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Phase Converters
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Specific Provisions Applicable to Different
Types of Phase Converters
Capacitors
1000 Vols, Nominal, and Uader
(Over 1000 Vols, Nominal
Resistors and Reactors
1000 Vols, Nominal, and Under
(ver 1000 Volts, Nominal
Storage Batteries
vent Over 1000 Vt, Nominal
Equipment Specific Provisions
Equipment Switchgear and Indl
Control Assembles
Mobile and Portable Equipment
Electrode-Type Boilers
Chapter 5 Special Occupancies
Hazardous (Clasifed) Locations, Clases
and TH, Divisions I and 2
Gas Locations
General
Wiring.
Equipment.
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General
Wiring
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Wiring
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Insc Safe Systems
Zone 0,1, and 3 Locations
‘Zone 20,21, and 22 Locations for Cx
Dust oF Igstube Fibers ings
Hazardous (Chsfied) Locations — Specific
Commercial Garages, Repair and Storage
Airerafe Hangar
Motor Fue! Dispensing Failtes
Bulk Storage Plants
Spray Application, Dipping, Coating, and
Printing Proceses Using Flammable or
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Combustible Materials
General
Open Containers
Spray Application Proven
‘Spray Application Operations in Membrane
Enclosures
Printing, Dipping, and Coating Processes
Health Care Facies
General
‘Wiring and Protection
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Inhalation Aneshetzing Locations
X-Ray Installations
‘Communications, Signaling tens, Data
Systems, Fire Alem Sytem, and Sytems Less
‘Than 130 Volts, Nominal
Iuolated Power Systems
Assembly Occupancis.
‘Theaters, Audience Areas of Mosion Picture
and Television Sues, Performance Areas, and
Similar Locations
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Fixed Stage Equipment Other Than
Switchboards
Portable Switchboards on Sage
Portable Stage Equipment Other Tian
Switchboard
Dressing Rooms, Dressing Areas, and Makeup
‘Areas
Grounding
Control Systems for Permanent Amusement
‘Aractons
General
Control Circus
{Gontiol Circuit Wising Methods
Garnivals, Circus, Fat, ant Siar Exce
General Requirements
Power Sources
Wiring Methods
Grounding and Bonding
Motion Picture and Television Staioe and
Similar Locations
General
Sage or Set
Dressing Rooms
‘Viewing, Cutting, and Pate
Cellulose Nivate Film Storage Vaits
Substations
Motion Picture Projection Rooms
General
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Projectors
Autio Signal Processing, Amplification, and
Reproduction Equipment
Manufactured Buuldinge
Agricultural Buildings
Mobile Homes, Manusictired Homes, and
General
Mobile al Manufactured ones
Services and Feeders
Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle
Parks
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‘Combination Bletrical Systems
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"Nominal 120ole or 120/240-att Systems
Factory Tess
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Park Trailers
General
Low-Voltage Systeme
Combination Electrical Sytem
‘Nominal 120Volt or 120/240,Vot Systems
Factory Tests
Floating Buildings
General
Services and Feeders
Grounding
Marinas, Boatyard, and Comercial and
‘Noncommercial Docking Faclities
“Temporary latallaions
Chapter 6 Special Equipment
Electric Signs and Outline Lighting
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Disconnecting Means
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Elevators, Dumais, Exalators, Moving
Walls, Patorm Lifts, and Stairway Chailits
Wiring.
Installation of Conductors.
“Traveling Cables
Disconnecting Means and Control
Overcurrent Protection
Machine Rooms, Control Rooms, Machinery
Spaces, and Control Spaces
Grounding
Emergency and Standby Power Systems
Blecte Vehicle Charging System:
Gener
Equipment Construction
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General
Elected Track Parking Space Electrical
Wiring Systems
Electrified Truck Parking Space Supply
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Electric Welders
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‘Arc Welders
Resistance Welder
Welding Cable
Adio Signal Processing, Amplification, an
Reproduction Equipment
General
Permanent Audio System Installations.
