Multiconductor flat cable 22 mm2 or larger shall be permitted
Open individual conductors shall not be
to employ an external ridge on the grounded conductor.
An insulated grounded conductor larger than 14 mm2 shall be
identified by one of the following means:
(1) By a continuous white or gray outer finish.
(2) By three continuous white stripes along its entire length
on other than green insulation.
(3) At the time of installation, by a distinctive white or gray
marking at its terminations. This marking shall encircle the
conductor or insulation.
The equipment grounding conductor in a flexible cord with
the largest circuit conductor 5.5 mm2 (2.6 mm dia.) or
smaller, and the equipment grounding conductor used
with fixture wires of any size in accordance with protection of
flexible cords, flexible cables, and fixture wires, shall not be
smaller than 0.75 mm2 copper and shall not be smaller than
the circuit conductors.
What are the conductors (min. size) for circuit wires having a
circuit rating of 30A? – 5.5 mm2
For service-entrance phase conductors larger than 500 mm2
copper or 850 mm2 aluminum, the grounded conductor shall
not be smaller than 12½ percent of the area of the largest
service-entrance phase conductor.
A ground ring encircling the building or structure, in direct
contact with the earth, consisting of at least 6 000 mm of
bare copper conductor not smaller than 30 mm2.
Where connected to the concrete-encased electrodes, that
portion of the grounding electrode conductor that is the sole
connection to the grounding electrode shall not be required
to be larger than 22mm2 copper wire.
Insulated Fittings. Where raceways containing ungrounded
conductors 22 mm2 or larger enter a cabinet, box enclosure,
or raceway, the conductors shall be protected by a
substantial fitting providing a smoothly rounded insulating
surface, unless the conductors are separated from the fitting
or raceway by substantial insulating material that is securely
fastened in place.
An insulated grounded conductor of 14 mm2 or smaller shall
be identified by a continues white or gray outer finished or by
three continues white stripes on other than green insulation
along its entire length.
Not Smaller Than the Neutral Conductor. Where the dc
system consists of a 3-wire balancer set or a balancer winding
with overcurrent protection, the grounding electrode
conductor shall not be smaller than the neutral conductor
and not smaller than 8.0 mm2 (3.2 mm dia.) copper or 14
mm2 aluminum.
Overhead spans.
smaller than For 600 volts, nominal, or less, 5.5 mm2 (2.6 mm
dia.) copper or 8.0 mm2 (3.2 mm dia.) aluminum for spans up
to 15 m in length, and 8.0 mm2 (3.2 mm dia.) copper or 14
mm2 aluminum for a longer span unless supported by a
messenger wire.
Overhead spans. Open individual conductors shall not be
smaller than , For over 600 volts, nominal, 14 mm2 copper or
22 mm2 aluminum where open individual conductors, and
8.0 mm2 (3.2 mm dia.) copper or 14 mm2 aluminum where in
cable.
Circuits of 1 kV and Over — Surge-Arrester Conductors. The
conductor between the surge arrester and the line and the
surge arrester and the grounding connection shall not be
smaller than 14 mm2 copper or aluminum.
Aluminum Conductor Material. Solid aluminum conductors
8.0(3.2), 5.5(2.6), and 3.5(2.0) mm2(dia.) shall be made of an
AA-8000 series electrical grade aluminum alloy conductor
material. Stranded aluminum conductors 8.0 mm2 (3.2 mm
dia.) through 500 mm2 marked as Type RHH, RHW, XHHW,
THW, THHW, THWN, THHN, service-entrance Type SE Style U
and SE Style R shall be made of an AA-8000 series electrical
grade aluminum alloy conductor material.
Stranded Conductors. Where installed in raceways,
conductors of size 8.0 mm2 (3.2 mm dia.) and larger shall be
stranded.
Maximum. RNC larger than metric designator 155 (trade size
6) shall not be used.
Common Grounding Electrode Conductor Size. The common
grounding electrode conductor shall not be smaller than 80
mm2 copper or 125 mm2 aluminum.
Insulated Fittings. Where raceways containing ungrounded
conductors 22 mm2 or larger enter a cabinet, box enclosure,
or raceway, the conductors shall be protected by a
substantial fitting providing a smoothly rounded insulating
surface, unless the conductors are separated from the fitting
or raceway by substantial
insulating material that is securely fastened in place.
