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20 Output Circuit Grounding
& i- ]# F8 u( H9 S+ Z' c$ J: g5 v# u20.1 The requirements for circuit grounding specified in 20.2 – 20.12 apply to the output circuit of fixed
: W, {/ a) V* Y. o7 W* _: P5 cunits and of units having standard configuration grounding type receptacles for the output ac power. N7 ?2 F( y% [
connections.
) O! i1 k4 K+ \2 D( g20.2 An output ac power circuit shall be grounded when:" ^- Z! `1 P; o: g8 U! R
a) The circuit has no electrical connection, including a solidly connected grounded circuit
?0 e& T, _; mconductor, to supply conductors originating in another wiring system;
) m3 Z5 O8 @5 E1 g$ h$ Gb) The circuit is rated 50 – 600 volts; and, W8 f# P" e7 f: i( V
c) The circuit is as described in (1) – (3). See requirements for Alternating-Current Circuits and
( C v) j$ M. M7 z, o& ?Systems to Be Grounded in the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, for other circuits:
" A0 `* b6 q! R/ L0 [$ S1) A circuit that is grounded so that the maximum voltage to ground on the
( W& z$ R* E+ v% `" r4 X# X9 \; vungrounded conductors does not exceed 150 volts. This requires that one conductor of
S& D- ~7 A8 P' heach of the following circuits be grounded:( O' F7 n2 ^. l- r. S3 a5 q; v
i) 120 volts, 2-wire;
+ m4 x* F* U# dii) 240/120 volts, single-phase, 3-wire;- P1 A# }. f% M7 q
iii) 208/120 volts, two-phase, 3-wire;1 t7 m. \0 p3 z1 ?- { N. x3 D# h
iv) 208/120 volts, three-phase, 4-wire.
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used as a circuit conductor.
* p" t" I4 P* Z7 W4 j( Z3) A circuit-nominally rated 240/120 volts, 3-phase, 4-wire in which the midpoint of one9 Y* q9 ?: v0 b- P
phase is used as a circuit conductor.$ k+ T. f( W; i
For other units, an output ac power circuit complying with (a) is able to be grounded when the construction
0 T6 ~6 A5 {0 H. Z& L! c% }complies with the requirements described in 20.3 and 20.11.1 q, j) G4 R9 D, O# Y T) X
20.3 With reference to 20.2, the conductor to be grounded shall be as follows:! m9 B3 b: G9 J* N& t& l+ f
a) Single-phase ac system, 2-wire – one conductor.4 y3 S* h9 _! h7 |$ O. r6 l4 }! a
b) Single-phase ac system, 3-wire – the neutral conductor.
. |) _( E0 g* w- h' sc) Multiphase ac system having one wire common to all phases – the common conductor.
/ H' N" h; w( H# [. [d) Multiphase ac system where one phase is used as in (b) above – the neutral conductor. R! C+ @3 p/ X. {+ H6 ] v0 n5 B" M
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