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Shop Practice with Electrical

Code: Electrical Wiring System


Jayson Bryan E. Mutuc, REE, RME
BSEE-PUP
MSEE, Major in Power Systems -MIT (candidate)

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Electrical Wiring System

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Service (p.19)
Service (Art 1.1) – The conductors
and equipment for delivering
electric energy from the serving
utility to the wiring system of the
premises served

Service Conductor (Art 1.1) – the


conductors from the service point
to the service disconnecting
means.

Service Point (Art 1.1) – the point


of connection between the
facilities of the serving utility and
the premises wiring.

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Service Drop and Service Lateral
Service Drop (Art 1.1) – The
overhead service conductors
from the last pole or other aerial
support to and including the
splices, if any, connecting to the
service entrance conductors at
the building or other structure

Service Lateral – The


underground service conductors
between the street main,
including any risers at a pole or
other structure or from the
transformer

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Service Equipment
Service Equipment (Art 1.1) – the
necessary equipment, usually
consisting of a circuit breaker(s)
or switch(es) and fuse(s) and their
accessories, connected to the
load end of service entrance
conductors to a building and
intended to constitute the main
control and cutoff the supply. This
shall be located inside or outside
wall of the building served or to
nearest point of entry of a non-
building structure served.

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Feeder
Feeder (Art 1.1) – All circuit
conductors between the
service equipment of a
separately derived system, or
other power supply source and
the final branch circuit
overcurrent device.

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Branch Circuit
Branch Circuit (Art 1.1) – The
circuit conductors between the
final overcurrent device
protecting the circuit and the
outlets(s).

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2.0.1.6 Means of Identification of
Grounded Conductors (p.61)
(a) Sizes 14 mm2 or Smaller –
An insulated grounded
conductor of 14 mm2 or
smaller shall be identified by a
continuous white or gray outer
finish or by three continuous
white stripes on other than
green insulation along its
entire length

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2.0.1.6 Means of Identification of
Grounded Conductors (p.61)

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2.0.1.6 Means of Identification of
Grounded Conductors (p.62)
(a) Sizes Larger 14 mm2 – An
insulated grounded
conductor larger than 14
mm2 shall be identified by
one of the following means:
1) By a continuous white or gray
outer finish
2) By three continuous white
stripes along its entire length on
other than green insulation
3) At the time of installation, by a
distinctive white or gray marking
at its terminations.

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