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CableTraySizeasperNationalElectricalCode2002.Article392
JANUARY10,2015

4COMMENTS

(I)NoofMulticoreCableslessthan2000voltsintheCableTray
(A)4/0AWG/Kcmill(120Sq.mm)CableorLargerCables:
Theladdercabletray:Traymusthaveaninsideavailablewidthequaltoorgreaterthanthesumofthediametersofthe
cables,whichinstalledinasinglelayer.
Solidbottomcabletray:thesumofthecablediametersisnottoexceed90%oftheavailablecabletraywidth.
(B)CablesSmallerThan4/0AWG/Kcmill(120Sq.mm)
LadderTypeCableTray:Thetotalsumofthecrosssectionalareasofallthecablestobeinstalledinthecabletraymust
beequaltoorlessthantheallowablecableareaforthetraywidth,asperfollowingTable.
SolidBottomCableTray:Theallowablecableareaisreducedby22%.
InsidewidthofCableTray

AllowableCableAreaSq.inch(Sq.mm)

6inch(152.5mm)

7Sq.inch(4516Sq.mm)

9inch(228.6mm)

10Sq.inch(6451Sq.mm)

12inch(304.8mm)

14Sq.inch(9032Sq.mm)

18inch(457.2mm)

21Sq.inch(13548Sq.mm)

24inch(609.6mm)

28Sq.inch(18064Sq.mm)

(C)4/0AWG(120Sq.mm)orLargerCablesInstalledwithCablesSmallerthan4/0AWG(120Sq.mm)
LadderTypeCableTray:Theladdercabletrayneedstobedividedintotwozones(abarrierordividerisnotrequiredbut
onecanbeusedifdesired)sothattheNo.4/0andlargercableshaveadedicatedzone,astheyaretobeplacedina
singlelayer.
Adirectmethodtodeterminethecorrectcabletraywidthistofigurethecabletraywidthsrequiredforeachofthecable
combinationspersteps(2)&(3).Thenaddthewidthsinordertoselectthepropercabletraywidth.
(D)MulticonductorControlandSignalCablesOnly
LadderTypeCableTray:Aladdercabletraycontainingonlycontroland/orsignalcablesmayhave50%ofitstotal
availablecableareafilledwithcable.
SolidBottomCableTray:Whenusingsolidbottomcabletray,theallowablecableareaisreducedfrom50%to40%.

(II)NoofSingleconductorCables<2000voltsintheCableTray(NEC
392.12)
Allsingleconductorcablestobeinstalledinthecabletraymustbelargerthan1/0AWG(53.5Sq.mm)andnottobe
installedwithSolidCableTray.
(A)1000Kcmill(500Sq.mm)orLargerCables
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Thesumofthediameters(Sd)forallsingleconductorcablestobeinstalledshallnotexceedthecabletraywidthasper
followingTable.
InsidewidthofCableTray

AllowableCableAreaSq.inch(Sq.mm)

6inch(152.5mm)

6.5Sq.inch(4194Sq.mm)

9inch(228.6mm)

9.5Sq.inch(6129Sq.mm)

12inch(304.8mm)

13Sq.inch(8387Sq.mm)

18inch(457.2mm)

19Sq.inch(12258Sq.mm)

24inch(609.6mm)

26Sq.inch(16774Sq.mm)

30inch(762mm)

32.5Sq.inch(20968Sq.mm)

36inch(914.5mm)

39Sq.inch(25161Sq.mm)

(2)250Kcmil(120Sq.mm)to1000Kcmil(500Sq.mm)Cables
Thetotalsumofthecrosssectionalareasofallthesingleconductorcablestobeinstalledinthecabletraymustbeequal
toorlessthantheallowablecableareaforthetraywidth,asgiveninfollowingTable
InsidewidthofCableTray

AllowableCableAreaSq.inch(Sq.mm)

6inch(152.5mm)

6.5Sq.inch(4194Sq.mm)

9inch(228.6mm)

9.5Sq.inch(6129Sq.mm)

12inch(304.8mm)

13Sq.inch(8387Sq.mm)

18inch(457.2mm)

19Sq.inch(12258Sq.mm)

24inch(609.6mm)

26Sq.inch(16774Sq.mm)

30inch(762mm)

32.5Sq.inch(20968Sq.mm)

36inch(914.5mm)

39Sq.inch(25161Sq.mm)

(3)1000Kcmil(500Sq.mm)orLargerCablesInstalledwithCablesSmallerThan1000Kcmil(500Sq.mm)
Thetotalsumofthecrosssectionalareasofallthesingleconductorcablestobeinstalledinthecabletraymustbeequal
toorlessthantheallowablecableareaforthetraywidth,asgiveninfollowingTable
InsidewidthofCableTray

AllowableCableAreaSq.inch(Sq.mm)

6inch(152.5mm)

6.5Sq.inch(4194Sq.mm)

9inch(228.6mm)

9.5Sq.inch(6129Sq.mm)

12inch(304.8mm)

13Sq.inch(8387Sq.mm)

18inch(457.2mm)

19Sq.inch(12258Sq.mm)

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24inch(609.6mm)

26Sq.inch(16774Sq.mm)

30inch(762mm)

32.5Sq.inch(20968Sq.mm)

36inch(914.5mm)

39Sq.inch(25161Sq.mm)

(4)SingleConductorCables1/0(50Sq.mm)to4/0(120Sq.mm)
Thesesingleconductorsmustbeinstalledinasinglelayer.
Note:Itistheopinionofsomethatthispracticemaycauseproblemswith
Toavoidthesepotentialproblemsduetounbalancedvoltages,theindividualconductorsforthistypeofcabletraywiring
systemshouldbebundledwithties.Thebundleshouldcontainallofthethreephaseconductorswiththeneutralifused.
CableTraywidth
SingleconductorSize
152mm

228mm

304mm

457mm

1/0AWG(50Sq.mm)

10

15

20

31

2/0AWG(70Sq.mm)

14

19

29

3/0AWG(9550Sq.mm)

13

17

26

4/0AWG(120Sq.mm)

12

16

250kcmill(120Sq.mm)

11

18

24

350kcmill(185Sq.mm)

14

19

500kcmill(240Sq.mm)

11

14

750kcmill(400Sq.mm)

10

1000kcmill
(500Sq.mm)

609mm

(III)NoofCablesmorethan2.1KVintheCableTray
Thesumofthediametersofallcablesrated2001voltsorover,isnottoexceedthecabletraywidth.
(IV)BarrierRequirements(NEC392.6)
Barrierisusedtoseparatecablesystems,whenSingleCorecablesofaboveandbelow600voltsinstalledinthesame
cabletray.ButwhenMultiCoretypecablesover600voltsareinstalledinthesamecabletraywithcablesrated600volts
orless,nobarriersarerequired.
Thebarriersshouldbemadeofthesamematerialasthecabletrayandheightmustequaltothedepthofthecabletray.

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