Additional Calculations Questions - Texas

Quiz 1

1. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required to supply the following motors on a 208-
volt, 3-phase feeder?
2 – 10 hp
1 – 25 hp
1 – 50 hp

2. What minimum size copper grounded conductor is required for a 400-amp, 480-volt service with 500
kcmil copper service entrance conductors and a calculated neutral load of 63 amps?

3. What is the minimum calculated service load for 37 – 14 kW electric ranges installed in dwelling units
if the ranges are single-phase ranges and supplied from a 3-phase service?

4. What is the minimum calculated service load for the following lengths of fixed multioutlet assemblies
installed in a laboratory?
67 feet – Appliances are unlikely to be used simultaneously
26 ¼ ft. – Appliances are likely to be used simultaneously

5. What is the minimum calculated service load for the following equipment in a restaurant kitchen?
2 – 14 kW ranges
1 – 2 kW mixer
1 – 1.4 kW peeler
1 – 800-watt disposal

6. What is the minimum ventilation rate in cfm required for the area where 4 electric vehicles can be
charged at the same time and each are fed from 20-amp, 120-volt circuits?

7. What is the minimum service size, in amps, for an RV park that has the following receptacle
configurations and a single-phase, 120/240-volt service?
48 – 50-amp and 30-amp outlets
16 – 30-amp and 20-amp outlets
8 – 20-amp outlets
15 – 20-amp outlets and dedicated to tent sites

8. What is the minimum service size, in amps, for a mobile home park with 43 sites?

9. What is the approximate current in the primary and secondary of a 3-phase, 480:208/120-volt, 150
kVA transformer? What is the maximum rating of the overcurrent protective device in the primary and
secondary?

10. What is the maximum setting allowed for an inverse time circuit breaker used to provide branch-
circuit, short-circuit, and ground-fault protection of a single-phase, 208-volt, 10 hp motor?
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11. What minimum size EMT is allowed for 3 single conductor cables with a diameter of 0.84 inches if
the conduit is over 24 inches long?

12. What is the approximate voltage dropped in a 120-volt circuit with a current draw of 19 amps if #8
copper conductors are used and the circuit is 185 feet long?
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Quiz 2

1. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required to supply the following motors on a 460-
volt, 3-phase feeder?
1 – 10 hp
2 – 25 hp
1 – 50 hp
1 – 75

2. What minimum size copper grounded conductor is required for a 200-amp, 208-volt service with 3/0
AWG copper service entrance conductors and a calculated neutral load of 32 amps?

3. What is the minimum calculated service load for 26 – 4.5 kW electric clothes dryers installed in
dwelling units if the dryers are single-phase ranges and supplied from a 3-phase service?

4. What is the minimum calculated service load for the following lengths of fixed multioutlet assemblies
installed in a laboratory?
153 feet – Appliances are unlikely to be used simultaneously
79.5 ft. – Appliances are likely to be used simultaneously

5. What is the minimum ventilation rate in cfm required for the area where 6 electric vehicles can be
charged at the same time and each are fed from 3-phase, 208-volt, 20-amp circuits?

6. What is the minimum service size, in amps, for an RV park that has the following receptacle
configurations if the park is fed from a 3-phase, 208/120-volt service?
22 – 50-amp and 30-amp outlets
11 – 30-amp and 20-amp outlets
6 – 20-amp outlets
10 – 20-amp outlets and dedicated to tent sites

7. What is the minimum service size, in amps, for a mobile home park with 22 sites?

8. What is the approximate current in the primary and secondary of a 3-phase, 480:208/120-volt, 225
kVA transformer? What is the maximum rating of the overcurrent protective device in the primary and
secondary?

9. What is the maximum setting allowed for a dual-element fuse used to provide branch-circuit, short-
circuit, and ground-fault protection of a 3-phase, 208-volt, 7 ½ hp motor?

10. What minimum size EMT is allowed for 5 single conductor cables with a diameter of 0.37 inches if
the conduit is over 24 inches long?

11. What is the approximate voltage dropped in a single-phase 240-volt circuit with a current draw of 39
amps if 6 AWG copper conductors are used and the circuit is 237 feet long?
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Quiz 3

1. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required to supply the following motors on a 208-
volt, 3-phase feeder?
1 – 10 hp
2 – 15 hp
1 – 25 hp
1 – 50

2. What is the minimum calculated service load for 28 – 4.8 kW electric clothes dryers installed in
dwelling units if the dryers are single-phase ranges and supplied from a 3-phase service?

3. What is the minimum calculated service load for the following lengths of fixed multioutlet assemblies
installed in a laboratory?
63 feet – Appliances are unlikely to be used simultaneously
29.8 ft. – Appliances are likely to be used simultaneously

4. What is the minimum service size, in amps, for an RV park that has the following receptacle
configurations? (Calculate at single-phase, 120/240 volts and 3-phase, 208/120 volts)(2 answers)
36 – 50-amp and 30-amp outlets
8 – 30-amp and 20-amp outlets
22 – 20-amp outlets
14 – 20-amp outlets and dedicated to tent sites

5. What is the approximate current in the primary and secondary of a 3-phase, 480:208/120-volt, 112 ½
kVA transformer? What is the maximum rating of the overcurrent protective device in the primary and
secondary?

6. What is the maximum setting allowed for a nontime delay fuse used to provide branch-circuit, short-
circuit, and ground-fault protection of a 3-phase, 460-volt, 15 hp motor?

7. What is the minimum calculated branch-circuit load for the lighting of an 80,000 square foot storage
warehouse? (Provide answer in VA)

8. Six panelboards rated 200 amps each are fed by one service. The panelboards have the following
connected loads: 1 – 112 amps, 1 – 97 amps, 1 – 68 amps, 2 – 49 amps, 1 – 37 amps. What minimum
size service is required for these loads?

9. A warehouse has connected loads of 123,987 VA noncontinuous and 76,387 VA continuous. What is
the minimum size THWN copper conductors to supply this load and what is the minimum rating of the
overcurrent protective device if the service is 3-phase, 208/120 volts?

10. What is the minimum calculated service load for the lighting of a 250,000 square foot storage
warehouse? (Provide answer in VA)
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Quiz 4

1. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required to supply the following motors on a 460-
volt, 3-phase feeder?
2 – 10 hp
3 – 15 hp
1 – 25 hp
1 – 50

2. What is the minimum calculated service load for 32 – 5.2 kW electric clothes dryers installed in
dwelling units if the dryers are single-phase ranges and supplied from a 3-phase service?

3. What is the approximate current in the primary and secondary of a 3-phase, 480:208/120-volt, 75 kVA
transformer? What is the maximum rating of the overcurrent protective device in the primary and
secondary?

4. What is the maximum setting allowed for an inverse-time circuit breaker used to provide branch-
circuit, short-circuit, and ground-fault protection of a single-phase, 230-volt, 10 hp motor?

5. What is the minimum calculated branch-circuit load for the lighting of a 127,000 square foot
warehouse? (Provide answer in VA)

6. Five panelboards rated 100 amps each are fed by one service. The panelboards have the following
connected loads: 1 – 84 amps, 1 – 62 amps, 1 – 54 amps, and 1 – 39 amps. What minimum size service is
required for these loads?

7. A warehouse has connected loads of 43,262 VA noncontinuous and 12,111 VA continuous. What is
the minimum size THWN copper conductors to supply this load and what is the minimum rating of the
overcurrent protective device if the service is 3-phase, 208/120 volts?

8. What is the minimum calculated service load for the lighting of a 120,000 square foot storage
warehouse? (Provide answer in VA)

9. What is the minimum calculated service load for 19 – 12 kW electric ranges installed in a home
economics classroom if the ranges are single-phase and fed from a 3-phase, 4-wire service?

10. What is the maximum overcurrent protection allowed for a 5,200-watt nonmotor operated
appliance operating at 240 volts?
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Quiz 5

1. A 1,200-amp feeder is being tapped. The tap will be 22 ft. long and feed a 100-amp panelboard with a
main circuit breaker. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are allowed for this tap?

2. An 800-amp feeder is being tapped. The tap will be 10 ft. long and feed a 30-amp circuit breaker.
What minimum size THWN copper conductors are allowed for this tap?

3. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required to supply the following motors on a 460-
volt, 3-phase feeder?
1 – 10 hp
2 – 15 hp
1 – 25 hp
1 – 50

4. A warehouse has connected loads of 51,951 VA noncontinuous and 17,457 VA continuous. What is
the minimum size THWN copper conductors to supply this load and what is the minimum rating of the
overcurrent protective device if the service is 3-phase, 208/120 volts?

5. What is the minimum calculated service load for the lighting of a 428,000 square foot storage
warehouse? (Provide answer in VA)

6. What is the minimum calculated service load for 23 – 10.4 kW electric ranges installed in a home
economics classroom if the ranges are single-phase and fed from a 3-phase, 4-wire service?

7. What is the maximum overcurrent protection allowed for a 4,500-watt nonmotor operated appliance
operating at 240 volts?
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Quiz 6

1. What is the minimum calculated service load for 36 – 4.8 kW electric clothes-dryers installed in a
multifamily dwelling unit?

2. What is the minimum calculated service load for 41 – 5.2 kW electric clothes-dryers installed in a
multifamily dwelling unit?

3. What is the minimum calculated service load for 52 – 4.75 kW electric clothes-dryers installed in a
multifamily dwelling unit if the dryers are single-phase and fed from a 3-phase, 4-wire service?

4. What minimum size EMT is required for the following conductors if the conduit is over 24 in. long?
7 – 12 AWG, THHN
4 – 10 AWG, THWN
4 – 8 AWG, THW

5. What minimum size EMT is required for the following conductors if the conduit is 24 in. long?
9 – 12 AWG, THHN
6 – 10 AWG, THWN
5 – 8 AWG, THW
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Quiz 7

1. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required to supply the following motors on a 460-
volt, 3-phase feeder?
2 – 10 hp
1 – 25 hp
1 – 50 hp
1 – 75 hp

2. What minimum size copper grounded conductor is required for a 400-amp, 480-volt service with a
calculated neutral load of 137 amps if 500 kcmil copper ungrounded service lateral conductors are used?

3. What is the minimum calculated service load for 26 – 15.3 kW electric ranges installed in dwelling
units if the ranges are single-phase ranges and supplied from a 3-phase service?

4. What is the minimum calculated service load for the following lengths of fixed multioutlet assemblies
installed in a laboratory?
38 feet – Appliances are unlikely to be used simultaneously
17.8 ft. – Appliances are likely to be used simultaneously

5. What is the minimum calculated service load for the following equipment in a restaurant kitchen?
3 – 14 kW ranges
1 – 2 kW mixer
1 – 1.4 kW peeler
1 – 800-watt disposal

6. What is the minimum ventilation rate in cfm required for the area where 2 electric vehicles can be
charged at the same time and each are fed from single-phase, 20-amp, 240-volt circuits?

