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20 Output Circuit Grounding
N- R2 D! X1 W) m; Z6 ?20.1 The requirements for circuit grounding specified in 20.2 – 20.12 apply to the output circuit of fixed
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connections.
U% h& L9 r; s20.2 An output ac power circuit shall be grounded when:, t/ z1 U; t( }. X* e9 i
a) The circuit has no electrical connection, including a solidly connected grounded circuit8 P n0 `# V/ X9 [- _ F. x
conductor, to supply conductors originating in another wiring system;: P2 K2 c" r# { u6 B0 H) o V' U
b) The circuit is rated 50 – 600 volts; and
" ?. g O& M+ l/ \c) The circuit is as described in (1) – (3). See requirements for Alternating-Current Circuits and
, w4 {* h3 K* B! A& s* O7 ISystems to Be Grounded in the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, for other circuits:
/ ]1 g+ i" A7 I4 B, y( G1) A circuit that is grounded so that the maximum voltage to ground on the
* `1 u2 P% Y6 {4 Z; Lungrounded conductors does not exceed 150 volts. This requires that one conductor of
- f1 u/ ]. A% G% }0 t7 p6 |1 r0 ~each of the following circuits be grounded:4 \4 \( t. t% p
i) 120 volts, 2-wire;
" U: A$ Z4 G" M: q% N2 b ?- sii) 240/120 volts, single-phase, 3-wire;9 p3 p1 K- n" F2 C) Z
iii) 208/120 volts, two-phase, 3-wire;
/ I9 D' _( I) g6 w" O9 M: P2 |6 ziv) 208/120 volts, three-phase, 4-wire.
4 ]+ G1 o# i" Q& v2) A circuit nominally rated 480 wye/277 volts, 3-phase, 4-wire in which the neutral is; w+ J. h' b' _. M" g5 T
used as a circuit conductor.
" u. N8 w; T: _, R4 v3) A circuit-nominally rated 240/120 volts, 3-phase, 4-wire in which the midpoint of one* N# X( j; @1 O3 {
phase is used as a circuit conductor.! i$ \; r' ?( t
For other units, an output ac power circuit complying with (a) is able to be grounded when the construction
; o& l' W/ g8 ]6 Tcomplies with the requirements described in 20.3 and 20.11.2 O/ c. S, l6 [/ Q! U4 ^+ r+ l
20.3 With reference to 20.2, the conductor to be grounded shall be as follows:
# S: `7 g: h+ m; P* Ca) Single-phase ac system, 2-wire – one conductor.
4 K2 R6 Z# I. l1 H, r/ Ib) Single-phase ac system, 3-wire – the neutral conductor.
0 v1 {* f \& Xc) Multiphase ac system having one wire common to all phases – the common conductor.
2 ]& I, P J C/ [* ?0 Od) Multiphase ac system where one phase is used as in (b) above – the neutral conductor.
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