Effect of rooftop exposure in direct sunlight on conduit ambient temperatures

Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 705-711

  Brender, David ^a   Lindsey, Travis ^b   Black, William ^c   Sharpe, Peter ^d  

^a Pipe and Fittings   (United States)

^b Travis Lindsey Consulting Services Inc   (United States)

^c Copper Development Association ^*

^d Irwin P Sharpe and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Ampacity corrections; Building wire; Conduits; Derating; National electrical code; Solar effects; THHN; Wire and cable

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUILDING WIRING; ELECTRIC WIRE;

AMPACITY CORRECTIONS; CONDUIT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; ELECTRICAL AMPACITY CALCULATIONS; NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE; ROOFTOP EXPOSURE;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 34948869295     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IAS.2006.256604     Document Type: Conference Paper

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