Protection Devices and Article 90

Does the NEC cover wiring for boats?

• No

• Yes

The purpose of overcurrent protection is to protect __________ and _________ against excessive or dangerous temperatures due to current in excess of the rated ampacity of equipment or conductors

• Conductors

• People

• Equipment

• Animals

A ____ is designed to protect persons against electric shock. It operates on the principle of monitoring the imbalance of current between the ungrounded and grounded (neutral) conductors.

• AFCI

• GFIC

• GCFI

• GFCI

What are the 4 safety principles that the NEC addresses?

• Over Resistance

• Protection from electrical shock

• Over Voltage

• Adverse Thermal Effects

• Fault Currents

In the NEC what does the letters AHJ mean?

• Authority Having Jobs

• Apes Having Jelly Beans

• Authority Having Jurisdiction

• Authority Helping Jurisdiction

What chapter is article 314 in?

• Chapter 314

• Chapter 5

• Chapter 3

• Chapter 3.1

In what chapter would you find tables and charts to size raceways?

• Chapter 2

• Chapter 3

• Chapter 6

• Chapter 9

• Chapter 10

If the difference between the current leaving and returning through the current transformer of the GFCI protection device exceeds ___ mA, the solid-state circuitry de-energizes the circuit.

• 9

• 11

• 5

• 50

A ______ ____ can occur when the conductor in series with the load is unintentionally broken. A series arc fault current is load limited.

• Parallel Arc

• Series Arc

• Parallel Series Arc

• Electric Shock

An ____ __________ device provides protection from an arcing fault by recognizing the characteristics unique to an arcing fault and by functioning to de-energize the circuit when an arc fault is detected.

• GFCI Protection

• ICFG Protection

• AFCI Protection

• FACI Protection