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EET-323 Chapter 7 Branch Circuit & Feeder Design (January 25th 2011)

1) Cabling Diagram: represents BC and Feeder layout design.

2) BC Outlet Device rating NEC210.21

a) Single Receptacle circuit, Receptacle rating must be_greater than or equal to the
BC O.C. device rating.
b) For 2 or more receptacle circuit, BC O.C. rating must be _greater than or equal to
the receptacle rating.

3) Receptacles and Circuit loading

No. Question Answer Ref NEC Article

No.
1 % Max. load on 15A*.80=12A Section 210.23(A)
15A, 20A, 30A BC 20A*.80=16A (1)
30A*.80=24A
80% Max load
2 % Limit on BC rating for Single 50% BC Current Section 210.23(A)
Load if other equip is Wall-mounted (2)
connected on same BC except water coolers
lighting fixtures.(Give 2
Examples)
Sump pumps
3 In what occupancy 30A, 40A, Commercial and Section 210.23(B)
50A BC rating can be used for industrial Section 210.23(C)
lighting circuit?
4 In what occupancies BC rated Any Occupancies Section 210.23(B)
larger than 50A may be used Section 210.23(C)
for non-lighting load ?

4) Required receptacle location (15A, 20A, 125V)

No. Room/Location Receptacle Restriction or NEC article

Guideline exception
1 Residential Every habitable From wall least Section
 room six feet and from 210.52 (A)
each other 12 (1)
12 ft max
feet receptacle
distance along distance needed
a wall
In gaps larger
than 2 feet
between doors
2 Unfinished Basements , At least 1 for; At least two Section
Porches, Garages (with Designated for receptacles is 210.52(F)
or without Laundry) laundry, required if Section
there is laundry 210.52(G)
In unfinished equipment in
basements and the basement.
garages not At least one for
including the general use
laundry and minimum
receptacle one for outside
where it cannot
be more than
six feet high
3 Kitchen along counter 4ft max For physically Section
top separation impaired, no 210.52(C)(1)
No more than more than 12 Section
20 inches inches below 210.52(C)(2)
above countertops
Section
countertop 210.52(C)(3)
Section
210.52(C)(5)
4 Dedicated receptacles in Refrigerator Needs to be on Section
kitchen Gas/electrical the counter 210.52(C)(5)
range tops along the
wall or
Wall cabinet backsplash so
above the that no point
range along the
Dishwasher counter top is
Garbage more than two
disposal feet from an
outlet therefor,
outlets cannot
be spaced
more than 4
feet along the
wall above the
 counter top.
5 Bathroom Minimum of 1 Within 36 in. of Section
receptacle washbasin 210.52(D)

6 Residential Dwelling Min. 1 in the no more than 210.52

outdoor front and back 6.5ft above
of a dwelling grade
unit
7 Hall ways Required for No more than Section
Residential hallways 12 ft spacing 210.52(H)
greater than 10 for residential
Commercial ft in length 25 ft for
commercial
8 Equipment requiring 125V 15A or More than 2 Section
service 20A within 25 ft stories, must 210.63
of HVAC have an outlet
equipment and located within
25ft of rooftop 25ft of rooftop
equipment

5) GFCI

List 8 locations in residential occupancies where GFCIs are required

1) Bathrooms
2) Garages
3) Outdoors
4) Crawl spaces at or below grade level
5) Unfinished Basement
6) Receptacles installed to serve kitchen countertops
7) Within 6 ft of wet bar sinks
8) Rooftops of nonresidential occupancies

6) Q. Where AFCI receptacles are required?

a. Section 210.12(B) of NEC requires arc fault circuit interruption of all 15 A
and 20 A, 125V, single-phase branch circuits supplying outlets in
bedrooms of dwelling units
7) Lighting outlet requirements NEC 210.70

