Audel Guide to the 2002 National Electrical Code

Get a grip on the 2002 NEC

The 2002 NEC is here-but what do the changes mean for you on the
job? This easy-to-follow interpretive guide walks you article by
article through the 2002 Code, clarifying terms, explaining new
standards, highlighting compliance issues, and providing practical
worksite tips. It's the one reference you need to make sense of the
NEC-and make sure each job gets done by the book.

• Know the rules for wiring design, protection, methods, and
  materials

• Identify standards that apply for general use equipment

• Discover what the Code says about electrical requirements for
  service stations, industrial plants, health care facilities, and
  other special occupancies

• Find out about special equipment used in office partitions,
  information technology systems, swimming pools, and more

• Examine emergency systems, remote control circuits, optical fiber
  cables, and other special conditions

• Understand new standards for today's communications systems

Auteur
Paul Rosenberg is a leading voice in the electrical industry. A master electrician with extensive experience in all aspects of the industry, he teaches at Iowa State University and has written for all the major industry publications. He is the author of several Audel electrical books, including Audel Electrician’s Pocket Manual, Second Edition.

Résumé
Get a grip on the 2002 NEC

The 2002 NEC is here-but what do the changes mean for you on the job? This easy-to-follow interpretive guide walks you article by article through the 2002 Code, clarifying terms, explaining new standards, highlighting compliance issues, and providing practical worksite tips. It's the one reference you need to make sense of the NEC-and make sure each job gets done by the book.

• Know the rules for wiring design, protection, methods, and materials
• Identify standards that apply for general use equipment
• Discover what the Code says about electrical requirements for service stations, industrial plants, health care facilities, and other special occupancies
• Find out about special equipment used in office partitions, information technology systems, swimming pools, and more
• Examine emergency systems, remote control circuits, optical fiber cables, and other special conditions
• Understand new standards for today's communications systems

Contenu
Foreword. Introduction.

Article Chapter 1: General.

100 Definitions.

110 Requirements for Electrical Installations.

Chapter 2: Wiring Design and Protection.

200 Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors.

210 Branch Circuits.

215 Feeders.

220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Calculations.

225 Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders.

230 Services.

240 Overcurrent Protection.

250 Grounding.

280 Surge Arresters.

Chapter 3: Wiring Methods and Materials.

300 Wiring Methods.

310 Conductors for General Wiring.

312 Cabinets and Cutout Boxes.

314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and Fittings.

320 Armored Cable: Type AC.

322 Flat Cable Assemblies: Type FC.

324 Flat Conductor Cable: Type FCC.

326 Integrated Gas Spacer Cable: Type IGS.

328 Medium Voltage Cable: Type MV.

330 Metal-Clad Cable: Type MC.

332 Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable: Type MI.

334 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable: Types NM and NMC.

336 Power and Control Tray Cable: Type TC.

338 Service-Entrance Cable: Types SE and USE.

340 Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable: Type UF.

342 Intermediate Metal Conduit.

344 Rigid Metal Conduit.

348 Flexible Metal Conduit.

356 Liquid-Tight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit.

352 Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit.

354 Nonmetallic Underground Conduit with Conductors.

358 Electrical Metallic Tubing.

360 Flexible Metallic Tubing.

362 Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing.

366 Auxiliary Gutters.

368 Busways.

370 Cablebus.

372 Cellular Concrete Floor Raceways.

374 Cellular Metal Floor Raceways.

376 Metal Wireways.

378 Nonmetallic Wireways.

380 Multioutlet Assembly.

382 Nonmetallic Extensions.

386 Surface Metal Raceways.

388 Surface Nonmetallic Raceways.

390 Underfloor Raceways.

392 Cable Trays.

394 Concealed Knob-and-Tube Wiring.

396 Messenger-Supported Wiring.

398 Open Wiring on Insulators.

Chapter 4: Equipment for General Use.

400 Flexible Cords and Cables.

402 Fixture Wires.

404 Switches.

408 Switchboards and Panelboards.

410 Lighting Fixtures, Lampholders, Lamps, Receptacles, and Rosettes.

422 Appliances.

424 Fixed Electrical Space-Heating Equipment.

426 Fixed Outdoor Electric De-icing and Snow-Melting Equipment.

427 Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for Pipelines and Vessels.

430 Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers.

440 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment.

445 Generators. 450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults (...