CHAPTER 1

9. By virtue of authority vested in the Board

1. Chapter 1 is _____. under _____, it hereby direct strict adherence
to the provisions of this Code.
2. The purpose of this Code is the _____ of
persons and property from hazards arising 10. This Code is intended for mandatory
from the use of electricity. application by government bodies exercising
_____.
3. This Code contains provisions that are
considered minimum requirements necessary 11. The _____ may waive specific requirements in
for safety. Compliance therewith and proper this Code or permit alternate methods where
maintenance will result in an installation that is it is assured that equivalent objectives can be
essentially free from hazard but not achieved by establishing and maintaining
necessarily _____, _____, or _____ for good effective safety.
service or future expansion of electrical use.
12. _____ of this Code are those that identify
4. Fire hazard, electrocution, serious injury or actions that are specifically required or
even death may also occur with lack or prohibited and are characterized by the use of
improper maintenance of wiring system. the terms shall or shall not.
Wiring system is recommended to be
inspected and tested by a licensed electrical 13. _____ of this Code are those that identify
practitioner at least once a year for wiring actions that are allowed but not required, are
system of more than _____ years in normally used to describe options or
installation. alternative methods, and are characterized by
the use of the terms shall be permitted or shall
5. This Code is intended for the exclusive use of not be required.
licensed electrical practitioners (_____, _____,
and _____). This Code is not intended as a 14. _____, such as references to other standards,
design specification nor an instruction manual references to related sections of this Code, or
for a non-licensed electrical practitioner, information related to a Code rule, is included
unless under the supervision of a licensed in this Code in the form of _____. _____ are
electrical practitioner. informational only and are not enforceable as
requirements of this Code.
6. The requirements in this Code address the
fundamental principles of protection for safety 15. Upon the recommendation of the Code
contained in Section _____ of _____, Electrical Committee, the _____ shall render the final
Installations of Buildings. decision in the interpretation of any portion of
the Philippine Electrical Code Part 1, in case of
7. _____ contains fundamental principles of controversy.
protection for safety that encompass
protection against thermal effects, protection
16. It is the intent of this Code that factory-
against overcurrent, protection against fault
installed internal wiring or the construction of
currents, and protection against overvoltage.
equipment need not be inspected at the time
All of these potential hazards are addressed by
of installation of the equipment, except to
the requirements in this Code.
_____, if the equipment has been listed by a
qualified electrical testing laboratory that is
8. This Code has been approved and adopted by recognized as having the facilities described in
the _____.
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 the preceding paragraph and that requires 25. Utilization equipment, generally other than
suitability for installation in accordance with industrial, that is normally built in standardized
this Code. sizes or types and is installed or connected as a
17. Application of electrical equipment and unit to perform one or more functions such as
devices shall always be consulted with a clothes washing, air conditioning, food mixing,
licensed electrical practitioner. Failure to do so deep frying, and so forth.
may result in _____, _____, or _____.
26. Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
18. It is elsewhere provided in this Code that the
number of wires and circuits confined in a 27. A generic term for a group of nonflammable
_____ be varyingly restricted. Limiting the synthetic chlorinated hydrocarbons used as
number of circuits in a single enclosure will electrical insulating media. Askarels of various
minimizes the effects from a short circuit or compositional types are used. Under arcing
ground fault in one circuit. conditions, the gases produced, while
consisting predominantly of noncombustible
19. For the purpose of this Code, metric units of hydrogen chloride, can include varying
measurement are in accordance with the amounts of combustible gases, depending on
modernized metric system known as the the askarel type.
_____.
28. A device that, by insertion in a receptacle,
establishes a connection between the
20. Part _____ of this article contains definitions
conductors of the attached flexible cord and
intended to apply wherever the terms are used
the conductors connected permanently to the
throughout this Code. Part _____ contains
receptacle.
definitions applicable only to the parts of
articles specifically covering installations and
29. The organization, office, or individual
equipment operating at over 600 volts,
responsible for approving equipment,
nominal.
materials, an installation, or a procedure.
21. Admitting close approach; not guarded by 30. Self-acting, operating by its own mechanism
locked doors, elevation, or other effective when actuated by some impersonal influence,
means. as, for example, a change in current, pressure,
temperature, or mechanical configuration.
22. Capable of being removed or exposed without
damaging the building structure or finish or 31. An area including a basin with one or more of
not permanently closed in by the structure or the following: a toilet, a tub, or a shower.
finish of the building.
32. The permanent joining of metallic parts to
23. Capable of being reached quickly for form an electrically conductive path that
operation, renewal, or inspections without ensures electrical continuity and the capacity
requiring those to whom ready access is to conduct safely any current likely to be
requisite to climb over or remove obstacles or imposed.
to resort to portable ladders, and so forth.
33. A reliable conductor to ensure the required
24. The current, in amperes, that a conductor can electrical conductivity between metal parts
carry continuously under the conditions of use required to be electrically connected.
without exceeding its temperature rating.

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 34. The connection between two or more portions overcurrent without damage to itself when
of the equipment grounding conductor. properly applied within its rating.

35. The connection between the grounded circuit 45. A qualifying term indicating that the circuit
conductor and the equipment grounding breaker can be set to trip at various values of
conductor at the service. current, time, or both, within a predetermined
36. The connection between the grounded circuit range.
conductor and the equipment grounding
conductor at a separately derived system. 46. A qualifying term indicating that no delay is
purposely introduced in the tripping action of
37. The circuit conductors between the final the circuit breaker.
overcurrent device protecting the circuit and
the outlet(s). 47. A qualifying term indicating that there is
purposely introduced a delay in the tripping
38. A branch circuit that supplies energy to one or action of the circuit breaker, which delay
more outlets to which appliances are to be decreases as the magnitude of the current
connected and that has no permanently increases.
connected luminaires (lighting fixtures) that
are not a part of an appliance. 48. A qualifying term indicating that the circuit
39. A branch circuit that supplies two or more breaker does not have any adjustment to alter
receptacles or outlets for lighting and the value of current at which it will trip or the
appliances. time required for its operation.

40. A branch circuit that supplies only one 49. The value of current, time, or both, at which an
utilization equipment. adjustable circuit breaker is set to trip.
50. Rendered inaccessible by the structure or
41. A branch circuit that consists of two or more finish of the building. Wires in concealed
ungrounded conductors that have a voltage raceways are considered concealed, even
between them, and a grounded conductor that though they may become accessible by
has equal voltage between it and each withdrawing them.
ungrounded conductor of the circuit and that
is connected to the neutral or grounded 51. A conductor having no covering or electrical
conductor of the system. insulation whatsoever.

42. A roofed structure that stands alone or that is 52. A conductor encased within material of
cut off from adjoining structures by fire walls composition or thickness that is not recognized
with all openings therein protected by by this Code as electrical insulation.
approved fire doors.
53. A conductor encased within material of
43. An enclosure that is designed for either surface composition and thickness that is recognized
mounting or flush mounting and is provided by this Code as electrical insulation.
with a frame, mat, or trim in which a swinging
door or doors are or can be hung. 54. A separate portion of a conduit or tubing
system that provides access through a
44. A device designed to open and close a circuit removable cover(s) to the interior of the
by nonautomatic means and to open the system at a junction of two or more sections of
circuit automatically on a predetermined the system or at a terminal point of the
system.

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 55. Boxes such as _____ and _____ or larger cast 65. A unit of an electrical system that is intended
or sheet metal boxes are not classified as to carry or control but not utilize electric
conduit bodies. energy.

56. A device that establishes a connection 66. A device, or group of devices, or other means
between two or more conductors or between by which the conductors of a circuit can be
one or more conductors and a terminal by disconnected from their source of supply.
means of mechanical pressure and without the
use of solder. 67. Constructed so that dust will not enter the
enclosing case under specified test conditions.
57. A load where the maximum current is
expected to continue for 3 hours or more. 68. Operation at a substantially constant load for
an indefinitely long time.
58. A device or group of devices that serves to
govern, in some predetermined manner, the 69. Operation for alternate intervals of (1) load
electric power delivered to the apparatus to and no load; or (2) load and rest; or (3) load,
which it is connected. no load, and rest.

