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Electric Circuit
Electric Circuit
Branch Circuit
Branch Circuit
Flexibility
Flexibility
Reliability
Reliability
Safety
Safety
Economy
Economy
Energy Consideration
Energy Consideration
energy conservation
energy conservation
technique, control, etc.
technique, control, etc.
Space Allocation
Space Allocation
easy maintenance,
easy maintenance,
expandability, etc.
expandability, etc.
Classifications
Classifications
supplies
supplies
outlets intended for feeding appliances.
outlets intended for feeding appliances.
supplies a
supplies a
single specific item.
single specific item.
Circuiting Guidelines Based
Circuiting Guidelines Based
on NEC
on NEC
Circuit load on a 15
Circuit load on a 15
-
-
ampere circuit shall be
ampere circuit shall be
limited to values given below.
limited to values given below.
Branch Circuit Capacity
Branch Circuit Capacity
Electric Heat
Electric Heat
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker
Size
Size
Maximum Watts
Maximum Watts
@120 volts
@120 volts
Maximum Watts
Maximum Watts
@
@
240 volts
240 volts
15 amp
15 amp
1440
1440
2880
2880
20 amp
20 amp
1920
1920
3840
3840
30 amp
30 amp
2880
2880
5760
5760
Branch Circuit Requirements
Branch Circuit Requirements
15 amp 15 amp 20 amp 20 amp 30 amp 30 amp 40 amp 40 amp 50 amp 50 amp
Max. size of Max. size of
conductor conductor
No.14 No.14 12 12 10 10 8 8 6 6
Minimum size taps Minimum size taps No.14 No.14 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 12
Over current device Over current device
rating rating
15 amp 15 amp 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50
Lamp holder Lamp holder
permitted permitted
Any Any
type type
Any Any
type type
H. duty H. duty H. duty H. duty H. Duty H. Duty
Receptacle rating Receptacle rating
permitted permitted
15 amp 15 amp 15 to 15 to
20 20
30 30 40 to 40 to
50 50
50 50
Maximum load Maximum load 15 amp 15 amp 20 20 30 30 40 40 50 50
To protect wiring
To protect wiring
To protect transformer
To protect transformer
To protect light
To protect light
Fuse
Fuse
is an overall current
is an overall current
protection device with a circuit
protection device with a circuit
opening fusible element which
opening fusible element which
opens when there is an over
opens when there is an over
current in the circuit.
current in the circuit.
Circuit Breaker
Circuit Breaker
is an over
is an over
current protective device
current protective device
designed to function as a
designed to function as a
switch. It is equipped with
switch. It is equipped with
automatic tripping device to
automatic tripping device to
protect the branch circuit from
protect the branch circuit from
overload and ground fault.
overload and ground fault.
Panel Board
Panel Board
is a
is a
single panel or group
single panel or group
panel limits designed
panel limits designed
for assembly in form
for assembly in form
of a single panel. It is
of a single panel. It is
commonly known as
commonly known as
electrical panels. It
electrical panels. It
includes buses,
includes buses,
automatic over
automatic over
current protective
current protective
device with or without
device with or without
switches for the
switches for the
control of light, heat
control of light, heat
or power circuits.
or power circuits.
References
References
Fajardo
Fajardo
, M.B. and L.
, M.B. and L.
Fajardo
Fajardo
. 1994.
. 1994.
Electrical Layout and Estimate. Second
Electrical Layout and Estimate. Second
Edition.5183 Merchandizing, Manila,
Edition.5183 Merchandizing, Manila,
Philippines. 336pp.
Philippines. 336pp.
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