Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Stumped by the Code? Code Requirement for Sizing the Overcurrent Protection of Conductors

All questions and answers are based on the 2017 NEC. Q. What is the Code requirement for sizing the overcurrent protection of conductors? A. Except as permitted by Sec. 240.4(A) through (G), ...
Electrical Construction & Maintenance

Stumped by the Code? Rules for sizing transformer secondary conductors?

Q. What are the NEC rules for sizing transformer secondary conductors? A. A set of conductors supplying single or separate loads is permitted to be connected to a transformer secondary without ...
T&D

Two, Three or Four Winding Protection for Transformers of All Sizes

Beckwith Electric's Transformer Protection System M-3311A provides protection, control, monitoring and user interface functions for two, three or four-winding transformers Beckwith Electric's ...
Machine Design

Economical route to protecting motors

The usual way of preventing a small motor from drawing too much current is to install overcurrent protection in the form of a circuit breaker or some other kind of limiter. But installations that ...