59. A cooking appliance designed for mounting in 70. Intermittent operation in which the load
or on a counter and consisting of one or more conditions are regularly recurrent.
heating elements, internal wiring, and built-in
or mountable controls. 71. Operation at a substantially constant load for a
short and definite, specified time.
60. Localization of an overcurrent condition to
restrict outages to the circuit or equipment 72. Operation at loads, and for intervals of time,
affected, accomplished by the choice of both of which may be subject to wide
overcurrent protective devices and their variation.
ratings or settings.
61. Conductors drawn from a copper-clad 73. A single unit, providing complete and
aluminum rod with the copper metallurgically independent living facilities for one or more
bonded to an aluminum core. The copper persons, including permanent provisions for
forms a minimum of 10 percent of the cross- living, sleeping, cooking, and sanitation.
sectional area of a solid conductor or each
strand of a stranded conductor. 74. A building that consists solely of one dwelling
unit.
62. An enclosure designed for surface mounting
that has swinging doors or covers secured 75. A building that consists solely of two dwelling
directly to and telescoping with the walls of units.
the box proper.
76. A building that contains three or more dwelling
63. Without live parts exposed to a person on the units.
operating side of the equipment.
77. A fixed, stationary, or portable self-contained,
64. The ratio of the maximum demand of a electrically illuminated utilization equipment
system, or part of a system, to the total with words or symbols designed to convey
connected load of a system or the part of the information or attract attention.
system under consideration.

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 78. One who has undergone training in electrical 87. Capable of being operated without exposing
engineering and has complied with the the operator to contact with live parts.
requirements of Republic Act 7920 or
otherwise known as the New Electrical 88. All circuit conductors between the service
Engineering Law. equipment, the source of a separately derived
system, or other power supply source and the
79. An electrical practitioner that has not complied final branch-circuit overcurrent device.
with the requirements of RA 7920 or a
qualified person with relevant education and 89. A string of outdoor lights that is suspended
experience to enable him or her to perceive between two points.
risks and to avoid hazards which electricity can
create. 90. An accessory such as a locknut, bushing, or
other part of a wiring system that is intended
80. Surrounded by a case, housing, fence, or primarily to perform a mechanical rather than
wall(s) that prevents persons from accidentally an electrical function.
contacting energized parts.
91. A building or portion of a building in which one
81. The case or housing of apparatus, or the fence or more self-propelled vehicles can be kept for
or walls surrounding an installation to prevent use, sale, storage, rental, repair, exhibition, or
personnel from accidentally contacting demonstration purposes.
energized parts or to protect the equipment
from physical damage. 92. A conducting connection, whether intentional
or accidental, between an electrical circuit or
82. Electrically connected to a source of voltage. equipment and the earth or to some
conducting body that serves in place of the
83. A general term including material, fittings, earth.
devices, appliances, luminaires (fixtures),
apparatus, and the like used as a part of, or in 93. Connected to earth or to some conducting
connection with, an electrical installation. body that serves in place of the earth.

94. Intentionally connected to earth through a

84. Apparatus enclosed in a case that is capable of
ground connection or connections of
withstanding an explosion of a specified gas or
sufficiently low impedance and having
vapor that may occur within it and of
sufficient current-carrying capacity to prevent
preventing the ignition of a specified gas or
the buildup of voltages that may result in
vapor surrounding the enclosure by sparks,
undue hazards to connected equipment or to
flashes, or explosion of the gas or vapor within,
persons.
and that operates at such an external
temperature that a surrounding flammable
95. Connected to ground without inserting any
atmosphere will not be ignited thereby.
resistor or impedance device.
85. Capable of being inadvertently touched or
approached nearer than a safe distance by a
96. A system or circuit conductor that is
person. It is applied to parts that are not
intentionally grounded.
suitably guarded, isolated, or insulated.
97. A device intended for the protection of
86. On or attached to the surface or behind panels personnel that functions to de-energize a
designed to allow access. circuit or portion thereof within an established
period of time when a current to ground

