2023 NEC & Voltage Drop
Ohm's Law
Inductance & Capacitance
Three-Phase Power
Reactance, RL, RC and RLC Circuits
100

Hallways in dwelling units that this length or longer require a receptacle outlet.

What is 10 feet?

100

The amount of potential energy necessary to cause one coulomb of electrons to produce one joule of work.

What is a Volt?

100

Circuits are generally considered to contain inductance when any type of load that contains one or more of these is used.

What is a coil?

100

The two basic three-phase system winding connection configurations.

What are Delta and Wye/Star?

100

The inductive reactance of a three-henry inductor connected to a power system (grid) operating AC voltage at 60Hz.

What is 1131 Ω ?

200

The feeder overcurrent protection amperage rating required for 100A continuous load and a 100A non-continuous load.

What is 225 Amps?

200

The total current on A series circuit has a total resistance of 180 Ω and an applied voltage of 120 V.

What is 0.667 or 2/3 amps?

200

A capacitor is constructed by separating two metal plates with an insulating material known as this.

What is a dielectric?

200

The value in electrical degrees, each phase of a three-phase system is out of phase with each other.

What is 120°?

  

200

The capacitive reactance of a 35 μF capacitor connected to a 60-Hz, 120 V supply. 

What is 75.79 Ω?

300

This percentage demand factor applies to a multifamily dwelling with ten units if the optional calculation method is used.

What is 43%?

300

The total resistance of a three-resistor series circuit with these values:  R1=27 Ω, R2=56 Ω, and R3=82 Ω.

What is 165 Ω?

300

The two respective units of measure for Inductance and Capacitance.

What are Henrys and Farads?

300

The voltage measured across a single winding of a three-phase connection.

What is Phase voltage?

300

The apparent power of a RL parallel circuit consisting of 1500 ohms resistance and 1000 ohms of inductive reactance.

What is 17.31 VA?

400

Underground service conductors shall be protected from damage in accordance with this NEC Table, including minimum cover requirements.

What is Table 300.5?

400

The total resistance of a three-resistor parallel circuit with these values: R1=27 Ω, R2=56 Ω, and R3=82 Ω.

What is 14.9 Ω?

400

The total inductive reactance of two inductors connected in parallel to a 120-V, 60-Hz supply. The values of the inductors are 1.5 H and 2.5 H.  

What is 353.429 Ω ?

400

The three-phase configuration in which phase and line voltage measures out to be equal.

What is Delta?

400

The true power of an RC series circuit with a 240 V supply, 500 ohms of resistance and 500 ohms of capacitive reactance.

What is 58 Watts?

500

The maximum length a #1/0 aluminum wire can be without exceeding the 3% maximum voltage drop. The circuit is single phase 240 volts, 200 amps.

What is 90 feet?

500

The calculated current flow across the 150 Ω resistor of a two-resistor parallel circuit. The resistor values of the circuit are 150 Ω and 270 Ω.

What is 0.8 amps?

500

The total capacitance of three capacitors connected in series. The values of the capacitors are: C1=12 μF, C2=20 μF and C3=30 μF.  

What is 6 μF?

500

The phase voltage of a Wye connected transformer with a line voltage of 7,200 volts.

What is 4157 volts? 4160 nominally

500

The Phase (theta) angle of an RLC series circuit that has these values for each load: R = 42 Ω, XL = 60 Ω, and XC = 24 Ω.  

What is 40.54°?