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NFPA 70: National Electrical Code (NEC) Handbook, 2017
- Cover
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Richard G. Biermann Award
- About the Editors
- Technical Changes
- Article 90 Introduction
- Chapter 1 General [Go to Page]
- Article 100 Definitions
- Article 110 Requirements for Electrical Installations
- Chapter 2 Wiring and Protection [Go to Page]
- Article 200 Use and Identification of Grounded
Conductors
- Article 210 Branch Circuits
- Article 215 Feeders
- Article 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load
Calculations
- Article 225 Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders
- Article 230 Services
- Article 240 Overcurrent Protection
- Article 250 Grounding and Bonding
- Article 280 Surge Arresters, Over 1000 Volts
- Article 285 Surge-Protective Devices (SPDs), 1000 Volts
or Less
- Chapter 3 Wiring Methods and Materials [Go to Page]
- Article 300 General Requirements for Wiring Methods and
Materials
- Article 310 Conductors for General Wiring
- Article 312 Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket
Enclosures
- Article 314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes;
Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole
Enclosures
- Article 320 Armored Cable: Type AC
- Article 322 Flat Cable Assemblies: Type FC
- Article 324 Flat Conductor Cable: Type FCC
- Article 326 Integrated Gas Spacer Cable: Type IGS
- Article 328 Medium Voltage Cable: Type MV
- Article 330 Metal-Clad Cable: Type MC
- Article 332 Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable:
Type MI
- Article 334 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable: Types NM, NMC,
and NMS
- Article 336 Power and Control Tray Cable:
Type TC
- Article 338 Service-Entrance Cable: Types SE
and USE
- Article 340 Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable:
Type UF
- Article 342 Intermediate Metal Conduit: Type IMC
- Article 344 Rigid Metal Conduit: Type RMC
- Article 348 Flexible Metal Conduit: Type FMC
- Article 350 Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit:
Type LFMC
- Article 352 Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride Conduit:
Type PVC
- Article 353 High Density Polyethylene Conduit:
Type HDPE Conduit
- Article 354 Nonmetallic Underground Conduit with
Conductors: Type NUCC
- Article 355 Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Conduit:
Type RTRC
- Article 356 Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit:
Type LFNC
- Article 358 Electrical Metallic Tubing: Type EMT
- Article 360 Flexible Metallic Tubing: Type FMT
- Article 362 Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing:
Type ENT
- Article 366 Auxiliary Gutters
- Article 368 Busways
- Article 370 Cablebus
- Article 372 Cellular Concrete Floor Raceways
- Article 374 Cellular Metal Floor Raceways
- Article 376 Metal Wireways
- Article 378 Nonmetallic Wireways
- Article 380 Multioutlet Assembly
- Article 382 Nonmetallic Extensions
- Article 384 Strut-Type Channel Raceway
- Article 386 Surface Metal Raceways
- Article 388 Surface Nonmetallic Raceways
- Article 390 Underfloor Raceways
- Article 392 Cable Trays
- Article 393 Low-Voltage Suspended Ceiling Power
Distribution Systems
- Article 394 Concealed Knob-and-Tube Wiring
- Article 396 Messenger-Supported Wiring
- Article 398 Open Wiring on Insulators
- Article 399 Outdoor Overhead Conductors over
1000 Volts
- Chapter 4 Equipment for General Use [Go to Page]
- Article 400 Flexible Cords and Flexible Cables
- Article 402 Fixture Wires
- Article 404 Switches
- Article 406 Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and Attachment
Plugs (Caps
- Article 408 Switchboards, Switchgear,
and Panelboards
- Article 409 Industrial Control Panels
- Article 410 Luminaires, Lampholders, and Lamps
- Article 411 Low-Voltage Lighting
- Article 422 Appliances
- Article 424 Fixed Electric Space-Heating
Equipment
- Article 425 Fixed Resistance and Electrode Industrial
Process Heating Equipment
- Article 426 Fixed Outdoor Electric Deicing
and Snow-Melting Equipment
- Article 427 Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for Pipelines
and Vessels
- Article 430 Motors, Motor Circuits,
and Controllers
- Article 440 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating
Equipment
- Article 445 Generators
- Article 450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults
(Including Secondary Ties
- Article 455 Phase Converters
- Article 460 Capacitors
- Article 470 Resistors and Reactors
- Article 480 Storage Batteries
- Article 490 Equipment Over 1000 Volts, Nominal
- Chapter 5 Special Occupancies [Go to Page]
- Article 500 Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Classes I, II,
and III, Divisions 1 and 2
- Article 501 Class I Locations
- Article 502 Class II Locations
- Article 503 Class III Locations
- Article 504 Intrinsically Safe Systems
- Article 505 Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations
- Article 506 Zone 20, 21, and 22 Locations for Combustible
Dusts or Ignitible Fibers/Flyings
- Article 510 Hazardous (Classified) Locations —
Specific
- Article 511 Commercial Garages, Repair
and Storage
- Article 513 Aircraft Hangars
- Article 514 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities
