McGraw-Hill's National Electrical Code® Handbook

by McPartland, Joseph F.; McPartland, Brian J.

• ISBN13: 9780071377256
• ISBN10: 0071377255
• Edition: 24th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-23
• Publisher: MCG

Table of Contents

Article

Definitions

Requirements for Electrical Installations

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

Article

280: Surge Arresters

285: Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (TVSS)

CHAPTER 3

300: Wiring Methods

310: Conductors for General Wiring

312: Cabinets, Circuit Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures

314: Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes, Conduit Bodies, Fittings, and Manholes

320: Armored Cable

322: Flat Cable Assemblies

324: Flat Conductor Cable: Type FCC

326: Integrated Gas Spacer Cable: Type IGS

328: Medium Voltage Cable: Type MV

330: Metal-Clad Cable

332: Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable

334: Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable

336: Power and Control Tray Cable: Type TC

338: Service-Entrance Cable

340: Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable

342: Intermediate Metal Conduit

344: Rigid Metal Conduit

348: Flexible Metal Conduit: Type LFMC

350: Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit: Type LFNC

352: Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit

356: Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit: Type LFNC

358: Electrical Metallic Tubing: Type EMT

360: Flexible Metallic Tubing: Type FMC

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

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

408: Switches and Panelboards

410: Luminaires, Lampholders, and Lamps

411: Lighting Systems Operating at 30 Volts 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

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

511: Commercial Garages, Repair and Storage

513: Aircraft Hangars

514: Gasoline Dispensing and Service Stations

515: Bulk Storage Plants

516: Spray Application, Dipping, and Coating Processes

517: Health Care Facilities

518: Places of Assembly

520: Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, and Similar Locations

525: Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar Events

527: Temporary Wiring

530: Motion Picture and Television Studios and Similar Locations

540: Motion Picture Projection Rooms

547: Agricultural Buildings

550: Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes, and Mobile Home Parks

551: Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks

553: Floating Buildings

555: Marinas and Boatyards

CHAPTER 6

600: Electric Signs and Outline Lighting

604: Manufactured Wiring Systems

605: Office Furnishings

610: Cranes and Hoists

ARTICLE

620: Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Wheelchair Lifts, and Stairway Chair Lifts

630: Electric Welders

640: Sound-Recording and Similar Equipment

645: Information Technology Equipment

650: Pipe Organs

660: X-Ray Equipment

665: Induction and Dielectric Heating Equipment

668: Electrolytic Cells

670: Industrial Machinery

680: Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations

690: Solar Photovoltaic Systems

CHAPTER 7

700: Emergency Systems

701: Legally Required Standby Systems

702: Optional Standby Systems

705: Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources

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

760: Fire Alarm Systems

770: Optical Fiber Cables and Raceways

780: Closed-Loop and Programmed Power Distribution

CHAPTER 8

800: Communications Circuits

810: Radio and Television Equipment

CHAPTER 9

Tables

Annex A: Product Safety Standards

Annex B: Application Information for Ampacity Calculation

Annex C: Concuit and Tubing Fill Tables for Conductor and Fixture Wires of the Same Size

Annex D: Examples

Index