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Table 310.15(B)(2)(a) Ambient Temperature Correction c. The conductors are 12 AWG copper.
Factors Based on 30C (86F) d. Not more than 20 cUlTent-calTying conductors are
For ambient temperatures other than 30C (86F), multiply the installed without maintaining spacing, are stacked, or are
allowable ampacities specified in the ampacity tables by the supported on "bridle rings."
appropriate correction factor shown below. (S) An adjustment factor of 60 percent shall be applied
Ambient Temperature Rating of Conductor Ambient to Type AC cable or Type MC cable under the following
Temperature Temperature conditions:
(OC) 60C 75C 90C (OF) a. The cables do not have an overall outer jacket.
10 or less 1.29 1.20 1.15 50 or less b. The number of current carrying conductors exceeds 20.
c. The cables are stacked or bundled longer that
11-15 1.22 1.15 1.12 51-59 600 mm (24 in) without spacing being maintained.
16-20 1.15 1.11 1.08 60-68 (b) Raceway Spacing. Spacing between raceways shall
be maintained.
21-25 1.08 1.05 1.04 69-77
(c) Raceways and Cables Exposed to Sunlight on Roof-
26-30 1.00 1.00 1.00 78-86 tops. Where raceways or cables are exposed to direct
sunlight on or above rooftops, the adjustments shown in
31-35 0.91 0.94 0.96 87-95
Table 310.1S(B)(3)(c) shall be added to the outdoor tem-
36-40 0.82 0.88 0.91 96-104 perature to determine the applicable ambient temperature for
application of the correction factors in Table 310.IS(B)(2)(a)
41-45 0.71 0.82 0.87 105-113
or Table 310.1S(B)(2)(b).
46-50 0.58 0.75 0.82 114-122
ExceptiQn:Type. XHHW-2 insulated conductors shall not
51-55 0.41 0.67 0.76 123-131 be subject to this ampacity adjustment.
56-60 - 0.58 0.71 132-140 Informational Note: One source for the ambient tempera-
tures in various locations is the ASHRAE Handbook -
61-65 - 0.47 0.65 141-149 Fundamentals.
66-70 - 0.33 0.58 150-158 Informational Note to Table 31O.l5(B)(3)(c): The temperature
adders in Table 310.15(B)(3)(c) are based on the measured
71-75 - 0.50 159-167 temperature rise above the local climatic ambient temperatures
due to sunlight heating.
76-80 - - 0.41 168-176
(4) Bare or Covered Conductors. Where bare or covered
81-85 - - 0.29 177-185 conductors are installed with insulated conductors, the tem-
perature rating of the bare or covered conductor shall be
equal to the lowest temperature rating of the insulated con-
Informational Note No.2: See 366.23(A) for adjustment ductors for the purpose of determining ampacity.
factors for conductors and ampacity for bare copper and (5) Neutral Conductor.
aluminum bars in sheet metal auxiliary gutters and
376.22(B) for adjustment factors for conductors in metal (a) A neutral conductor that carries only the unbalanced
wireways. CUlTent from other conductors of the same circuit shall not be
(l) Where conductors are installed in cable trays, the
required to be counted when applying the provisions of
provisions of 392.80 shall apply. 310.lS(B)(3)(a).
(2) Adjustment factors shall not apply to conductors in (b) In a 3-wire circuit consisting of two phase conduc-
raceways having a length not exceeding 600 mm (24 in.). tors and the neutral conductor of a 4-wire, 3-phase, wye-
(3) Adjustment factors shall not apply to underground connected system, a common conductor carries approxi-
mately the same current as the line-to-neutral load currents
conductors entering or leaving an outdoor trench if those
conductors have physical protection in the form of rigid of the other conductors and shall be counted when applying
the provisions of 31 0.lS(B)(3)(a).
metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, rigid polyvinyl
chloride conduit (PVC), or reinforced thermosetting resin con- (c) On a 4-wire, 3-phase wye circuit where the major
portion of the load consists of nonlinear loads, harmonic
duit (RTRC) having a length not exceeding 3.0S m (10 ft), and
if the number of conductors does not exceed four. currents are present in the neutral conductor; the neutral
conductor shall therefore be considered a current-carrying
(4) Adjustment factors shall not apply to Type AC cable
conductor.
or to Type MC cable under the following conditions:
a. The cables do not have an overall outer jacket. (6) Grounding or Bonding Conductor. A grounding or
b. Each cable has not more than three cUlTent-calTying bonding conductor shall not be counted when applying the
conductors. provisions of 310.1S(B)(3)(a).

