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<div>Wrenches</div><div>As a matter of practice, we always use conduite, never direct burial, always copper too, we have had AC and DC in the same trench but with space seperating the conduits and have had no issues with noise or JHA. As a safety issue we would not risk direct burial of high voltage DC regardless. </div><div>Jerry</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:88%;color:#364f67" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Ray Walters <ray@solarray.com> <br>Date: 12/28/16 12:00 PM (GMT-10:00) <br>To: RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> <br>Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] AC/DC in Same Trench? <br><br>
Also, you didn't specify, but AC and DC are specifically allowed in
the same raceway per 300.3(C)(1). Only If the DC circuits are PV
source or output circuits, then 690.31(B) prevails, which says they
can't share a raceway. But again, as Chris mentions, this
restriction does not apply to direct burial. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/28/2016 12:58 PM, Chris Mason
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<div dir="ltr">No problem with same trench, the requirements are
that they are not in the same raceway.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 1:37 PM, Corey
Shalanski <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:corey@joule-energy.com" target="_blank">corey@joule-energy.com</a>></span>
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<div dir="ltr">For some upcoming utility-scale projects our
design team is wondering about placing direct-bury AC and
DC circuits in the same trench.
<div>- Firstly, is this even <i>Code</i>-permissible?</div>
<div>- Secondly, are there any common sense reasons
(induced voltage/signal interference/etc) for not doing
this?</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Corey Shalanski</div>
<div>Joule Energy</div>
<div>New Orleans, LA</div>
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