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Load Calculations - Branch And Feeder Circuits: Questions With Solutions (Expert Verified)
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Load Calculations - Branch And Feeder Circuits:Questions With Solutions (Expert Verified)
Ampacity: Right Ans - The maximum current in amperes that a conductor
can carry continuously under the conditions of use without exceeding its
temperature rating.
Branch circuit Right Ans - The circuit conductors between the final
overcurrent device protecting the circuit and the outlet(s).
Continuous load: Right Ans - A load where the maximum current is
expected to continue for three hours or more.
Device: Right Ans - A unit of an electrical system, other than a conductor,
that carries or controls electric energy as its principal function.
Individual branch circuit Right Ans - A branch circuit that supplies only one
piece of utilization equipment.
Outlet: Right Ans - A point on the wiring system at which current is taken
to supply utilization equipment.
Overcurrent Right Ans - Any current in excess of the rated current of
equipment or the ampacity of a conductor. It may result from overload, short
circuit, or ground fault.
Receptacle: Right Ans - A contact device installed at an outlet for
connection as a single contact device. A single receptacle is a single contact
device with no other contact device on the same yoke. A multiple receptacle is
a single device containing (duplex) or more receptacles.
Receptacle outlet: Right Ans - An outlet where one or more receptacles are
installed.
Utilization equipment: Right Ans - Equipment that utilizes for electronic,
chemical, heating, electric energy lighting, electromechanical, or similar
purposes.
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