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Table 310.1S(n)(3)(a) Adjustment Factors for More Than one-family dwelling. or the service conductors supply-
Three Current-Carrying Conductors ing the entire load associated with an individual dwell-
Percent of Values in Table ing unit in a two-family or multifamily dwelling, shall
310.15(B)(l6) through Table be permitted to have an ampacity not less than 83 per-
310.15(B)(19) as Adjusted for
cent of the service rating.
Number of Ambient Temperature if
Conductors Necessary (2) For a feeder rated 100 through 400 A, the feeder con-
4-6 gO ductors supplying the entire load associated with a one-
7-9 70 family dwelling, or the feeder conductors supplying the
10-20 50
21-30 45 entire load associated with an individual dwelling, unit
31-40 40 in a two-family or multifamily dwelling, shall be per-
41 and above 35
mitted to have an ampacity not less than 83 percent of
I Number of conductors is the total number of conductors in the race- the feeder rating.
way or cable. including spare conductors. The count shall be adjusted
(3) In no case shall a feeder for an individual dwelling unit
in accordance with 310.15(8)(5) and (6). The count shall not include
conductors that are connected to electrical components but that cannot be required to have an ampacity greater than that speci-
be simultaneously energized. fied in 310.15(8)(7)(1) or (2).
(4) Grounded conductors shall be permitted to be sized
smaller than the ungrounded conductors, provided that
Table 31O.1S(B)(3)(c) Ambient Temperature Adjustment for the requirements of 220.61 and 230.42 for service con-
Raceways or Cables Exposed to Sunlight on or Above ductors or the requirements of 215.2 and 220.61 for
Rooftops
feeder conductors are met.

Temperature Adder Informational Note No.1: The conductor ampacity may

require other correction or adjustment factors applicable to
Distance Above Roof to the conductor installation.
Bottom of Raceway or Cable C of
Informational Note No.2: See Example 07 in Annex 0,
On roof 0 - 13 mm 33 60
(0 - 1/2 in.) (C) Engineering Supervision. Under engineering supervi-
Above roof 13 mm (1/2 in.) 22 40 sion, conductor ampacities shall be permitted to be calcu-
lated by means of the following general equation:
Above 90 mm - 300 mm 01/2 17 30
in. - 12 in.) '( -7~{
1= ) xIO"amperes
Above 300 mm - 900 mm 14 25 Rd! (1 +r; RUI
(12 in. - 36 in.)

where:
(7) 1201240-Volt, Single-Phase Dwelling Services and Tc = conductor temperature in degrees Celsius (Oe)
Feeders. For one-family dwellings and the individual To = ambient temperature in degrees Celsius (Oe)
dwe11ing units of two-family and multifamily dwellings, Rdc = dc resistance of 305 mm (1 ft) of conductor in

service and feeder conductors supplied by a single-phase, microohms at temperature, Tc

120/240-volt system shall be permitted be sized in accor- Yc = component ac resistance resulting from skin
dance with 31 0.15(B)(7)(l) through (4). effect and proximity eifect
Rca = effective thermal resistance between conductor
(l) For a service rated 100 through 400 A, the service
conductors supplying the entire load associated with a and surrounding ambient

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Table 310.15(B)(16) (formerly Table 310.16) Allowable Ampacities of Insulated Conductors Rated Up to and Including 2000
Volts, 60C Through 90C (140F Through 194F), Not More Than Three Current-Carrying Conductors in Raceway, Cable, or
Earth (Directly Buried), Based on Ambient Temperature of 30C (86F)*

Temperature Rating of Conductor [See Table 310.104(A).]