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 exceeds the values established for a Class A 105. An accommodation combining living,
device. sleeping, sanitary, and storage facilities within
a compartment.
98. Class A ground-fault circuit interrupters trip
when the current to ground has a value in the 106. An accommodation with two or more
range of _____________. contiguous rooms comprising a compartment,
with or without doors between such rooms,
99. A system intended to provide protection of that provides living, sleeping, sanitary, and
equipment from damaging line-to-ground fault storage facilities.
currents by operating to cause a disconnecting
means to open all ungrounded conductors of 107. An enclosure identified for use in
the faulted circuit. This protection is provided underground systems, provided with an open
at current levels less than those required to or closed bottom, and sized to allow personnel
protect conductors from damage through the to reach into, but not enter, for the purpose of
operation of a supply circuit overcurrent installing, operating, or maintaining equipment
device. or wiring or both.

100. A conductor used to connect 108. Any shaftway, hatchway, well hole, or
equipment or the grounded circuit of a wiring other vertical opening or space in which an
system to a grounding electrode or electrodes. elevator or dumbwaiter is designed to operate.

101. The conductor used to connect the 109. Recognizable as suitable for the
non–current-carrying metal parts of specific purpose, function, use, environment,
equipment, raceways, and other enclosures to application, and so forth, where described in a
the system grounded conductor, the grounding particular Code requirement.
electrode conductor, or both, at the service 110. Where this Code specifies that one
equipment or at the source of a separately equipment shall be “in sight from,” “within
derived system. sight from,” or “within sight,” and so forth, of
another equipment, the specified equipment is
102. A device that establishes an electrical to be visible and not more than 15 m distant
connection to the earth. from the other.

103. The conductor used to connect the 111. The highest current at rated voltage
grounding electrode(s) to the equipment that a device is intended to interrupt under
grounding conductor, to the grounded standard test conditions.
conductor, or to both, at the service, at each
building or structure where supplied by a 112. Not readily accessible to persons
feeder(s) or branch circuit(s), or at the source unless special means for access are used.
of a separately derived system.
113. Equipment or materials to which has
104. Covered, shielded, fenced, enclosed, been attached a label, symbol, or other
or otherwise protected by means of suitable identifying mark of an organization that is
covers, casings, barriers, rails, screens, mats, or acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction
platforms to remove the likelihood of and concerned with product evaluation, that
approach or contact by persons or objects to a maintains periodic inspection of production of
point of danger. labeled equipment or materials, and by whose
labeling the manufacturer indicates

