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Introduction
Chapter 1 General 100 Definitions 110 Requirements for Electrical Installations
Chapter 2 Wiring and Protection 200 Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors 210 Branch Circuits 215 Feeders 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Load Calculations 225 Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders 230 Services 240 Overcurrent Protection 250 Grounding and Bonding 280 Surge Arresters, Over 1000 Volts 285 Surge-Protective Devices (SPDs), 1000 Volts or Less
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Chapter 4 Equipment for General Use 400 Flexible Cords and Flexible Cables 402 Fixture Wires 404 Switches 406 Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and Attachment Plugs (Caps) 408 Switchboards, Switchgear, and Panelboards 409 Industrial Control Panels 410 Luminaires, Lampholders, and Lamps 411 Low-Voltage Lighting 422 Appliances 424 Fixed Electric Space-Heating Equipment 425 Fixed Resistance and Electrode Industrial Process Heating Equipment 426 Fixed Outdoor Electric Deicing and Snow-Melting Equipment 427 Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for Pipelines and Vessels 430 Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers 440 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment 445 Generators 450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults (Including Secondary Ties) 455 Phase Converters 460 Capacitors 470 Resistors and Reactors 480 Storage Batteries 490 Equipment Over 1000 Volts, Nominal
Chapter 5 Special Occupancies 500 Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Classes I, II, and III, Divisions 1 and 2 501 Class I Locations 502 Class II Locations 503 Class III Locations 504 Intrinsically Safe Systems 505 Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations 506 Zone 20, 21, and 22 Locations for Combustible Dusts or Ignitible Fibers/Flyings 510 Hazardous (Classified) Locations — Specific 511 Commercial Garages, Repair and Storage 513 Aircraft Hangars 514 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities 515 Bulk Storage Plants 516 Spray Application, Dipping, Coating, and Printing Processes Using Flammable or Combustible Materials 517 Health Care Facilities 518 Assembly Occupancies 520 Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, Performance Areas, and Similar Locations 522 Control Systems for Permanent Amusement Attractions 525 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar Events 530 Motion Picture and Television Studios and Similar Locations 540 Motion Picture Projection Rooms 545 Manufactured Buildings 547 Agricultural Buildings 550 Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes, and Mobile Home Parks 551 Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks 552 Park Trailers 553 Floating Buildings 555 Marinas, Boatyards, and Commercial and Noncommercial Docking Facilities 590 Temporary Installations
Chapter 6 Special Equipment 600 Electric Signs and Outline Lighting 604 Manufactured Wiring Systems 605 Office Furnishings 610 Cranes and Hoists 620 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Platform Lifts, and Stairway Chairlifts 625 Electric Vehicle Charging System 626 Electrified Truck Parking Spaces 630 Electric Welders 640 Audio Signal Processing, Amplification, and Reproduction Equipment 645 Information Technology Equipment 646 Modular Data Centers 647 Sensitive Electronic Equipment 650 Pipe Organs 660 X-Ray Equipment 665 Induction and Dielectric Heating Equipment 668 Electrolytic Cells 669 Electroplating 670 Industrial Machinery 675 Electrically Driven or Controlled Irrigation Machines 680 Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations 682 Natural and Artificially Made Bodies of Water 685 Integrated Electrical Systems 690 Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems 691 Large-Scale Photovoltaic (PV) Electric Power Production Facility 692 Fuel Cell Systems 694 Wind Electric Systems 695 Fire Pumps
Chapter 7 Special Conditions 700 Emergency Systems 701 Legally Required Standby Systems 702 Optional Standby Systems 705 Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources 706 Energy Storage Systems 708 Critical Operations Power Systems (COPS) 710 Stand-Alone Systems 712 Direct Current Microgrids 720 Circuits and Equipment Operating at Less Than 50 Volts 725 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Remote-Control, Signaling, and Power-Limited Circuits 727 Instrumentation Tray Cable: Type ITC 728 Fire-Resistive Cable Systems 750 Energy Management Systems 760 Fire Alarm Systems 770 Optical Fiber Cables
Chapter 8 Communications Systems 800 Communications Circuits 810 Radio and Television Equipment 820 Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution Systems 830 Network-Powered Broadband Communications Systems 840 Premises-Powered Broadband Communications Systems
Chapter 9 Tables
Informative Annex A Product Safety Standards Informative Annex B Application Information for Ampacity Calculation Informative Annex C Conduit and Tubing Fill Tables for Conductors and Fixture Wires of the Same Size Informative Annex D Examples Informative Annex E Types of Construction Informative Annex F Availability and Reliability for Critical Operations Power Systems; and Development and Implementation of Functional Performance Tests (FPTs) for Critical Operations Power Systems Informative Annex G Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Informative Annex H Administration and Enforcement Informative Annex I Recommended Tightening Torque Tables from UL Standard 486A-B Informative Annex J ADA Standards for Accessible Design Index
