McGraw-Hill National Electrical Code 2008 Handbook by McPartland, Brian J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Page McGraw-Hill’s National Electrical Code® 2008 Handbook Copyright Page Contents Preface Introduction to the National Electrical Code® Brief History of the National Electrical Code® About the 2008 NE Code® 90 Introduction Chapter 1

100 Definitions 110 Requirements for Electrical Installations

Chapter 2

200 Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors 210 Branch Circuits 215 Feeders 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Calculations 225 Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders 230 Services 240 Overcurrent Protection 250 Grounding and Bonding 280 Surge Arresters, Over 1 kV 285 Surge-Protective Devices, 1 kV or Less

Chapter 3

300 Wiring Methods 310 Conductors for General Wiring 312 Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures 314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures 320 Armored Cable: Type AC 322 Flat Cable Assemblies: Type FC 324 Flat Conductor Cable: Type FCC 326 Integrated Gas Spacer Cable: Type IGS 328 Medium Voltage Cable: Type MV 330 Metal-Clad Cable: Type MC 332 Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable: Type MI 334 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable: Types NM, NMC, and NMS 336 Power and Control Tray Cable: Type TC 338 Service-Entrance Cable: Types SE and USE 340 Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable: Type UF 342 Intermediate Metal Conduit: Type IMC 344 Rigid Metal Conduit: Type RMC 348 Flexible Metal Conduit: Type FMC 350 Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit: Type LFMC 352 Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit: Type PVC 353 High Density Polyethylene Conduit: Type HDPE Conduit 354 Nonmetallic Underground Conduit with Conductors: Type NUCC 355 Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Conduit: Type RTRC 356 Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit: Type LFNC 358 Electrical Metallic Tubing: Type EMT 360 Flexible Metallic Tubing: Type FMT 362 Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing: Type ENT 366 Auxiliary Gutters 368 Busways 370 Cablebus 372 Cellular Concrete Floor Raceways 374 Cellular Metal Floor Raceways 376 Metal Wireways 378 Nonmetallic Wireways 380 Multioutlet Assembly 382 Nonmetallic Extensions 384 Strut-Type Channel Raceway 386 Surface Metal Raceways 388 Surface Nonmetallic Raceways 390 Underfloor Raceways 392 Cable Trays 394 Concealed Knob-and-Tube Wiring 396 Messenger-Supported Wiring 398 Open Wiring on Insulators

Chapter 4

400 Flexible Cords and Cables 402 Fixture Wires 404 Switches 406 Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and Attachment Plugs (Caps) 408 Switchboards and Panelboards 409 Industrial Control Panels 410 Luminaires, Lampholders, and Lamps 411 Lighting Systems Operating at 30 V or Less 422 Appliances 424 Fixed Electric Space-Heating Equipment 426 Fixed Outdoor Electric Deicing and Snow-Melting Equipment 427 Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for Pipelines and Vessels 430 Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers 440 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment 445 Generators 450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults (Including Secondary Ties) 455 Phase Converters 460 Capacitors 470 Resistors and Reactors 480 Storage Batteries 490 Equipment Over 600 Volts, Nominal

Chapter 5

500 Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Classes I, II, and III, Divisions 1 and 2 501 Class I Locations 502 Class II Locations 503 Class III Locations 504 Intrinsically Safe Systems 505 Class I, Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations 506 Zone 20, 21, 22 Locations for Combustible Dusts or Ignitible Fibers/Flyings 510 Hazardous (Classified) Locations—Specific 511 Commercial Garages, Repair and Storage 513 Aircraft Hangars 514 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities 515 Bulk Storage Plants 516 Spray Application, Dipping, and Coating Processes 517 Health Care Facilities 518 Assembly Occupancies 520 Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, Performance Areas, and Similar Locations 522 Control Systems for Permanent Amusement Attractions 525 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar Events 530 Motion Picture and Television Studios and Similar Locations 540 Motion Picture Projection Rooms 545 Manufactured Buildings 547 Agricultural Buildings 550 Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes, and Mobile Home Parks 551 Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks 552 Park Trailers 553 Floating Buildings 555 Marinas and Boatyards 590 Temporary Installations

Chapter 6

600 Electric Signs and Outline Lighting 604 Manufactured Wiring Systems 605 Office Furnishings (Consisting of Lighting Accessories and Wired Partitions) 610 Cranes and Hoists 620 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Platform Lifts, and Stairway Chair Lifts 625 Electrical Vehicle Charging Systems 626 Electrified Truck Parking Spaces 630 Electric Welders 640 Audio Signal Processing, Amplification, and Reproduction Equipment 645 Information Technology Equipment 647 Sensitive Electronic Equipment 650 Pipe Organs 660 X-Ray Equipment 665 Induction and Dielectric Heating Equipment 668 Electrolytic Cells 669 Electroplating 670 Industrial Machinery 675 Electrically Driven or Controlled Irrigation Machines 680 Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations 682 Natural and Artificially Made Bodies of Water 685 Integrated Electrical Systems 690 Solar Photovoltaic Systems 692 Fuel Cell Systems 695 Fire Pumps

Chapter 7

700 Emergency Systems 701 Legally Required Standby Systems 702 Optional Standby Systems 705 Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources 708 Critical Operations Power Systems (COPS) 720 Circuits and Equipment Operating at less than 50 Volts 725 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Remote-Control, Signaling, and Power-Limited Circuits 727 Instrumentation Tray Cable: Type ITC 760 Fire Alarm Systems 770 Optical Fiber Cables and Raceways 780 Closed-Loop and Programmed Power Distribution (Deleted)

Chapter 8

800 Communications Circuits 810 Radio and Television Equipment 820 Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution Systems 830 Network-Powered Broadband Communications Systems

Chapter 9

Tables Annex A. Product Safety Standards Annex B. Application Information for Ampacity Calculation Annex C. Conduit and Tubing Fill Tables for Conductors and Fixture Wires of the Same Size Annex D. Examples Annex E. Types of Construction Annex F. Availability and Reliability for Operations Power Systems; and Development and Implementation of Functional Performance Tests (FPTS) for Critical Operations Power Systems Annex G. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Annex H. Administration and Enforcement

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