[RE-wrenches] current carrying conductor
William Miller
william at millersolar.com
Thu May 13 22:17:02 PDT 2010
Marco:
Will non-linear loads be expected? If so, the neutral is considered to be
a current carrying conductor and needs to be counted. If no non-linear
loads, then the neutral is not counted.
Code citation below (2008):
310.15(4) Neutral Conductor.
(c) On a 4-wire, 3-phase wye circuit where the major
portion of the load consists of nonlinear loads, harmonic currents
are present in the neutral conductor; the neutral conductor
shall therefore be considered a current-carrying conductor.
William Miller
PS: Who's buying dinner, you or your partner?
Wm
At 09:17 PM 5/13/2010, you wrote:
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>Thanks for sending that link, William.
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>OK
lets try it from a different perspective.
>
>When youre running, say, three three-phase hot conductors from point A to
>point B with a neutral conductor, should that neutral be considered
>current carrying from the perspective of more than three current
>carrying conductors in a raceway? And thereby necessitating de-rating
>the current carrying capacity of the hot conductors?
>
>marco
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