Equipment & SystemsQuestion 290 of 521
The equipment grounding conductor for a motor branch circuit is sized based on what, per NEC 250.122?
a.The motor horsepower
b.The rating of the branch-circuit short-circuit/ground-fault protective device
c.The full-load current only
d.The conductor insulation temperature
Explanation
NEC 250.122 sizes the equipment grounding conductor from Table 250.122 using the rating of the overcurrent device (the branch-circuit short-circuit/ground-fault device) ahead of the equipment. Horsepower, FLC alone, and insulation rating do not directly set the EGC size.
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