7. What is the minimum service size, in amps, for an RV park that has the following receptacle
configurations? Calculate at both single-phase, 240 volts and 3-phase, 208 volts. 2 answers.
41 – 50-amp and 30-amp outlets
12 – 30-amp and 20-amp outlets
9 – 20-amp outlets
18 – 20-amp outlets and dedicated to tent sites

8. What is the minimum service size, in amps, for a mobile home park with 23 sites?

9. What is the approximate current in the primary and secondary of a 3-phase, 480:208/120-volt, 300
kVA transformer? What is the maximum rating of the overcurrent protective device in the primary and
secondary?

10. What is the maximum setting allowed for an inverse time circuit breaker used to provide branch-
circuit, short-circuit, and ground-fault protection of a 3-phase, 208-volt, 15 hp motor?
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11. What minimum size EMT is allowed for 5 single conductor cables with a diameter of 0.41 inches if
the conduit is over 24 inches long?

12. What is the minimum calculated service load for 17 – 4.5 kW electric clothes dryers installed in
dwelling units?

13. What is the maximum setting allowed for a dual-element fuse used to provide branch-circuit, short-
circuit, and ground-fault protection of a 3-phase, 208-volt, 50 hp motor?

14. What is the minimum calculated branch-circuit load for the lighting of a 265,000 square foot storage
warehouse? (Provide answer in VA)

15. Six panelboards rated 100 amps each are fed by one service. The panelboards have the following
connected loads: 1 – 72 amps, 1 – 63 amps, 1 – 58 amps, 2 – 41 amps, 1 – 34 amps. What minimum size
service is required for these loads?

16. A warehouse has connected loads of 149,521 VA noncontinuous and 56,211 VA continuous. What is
the minimum size THWN copper conductors to supply this load and what is the minimum rating of the
overcurrent protective device if the service is 3-phase, 480/277 volts?

17. What is the minimum calculated service load for the lighting of a 472,000 square foot storage
warehouse? (Provide answer in VA)

18. What is the maximum overcurrent protection allowed for a 3,150-watt nonmotor operated
appliance operating at 240 volts?

19. What is the minimum calculated service load for 10 – 10.9 kW electric ranges installed in a home
economics classroom?

20. A 1,200-amp feeder is being tapped. The tap will be 15 ft. long and feed a 200-amp panelboard with
a main circuit breaker. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are allowed for this tap?

21. What is the calculated service load for a restaurant with all-electric appliances and a connected load
of 200 kVA?

22. What is the calculated service load for a restaurant with all-electric appliances and a connected load
of 396 kVA?

23. What is the calculated service load for a restaurant with gas and electric appliances and a connected
load of 417 kVA?

24. Size a single disconnecting means for the following motors (All motors are 3-phase, 208 volt):
3 hp
5 hp
7 ½ hp
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Quiz 8

1. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required for a feeder protected by an overcurrent
protective device rated 600 amps if the conductors will be ran in 2 parallel conduits and supply a 527-
amp load?

2. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required for a feeder protected by an overcurrent
protective device rated 800 amps if the conductors will be ran in 2 parallel conduits and supply a 721-
amp load?

3. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required for a feeder protected by an overcurrent
protective device rated 1,200 amps if the conductors will be ran in 3 parallel conduits and supply a
1,021-amp load?

4. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required for a feeder protected by an overcurrent
protective device rated 1,600 amps if the conductors will be ran in 4 parallel conduits and supply a
1,276-amp load?

5. What size schedule 40 PVC conduit is required for the following loads if the conduit is longer than 24
inches? All loads are single phase and the conductors are THWN copper.

1 – 230-volt, 5 hp pool pump motor

1 – 120-volt 2 hp booster pump motor
1 – 600 watt led driver with a 120-volt primary feeding 6 – 12-volt LED lights rated 10 watts each
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Quiz 9

1. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are required to supply the following motors on a
460-volt, 3-phase feeder?
1 – 10 hp
1 – 25 hp
2 – 50 hp

2. What minimum size copper grounded conductor is required for a 225-amp, 208-volt, 3-phase service
with a calculated neutral load of 36 amps if 250 kcmil copper ungrounded service lateral conductors are
used?

3. What is the minimum calculated service load for 19 – 12.6 kW electric ranges installed in dwelling
units if the ranges are single-phase ranges and supplied from a 3-phase service?

4. What is the minimum calculated service load for the following lengths of fixed multioutlet assemblies
installed in a laboratory?
92 feet – Appliances are unlikely to be used simultaneously
47.3 ft. – Appliances are likely to be used simultaneously

5. What is the minimum calculated service load for the following equipment in a restaurant kitchen?
2 – 14 kW ranges
1 – 2 kW mixer
1 – 1.4 kW peeler
2 – 600-watt disposals

6. What is the minimum ventilation rate in cfm required for the area where 4 electric vehicles can be
charged at the same time and each are fed from single-phase, 30-amp, 208-volt circuits?

7. What is the minimum single-phase, 120/240-volt, service size, in amps, for an RV park that has the
following receptacle configurations?
36 – 50-amp and 30-amp outlets
14 – 30-amp and 20-amp outlets
8 – 20-amp outlets
6 – 20-amp outlets and dedicated to tent sites
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8. What is the minimum service size, in amps, for a mobile home park with 36 sites?

9. What is the approximate current in the primary and secondary of a 3-phase, 480:208/120-volt, 250
kVA transformer? What is the maximum rating of the overcurrent protective device in the primary and
secondary?

10. What is the maximum setting allowed for an inverse time circuit breaker used to provide branch-
circuit, short-circuit, and ground-fault protection of a 3-phase, 208-volt, 25 hp motor?

