I. General
(D) Associated Systems Within Enclosures
760.1 Scope
(E) Enclosures with Single Opening
760.2 Definitions
(F) Manholes
(A) Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion (A) General
(B) Ducts, Plenums, and Other Air-Handling Spaces (B) Separated by Barriers
(C) Hazardous (Classified) Locations (C) Raceways Within Enclosures
(D) Corrosive, Damp, or Wet Locations (D) Associated Systems Within Enclosures
(E) Building Control Circuits (E) Enclosures with Single Opening
(F) Optical Fiber Cables (F) In Hoistways
(G) Installation of Conductors with Other Systems (G) Other Applications
(H) Raceways or Sleeves Exposed to Different Temperatures 760.139 Installation of Conductors of Different PLFA
(I) Vertical Support for Fire Rated Cables and Conductors Circuits, Class 2, Class 3, and Communications Circuits in the
(J) Number and Size of Cables and Conductors in Raceway Same Cable, Enclosure, Cable Tray, or Raceway
(K) Bushing (A) Two or More PLFA Circuits
760.21 Access to Electrical Equipment Behind Panels (B) Class 2 Circuits with PLFA Circuits
Designed to Allow Access (C) Low-Power Network-Powered Broadband
760.24 Mechanical Execution of Work Communications Cables and PLFA Cables
760.25 Abandoned Cables (D) Audio System Circuits and PLFA Circuits
760.30 Fire Alarm Circuit Identification 760.142 Conductor Size
760.32 Fire Alarm Circuits Extending Beyond One Building 760.143 Support of Conductors
760.35 Fire Alarm Circuit Requirements 760.145 Current-Carrying Continuous Line-Type Fire
(A) Non–Power-Limited Fire Alarm (NPLFA) Circuits Detectors
(B) Power-Limited Fire Alarm (PLFA) Circuits (A) Application
II. Non–Power-Limited Fire Alarm (NPLFA) Circuits (B) Installation
760.41 NPLFA Circuit Power Source Requirements 760.154 Applications of Listed PLFA Cables
(A) Power Source (A) Plenum
(B) Branch Circuit (B) Riser
760.43 NPLFA Circuit Overcurrent Protection (C) Other Wiring Within Buildings
760.45 NPLFA Circuit Overcurrent Device Location (D) Fire Alarm Cable Substitutions
760.46 NPLFA Circuit Wiring IV. Listing Requirements
760.48 Conductors of Different Circuits in Same Cable, 760.176 Listing and Marking of NPLFA Cables
Enclosure, or Raceway (A) NPLFA Conductor Materials
(A) Class 1 with NPLFA Circuits (B) Insulated Conductors
(B) Fire Alarm with Power-Supply Circuits (C) Type NPLFP
760.49 NPLFA Circuit Conductors (D) Type NPLFR
(A) Sizes and Use (E) Type NPLF
(B) Insulation (F) Fire Alarm Circuit Integrity (CI) Cable or Electrical
(C) Conductor Materials Circuit Protective System
760.51 Number of Conductors in Cable Trays and Raceways, (G) NPLFA Cable Markings
and Ampacity Adjustment Factors 760.179 Listing and Marking of PLFA Cables and Insulated
(A) NPLFA Circuits and Class 1 Circuits Continuous Line-Type Fire Detectors
(B) Power-Supply Conductors and Fire Alarm Circuit (A) Conductor Materials
Conductors (B) Conductor Size
(C) Cable Trays (C) Ratings
760.53 Multiconductor NPLFA Cables (D) Type FPLP
(A) NPLFA Wiring Method (E) Type FPLR
(B) Applications of Listed NPLFA Cables (F) Type FPL
III. Power-Limited Fire Alarm (PLFA) Circuits (G) Fire Alarm Circuit Integrity (CI) Cable or Electrical
760.121 Power Sources for PLFA Circuits Circuit Protective System
(A) Power Source (H) Coaxial Cables
(B) Branch Circuit (I) Cable Marking
760.124 Circuit Marking (J) Insulated Continuous Line-Type Fire Detectors
760.127 Wiring Methods on Supply Side of the PLFA Power ARTICLE 770 - Optical Fiber Cables
Source
760.130 Wiring Methods and Materials on Load Side of the and Raceways
PLFA Power Source I. General
(A) NPLFA Wiring Methods and Materials 770.1 Scope
(B) PLFA Wiring Methods and Materials 770.2 Definitions
760.133 Installation of Conductors and Equipment in Cables, 770.3 Other Articles
