Code Quiz: Short-Circuit Current Rating of Industrial Control Panel

Sept. 7, 2017
NEC Rules for Short-Circuit Current Rating of Industrial Control Panel

Fill in the blank. An industrial control panel shall not be installed where the available short-circuit current exceeds the ____________________ of the industrial control panel in accordance with Sec. 409.110(4).

A) overcurrent rating
B) fixed trip rating
C) adjustable trip setting
D) short-circuit current rating

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Answer: D

As outlined in a portion of Sec. 409.22(A), “An industrial control panel shall not be installed where the available short-circuit current exceeds its short-circuit current rating as marked in accordance with 409.110(4).”

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