11. What minimum size EMT is allowed for 3 single conductor cables with a diameter of 0.63 inches if
the conduit is over 24 inches long?

12. What is the minimum calculated service load for 21 – 4.8 kW electric clothes dryers installed in
dwelling units?

13. What is the maximum setting allowed for a dual-element fuse used to provide branch-circuit, short-
circuit, and ground-fault protection of a singel-phase, 208-volt, 5 hp motor?

14. What is the minimum calculated branch-circuit load for the lighting of a 468,000 square foot storage
warehouse? (Provide answer in VA)

15. Four panelboards rated 100 amps each are fed by one service. The panelboards have the following
connected loads: 1 – 62 amps, 1 – 57 amps, 1 – 42 amps, and 1 – 34 amps. What minimum size service is
required for these loads?

16. A warehouse has connected loads of 285,211 VA noncontinuous and 124,365 VA continuous. What
minimum size THWN copper conductors are required to supply this load and what is the minimum rating
of the overcurrent protective device if the service is 3-phase, 480/277 volts and the conductors are run
in 3 parallel conduits?

17. What is the minimum calculated service load for the lighting of a 586,000 square foot storage
warehouse? (Provide answer in VA)

18. What is the maximum overcurrent protection allowed for a 4,500-watt nonmotor operated
appliance operating at 240 volts?

19. What is the minimum calculated service load for 10 – 14.3 kW electric ranges installed in a home
economics classroom?
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20. A 2,000-amp feeder is being tapped. The tap will be 18 ft. long and feed a 200-amp panelboard with
a main circuit breaker. What minimum size THWN copper conductors are allowed for this tap if the
conductors will be run in 2 parallel conduits?

21. What is the calculated service load for a restaurant with all-electric appliances and a connected load
of 263.45 kVA?

22. What is the calculated service load for a restaurant without all-electric appliances and a connected
load of 495.36 kVA?

23. Size a single disconnecting means for the following motors (All motors are 3-phase, 208 volt):
5 hp
10 hp
15 hp

24. What is the minimum rating for the overcurrent protective device used for a fire pump with a 25 hp,
460-volt, 3-phase motor?

25. What minimum size THW copper conductors are required for a 1,200-amp feeder if the conductors
are run in 4 parallel conduits?

26. What minimum size copper equipment grounding conductor is required for a 1,200-amp feeder if
the conductors are run in 4 parallel conduits?

27. What minimum size copper grounding electrode conductor is required for a service supplied by 4
parallel sets of 250 kcmil copper service entrance conductors?

28. What is the minimum calculated service load for the lighting of a dwelling unit that is 21,345 square
feet in size?

29. How many 15-amp branch circuits are required for the lighting of a dwelling unit that is 3 levels with
an outside dimension of 40 ft. x 23 ft.?
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Quiz 1

1. 430.24, 430.250, & Table 310.16

143 x 125% = 178.75 + 74.8 + 30.8 + 30.8 = 315.15 amps = 400 kcmil

2. 250.24(C)(1) & Table 250.102(C)(1)

1/0 AWG

3. 220.55 & Table 220.55

37 / 3 = 12.33. Round up to 13. Double it. 13 x 2 = 26. 26 ranges in Column C of Table 220.55 = 41 kW
Since it is over 12 kW now you go to Note 1 and increase Column C 5% for each kW that the ranges
exceed 12 kW. These ranges exceed 12 kW by 2 so we increase the demand in Column C by 10%.
41 kW + 10% = 45.1 kW.

4. 220.14(H) & Table 220.44

67 / 5 = 13.4. Round up to 14. 14 x 180 = 2,520 VA
26.25 must be rounded up to 27. 27 x 180 = 4,860 VA
4,860 VA + 2,520 VA = 7,380 VA (The first 10 kVA is 100% from Table 220.44 so the answer is 7,380 VA)

5. 220.56 & Table 220.56

14 + 14 + 2 + 1.4 + 0.8 = 32.2 kW
32.2 x 70% = 22.54 kW
Answer is 28 kW since the largest 2 loads = 28 kW

6. 625.52(B) & Table 625.52(B)(1)(b)

49 x 4 = 196 cfm

7. 551.73(A) & Table 551.73(A)

48 x 12,000 = 576,000 VA
16 x 3,600 = 57,600 VA
8 x 2,400 = 19,200 VA
15 x 600 = 9,000 VA
576,000 + 57,600 + 19,200 + 9,000 = 661,800 VA
661,800 x 41% = 271,338 VA / 240 volts = 1,130.58 amps = 1,200-amp service

8. 550.31 and Table 550.31

16,000 x 43 = 688,000 VA x 23% = 158,240 VA / 240 volts = 659.33 amps = 700-amp service

9. Table 450.3(B) & Ohm’s Law

Primary – 150,000 VA / (480 x 1.73) = 180.42 amps x 250% = 451.05 = 450-amp OCPD
Secondary – 150,000 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 416.36 amps x 125% = 520.45 = 600-amp OCPD

10. 430.52(C)(1), Table 430.248, & Table 430.52

55 x 250% = 137.5 amps = 150-amp OCPD
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11. Chapter 9, Table 4 & area calculation (Area of a circle = Pi x radius squared)
0.84 / 2 = 0.42 x 0.42 = 0.1764 x 3.14 = 0.553896 square inches
0.553896 square inches x 3 = 1.661688 square inches = 2 ½ inch EMT

12. VD = 2 x K x L x I / cmils & Chapter 9, Table 8

VD = 2 x 12.9 x 185 x 19 / 16,510 = 5.49 volts
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Quiz 2

1. 430.24, 430.250, & Table 310.16

96 x 125% = 120 + 65 + 34 + 34 + 14 = 267 amps = 300 kcmil

2. 250.24(C)(1) & Table 250.102(C)(1)

4 AWG

3. 220.54 & Table 220.54

26 / 3 = 8.66. Round up to 9. Double it. 9 x 2 = 18. 18 x 5,000 watts = 90,000 watts x 40% = 36,000
watts or 36 kW.