Compartments, Cable Trays, Enclosures, Manholes, Outlet (A) Hazardous (Classified) Locations
Boxes, Device Boxes, and Raceways for Power-Limited (B) Composite Cables
Circuits 770.12 Innerduct for Optical Fiber Cables
760.136 Separation from Electric Light, Power, Class 770.21 Access to Electrical Equipment Behind Panels
1, NPLFA, and Medium-Power Network-Powered Broadband Designed to Allow Access
Communications Circuit Conductors 770.24 Mechanical Execution of Work
770.25 Abandoned Cables (C) General-Purpose Optical Fiber CableRaceways and Cable
770.26 Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion Routing Assemblies
II. Cables Outside and Entering Buildings ARTICLE 800 - Communications
770.48 Unlisted Cables and Raceways Entering Buildings
(A) Conductive and Nonconductive Cables Circuits
(B) Nonconductive Cables in Raceway I. General
III. Protection 800.1 Scope
770.93 Grounding or Interruption of Non–Current-Carrying 800.2 Definitions
Metallic Members of Optical Fiber Cables 800.3 Other Articles
(A) Entering Buildings (A) Hazardous (Classified) Locations
(B) Terminating on the Outside of Buildings (B) Wiring in Ducts for Dust, Loose Stock, or Vapor Removal
IV. Grounding Methods (C) Equipment in Other Space Used for Environmental Air
770.100 Entrance Cable Bonding and Grounding (D) Network-Powered Broadband Communications Systems
(A) Bonding Conductor or Grounding Electrode Conductor (E) Premises-Powered Broadband Communications Systems
(B) Electrode (F) Optical Fiber Cable
(C) Electrode Connection (G) Cable Routing Assemblies
(D) Bonding of Electrodes 800.18 Installation of Equipment
770.106 Grounding and Bonding of Entrance Cables at Mobile 800.21 Access to Electrical Equipment Behind Panels
Homes Designed to Allow Access
(A) Grounding 800.24 Mechanical Execution of Work
(B) Bonding 800.25 Abandoned Cables
V. Installation Methods Within Buildings 800.26 Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion
770.110 Raceways for Optical Fiber Cables II. Wires and Cables Outside and Entering Buildings
(A) Types of Raceways 800.44 Overhead (Aerial) Communications Wires and Cables
(B) Raceway Fill for Optical Fiber Cables (A) On Poles and In-Span
770.113 Installation of Optical Fiber Cables and Raceways, (B) Above Roofs
and Cable Routing Assemblies 800.47 Underground Communications Wires and Cables
(A) Listing Entering Buildings
(B) Fabricated Ducts Used for Environmental Air (A) With Electric Light or Power Conductors
(C) Other Spaces Used for Environmental Air (Plenums) (B) Underground Block Distribution
(D) Risers – Cables, Raceways, and Cable Routing 800.48 Unlisted Cables Entering Buildings
Assemblies in Vertical Runs 800.50 Circuits Requiring Primary Protectors
(E) Risers – Cables and Raceways in Metal Raceways (A) Insulation, Wires, and Cables
(F) Risers – Cables, Raceways, and Cable Routing Assemblies (B) On Buildings
in Fireproof Shafts (C) Entering Buildings
(G) Risers – One- and Two-Family Dwellings 800.53 Lightning Conductors
(H) Cable Trays III. Protection
(I) Distributing Frames and Cross-Connect Arrays 800.90 Protective Devices
(J) Other Building Locations (A) Application
770.114 Grounding (B) Location
770.133 Installation of Optical Fibers and Electrical (C) Hazardous (Classified) Locations
Conductors (D) Secondary Protectors
(A) With Conductors for Electric Light, Power, Class 1, Non– 800.93 Grounding or Interruption of Metallic Sheath Members
Power-Limited Fire Alarm, or Medium Power Network- of Communications Cables
Powered Broadband Communications Circuits (A) Entering Buildings
(B) With Communication Cables (B) Terminating on the Outside of Buildings
(C) With Other Circuits IV. Grounding Methods