Supplemental Electrode Bonding Connection Size. Where
the supplemental electrode is a rod, pipe, or plate electrode,
that portion of the bonding jumper that is the sole
connection to the supplemental grounding electrode shall not
be required to be larger than 14 mm2 copper wire or 22 mm2
aluminum wire.
Installed at Services of Less Than 1 000 Volts. Line and
ground connecting conductors shall not be smaller than 2.0
mm2 (1.6 mm dia.) copper or 3.5 mm2 (2.0 mm dia.)
aluminum.
Conductors in Parallel
Exception No. 4: Under the supervision of a licensed electrical
engineer, grounded neutral conductors in sizes 30 mm2 and
larger shall be permitted to be run in parallel for existing
installations.
Conductors in Parallel. Aluminum, copper-clad aluminum, or
copper conductors of size 50 mm2 and larger, comprising
each phase, polarity, neutral, or grounded circuit conductor,
shall be permitted to be connected in parallel (electrically
joined at both ends).
Grounding electrode conductors smaller than 14 mm2 shall be
in rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, rigid non-
metallic conduit, electrical metallic tubing, or cable armor.
Connected to a Concrete-Encased Electrode. Where
connected to a concrete-encased electrode as in that
portion of the grounding electrode conductor that is the sole
connection to the grounding electrode shall not be required
to be larger than 22 mm2 copper wire.
An insulated grounded conductor of 14 mm2 or smaller shall
be identified by a continuous white or gray outer finish or by
three continuous white stripes on other than green insulation
along its entire length.
Grounding conductors not an integral part of a cable
assembly shall not be smaller than 14 mm2 copper or 22 mm2
aluminum.
Insulated Fittings. Where raceways containing ungrounded
conductors 22 mm2 or larger enter a cabinet, box enclosure,
or raceway, the conductors shall be protected by a
substantial fitting providing a smoothly rounded insulating
surface, unless the conductors are separated from the fitting
or raceway by substantial insulating material that is securely
fastened in place.
Size — Equipment Bonding Jumper on Load Side of Service.
The equipment bonding jumper on the load side of the
service overcurrent devices shall be sized, as a minimum, but
shall not be required to be larger than the largest
ungrounded circuit conductors supplying the equipment and
shall not be smaller than 2.0 mm2 (1.6 mm dia.).
Connection by means of wire-binding screws or studs and
nuts that have upturned lugs or the equivalent shall be
permitted for 5.5 mm2 (2.6 mm dia.) or smaller conductors.
The equipment grounding conductor in a flexible cord
with a circuit conductor larger than 5.5 mm2 (2.6 mm dia.)
shall be sized in accordance with Table 2.50.6.13(minimum
size equipment grounding conductors for grounding raceway
and equipment).
Instrument Grounding Conductor. The grounding conductor
for secondary circuits of instrument transformers and for
instrument cases shall not be smaller than 3.5 mm2 (2.0 mm
dia.) copper or 5.5 mm2 (2.6 mm dia.) aluminum.
What are the conductors(min. size)for circuit wires having a
circuit rating of 15A?- 2.0 mm2
Minimum size of copper conductor voltage rating 15001-
28000 volts? - 38 mm2
Multiconductor flat cable 22 mm2 or larger shall be permitted
to employ an external ridge on the grounded conductor.
Connected to Rod, Pipe, or Plate Electrodes. Where
connected to rod, pipe, or plate electrodes, that portion of
the grounding electrode conductor that is the sole
connection to the grounding electrode shall not be required
to be larger than 14 mm2 copper wire or 22 mm2 aluminum
wire.
Loads for structural additions to an existing dwelling unit or
for a previously unwired portion of an existing dwelling unit,
either of which exceeds 46.5 m2 (500 ft2), shall be calculated
in accordance with Lighting load for specified occupancies
and other laods - all occupancies.
Common Grounding Electrode Conductor Size. The common
grounding electrode conductor shall not be smaller than 80
mm2 copper or 125 mm2 aluminum.
The size of the system bonding jumper for a system that
supplies a Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 circuit, and is derived
from a transformer rated not more than 1000 volt-amperes,
shall not be smaller than the derived phase conductors and
shall not be smaller than 2.0 mm2 (1.6 mm dia.) copper or 3.5
mm2 (2.0 mm dia.) aluminum.
Where the dc system consist of a 3-wire balancer set or a
balancer winding with overcurrent protection, the grounding
electrode conductor shall not be smaller than the largest
conductor supplied by the system, and not smaller than 8.0
mm2 (3.2 mm dia.) copper or 14 mm2 aluminum.