NORTHAMPTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Bethlehem, PA
Course Title:
Lecture Hours: 10

Analysis of Changes 2005 NEC

Lab Hours:
Total Hours: 10
COURSE OUTLINE

I.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course description: Provides a review of the changes to the 2005 National Electrical
Code and includes one hour of business requirements.
II.

COURSE TOPICAL OUTLINE

(1) Changes to the 2005 NEC

(a)
(b)

Article 90 Introduction
Chapter 1: General, Articles 100 110
(i)
100 Definitions
(ii)
110 Requirements for Electrical Installation
(c)
Chapter 2: Wiring Design and Protection, Articles
200 285
(i)
200 Use and Identification of Grounded
Conductors
(ii)
210 Branch Circuits
(iii)
215 Feeders
(iv)
220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service
Calculations
(v)
225 Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders
(vi)
230 Services
(vii) 240 Overcurrent Protection
(viii) 250 Grounding
(ix)
280 Surge Arresters
(x)
285 Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors:
TVSSs
(d)
Chapter 3: Wiring Methods and Materials, Articles
300 392
(i)
300 Wiring Methods
(ii)
310 Conductors for General Wiring
(iii)
312 Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter
Socket Enclosures
(iv)
314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction
Boxes; Conduit Boxes; Fittings; and Manholes
(v)
320 Armored Cable: Type AC
(vi)
330 Metal-Clad Cable: Type MC
(vii) 334 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable: Types
NM, NMC, and NMS

(viii) 336 Power and Control Tray Cable: Type

TC
(ix)
340 Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit
Cable: Type UF
(x)
342 Intermediate Metal Conduit: Type IMC
(xi)
344 Rigid Metal Conduit: Type RMC
(xii) 348 Flexible Metal Conduit: Type FMC
(xiii) 352 Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit: Type RNC
(xiv) 353 High Density Polyethylene Conduit:
Type HDPE Conduit
(xv) 356 Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic
Conduit: Type LFNC
(xvi) 362 Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing: Type
ENT
(xvii) 366 Auxiliary Gutters
(xviii) 372 Cellular Concrete Floor Raceways
(xix) 374 Cellular Metal Floor Raceways
(xx) 376 Metal Wireways
(xxi) 386 Surface Metal Raceways
(xxii) 392 Cable Trays
(e)
Chapter 4: Equipment for General Use, Articles
400 490
(i)
400 Flexible Cords and Cables
(ii)
404 Switches
(iii)
406 Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and
Attachment Plugs (Caps)
(iv)
408 Switchboards and Panelboards
(v)
409 Industrial Control Panels
(vi)
410 Luminaires (Lighting Fixtures),
Lampholders, and Lamps
(vii) 411 Lighting Systems Operating at 30 Volts
or Less
(viii) 422 Appliances
(ix)
424 Fixed Electric Space-Heating
Equipment
(x)
427 Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for
Pipelines and Vessels
(xi)
430 Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers
(xii) 440 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating
Equipment
(xiii) 445 Generators
(xiv) 450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults
(Including Secondary Ties)
(xv) 490 Equipment, Over 600 Volts, Nominal
(f)

Chapter 5: Special Occupancies, Articles 500 590

(i)
500 Hazardous (Classified) Locations,
Classes I, II, and III, Divisions 1 and 2
(ii)
501 Class I Locations
(iii)
502 Class II Locations
(iv)
503 Class III Locations
(v)
504 Intrinsically Safe Systems
(vi)
505 Class I, Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations
(vii) 506 Zone 20, 21, and 22 Locations for
Combustible Dusts, Fibers, and Flyings
(viii) 511 Commercial Garages, Repair and
Storage
(ix)
513 Aircraft Hangars
(x)
514 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities
(xi)
515 Bulk Storage Plants
(xii) 516 Classification of Locations
(xiii) 517 Health Care Facilities
(xiv) 518 Places of Assembly
(xv) 525 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar
Events
(xvi) 527 Temporary Installations
(xvii) 547 Agricultural Buildings
(xviii) 550 Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes,
and Mobile Home Parks
(xix) 551 Recreational Vehicles and Recreational
Vehicle Parks
(xx) 553 Floating Buildings
(xxi) 555 Marinas and Boatyards
(xxii) 590 Temporary Installations [TCC 3 108]
(g)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)

Chapter 6: Special Equipment, Articles 600 695

600 Electric Signs and Outline Lighting
604 Manufactured Wiring Systems
605 Office Furnishings (Consisting of Lighting
Accessories and Wired Partitions)
(iv)
610 Cranes and Hoists
(v)
620 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving
Walks, Wheelchair Lifts, and
Stairway Chair Lifts
(vi)
625 Electric Vehicle Charging System
(vii) 645 Information Technology Equipment
(viii) 647 Sensitive Electronic Equipment
(ix)
670 Industrial Machinery
(x)
675 Electrically Driven or Controlled Irrigation
Machines

(xi)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xix)
(xx)
(h)
(i)
(ii)

(i)
830
(i)

III.

680 Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar

Installations
682 Natural and Artificially Made Bodies of Water
685 Integrated Electrical Systems
690 Solar Photovoltaic Systems
695 Fire Pumps
Chapter 7: Special Conditions, Articles 700 770
700 Emergency Systems
701 Legally Required Standby Systems
(iii)
702 Optional Standby Systems
(iv)
725 Class I, Class 2, and Class 3 RemoteControl, Signaling, And Power-Limited Circuits
(v)
760 Fire Alarm Systems
(vi)
770 Optical Fiber Cables and Raceways
Chapter 8: Communication Systems, Articles 800
800 Communication Circuits
(ii)
820 Community Antenna Television and
Radio Distribution Systems
(iii)
830 Network-Powered Broadband
Communication Systems

OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES
1.
Understand and describe the major changes to the 2005 NEC

IV.COURSE MATERIALS
Text: Analysis of Changes 2005 NEC. International Association of Electrical
Inspectors ISBN 1-890659-35-5 and the 2005 NEC