RecommendedConductorSizes
Caution:Allwiringmustcomplywithallapplicablenationaland/orlocalelectricalcodes.
ConductorsizinginthismanualisbasedonTable310-16ofthe2008NationalElectricalCode(NEC)
withthefollowingassertions:
•90
◦
Cconductors(THHN)for75
◦
Ctermination
•3CurrentCarryingConductors
•Anambienttemperatureof30
◦
C
Iftheambientroomtemperatureisgreaterthan30
◦
C,largerconductorsaretobeselectedinaccordance
withthecorrectionfactorsoftheNEC.
EquipmentGroundingConductors(EGC)aresizedinaccordancewithNECArticle250-122andTable
250-122.
GroundingElectrodeConductors(GEC)aresizedinaccordancewithNECArticle250-66andTable
250-66.
Theconductorsizesarerecommendationsformaximumconfigurations.Eveniftheloadislessthanthe
maximumrating,itiswisetoplanforfutureloadincreases.Ifthesystemisoperatedatalowerload
thanitsratinganditisdesiredtosupplythesystemwithalowerratedbreakerandsmallerconductors,
conductorampacitiesaretobeselectedinaccordancewiththeNEC.Thetransformerinrushmustbetaken
intoaccountwhensizingconductors.
208V:208V480V:208V600V:208VNotransformer
Cu(2)4/04/02/0(2)4/0
MainsinputØ
andN
Al(2)300kcmil300kcmil4/0(2)300kcmil
Cu2AWG Grounding
Electrode
Conductor
(GEC)
Al1/0
Cu2AWG4AWG6AWG2AWG Equipment
Grounding
Conductor
(EGC)
Al1/02AWG4AWG1/0
OutputSuppliedwithPowerDistributionModules
Cu
(2)2/0ØandN,4AWGEGC,GECnotrequired
Subfeedoutput
Al
(2)4/0ØandN,2AWGEGC,GECnotrequired
Ø=phase
N=neutral
(2)=twoconductorsperphaseandneutral(whenneutralisrequired)
Subfeedisrequiredtohavetwoconductorsperphase&Nforfulloutputduetolimitedwirebendspace.
TheNotransformerPDUrequiresaNeutral&doesnotrequireGEC.
Cu=Copperconductors,Al=Aluminumconductors
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SymmetraPX100kW208V
990–3659C-001
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