No. Rooms/location Switched Ceiling/Wall Switching NEC article

s outlets Mounting Requirements No.
location
1 All habitable At least 1 Ceiling or Section
rooms wall 210.70(A)(1)
mounting
2 Kitchen 0 1 N.A. Section
210.70(A)(2)
3 Bathrooms 0 1 N.A. Section
210.70(A)(2)
4 Family, Living, 1 1 Entry Points Section
Bedrooms 210.70(A)(1)
5 Hallway A1t least 1 Each end of Section
1 the hallway 210.70(A)(2)
6 Stairway w/more At least 1 Each Level Section
than 6 Steps 210.70(A)(2)
7 Garages At least 1 Ceiling Each entry to Section
this space 210.70(A)(2)
8 Exterior At least 1 Ceiling or At point of Section
entrance/exits for each wall entrance and 210.70(A)(2)
entrance/ mounted exit
exit
9 Basement, Attic, 1 switch Ceiling Near the entry Section
Utility crawl for each 210.70(A)(3)
Space
Q. Draw Stairway circuit for 3 level stair way with switches to control the
lights at all 3 levels.
 Number of branch circuits required

No of Branch circuits = Total General lighting load (VA)

Max.load per circuit (VA/Circuit)

VA limits for 15A circuit = 12A (80% of 15A) X 120 = 1440 VA

20A circuit = 16A (80% of 20A) X 120 = 1920 VA

Maximum number of receptacle permitted per circuit should be calculated based

0n 180VA per receptacles.

Q. List dedicated BC requirements in residential Occupancy.

• Section 210.11(C)(1) requires at least two 20A to supply the kichen,

dinning room, pantry, and other similar areas
• Separate Branch circuit is required for only lighting outlets
• Laundry Circuit requires at least one 20A branch circuit. No lighting
outlets
• Bathroom- Requires at lwast one 20A branch circuit
• Outdoor receptacles
• General use receptacles in unfinished areas and other such
equipment in the kitchen and dinning area
• Deicated Equipment- refrigerator, oven and microwave, garbage
disposal

8) Explain Multi-wire branch circuits.

Multi-wire branch circuits are circuits with two or more ungrounded

conductors and a a grounded conductor
9) Solve following Chapter 7 HW Problems

16) State in your own words requirement for switched lighting outlets in
attached and detached garages.
Lighting and receptacles may be placed on the same branch circuit.
Dedicated equipment should have its own branch circuit
At least one GFCI receptacle
One switch for lighting at every entrance

24) How many small appliance branch circuits are required to supply
receptacles in the kitchen and dining areas of residences? At Least two
20A branch circuits to supply the receptacle outlets

May lighting outlets be connected to these branch circuits? NO

What is the required rating of these branch circuits? 20A

32) List the steps necessary to develop a cabling diagrams for a given
occupancy.

• First step is deciding where to place receptacle and lighting

outlets
• The location and rating of all known equipment must be
determined
• Branch circuit and switching requirements for all outlets are
developed with dedicated branch circuits supplying all major
equipment
• Showing the grounded and ungrounded receptacles
• Showing the connection back to the panel
Chapter 5

6.)
Figure 5-3 at 35 C
80 for opening time
95% fuse rating
14.) current limiting is accomplished in a circuit breaker by deionzing
plates. They are quicker. One method is reverse current loop where the
 current flows parallel to the conductor in opposite directions causing a
magnetic flux causing a repulsion between the conductors. Another
method is to use an O-shaped magnet to surrounds the reverse current
loop produced by the stationary and moveable breaker contact arms

18.) a.)30 AMPS

b.)2000-4000
c.).1-.6sec
d.)5.98 width, 9.25 hieght
e.)1-600kcmil or 2-250kcmil

HW Problems 6, 14, 18 (Use www.SquareD.com to get info about Class

601, 400A Frame breakers).

Chapter 6

19.)92Amps derating value = .8 170A * .8= 92Amps

23.) 95 AMPS

30.)600amps * 1.25 = 750 AMPS

THW for three phase service, four wire service with 4/0
Aluminum or
Copper-Clad Aluminum or 2/0 copper

HW Problems 19, 23 and 30