I'm working on a design which has EGC's as a core within the multiconductor cables. They are connected to the ground bar at the panels/switchboard, but is there any requirement for it to be bonded to the ground bar at the final equipment?
EGC connected to ground at both ends
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Are these GEC's or EGC's?
oh sorry! Equipment grounding conductors!
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No problem I fixed it for you before this thread goes off on a tangent.
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The whole of an EGC purpose is to provide a fault clearing path from the equipment to the power source and they must be connected to the metal non-current carrying parts at the load end.
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Also are these power cables or signal cables?
Power circuits require EGCs as a fault current path. Signal circuits use 'grounds' differently.
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Power circuits require EGCs as a fault current path. Signal circuits use 'grounds' differently.
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If it's the only EGC for the load equipment, of course it should.
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These are power cables
Even if connected at the other end? as there's still a path . Which section of the NEC would this be covered in - ie connected to ground at the load end?
It’s not connected to “ground” at the load end, it’s connected to the equipment’s grounding terminal.
yes correct - but my question was whether that equipment grounding terminal needs to be connected to any local grounding / bonding and if so - which part of the code states this. E.g.if it was a metallic box with local bonding to ground, does the Equipment grounding conductor terminal need to be connected to that - or can the EGC just terminate at the terminal - not connected to anything locally.
Thanks , is there any part of the NEC i can refer to for this load end connection requirement.
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