4. 220.14(H) & Table 220.44

153 / 5 = 30.6. Round up to 31. 31 x 180 = 5,580 VA
79.5 must be rounded up to 80. 80 x 180 = 14,400 VA
5,580 VA + 14,400 VA = 19,980 VA
First 10 kVA x 100% = 10,000 VA
9,980 x 50% = 4,990 VA
10,000 + 4,990 = 14,990 VA or 14.99 kVA

5. 625.52(B) & Table 625.52(B)(1)(b)

148 x 6 = 888 cfm

6. 551.73(A) & Table 551.73(A)

22 x 12,000 = 264,000 VA
11 x 3,600 = 39,600 VA
6 x 2,400 = 14,400 VA
10 x 600 = 6,000 VA
264,000 + 39,600 + 14,400 + 6,000 = 324,000 VA
324,000 x 41% = 132,840 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 368.73 amps = 400-amp service

7. 550.31 and Table 550.31

16,000 x 22 = 352,000 VA x 24% = 84,480 VA / 240 volts = 352 amps = 400-amp service

8. Table 450.3(B) & Ohm’s Law

Primary – 225,000 VA / (480 x 1.73) = 270.63 amps x 250% = 676.58 = 600-amp OCPD
Secondary – 225,000 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 624.54 amps x 125% = 780.67 = 800-amp OCPD

9. 430.52(C)(1), Table 430.250, & Table 430.52

24.2 x 175% = 42.35 amps = 45-amp OCPD
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10. Chapter 9, Table 4 & area calculation (Area of a circle = Pi x radius squared)
0.37 / 2 = 0.185 x 0.185 = 0.034225 x 3.14 = 0.1074665 square inches
0.1074665 square inches x 5 = 0.5373325 square inches = 1 ¼ inch EMT

11. VD = 2 x K x L x I / cmils & Chapter 9, Table 8

VD = 2 x 12.9 x 237 x 39 / 26,240 = 9.09 volts
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Quiz 3

1. 430.24, 430.250, & Table 310.16

143 x 125% = 178.75 + 74.8 + 46.2 + 46.2 + 30.8 = 376.75 amps = 500 kcmil

2. 220.54 & Table 220.54

28 / 3 = 9.33. Round up to 10. Double it. 10 x 2 = 20. 20 x 5,000 watts = 100,000 watts x 38% = 38,000
watts or 38 kW.

3. 220.14(H) & Table 220.44

63 / 5 = 12.6. Round up to 13. 13 x 180 = 2,340 VA
29.8 must be rounded up to 30. 30 x 180 = 5,400 VA
2,340 VA + 5,400 VA = 7,740 VA
First 10 kVA x 100% so 7,740 VA is the answer.

4. 551.73(A) & Table 551.73(A)

36 x 12,000 = 432,000 VA
8 x 3,600 = 28,800 VA
22 x 2,400 = 52,800 VA
14 x 600 = 8,400 VA
432,000 + 28,800 + 52,800 + 8,400 = 522,000 VA
522,000 x 41% = 214,020 VA / 240 volts = 891.75 amps = 1,000-amp service if single-phase 240 volts.
522,000 x 41% = 214,020 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 594.06 amps = 600-amp service if 3-phase 208 volts.

5. Table 450.3(B) & Ohm’s Law

Primary – 112,500 VA / (480 x 1.73) = 135.32 amps x 250% = 338.29 = 300-amp OCPD
Secondary – 112,500 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 312.27 amps x 125% = 390.34 = 400-amp OCPD

6. 430.52(C)(1), Table 430.250, & Table 430.52

21 x 300% = 63 amps = 70-amp OCPD

7. Table 220.12
80,000 VA x 1.2 VA per sq. ft. = 96,000 VA

8. 230.79
112 + 97 + 68 + 49 + 49 + 37 = 412 amps = 450-amp service

9. 230.79, 215.2(A)(1), 215.3, & Ohm’s Law

76,387 x 125% = 95,483.75 VA (Continuous load)
95,483.75 + 123,987 = 219,470.75 VA
219,470.75 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 609.19 amps = 700-amp service = 1,500 kcmil
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10. Table 220.12 & Table 220.42
250,000 x 1.2 = 300,000 VA
First 12,500 VA x 100% = 12,500 VA
Remaining 287,500 VA x 50% = 143,750 VA
12,500 + 143,750 VA = 156,250 VA
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Quiz 4

1. 430.24, 430.250, & Table 310.16

65 x 125% = 81.25 + 34 + 21 + 21 + 21 + 14 + 14 = 206.25 amps = 4/0 AWG

2. 220.54 & Table 220.54

32 / 3 = 10.66. Round up to 11. Double it. 11 x 2 = 22. 22 x 5,200 watts = 114,400 watts x 36% = 41,184
watts or 41.184 kW.