Portable and Temporary Ando Stem
Installations :
Information Technology Equipment
Mocilar Data Centers
Genera
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Lighting.
Workspace
Sensiive Electronic Equipment
Pipe Organs
xcRay Equipment
General,
Convo!
“Transformers and Capacitors,
Giarding and Grounding
Indaction and Dicleetric Hleaung Equipment
General
Guarding, Grounding, and Labeling
Electrolytic Cells
Hlectroplating
Industral Machinery
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Center Pivot lerigation Machines
Swommning Pool Fountains, ana Similar
Installations
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Permanently tnsaled Pools.
Storable Pools, Sorable Spi, snd Storale Hot
Tubs
Spas and Hot Tubs
Fountains
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Hydromassge Bathiubs
Electrically Powered Pool Lite
[Natural and Arfilally Made Retief Water
General
Insallation
Gromnding and Bonding
Integrated Flecrcal Systems
General
Orderly Shutdown
Solar Photovolaie (PV) Systems
General
Gircuit Requirements
Disconecting Means
Wiring Methods
Grounding and Bonding
Marking
Connection t Orher Sources.
Energy Storage Systems
Large-Scale Photovoltaic (PV) Electric Power
Prosuction Facility
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Genera
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Disconnecting Me
Wiring Methods
Grounding
Marking
Connection t9 Other Gru
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Gener
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Discounecting Means
Wiring Methods
Grounding and Bonding
Marking
Connection to Other Sources
Fire Pampe
Chapter 7 Special Conditions
Emergency Systems
General
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Sources of Power
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Emergency Lighting Circuits
(Overcurrent Protection
Legally Required Standby Systems
General
Great Wiring
‘Sources of Power
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Generators
Microgria Systems
Energy Storage Systems
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Electrochemical Energy Storage Stems
low Battery Energy Storage ystems
Other Energy Storage Technologies
(Guitical Operations Power Stems (COPS)
Genera
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Overcurrent Protection
‘System Performance and Analysis
Stand-Alone Systems
Direct Current Microgrid
Genera
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Disconnecting Means
Wiring Methods
Marking
Protection
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Grits and Equipment Operating at Less
Than 60 Vols |
Cae 1, Clas 2, and Clas 3 Remote Control
Signaling, nd PowerLimited Circuits
General
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Tnatrumentation Tray Cale: Type ITC
FireRessive Cable Stems
Enengy Management Stems
Fire Alam Systems
Genera
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Gireuis
PowetLimited Five Alarm (PLFA) Circuits
Listing Requirements
(Optical Fiber Cables
Genera
Cables Outside and Entering Buildings
Protection
Grounding Methods
Installation Methods Within Buldinge
Listing Requirements,
Chapter 8 Communications Systems
Communications Circuits
General
Wites and Cables Ouse and Envering
Buildings
Protection
Grounding Methods
Installation Methods Within Buildings
Uscing Requirements
Radio and Television Equipment
General
Receiving Equipment — Antenna Systema
Amateur and Giszen Band Transmitting and
Receiving Stations — Antenna Systems
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Premises Powering of Communications
Equipment over Communications Cables
Listing Requirements
Chapter 9 Tables
Percent of Crs Section of Condit and
Tubing for Conductors and Cables
Radius of Condit and Tubing Bends
Dimensions and Percent Area of Conduit and
Tubing (Area of Conduit or Tubing for the
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Dimensions of Insulated Conductors and
Fixe Wires
(Compact Copper and Alumina Builing Wire
[Nominal Dimensions* and Areas
Conductor Properties
Alrmating Current Resistance and Reactance
for 600Volt Cables, Phase, 60 Hz, 75°C
(167'F) — Three Single Conductors in
Conduit.
Conductor Standing
(las and Glas $ Alternating Current Power
Source Limitations
Clas 2 and Class 3 DzeceCurvent Power
Source Liitations
PLEA Alternating Carvent Power Source
Limitations
PLEA DirecGurrent Power Source
Limitations
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Informative Annex B: Application Information for
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Informative Annex Ds Examples
Informative Annex E: Types of Construction,
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