(D) Support of Cables 800.100 Cable and Primary Protector Bonding and Grounding
770.154 Applications of Listed Optical Fiber Cables and (A) Bonding Conductor or Grounding Electrode Conductor
Raceways, and Cable Routing Assemblies (B) Electrode
VI. Listing Requirements (C) Electrode Connection
770.179 Optical Fiber Cables (D) Bonding of Electrodes
(A) Types OFNP and OFCP 800.106 Primary Protector Grounding and Bonding at Mobile
(B) Types OFNR and OFCR Homes
(C) Types OFNG and OFCG (A) Grounding
(D) Types OFN and OFC (B) Bonding
(E) Optical Fiber Circuit Integrity (CI) Cables V. Installation Methods Within Buildings
770.182 Optical Fiber Raceways and Cable Routing 800.110 Raceways for Communications Wires and Cables
Assemblies (A) Types of Raceways
(A) Plenum Optical Fiber Raceway (B) Raceway Fill for Communications Wires and Cables
(B) Riser Optical Fiber Raceways and Cable Routing 800.113 Installation of Communications Wires, Cables and
Assemblies Raceways
(A) Listing (A) Outside of Buildings
(B) Fabricated Ducts Used for Environmental Air (B) Antennas and Lead-ins — Indoors
(C) Other Spaces Used For Environmental Air (Plenums) (C) In Boxes or Other Enclosures
(D) Risers – Cables and Raceways in Vertical Runs 810.19 Electrical Supply Circuits Used in Lieu of Antenna —
(E) Risers – Cables and Raceways in Metal Raceways Receiving Stations
(F) Risers – Cables and Raceways in Fireproof Shafts 810.20 Antenna Discharge Units — Receiving Stations
(G) Risers – One- and Two-Family Dwellings (A) Where Required
(H) Cable Trays (B) Location
(I) Distributing Frames and Cross-Connect Arrays (C) Grounding
(J) Other Building Locations 810.21 Bonding Conductors and Grounding Electrode
(K) Multifamily Dwellings Conductors — Receiving Stations
(L) One- and Two-Family Dwellings (A) Material
800.133 Installation of Communications Wires, Cables, and (B) Insulation
Equipment (C) Supports
(A) Separation from Other Conductors (D) Mechanical Protection
(B) Support of Communications Wires and Cables (E) Run in Straight Line
800.154 Applications of Listed Communications Wires, (F) Electrode
Cables, and Raceways (G) Inside or Outside Building
800.156 Dwelling Unit Communications Outlet (H) Size
VI. Listing Requirements (I) Common Ground
800.170 Equipment (J) Bonding of Electrodes
(A) Primary Protectors (K) Electrode Connection
(B) Secondary Protectors III. Amateur and Citizen Band Transmitting and Receiving
800.173 Drop Wire and Cable Stations — Antenna Systems
800.179 Communications Wires and Cables 810.51 Other Sections
(A) Type CMP 810.52 Size of Antenna
(B) Type CMR 810.53 Size of Lead-in Conductors
(C) Type CMG 810.54 Clearance on Building
(D) Type CM 810.55 Entrance to Building
(E) Type CMX 810.56 Protection Against Accidental Contact
(F) Type CMUC Undercarpet Wires and Cables 810.57 Antenna Discharge Units — Transmitting Stations
(G) Communications Circuit Integrity (CI) Cables 810.58 Bonding Conductors and Grounding Electrode
(H) Communications Wires Conductors — Amateur and Citizen Band Transmitting and
(I) Hybrid Power and Communications Cables Receiving Stations
800.182 Communications Raceways and Cable Routing (A) Other Sections
Assemblies (B) Size of Protective Bonding Conductor or Grounding
(A) Plenum Communications Raceways Electrode Conductor
(B) Riser Communications Raceways and Cable Routing (C) Size of Operating Bonding Conductor or Grounding
Assemblies Electrode Conductor
(C) General-Purpose Communications Raceways and Cable IV. Interior Installation — Transmitting Stations
Routing Assemblies 810.70 Clearance from Other Conductors
ARTICLE 810 - Radio and Television 810.71 General
(A) Enclosing
Equipment (B) Grounding of Controls
I. General (C) Interlocks on Doors
810.1 Scope ARTICLE 820 - Community Antenna