3. Table 450.3(B) & Ohm’s Law

Primary – 75,000 VA / (480 x 1.73) = 90.21 amps x 250% = 225.53 = 225-amp OCPD
Secondary – 75,000 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 208.18 amps x 125% = 260.22 = 300-amp OCPD

4. 430.52(C)(1), Table 430.250, & Table 430.52

50 x 250% = 125 amps = 125-amp OCPD

5. Table 220.12
127,000 VA x 1.2 VA per sq. ft. = 152,400 VA

6. 230.79
84 + 62 + 54 + 39 = 239 amps = 250-amp service

7. 230.79, 215.2(A)(1), 215.3, & Ohm’s Law

12,111 x 125% = 15,138.75 VA (Continuous load)
15,138.75 + 43,262 = 58,400.75 VA
58,400.75 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 162.10 amps = 175-amp service = 2/0 AWG

8. Table 220.12 & Table 220.42

120,000 x 1.2 = 144,000 VA
First 12,500 VA x 100% = 12,500 VA
Remaining 131,500 VA x 50% = 65,750 VA
12,500 + 65,750 VA = 78,250 VA

9. 220.55 & Table 220.55 (See note 5 to table)

19 / 3 = 6.33. Round up to 7. Double it. 7 x 2 = 14. 14 – 12 kW ranges in Column C of Table 220.55 = 29
kW.

10. 422.11(E)(3) & Ohm’s Law

5,200 / 240 = 21.67 amps x 150% = 32.5 = 35-amp OCPD.
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Quiz 5

1. 240.21(B)(2) and Table 310.16

1200 / 3 = 400 amps = 600 kcmil

2. 240.21(B)(1) & Table 310.16

800 / 10 = 80 amps = 4 AWG

3. 430.24, 430.250, & Table 310.16

65 x 125% = 81.25 + 34 + 21 + 21 + 14 = 171.25 amps = 2/0 AWG

4. 230.79, 215.2(A)(1), 215.3, & Ohm’s Law

17,457 x 125% = 21,821.25 VA (Continuous load)
21,821.25 + 51,951 = 73,772.25 VA
73,772.25 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 204.77 amps = 225-amp service = 4/0 AWG

5. Table 220.12 & Table 220.42

428,000 x 1.2 = 513,600 VA
First 12,500 VA x 100% = 12,500 VA
Remaining 501,100 VA x 50% = 250,550 VA
12,500 + 250,550 VA = 263,050 VA

6. 220.55 & Table 220.55 (See note 5 to table)

23 / 3 = 7.66. Round up to 8. Double it. 8 x 2 = 16. 16 – 10.4 kW ranges in Column C of Table 220.55 =
31 kW.

7. 422.11(E)(3) & Ohm’s Law

4,500 / 240 = 18.75 amps x 150% = 28.125 = 30-amp OCPD.
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Quiz 6

1. 220.54 & Table 220.54

36 – 23 = 13. 13 x 0.5 = 6.5. 35 – 6.5 = 28.5%
36 x 5 kW = 180 kW x 28.5% = 51.3 kW or 51,300 watts

2. 220.54 & Table 220.54

41 – 23 = 18. 18 x 0.5 = 9. 35 – 9 = 26%
41 x 5.2 kW = 213.2 kW x 26% = 55.432 kW or 55,432 watts

3. 220.54 & Table 220.54

52 / 3 = 17.33. Round up to 18. Double it. 18 x 2 = 36.
36 – 23 = 13. 13 x 0.5 = 6.5. 35 – 6.5 = 28.5%
36 x 5 kW = 180 kW x 28.5% = 51.3 kW or 51,300 watts

4. Chapter 9, Tables 4 & 5

0.0133 x 7 = 0.0931
0.0211 x 4 = 0.0844
0.0437 x 4 = 0.1748
0.0931 + 0.0844 + 0.1748 = 0.3523 sq. in. total = 1 ¼ in. EMT

5. Chapter 9, Tables 4 & 5 (See note 4 to Tables)

0.0133 x 9 = 0.1197
0.0211 x 6 = 0.1266
0.0437 x 5 = 0.2185
0.1197 + 0.1266 + 0.2185 = 0.4648 sq. in. total = 1 in.
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Quiz 7

1. 430.24, 430.250, & Table 310.16

96 x 125% = 120 + 65 + 34 + 14 + 14 = 247 amps = 250 kcmil

2. 250.24(C)(1) & Table 250.102(C)(1) (Make sure that the conductor chosen will carry at least 137 amps
from Table 310.16)
1/0 AWG

3. 220.55 & Table 220.55

26 / 3 = 8.66. Round up to 9. Double it. 9 x 2 = 18. 18 ranges in Column C of Table 220.55 = 33 kW
Since it is over 12 kW now you go to Note 1 and increase Column C 5% for each kW that the ranges
exceed 12 kW. These ranges exceed 12 kW by 3 so we increase the demand in Column C by 15%.
33 kW + 15% = 37.95 kW.

4. 220.14(H) & Table 220.44

38 / 5 = 7.6. Round up to 8. 8 x 180 = 1,440 VA
17.8 must be rounded up to 18. 18 x 180 = 3,240 VA
3,240 VA + 1,440 VA = 4,680 VA (The first 10 kVA is 100% from Table 220.44 so the answer is 4,680 VA)

5. 220.56 & Table 220.56

14 + 14 + 14+ 2 + 1.4 + 0.8 = 46.2 kW
46.2 x 65% = 30.03 kW

6. 625.52(B) & Table 625.52(B)(1)(b)

99 x 2 = 198 cfm

7. 551.73(A) & Table 551.73(A)

