Perform Roughing-In Activities, Wiring and Cabling Works For Single-Phase Distribution, Power, Lighting and Auxiliary Systems
Perform Roughing-In Activities, Wiring and Cabling Works For Single-Phase Distribution, Power, Lighting and Auxiliary Systems
Perform Roughing-In Activities, Wiring and Cabling Works For Single-Phase Distribution, Power, Lighting and Auxiliary Systems
INSTALLATION
AND
MAINTENANCE 4
Perform roughing-in activities, wiring and
cabling works for single-phase distribution,
power, lighting and auxiliary systems
Objectives
•Describe an enclosure and its types
•Illustratethe electrical code
provisions of enclosure
•Adhere to the importance of
enclosures
DESCRIBE THE PICTURES
ENCLOSURES
Introduction
•Enclosuresconstructed to
meet the requirements of
the Mine Safety and Health
Administration, 30 CFR, Part
18.
IEC- International Electrotechnical
Commission
•The IEC designation consists of the letters IP
followed by two numerals.
•Thefirst characteristic numeral indicates the
degree of protection provided by the enclosure
with respect to persons and solid foreign objects
entering the enclosure.
•Thesecond characteristic numeral indicates the
degree of protection provided by the enclosure
with respect to the harmful ingress of water.
• IP44Protection for the enclosed equipment from the entry of solid a
rticles with a diameter greater than 1mm into the enclosure.
• IP54Commonly used as traffic control cabinets because of the abilit
y to protect electrical equipment from splashing water or rain cond
itions.
• IP55Finishes available include wet coat and powder coat painting,
anodizing and
alodining.
• IP56Offers
a range of installation options, including free-standin
g, pad mounted, wall mounted, pole mounted and walk-in.
• IP57More flexible than "standard" IP enclosure designs, providing t
op quality and customized cabinets.
Self-Check
•1. Enclosure is any case, housing,
apparatus, fence, or walls
surrounding an installation, designed
to prevent personnel from
accidentally _______________________
parts or to protect the equipment
from physical damage.
Self-Check
•2.An enclosure that is designed
for either surface mounting or
flush mounting and is provided
with a frame, mat, or trim in
which a swinging door or doors
are or can be hung.
Self-Check
•4.Constructed so that
moisture will not enter the
enclosure under specified
test condition.
Self-Check
•5.Constructed or
protected so that
exposure to the weather
will not interfere with
successful operation
Table 1
[From NEMA 250-2003]
Comparison of Specific Applications of Enclosures
for Indoor Nonhazardous Locations
Table 2
[From NEMA 250-2003]
Comparison of Specific Applications of Enclosures
for Outdoor Nonhazardous Locations
ELECTRICAL CODE
PROVISIONS
Number of Circuits in
Enclosures.
•Itis elsewhere provided in this Code that
the number of wires and circuits confined
in a single enclosure be varyingly
restricted.
•Limiting the number of circuits in a single
enclosure will minimizes the effects from a
short circuit or ground fault in one circuit.
Service Raceways and
Enclosures.
•Metalenclosures and
raceways for service
conductors and
equipment shall be
grounded.
Equipment.
•Electricalequipment with a metal enclosure,
or with a nonmetallic enclosure listed for the
use and having adequate fire-resistant and
low-smoke-producing characteristics, and
associated wiring material suitable for the
ambient temperature shall be permitted to
be installed in such other space unless
prohibited elsewhere in this Code.
Damp, Wet, or Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
• Damp and Wet Locations. In damp or wet locations, surface
type enclosures within the scope of this article shall be placed
or equipped so as to prevent moisture or water from entering
and accumulating within the cabinet or cutout box, and shall be
mounted so there is at least 6 mm airspace between the
enclosure and the wall or other supporting surface.
• Enclosures installed in wet locations shall be weatherproof.
• Forenclosures in wet locations, raceways or cables entering
above the level of uninsulated live parts shall use fittings listed
for wet locations.
Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and
Meter Socket Enclosures.
• Conductors entering enclosures within the scope of this article shall be protected
from abrasion and shall comply with 3.12.1.5(a) through (c).
• (a)
Openings to Be Closed. Openings through which conductors enter shall be
adequately closed.
• (b) Metal Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures.
• Where metal enclosures within the scope of this article are installed with messenger
supported wiring, open wiring on insulators, or concealed knob-and-tube wiring,
conductors shall enter through insulating bushings or, in dry locations, through
flexible tubing extending from the last insulating support and firmly secured to the
enclosure.
• (c)
Cables. Where cable is used, each cable shall be secured to the cabinet, cutout
box, or meter socket enclosure.
Space in Enclosures
•(f)
Raceway Supported Enclosures, with Devices,
Luminaires (Fixtures), or Lampholders.
•An enclosure that contains a device(s), other than splicing
devices, or supports a luminaire(s) [fixture(s)], lampholder, or
other equipment and is supported by entering raceways shall
not exceed 1650 cm3 (100 in3) in size.
•Itshall have threaded entries or have hubs identified for the
purpose.
•It
shall be supported by two or more conduits threaded
wrenchtight into the enclosure or hubs.
•Each conduit shall be secured within 450 mm of the
enclosure.
Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and
Handhole Enclosures to Be
Accessible.
•Boxes,conduit bodies, and handhole enclosures shall
be installed so that the wiring contained in them can
be rendered accessible without removing any part of
the building or, in underground circuits, without
excavating sidewalks, paving, earth, or other
substance that is to be used to establish the finished
grade.
•Handhole Enclosures. Handhole enclosures shall
be designed and installed to withstand all loads
likely to be imposed.
Splices and Taps.
•Splices and taps shall be made
in junction boxes or other
enclosures.
SELF-CHECK