Panel Feed Through Lugs

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Hi Everyone,
I am looking at a 100A MLO panel (ELP1 in the attached image) protected upstream by a 100A breaker and fed by #1AWG. There is a feed through utilizing the feedthrough lugs in this panel. The feedthrough conductors are also #1AWG (200ft) and land in another downstream 100A MLO panel (ELP5 in the attached image).

I have attached a fundamental oneline which reflects the system. I have also attached an image I found in an earlier post that had a similar configuration (but a different question) which gives a little better graphic of what it would look like.

408.36 should be covered.

So, the burning question is, are the conductors leaving the original panel considered a tap? They are the same size, so I'm saying no. At this point, I can find nothing that would prohibit the configuration in the attached regardless of the length of feedthrough conductor.



Appreciate the input...

 

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A tap conductor would have an OCPD ahead of it that is larger than the ampacity of the tap conductors. The OCPD is 100 amps and the feed through conductors are at least 100 amps so there is no tap present. Here's the definition from Article 240:

Tap Conductors. As used in this article, a tap conductor is
defined as a conductor, other than a service conductor, that
has overcurrent protection ahead of its point of supply that
exceeds the value permitted for similar conductors that are
protected as described elsewhere in 240.4.