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Author:  JBK89UT [ Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:51 am ]
Post subject:  Short Circuit Rating of Equipment less than 50Vdc

I have been asked by my customer how does the NEC apply to a -48VDC system (Gov't office). The question relates to short-circuit rating of equipment feed by a -48VDC battery back-up system.

If I remeber correctly the NEC excludes low voltage systems (<72V), which it does not governn, but I can not find this within teh NEC code book.

Can anyone asist?

Thanks
Jack

Author:  JBD [ Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:15 pm ]
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Effectively, the NEC covers all voltages. It does have a section on power limited systems which has limitations on voltage (usually <30VDC) and current.

It is only NFPA70E that has a defined cut off.

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