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Electrical Wiring Commercial: Based on the 2002 National Electrical Code

ISBN: 9780766833425 | 0766833429
Edition: 11th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 12/7/2001

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SummaryTable of Contents
Part of our best-selling wiring series, Electrical Wiring - Commercial provides readers with all of the information and hands-on experience needed to "meet Code" when wiring a light commercial building, including a complete set of full-size, ready-to-use plans. Used by thousands of apprentices to prepare for and successfully pass journeyman exams, this edition has been thoroughly updated based on current 2002 NECŪ requirements. Metrification and adoption of the new Code numbering system is just the beginning! This edition has also been signific... MORE
Prefacexvii
Commercial Building Plans and Specifications
1(21)
Objectives
1(1)
... MORE
Safety in the Workplace
1(1)
Commercial Building Specifications
2(3)
Working Drawings
5(6)
Codes and Organizations
11(4)
Metrics (SI) and the NEC®
15(4)
Review Questions
19(3)
Reading Electrical Working Drawings---Entry Level
22(6)
Objectives
22(1)
Electrical Symbols
22(3)
The Drugstore
25(1)
The Bakery
25(1)
Review Questions
26(2)
Computing the Electrical Load
28(7)
Objectives
28(1)
The Electrical Load
28(1)
Lighting Loading Calculations
28(3)
Other Loads
31(1)
Motors and Appliances
31(1)
Summary of Drugstore Loads
32(1)
Review Questions
33(2)
Branch-Circuits
35(15)
Objectives
35(1)
Conductor Selection
35(5)
Determining Circuit Components
40(3)
Defining the Branch-Circuits
43(2)
Using the Panelboard Worksheet, Columns A-E
45(1)
Using the Panelboard Worksheet, Columns F-K
46(2)
Using the Panelboard Worksheet, Columns L-S
48(1)
Review Questions
49(1)
Switches and Receptacles
50(20)
Objectives
50(1)
Receptacles
50(7)
Snap Switches
57(5)
Conductor Color Coding
62(2)
Switch and Receptacle Covers
64(1)
Review Questions
64(6)
Branch-Circuit Installation
70(24)
Objectives
70(1)
Rigid Metal Conduit (RMC)
70(1)
Intermediate Metal Conduit (IMC)
71(1)
Electrical Metallic Tubing
71(2)
Flexible Connections
73(3)
Armored (Type AC) and Metal-Clad (Type MC) Cables
76(1)
Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit (RNC)
77(1)
Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing (ENT)
78(1)
Raceway Sizing
78(2)
Special Considerations
80(1)
Box Styles and Sizing
80(2)
Selecting the Correct Size Box
82(6)
Raceway Support
88(2)
Review Questions
90(4)
Motor and Appliance Circuits
94(19)
Objectives
94(1)
Appliances
94(2)
The Basics of Motor Circuits
96(8)
Equipment Installation
104(2)
Disconnecting Means
106(1)
Grounding
106(1)
Overcurrent Protection
107(1)
The Bakery Equipment
107(3)
Review Questions
110(3)
Feeders
113(14)
Objectives
113(1)
Feeder Requirements
113(2)
Feeder Component Selection
115(4)
Voltage Drop
119(2)
Panelboard Worksheet Summary
121(1)
Feeder Determination, Drugstore
122(2)
Review Questions
124(3)
Special Systems
127(11)
Objectives
127(1)
Surface Metal Raceways
127(2)
Multioutlet Assemblies
129(2)
Communications Systems
131(1)
Floor Outlets
131(6)
Review Questions
137(1)
Working Drawings---Upper Level
138(7)
Objectives
138(1)
Insurance Office
138(1)
Beauty Salon
139(2)
Doctor's Office
141(2)
Review Questions
143(2)
Special Circuits (Owner's Circuits)
145(8)
Objectives
145(1)
Loading Schedule
145(1)
Lighting Circuits
145(1)
Sump Pump Control
146(1)
Boiler Control
147(4)
Review Questions
151(2)
Panelboard Selection and Installation
153(11)
