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I am having a serious problem finding Square D QO switched neutral breakers for several gas station e-stop jobs. We are converting quite a few stations over to have e-stops and trying to hold these jobs off any further is creating issues. Any other suggestions in lieu of switched neutral breakers?
 
Would it be compliant to have a 3-phase panel with neutral on say, the B-phase bus, and then use 2 and 3-pole breakers for 120V and 240V single-phase circuits, respectively?
 
synchro said:
Would it be compliant to have a 3-phase panel with neutral on say, the B-phase bus, and then use 2 and 3-pole breakers for 120V and 240V single-phase circuits, respectively?
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I’m confused?
 
synchro said:
Would it be compliant to have a 3-phase panel with neutral on say, the B-phase bus, and then use 2 and 3-pole breakers for 120V and 240V single-phase circuits, respectively?
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No, If so we'd all so something similar to that. ;) 110.3 - Although it's up to the AHJ 110.2
 
I may not be reading correctly but I simply see all need to be disconnected.
(Been wrong before)
 
I endorse augie47's solution. If you read Section 514.11(A) carefully it only mentions a switch or approved means. A circuit breaker is not specifically called out at all. The specific requirement is "... to disconnect simultaneously from the source of supply, all conductors of
the circuits, including the grounded conductor, if any." Also, note not every disconnecting means in the circuit is required to perform this function, only one of them. '
 
If sq d switched neutrals are all you are having trouble getting consider yourself lucky. I use 2 pole switches all the time. Not sure how that figures into your e stop though?

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I am still confused. Yes I understand a switched neutral breaker. So what your saying is use a 3ph buss ( B phase not used not energized) just to allow the neutral to be able to common trip in let’s say a 3 pole breaker 208 or / 240v or a 2 pole breaker for 120v am I correct?
 
JGinIndy said:
I am still confused. Yes I understand a switched neutral breaker. So what your saying is use a 3ph buss ( B phase not used not energized) just to allow the neutral to be able to common trip in let’s say a 3 pole breaker 208 or / 240v or a 2 pole breaker for 120v am I correct?
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N, they're suggesting feeding a 1-phase panel's line terminals at 120v, L1 on one phase, the neutral on the other.

As if you were supplying 240v circuits without neutrals, except you'd have 120v instead of 240v.

You could bond the neutral bus and use it as an EGC bus if you like (which should help explain it.)
 
The original suggestion was to use a 3 phase panel, with one bus L1, one bus N, and one bus L2. But a single phase panel with one bus L and one bus N also works. Or two panels, one for 120V circuits on L1, and one for 120V circuits on L2.

Depends on what mixture of circuit types you need, and whether you need to balance the 120V circuits between L1 and L2 or not.

Cheers, Wayne
 
LarryFine said:
N, they're suggesting feeding a 1-phase panel's line terminals at 120v, L1 on one phase, the neutral on the other.

As if you were supplying 240v circuits without neutrals, except you'd have 120v instead of 240v.

You could bond the neutral bus and use it as an EGC bus if you like (which should help explain it.)
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Thanks
 
wwhitney said:
The original suggestion was to use a 3 phase panel, with one bus L1, one bus N, and one bus L2. But a single phase panel with one bus L and one bus N also works. Or two panels, one for 120V circuits on L1, and one for 120V circuits on L2.

Depends on what mixture of circuit types you need, and whether you need to balance the 120V circuits between L1 and L2 or not.

Cheers, Wayne
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Thanks Wayne and Larry that’s what I was thinking in my head and would never have thought of doing it. Learn something new every day
 
LarryFine said:
Wouldn't you end up with every third space empty, a la a high-leg panel?
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Yes, if it was supplying only switched neutral 120V circuits. But perhaps it's important to balance those loads across L1 and L2, and a 3 phase panel with empty spaces would still be more compact than two single phase panels.

Or perhaps you also need some 240V only circuits, which could use the other spaces. [6 spaces gives one L1/L2, one L1/N, and one L2/N.]

Or maybe you need some switched neutral MWBCs.

Cheers, Wayne
 
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