810.2 Definitions
810.3 Other Articles Television and Radio Distribution
810.4 Community Television Antenna Systems
810.5 Radio Noise Suppressors
I. General
II. Receiving Equipment — Antenna Systems
820.1 Scope
810.11 Material
820.2 Definitions
810.12 Supports
810.13 Avoidance of Contacts with Conductors of Other
Systems
(B) Installation and Use
810.14 Splices
(C) Installations of Conductive and Nonconductive Optical
810.15 Grounding
Fiber Cables
810.16 Size of Wire-Strung Antenna — Receiving Station
(D) Communications Circuits
(A) Size of Antenna Conductors
(E) Network-Powered Broadband Communications Systems
(B) Self-Supporting Antennas
(F) Premises-Powered Broadband Communications Systems
810.17 Size of Lead-in — Receiving Station
(G) Alternate Wiring Methods
810.18 Clearances — Receiving Stations
(H) Cable Routing Assemblies
820.15 Power Limitations ARTICLE 830 - Network-Powered
820.21 Access to Electrical Equipment Behind Panels
Designed to Allow Access Broadband Communications Systems
820.24 Mechanical Execution of Work I. General
820.25 Abandoned Cables 830.1 Scope
820.26 Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion 830.2 Definitions
II. Coaxial Cables Outside and Entering Buildings 830.3 Other Articles
820.44 Overhead (Aerial) Coaxial Cables (A) Hazardous (Classified) Locations
(A) On Poles and In-Span (B) Equipment in Other Space Used for Environmental Air
(B) Above Roofs (C) Output Circuits
(C) On Masts (D) Installation and Use
(D) Between Buildings (E) Protection Against Physical Damage
(E) On Buildings (F) Cable Routing Assemblies
820.47 Underground Coaxial Cables Entering Buildings 830.15 Power Limitations
(A) Underground Systems with Electric Light and Power 830.21 Access to Electrical Equipment Behind Panels
Conductors Designed to Allow Access
(B) Direct-Buried Cables and Raceways 830.24 Mechanical Execution of Work
820.48 Unlisted Cables Entering Buildings 830.25 Abandoned Cables
III. Protection 830.26 Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion
820.93 Grounding of the Outer Conductive Shield of Coaxial II. Cables Outside and Entering Buildings
Cables 830.40 Entrance Cables
(A) Entering Buildings (A) Medium-Power Circuits
(B) Terminating Outside of the Building (B) Low-Power Circuits
(C) Location 830.44 Overhead (Aerial) Cables
(D) Hazardous (Classified) Locations (A) On Poles and In-Span
IV. Grounding Methods (B) Above Roofs
820.100 Cable Bonding and Grounding (C) Clearance from Ground
(A) Bonding Conductor or Grounding Electrode Conductor (D) Over Pools
(B) Electrode (E) Final Spans
(C) Electrode Connection (F) Between Buildings
(D) Bonding of Electrodes (G) On Buildings
(E) Shield Protection Devices 830.47 Underground Network-Powered Broadband
820.103 Equipment Grounding Communications Cables Entering Buildings
820.106 Grounding and Bonding at Mobile Homes (A) Underground Systems with Electric Light and Power
(A) Grounding Conductors
(B) Bonding (B) Direct-Buried Cables and Raceways
V. Installation Methods Within Buildings (C) Mechanical Protection
820.110 Raceways for Coaxial Cables (D) Pools
(A) Types of Raceways III. Protection
(B) Raceway Fill for Coaxial Cables 830.90 Primary Electrical Protection
820.113 Installation of Coaxial Cables (A) Application
(A) Listing (B) Location
(B) Fabricated Ducts Used for Environmental Air (C) Hazardous (Classified) Locations
(C) Other Spaces Used for Environmental Air (Plenums) 830.93 Grounding or Interruption of Metallic Members of
(D) Risers – Cables in Vertical Runs Network-Powered Broadband Communications Cables
(E) Risers – Cables in Metal Raceways (A) Entering Buildings
(F) Risers – Cables in Fireproof Shafts (B) Terminating Outside of the Building