Objectives
153(1)
Panelboards
153(5)
Working Space Around Electrical Equipment
158(4)
Summary
162(1)
Review Questions
162(2)
The Electric Service
164(29)
Objectives
164(1)
Transformers
164(1)
Transformer Overcurrent Protection
165(1)
Transformer Connections
165(5)
The Service Entrance
170(1)
Metering
171(3)
Service-Entrance Equipment
174(4)
Grounding
178(8)
Ground-Fault Protection
186(2)
Safety in the Workplace
188(2)
Review Questions
190(3)
Lamps for Lighting
193(15)
Objectives
193(1)
Lighting Terminology
193(1)
Incandescent Lamps
194(3)
Low-Voltage Incandescent Lamps
197(1)
Fluorescent Lamps
198(6)
High-Intensity Discharge (HID) Lamps
204(2)
Review Questions
206(2)
Luminaires (Fixtures)
208(20)
Objectives
208(1)
Definitions
208(1)
Installation
208(4)
Labeling
212(4)
Loading Allowance Computations
216(1)
Commercial Building Luminaires (Fixtures)
217(5)
Luminaires (Fixtures) in Clothes Closets
222(1)
Watts Per Unit Area Calculations
223(2)
Review Questions
225(3)
Emergency, Legally Required Standby, and Optional Standby Power Systems
228(11)
Objectives
228(1)
Sources of Power
228(1)
Special Service Arrangements
228(2)
Emergency Generator Source
230(7)
Review Questions
237(2)
Overcurrent Protection: Fuses and Circuit Breakers
239(33)
Objectives
239(1)
Disconnect Switches
240(1)
Fuses and Circuit Breakers
240(3)
Types of Fuses
243(9)
Testing Fuses
252(2)
Delta, Three-Phase, Corner Grounded ``B'' Phase System
254(2)
Time-Current Characteristic Curves and Peak Let-Through Charts
256(4)
Circuit Breakers
260(5)
Series-Rated Equipment
265(1)
Series-Rated Systems Where Electric Motors Are Connected
266(1)
Current-Limiting Breakers
267(1)
Cost Considerations
267(1)
Motor Circuits
267(1)
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration (HACR) Circuit Breakers
268(1)
Review Questions
269(3)
Short-Circuit Calculations and Coordination of Overcurrent Protective Devices
272(17)
Objectives
272(1)
Short-Circuit Calculations
273(6)
Short-Circuit Current Variables
279(2)
Coordination of Overcurrent Protective Devices
281(5)
Single Phasing
286(1)
Review Questions
286(3)
Equipment and Conductor Short-Circuit Protection
289(14)
Objectives
289(1)
Conductor Withstand Rating
290(4)
Conductor Heating
294(1)
Calculating an Insulated (167°F [75°C] Thermoplastic) Conductor's Short-Time Withstand Rating
294(2)
Calculating a Bare Copper Conductor and/or Its Bolted Short-Circuit Withstand Rating
296(1)
Calculating the Melting Point of a Copper Conductor
296(1)
Using Charts to Determine a Conductor's Short-Time Withstand Rating
297(1)
Magnetic Forces
298(2)
Tap Conductors
300(1)
Review Questions
301(2)
Low-Voltage Remote-Control
303(7)
Objectives
303(1)
Low-Voltage Remote-Control
303(3)
Wiring Methods
306(2)
Review Questions
308(2)
The Cooling System
310(15)
Objectives
310(1)
Refrigeration
310(1)
Evaporator
311(1)
Compressor
312(1)
Condenser
312(1)
Expansion Valve
312(1)
Hermetic Compressors
313(1)
Cooling System Control
314(2)
Cooling System Installation
316(1)
Electrical Requirements for Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Equipment
316(1)
Special Terminology
317(7)
Review Questions
324(1)
APPENDIX325(34)
Electrical Specifications
325(3)
Heating and Air-Conditioning Specifications
328(1)
Plumbing Specifications
329(1)
How to Use Tables A-2 and A-3 to Calculate Voltage Loss
330(1)
How to Use Tables A-2 and A-3 to Select Conductor Size
330(21)
Metric System of Measurement
351(8)
Glossary359(10)
Web Sites369(10)
Code Reference Index379(4)
Index383

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