41 x 12,000 = 492,000 VA
12 x 3,600 = 43,200 VA
9 x 2,400 = 21,600 VA
18 x 600 = 10,800 VA
492,000 + 43,200 + 21,600 + 10,800 = 567,600 VA
567,600 x 41% = 232,716 VA / 240 volts = 969.65 amps = 1,000-amp service if single-phase 240 volts
567,600 x 41% = 232,716 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 645.96 amps = 700-amp service is 3-phase 208 volts

8. 550.31 and Table 550.31

16,000 x 23 = 368,000 VA x 24% = 88,320 VA / 240 volts = 368 amps = 400-amp service

9. Table 450.3(B) & Ohm’s Law

Primary – 300,000 VA / (480 x 1.73) = 360.84 amps x 250% = 902.11 = 800-amp OCPD
Secondary – 300,000 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 832.72 amps x 125% = 1,040.89 = 1,200-amp OCPD
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10. 430.52(C)(1), Table 430.248, & Table 430.52
46.2 x 250% = 115.5 amps = 125-amp OCPD

11. Chapter 9, Table 4 & area calculation (Area of a circle = Pi x radius squared)
0.41 / 2 = 0.205 x 0.205 = 0.042025 x 3.14 = 0.1319585 square inches
0.1319585 square inches x 5 = 0.6597925 square inches = 1 ½ inch EMT

12. 220.54 & Table 220.54

17 x 5 kW = 85 kW x 41% = 34.85 kW

13. 430.52(C)(1), Table 430.248, & Table 430.52

143 x 175% = 250.25 amps = 300-amp OCPD

14. Table 220.12

265,000 VA x 1.2 VA per sq. ft. = 318,000 VA

15. 230.79
72 + 63 + 58 + 41 + 41 + 34 = 309 amps = 350-amp service

16. 230.79, 215.2(A)(1), 215.3, & Ohm’s Law

56,211 x 125% = 70,263.75 VA (Continuous load)
70,263.75 + 149,521 = 219,784.75 VA
219,784.75 VA / (480 x 1.73) = 264.48 amps = 300-amp service = 300 kcmil

17. Table 220.12 & Table 220.42

472,000 x 1.2 = 566,400 VA
First 12,500 VA x 100% = 12,500 VA
Remaining 553,900 VA x 50% = 276,950 VA
12,500 + 276,950 VA = 289,450 VA

18. 422.11(E)(3) & Ohm’s Law

3,150 / 240 = 13.125 amps x 150% = 19.6875 = 20-amp OCPD

19. 220.55 & Table 220.55 (See note 5)

25 kW

20. 240.21(B)(2) & Table 310.16

1,200 / 3 = 400 amps = 600 kcmil

21. 220.88 & Table 220.88

200 kVA x 80% = 160 kVA

22. 220.88 & Table 220.88

396 kVA – 325 kVA = 71 kVA x 50% = 35.5 kVA + 172.5 kVA = 208 kVA
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23. 220.88 & Table 220.88

417 kVA – 325 kVA = 92 kVA x 45% = 41.4 kVA + 262.5 kVA = 303.9 kVA

24. 430.110(A), 430.110(C), & Table 430.250

24.2 + 16.7 + 10.6 x 115% = 59.225 = 60-amp disconnect
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Quiz 8

1. 310.10(G) & Table 310.16 & 240.4(B) & 240.6(A)

527 / 2 = 263.5 amps = 300 kcmil (285 amps each x 2 = 570 amps) Go up to the next higher standard
overcurrent device rating which is 600 amps.

2. 310.10(G) & Table 310.16 & 240.4(B) & 240.6(A)

721 / 2 = 360.5 amps = 500 kcmil (380 amps each x 2 = 760 amps) Go up to the next higher standard
overcurrent device rating which is 800 amps.

3. 310.10(G) & Table 310.16 & 240.4(C) & 240.6(A)

1200 / 3 = 400 amps = 600 kcmil (420 amps each x 3 = 1260 amps) You cannot go up to the next higher
standard overcurrent device rating for any device over 800 amps.

4. 310.10(G) & Table 310.16 & 240.4(C) & 240.6(A)

1600 / 4 = 400 amps = 600 kcmil (420 amps each x 4 = 1680 amps) You cannot go up to the next higher
standard overcurrent device rating for any device over 800 amps.

5. 430.24, Table 430.248, 220.18(B), 210.19(A)(1), 215.2(A)(2), 680.25(A), & Chapter 9 Tables 4 & 5, &
Table 250.122
28 amps x 125% = 35 amps + 24 amps = 59 amps for motors.
600 watts x 125% = 750 watts / 120 volts = 6.25 amps for lights (Assume continuous load unless told
otherwise)
59 amps + 6.25 amps = 65.25 amps = 70-amp circuit = 4 AWG copper conductors (2) + 8 AWG copper
grounding and grounded conductor (2)
0.0824 x 2 = 0.1648 (Area of #4’s)
0.0366 x 2 = 0.0732 (Area of #8’s)
0.1648 + 0.0732 = 0.238 square inches (Total area of all conductors)
1 inch schedule 40 PVC required
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Quiz 9

1. 430.24, 430.250, & Table 310.16

65 x 125% = 81.25 + 65 + 34 + 14 = 194.25 amps = 3/0 AWG

2. 250.24(C)(1) & Table 250.102(C)(1) (Make sure that the conductor chosen will carry the neutral
current. Use Table 310.16 to verify ampacity)
2 AWG

3. 220.55 & Table 220.55

19 / 3 = 6.33. Round up to 7. Double it. 7 x 2 = 14. 14 ranges in Column C of Table 220.55 = 29 kW
Since it is over 12 kW now you go to Note 1 and increase Column C 5% for each kW or major fraction
that the ranges exceed 12 kW. These ranges exceed 12 kW by 0.6 kW, which is a major fraction, so we
increase the demand in Column C by 5%.
29 kW + 5% = 30.45 kW.