(G) Risers – One- and Two-Family Dwellings IV. Grounding Methods
(H) Cable Trays 830.100 Cable, Network Interface Unit, and Primary Protector
(I) Distributing Frames and Cross-Connect Arrays Bonding and Grounding
(J) Other Building Locations (A) Bonding Conductor or Grounding Electrode Conductor
(K) One- and Two-Family and Multifamily Dwellings (B) Electrode
820.133 Installation of Coaxial Cables and Equipment (C) Electrode Connection
(A) Separation from Other Conductors (D) Bonding of Electrodes
(B) Support of Coaxial Cables 830.106 Grounding and Bonding at Mobile Homes
820.154 Applications of Listed CATV Cables (A) Grounding
VI. Listing Requirements (B) Bonding
820.179 Coaxial Cables V. Installation Methods Within Buildings
(A) Type CATVP 830.110 Raceways for Low- and Medium-Power Network-
(B) Type CATVR Powered Broadband Communications Cables
(C) Type CATV (A) Raceways Recognized in Chapter 3
(D) Type CATVX
(B) Raceway Fill for Network-Powered Broadband (B) Communications Circuit Grounding
Communications Cables (C) ONT Grounding
830.113 Installation of Network-Powered Broadband 840.103 Equipment Grounding
Communications Cables 840.106 Grounding and Bonding at Mobile Homes
(A) Listing (A) Grounding
(B) Fabricated Ducts Used for Environmental Air (B) Bonding
(C) Other Spaces Used for Environmental Air (Plenums) V. Installation Methods Within Buildings
(D) Risers – Cables in Vertical Runs 840.110 Raceways for Premises-Powered Broadband
(E) Risers – Cables in Metal Raceways Communications Optical Fiber Cables
(F) Risers – Cables in Fireproof Shafts 840.113 Installation Past the ONT
(G) Risers – One- and Two-Family Dwellings (A) Premises Communications Circuits
(H) Other Building Locations (B) Premises Community Antenna Television (CATV)
830.133 Installation of Network-Powered Broadband Circuits
Communications Cables and Equipment 840.133 Installation of Optical Fibers and Electrical
(A) Separation of Conductors Conductors Associated with Premises-Powered Broadband
(B) Support of Network-Powered Broadband Communications Communications Systems
Cables 840.154 Applications of Listed Optical Fiber Cables and
830.154 Applications of Network-Powered Broadband Raceways
Communications System Cables VI. Listing Requirements
830.160 Bends 840.170 Equipment and Cables
VI. Listing Requirements (A) Optical Network Terminal
830.179 Network-Powered Broadband Communications (B) Optical Fiber Cables
Equipment and Cables (C) Premises Communications Circuits
(A) Network-Powered Broadband Communications Medium- (D) Premises Community Antenna Television (CATV)
Power Cables Circuits
(B) Network-Powered Broadband Communications Low-
Power Cables
ARTICLE 840 - Premises-Powered
Broadband Communications Systems
I. General
840.1 Scope
840.2 Definitions
(B) Equipment in Other Space Used for Environmental Air
(C) Output Circuits
840.21 Access to Electrical Equipment Behind Panels
Designed to Allow Access
840.25 Abandoned Cables
840.26 Spread of Fire or Products of Combustion
II. Cables Outside and Entering Buildings
840.44 Overhead Optical Fiber Cables
(A) On Poles and In-Span
(B) Above Roofs
840.47 Underground Optical Fiber Cables Entering Buildings
(A) Class 1 or Non–Power-Limited Fire Alarm Circuits
(B) Direct-Buried Cables and Raceways
(C) Mechanical Protection
840.48 Unlisted Cables and Raceways Entering Buildings
III. Protection
840.90 Protective Devices
840.93 Grounding or Interruption
(A) Non–Current-Carrying Metallic Members of Optical Fiber
Cables
(B) Communications Cables
(C) Coaxial Cables
IV. Grounding Methods
840.100 ONT and Optical Fiber Cable Grounding
840.101 Premises Circuits Not Leaving the Building
(A) Coaxial Cable Shield Grounding

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