Electical Contractor

Everyone in the electrical industry, including the electrical apprentice, the journeyman, the master electrician, electrical contractor, electrical engineer, designer, the electrical inspector, et al., seem to use the phrase “neutral conductor.” However, until the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC)

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JaeI receive many questions on how to design and install the electrical system for a separately derived system, including the use of the grounded neutral conductor. Naturally, grounding and bonding the secondary side always is a major issue as well as how the neutral conductor is used.

The 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC) has been revised by declaring the appropriate procedure for calculating the load to size the neutral conductor. There has always been a controversy between designers on the application of the NEC concerning this calculation.

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This new series will review the most popular questions that have appeared in NECA’s online Code Question of the Day and have generated the most comments from the subscribers. All answers are updated to comply with the 2008 National Electrical Code (NEC).

Recently, an electrical contractor and his foreman visited my office to talk about electrical equipment installed in hazardous locations, specifically about explosion-proof, intrinsically safe and nonincendive equipment as well as purged and pressurized systems.