- Article 515 Bulk Storage Plants
- Article 516 Spray Application, Dipping, Coating,
and Printing Processes Using Flammable
or Combustible Materials
- Article 517 Health Care Facilities
- Article 518 Assembly Occupancies
- Article 520 Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture
and Television Studios, Performance Areas,
and Similar Locations
- Article 522 Control Systems for Permanent Amusement
Attractions
- Article 525 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar
Events
- Article 530 Motion Picture and Television Studios
and Similar Locations
- Article 540 Motion Picture Projection Rooms
- Article 545 Manufactured Buildings
- Article 547 Agricultural Buildings
- Article 550 Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes,
and Mobile Home Parks
- Article 551 Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle
Parks
- Article 552 Park Trailers
- Article 553 Floating Buildings
- Article 555 Marinas, Boatyards, and Commercial
and Noncommercial Docking
Facilities
- Article 590 Temporary Installations
- Chapter 6 Special Equipment [Go to Page]
- Article 600 Electric Signs and Outline Lighting
- Article 604 Manufactured Wiring Systems
- Article 605 Office Furnishings
- Article 610 Cranes and Hoists
- Article 620 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators,
Moving Walks, Platform Lifts, and Stairway
Chairlifts
- Article 625 Electric Vehicle Charging System
- Article 626 Electrified Truck Parking Spaces
- Article 630 Electric Welders
- Article 640 Audio Signal Processing, Amplification,
and Reproduction Equipment
- Article 645 Information Technology Equipment
- Article 646 Modular Data Centers
- Article 647 Sensitive Electronic Equipment
- Article 650 Pipe Organs
- Article 660 X-Ray Equipment
- Article 665 Induction and Dielectric Heating
Equipment
- Article 668 Electrolytic Cells
- Article 669 Electroplating
- Article 670 Industrial Machinery
- Article 675 Electrically Driven or Controlled Irrigation
Machines
- Article 680 Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar
Installations
- Article 682 Natural and Artificially Made Bodies
of Water
- Article 685 Integrated Electrical Systems
- Article 690 Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
- Article 691 Large-Scale Photovoltaic (PV) Electric Power
Production Facility
- Article 692 Fuel Cell Systems
- Article 694 Wind Electric Systems
- Article 695 Fire Pumps
- Chapter 7 Special Conditions [Go to Page]
- Article 700 Emergency Systems
- Article 701 Legally Required Standby Systems
- Article 702 Optional Standby Systems
- Article 705 Interconnected Electric Power Production
Sources
- Article 706 Energy Storage Systems
- Article 708 Critical Operations Power Systems
(COPS
- Article 710 Stand-Alone Systems
- Article 712 Direct Current Microgrids
- Article 720 Circuits and Equipment Operating at Less Than
50 Volts
- Article 725 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Remote-Control,
Signaling, and Power-Limited Circuits
- Article 727 Instrumentation Tray Cable: Type ITC
- Article 728 Fire-Resistive Cable Systems
- Article 750 Energy Management Systems
- Article 760 Fire Alarm Systems
- Article 770 Optical Fiber Cables
- Chapter 8 Communications Systems [Go to Page]
- Article 800 Communications Circuits
- Article 810 Radio and Television Equipment
- Article 820 Community Antenna Television and Radio
Distribution Systems
- Article 830 Network-Powered Broadband Communications
Systems
- Article 840 Premises-Powered Broadband Communications
Systems
- Chapter 9 Tables [Go to Page]
- Table 1 Percent of Cross Section of Conduit and Tubing
for Conductors and Cables
- Table 2 Radius of Conduit and Tubing Bends
- Table 4 Dimensions and Percent Area of Conduit and
Tubing (Areas of Conduit or Tubing for the
Combinations of Wires Permitted in Table 1,
Chapter 9
- Table 5 Dimensions of Insulated Conductors and
Fixture Wires
- Table 5A Compact Copper and Aluminum Building Wire
Nominal Dimensions and Areas
- Table 8 Conductor Properties
- Table 9 Alternating-Current Resistance and Reactance
for 600-Volt Cables, 3-Phase, 60 Hz, 75°C
(167°F) — Three Single Conductors in
Conduit
- Table 10 Conductor Stranding
- Table 11(A) Class 2 and Class 3 Alternating-Current Power
Source Limitations
- Table 11(B) Class 2 and Class 3 Direct-Current Power
Source Limitations
- Table 12(A) PLFA Alternating-Current Power Source
Limitations
- Table 12(B) PLFA Direct-Current Power Source
Limitations
- Informative Annex A Product Safety Standards
- Informative Annex B Application Information for Ampacity
Calculation
- Informative Annex C Conduit and Tubing Fill Tables for
Conductors and Fixture Wires of the
Same Size
- Informative Annex D Examples
- Informative Annex E Types of Construction
- Informative Annex F Availability and Reliability for Critical
Operations Power Systems; and
Development and Implementation
of Functional Performance Tests
(FPTs) for Critical Operations Power
Systems
- Informative Annex G Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA
- Informative Annex H Administration and
Enforcement
- Informative Annex I Recommended Tightening Torque
Tables from UL Standard
486A-B
- Informative Annex J ADA Standards for Accessible
Design
- Index [Go to Page]
