Wire and cable changes in the 1996 NEC

Author

Daly, James M.

Author_Institution

BICC Cables Corp., West Nyack, NY, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

10-14 June 1996

Firstpage

157

Lastpage

159

Abstract

The 1996 National Electrical Code (NEC) was published in September 1995. This paper reviews the changes that were made in the types and uses of electrical wire and cable normally utilized by a pulp and paper industrial facility. It address revisions to tray cables for open wiring, instumentation tray cable, MC type cable, parallel conductors, MV insulation thickness, direct burial conductor ampacity, electric vehicle charging cables and insulation and jacket thicknesses.

Keywords

cable sheathing; electric conduits; industrial plants; paper industry; power cable insulation; power cables; standards; wires (electric); 1996 National Electrical Code; MC type cable; MV insulation thickness; cable changes; direct burial conductor ampacity; electric vehicle charging cables; electrical wire; instumentation tray cable; insulation thickness; jacket thickness; open wiring; paper industrial facility; parallel conductors; pulp industrial facility; tray cables; wire changes; Cable insulation; Cable shielding; Cables; Conductors; Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Electric vehicles; Industrial plants; National electric code; Wire; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Pulp and Paper Industry Technical Conference, 1996., Conference Record of 1996 Annual

Conference_Location

Birmingham, AL, USA

ISSN

0190-2172

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3148-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAPCON.1996.535993

Filename

535993