6()OC
6()OC (14()OF) 75C (167F) 9()OC (1941') (14001') 75C (167F) 9OC'C (194F)

Types TBS, SA,

SIS, FEP,
FEPB, MI,
RHH, RHW-2, Types TBS, SA,
THHN, THHW, SIS, THHN,
THW-2, THHW, THW-2,
Types RHW, THWN-2, Types RHW, THWN-2, RHH,
THHW,THW, USE-2, XHH, THHW, THW, RHW-2, USE-2,
Size AWG or THWN,XHHW, XHHW, Types TW, THWN,XHHW, XHH, XHHW,
kcmil Types TW, UI' USE, ZW XHHW-2, ZW-2 UF USE XHHW-2, ZW-2

ALUMINUM OR COPPERCLAD
COPPER ALUMINUM Size AWG or kemil

18** - - 14 - - - -
16" - - 18 - - - -

14""" 15 20 25 - - -

12""" 20 25 30 15 20 25 12**
10** 30 35 40 25 30 35 10"":'
8 40 50 55 35 40 45 8

6 55 65 75 40 50 55 6
4 70 85 95 55 65 75 4
3 85 Ion 115 65 75 85 3
2 95 115 130 75 90 100 2
I 110 130 145 85 100 115 1

I/O 125 150 170 100 120 135 I/O

2/0 145 175 195 115 135 ISO 2/0
3/0 165 200 225 130 155 175 3/0
4/0 195 230 260 150 180 205 4/0

250 215 255 290 170 205 230 250

300 240 285 320 195 230 260 300
350 260 310 350 210 250 280 350
400 280 335 380 225 270 305 400
500 320 380 430 260 310 350 500

600 350 420 475 285 340 385 600

700 385 460 520 315 375 425 700
750 400 475 535 320 385 435 750
800 410 490 555 330 395 445 800
900 435 520 585 355 425 480 900

1000 455 545 615 375 445 500 1000

1250 495 590 665 405 485 545 1250
1500 525 625 705 435 520 585 1500
1750 545 650 735 455 545 615 1750
2000 555 665 750 470 560 630 2000

"'Refer to 31 O.15(B)(2) for the ampacity correction factors where the ambient temperature is other than 300C (86F').
"":'Refer to 240.4(0) for conductor overcurrent protection limitations.

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Table 31O.15(B)(17) (formerly Table 310.17) Allowable Ampacities of Single-Insulated Conductors Rated Up to and Including
2000 Volts in Free Air, Based on Ambient Temperature of 30C (86F)*

Temperature Rating of Conductor [See Table 310.104(A).]

60C (140F) 75C (167F) 90C (194F) 60C (140F) 75C (167F) 90C (194F)

Types TBS, SA, SIS, Types TBS, SA, SIS,

FEP, FEPB, MI, RHH, THHN,THHW,
Types RHW, RHW-2, THHN, THHW, Types RHW, THW-2, THWN-2,
THHW,THW, THW-2, THWN-2, THHW, THW, RHH, RHW-2, USE-2,
THWN, USE-2, XHH, XHHW, THWN, XHH,XHHW,
Types TW, UF XHHW, ZW XHHW-2, ZW-2 Types TW, UF XHHW XHHW-2, ZW-2
Size AWG or Size AWG or
kcmil COPPER ALUMINUM OR COPPER-CLAD ALUMINUM kcmil

18 - - 18 - - - -
16 - - 24 - - - -
14"":' 25 30 35 - - - -

12** 30 35 40 25 30 35 12**
10':"" 40 50 55 35 40 45 ]0**
8 60 70 80 45 55 60 8

6 80 95 105 60 75 85 6
4 105 125 140 80 100 115 4
3 120 145 165 95 115 130 3
2 140 170 190 llO 135 150 2
I 165 195 220 130 155 175 1

1/0 195 230 260 150 180 205 I/O

2/0 225 265 300 175 210 235 2/0
3/0 260 310 350 200 240 270 3/0
4/0 300 360 405 235 280 315 4/0

250 340 405 455 265 315 355 250

300 375 445 500 290 350 395 300
350 420 505 570 330 395 445 350
400 455 545 615 355 425 480 400
500 515 620 700 405 485 545 500

600 575 690 780 455 545 615 600

700 630 755 850 500 595 670 700
750 655 785 885 515 620 700 750
800 680 815 920 535 645 725 800
900 730 870 980 580 700 790 900

1000 780 935 1055 625 750 845 1000

1250 890 1065 1200 710 855 965 1250
1500 980 1175 1325 795 950 1070 1500
1750 1070 1280 1445 875 1050 1185 1750
2000 1155 1385 1560 960 1150 1295 2000

*Refer to 310.15(8)(2) for the ampacity correction factors where the ambient temperature is other than 30C (86F).
*"'Refer to 240.4(0) for conductor overcurrent protection limitations.

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