4. 220.14(H) & Table 220.44

92 / 5 = 18.4. Round up to 9. 19 x 180 = 3,420 VA
47.3 must be rounded up to 48. 48 x 180 = 8,640 VA
3,420 VA + 8,640 VA = 12,060 VA – 10,000 VA = 2,060 VA x 50% = 1,030 VA + 10,000 VA = 11,030 VA

5. 220.56 & Table 220.56

14 + 14 + 2 + 1.4 + 0.6 + 0.6 = 32.6 kW
32.6 kW x 65% = 21.19 kW
The correct answer is 28 kW. The 2 largest loads are the 2 – 14 kW ranges.

6. 625.52(B) & Table 625.52(B)(1)(b)

128 x 4 = 512 cfm

7. 551.73(A), Table 551.73(A), & 240.6(A)

36 x 12,000 = 432,000 VA
14 x 3,600 = 50,400 VA
8 x 2,400 = 19,200 VA
6 x 600 = 3,600 VA
432,000 + 50,400 + 19,200 + 3,600 = 505,200 VA
505,200 x 41% = 207,132 VA / 240 volts = 863.05 amps = 1,000-amp service

8. 550.31, Table 550.31, & 240.6(A)

16,000 x 36 = 576,000 VA x 24% = 138,240 VA / 240 volts = 576 amps = 600-amp service

9. Table 450.3(B), Ohm’s Law, & 240.6(A)

Primary – 250,000 VA / (480 x 1.73) = 300.7 amps x 250% = 751.76 = 700-amp OCPD
Secondary – 250,000 VA / (208 x 1.73) = 693.9 amps x 125% = 867.4 = 1,000-amp OCPD
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10. 430.52(C)(1), Table 430.248, Table 430.52, & 240.6(A)
74.8 x 250% = 187 amps = 200-amp OCPD

11. Chapter 9, Table 4 & Area calculation (Area of a circle = Pi x radius squared)
0.63 / 2 = 0.315 x 0.315 = 0.099225 x 3.14 = 0.3115665 square inches
0.3115665 square inches x 3 = 0.9346995 square inches = 2-inch EMT

12. 220.54 & Table 220.54

21 x 5 kW = 105 kW x 37% = 38.85 kW

13. 430.52(C)(1), Table 430.248, Table 430.52, & 240.6(A)

30.8 x 175% = 53.9 amps = 60-amp OCPD

14. Table 220.12

468,000 VA x 1.2 VA per sq. ft. = 561,600 VA

15. 230.79
62 + 57 + 42 + 34 = 195 amps = 200-amp service

16. 230.79, 215.2(A)(1), 215.3, & Ohm’s Law

124,365 x 125% = 155,456.25 VA (Continuous load)
155,456.25 + 285,211 = 440,667.25 VA
440,667.25 VA / (480 x 1.73) = 530.04 amps = 600-amp service
530.04 / 3 = 176.68 amps = 3/0 AWG

17. Table 220.12 & Table 220.42

586,000 x 1.2 = 703,200 VA
First 12,500 VA x 100% = 12,500 VA
Remaining 690,700 VA x 50% = 345,350 VA
12,500 + 345,350 VA = 357,850 VA

18. 422.11(E)(3), Ohm’s Law, & 240.6(A)

4,500 / 240 = 18.75 amps x 150% = 28.125 = 30-amp OCPD

19. 220.55 & Table 220.55 (See notes 5 & 1 to table)

Column C for 10 ranges = 25 kW
Since it is over 12 kW now you go to Note 1 and increase Column C 5% for each kW or major fraction
that the ranges exceed 12 kW. These ranges exceed 12 kW by 2.3 kW. 0.3 is not a major fraction, so we
calculate these ranges as you would 14 kW ranges. 14 kW ranges exceed 12 by 2 so we increase column
C by 10%.
25 kW + 10% = 27.5 kW.

20. 240.21(B)(2) & Table 310.16

2,000 / 3 = 666.67 amps / 2 = 333.33 amps (Each set of conductors) = 400 kcmil
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21. 220.88 & Table 220.88
263.45 kVA – 200 kVA = 63.45 kVA x 10% = 6.345 kVA + 160 kVA = 166.345 kVA

22. 220.88 & Table 220.88

495.36 kVA – 325 kVA = 170.36 kVA x 45% = 76.662 kVA + 262.5 kVA = 339.162 kVA

23. 430.110(A), 430.110(C), Table 430.250, & 240.6(A)

46.2 + 30.8 + 16.7 = 93.7 amps x 115% = 107.755 = 110-amp disconnect

24. 695.4(B)(2), Table 430.251(B), & 240.6(A)

183 amps from Table 430.251(B) = 200-amp OCPD

25. Table 310.16 & 240.4(C)

1,200 / 4 = 300 amps = 350 kcmil

26. Table 250.122 & 250.122(F)(1)

3/0 AWG

27. Table 250.66

4 x 250 = 1,000 kcmil = 2/0 AWG

28. 220.14(J) & Table 220.42

21,345 x 3 = 64,035 – 3,000 = 61,035 x 35% = 21,362.25 + 3,000 = 24,362.25 VA

29. 220.14(J) & Ohm’s Law

40 x 23 x 3 = 2,760 square feet x 3 VA per square foot = 8,280 VA / 120 volts = 69 amps / 15 amps = 4.6
circuits = 5 circuits.