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CableTraySizeasperNationalElectricalCode2002.Article392|ElectricalNotes&Articles
CableTraySizeasperNationalElectricalCode2002.Article392
JANUARY10,2015
4COMMENTS
(I)NoofMulticoreCableslessthan2000voltsintheCableTray
(A)4/0AWG/Kcmill(120Sq.mm)CableorLargerCables:
Theladdercabletray:Traymusthaveaninsideavailablewidthequaltoorgreaterthanthesumofthediametersofthe
cables,whichinstalledinasinglelayer.
Solidbottomcabletray:thesumofthecablediametersisnottoexceed90%oftheavailablecabletraywidth.
(B)CablesSmallerThan4/0AWG/Kcmill(120Sq.mm)
LadderTypeCableTray:Thetotalsumofthecrosssectionalareasofallthecablestobeinstalledinthecabletraymust
beequaltoorlessthantheallowablecableareaforthetraywidth,asperfollowingTable.
SolidBottomCableTray:Theallowablecableareaisreducedby22%.
InsidewidthofCableTray
AllowableCableAreaSq.inch(Sq.mm)
6inch(152.5mm)
7Sq.inch(4516Sq.mm)
9inch(228.6mm)
10Sq.inch(6451Sq.mm)
12inch(304.8mm)
14Sq.inch(9032Sq.mm)
18inch(457.2mm)
21Sq.inch(13548Sq.mm)
24inch(609.6mm)
28Sq.inch(18064Sq.mm)
(C)4/0AWG(120Sq.mm)orLargerCablesInstalledwithCablesSmallerthan4/0AWG(120Sq.mm)
LadderTypeCableTray:Theladdercabletrayneedstobedividedintotwozones(abarrierordividerisnotrequiredbut
onecanbeusedifdesired)sothattheNo.4/0andlargercableshaveadedicatedzone,astheyaretobeplacedina
singlelayer.
Adirectmethodtodeterminethecorrectcabletraywidthistofigurethecabletraywidthsrequiredforeachofthecable
combinationspersteps(2)&(3).Thenaddthewidthsinordertoselectthepropercabletraywidth.
(D)MulticonductorControlandSignalCablesOnly
LadderTypeCableTray:Aladdercabletraycontainingonlycontroland/orsignalcablesmayhave50%ofitstotal
availablecableareafilledwithcable.
SolidBottomCableTray:Whenusingsolidbottomcabletray,theallowablecableareaisreducedfrom50%to40%.
(II)NoofSingleconductorCables<2000voltsintheCableTray(NEC
392.12)
Allsingleconductorcablestobeinstalledinthecabletraymustbelargerthan1/0AWG(53.5Sq.mm)andnottobe
installedwithSolidCableTray.
(A)1000Kcmill(500Sq.mm)orLargerCables
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Thesumofthediameters(Sd)forallsingleconductorcablestobeinstalledshallnotexceedthecabletraywidthasper
followingTable.
InsidewidthofCableTray
AllowableCableAreaSq.inch(Sq.mm)
6inch(152.5mm)
6.5Sq.inch(4194Sq.mm)
9inch(228.6mm)
9.5Sq.inch(6129Sq.mm)
12inch(304.8mm)
13Sq.inch(8387Sq.mm)
18inch(457.2mm)
19Sq.inch(12258Sq.mm)
24inch(609.6mm)
26Sq.inch(16774Sq.mm)
30inch(762mm)
32.5Sq.inch(20968Sq.mm)
36inch(914.5mm)
39Sq.inch(25161Sq.mm)
(2)250Kcmil(120Sq.mm)to1000Kcmil(500Sq.mm)Cables
Thetotalsumofthecrosssectionalareasofallthesingleconductorcablestobeinstalledinthecabletraymustbeequal
toorlessthantheallowablecableareaforthetraywidth,asgiveninfollowingTable
InsidewidthofCableTray
AllowableCableAreaSq.inch(Sq.mm)
6inch(152.5mm)
6.5Sq.inch(4194Sq.mm)
9inch(228.6mm)
9.5Sq.inch(6129Sq.mm)
12inch(304.8mm)
13Sq.inch(8387Sq.mm)
18inch(457.2mm)
19Sq.inch(12258Sq.mm)
24inch(609.6mm)
26Sq.inch(16774Sq.mm)
30inch(762mm)
32.5Sq.inch(20968Sq.mm)
36inch(914.5mm)
39Sq.inch(25161Sq.mm)
(3)1000Kcmil(500Sq.mm)orLargerCablesInstalledwithCablesSmallerThan1000Kcmil(500Sq.mm)
Thetotalsumofthecrosssectionalareasofallthesingleconductorcablestobeinstalledinthecabletraymustbeequal
toorlessthantheallowablecableareaforthetraywidth,asgiveninfollowingTable
InsidewidthofCableTray
AllowableCableAreaSq.inch(Sq.mm)
6inch(152.5mm)
6.5Sq.inch(4194Sq.mm)
9inch(228.6mm)
9.5Sq.inch(6129Sq.mm)
12inch(304.8mm)
13Sq.inch(8387Sq.mm)
18inch(457.2mm)
19Sq.inch(12258Sq.mm)
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24inch(609.6mm)
26Sq.inch(16774Sq.mm)
30inch(762mm)
32.5Sq.inch(20968Sq.mm)
36inch(914.5mm)
39Sq.inch(25161Sq.mm)
(4)SingleConductorCables1/0(50Sq.mm)to4/0(120Sq.mm)
Thesesingleconductorsmustbeinstalledinasinglelayer.
Note:Itistheopinionofsomethatthispracticemaycauseproblemswith
Toavoidthesepotentialproblemsduetounbalancedvoltages,theindividualconductorsforthistypeofcabletraywiring
systemshouldbebundledwithties.Thebundleshouldcontainallofthethreephaseconductorswiththeneutralifused.
CableTraywidth
SingleconductorSize
152mm
228mm
304mm
457mm
1/0AWG(50Sq.mm)
10
15
20
31
2/0AWG(70Sq.mm)
14
19
29
3/0AWG(9550Sq.mm)
13
17
26
4/0AWG(120Sq.mm)
12
16
250kcmill(120Sq.mm)
11
18
24
350kcmill(185Sq.mm)
14
19
500kcmill(240Sq.mm)
11
14
750kcmill(400Sq.mm)
10
1000kcmill
(500Sq.mm)
609mm
(III)NoofCablesmorethan2.1KVintheCableTray
Thesumofthediametersofallcablesrated2001voltsorover,isnottoexceedthecabletraywidth.
(IV)BarrierRequirements(NEC392.6)
Barrierisusedtoseparatecablesystems,whenSingleCorecablesofaboveandbelow600voltsinstalledinthesame
cabletray.ButwhenMultiCoretypecablesover600voltsareinstalledinthesamecabletraywithcablesrated600volts
orless,nobarriersarerequired.
Thebarriersshouldbemadeofthesamematerialasthecabletrayandheightmustequaltothedepthofthecabletray.
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