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 compliance with appropriate standards or 120. A complete lighting unit consisting of a
performance in a specified manner. lamp or lamps together with the parts
designed to distribute the light, to position and
114. An outlet intended for the direct protect the lamps and ballast (where
connection of a lampholder, a luminaire applicable), and to connect the lamps to the
(lighting fixture), or a pendant cord power supply.
terminating in a lampholder.
121. A switchgear assembly completely
115. Equipment, materials, or services enclosed on all sides and top with sheet metal
included in a list published by an organization (except for ventilating openings and inspection
that is acceptable to the authority having windows) containing primary power circuit
jurisdiction and concerned with evaluation of switching, interrupting devices, or both, with
products or services, that maintains periodic buses and connections. The assembly may
inspection of production of listed equipment include control and auxiliary devices. Access to
or materials or periodic evaluation of services, the interior of the enclosure is provided by
and whose listing states that the equipment, doors, removable covers, or both.
material, or services either meets appropriate
designated standards or has been tested and 122. An assembly of one or more enclosed
found suitable for a specified purpose. sections having a common power bus and
principally containing motor control units.
116. Conductor or conductive part intended
to be energized in normal use. 123. A type of surface, flush, or
freestanding raceway designed to hold
117. Locations protected from weather and conductors and receptacles, assembled in the
not subject to saturation with water or other field or at the factory.
liquids but subject to moderate degrees of
moisture. Examples of such locations include 124. Action requiring personal intervention
partially protected locations under canopies, for its control. As applied to an electric
marquees, roofed open porches, and like controller, nonautomatic control does not
locations, and interior locations subject to necessarily imply a manual controller, but only
moderate degrees of moisture, such as some that personal intervention is necessary.
basements, some barns, and some cold
storage warehouses.
125. A load where the wave shape of the
steady-state current does not follow the wave
118. A location not normally subject to
shape of the applied voltage.
dampness or wetness. A location classified as
dry may be temporarily subject to dampness
or wetness, as in the case of a building under 126. Electronic equipment,
construction. electronic/electric-discharge lighting,
adjustable-speed drive systems, and similar
119. Installations underground or in equipment may be ___________.
concrete slabs or masonry in direct contact
with the earth; in locations subject to 127. A point on the wiring system at which
saturation with water or other liquids, such as current is taken to supply utilization
vehicle washing areas; and in unprotected equipment.
locations exposed to weather.
128. An arrangement of incandescent
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 electrically powered light sources to outline or extends from the service point or source of
call attention to certain features such as the power, such as a battery, a solar photovoltaic
shape of a building or the decoration of a system, or a generator, transformer, or
window. converter windings, to the outlet(s). Such
wiring does not include wiring internal to
129. Any current in excess of the rated appliances, luminaires (fixtures), motors,
current of equipment or the ampacity of a controllers, motor control centers, and similar
conductor. It may result from overload, short equipment.
circuit, or ground fault.
135. An enclosed channel of metal or
130. Operation of equipment in excess of nonmetallic materials designed expressly for
normal, full-load rating, or of a conductor in holding wires, cables, or busbars, with
excess of rated ampacity that, when it persists additional functions as permitted in this Code.
for a sufficient length of time, would cause Raceways include, but are not limited to, rigid
damage or dangerous overheating. A fault, metal conduit, rigid nonmetallic conduit,
such as a short circuit or ground fault, is not an intermediate metal conduit, liquidtight flexible
overload. conduit, flexible metallic tubing, flexible metal
conduit, electrical nonmetallic tubing,
131. A single panel or group of panel units electrical metallic tubing, underfloor raceways,
designed for assembly in the form of a single cellular concrete floor raceways, cellular metal
panel, including buses and automatic floor raceways, surface raceways, wireways,
overcurrent devices, and equipped with or and busways.
without switches for the control of light, heat,
or power circuits; designed to be placed in a 136. Constructed, protected, or treated so
cabinet or cutout box placed in or against a as to prevent rain from interfering with the
wall, partition, or other support; and accessible successful operation of the apparatus under
only from the front. specified test conditions.

132. A compartment or chamber to which 137. Constructed or protected so that

one or more air ducts are connected and that exposure to a beating rain will not result in the
forms part of the air distribution system. entrance of water under specified test
conditions.
133. An enclosed assembly that may
include receptacles, circuit breakers, 138. Is a contact device installed at the
fuseholders, fused switches, buses, and watt- outlet for the connection of an attachment
hour meter mounting means; intended to plug. A single receptacle is a single contact
supply and control power to mobile homes, device with no other contact device on the
recreational vehicles, park trailers, or boats or same yoke. A multiple receptacle is two or
to serve as a means for distributing power more contact devices on the same yoke.
required to operate mobile or temporarily 139. An outlet where one or more
installed equipment. receptacles are installed.

134. That interior and exterior wiring, 140. Any electric circuit that controls any
including power, lighting, control, and signal other circuit through a relay or an equivalent
circuit wiring together with all their associated device.
hardware, fittings, and wiring devices, both
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 141. Equipment enclosed in a case or designated area, and intended to constitute
cabinet that is provided with a means of the main control and cutoff of the supply.
sealing or locking so that live parts cannot be
made accessible without opening the 150. The underground service conductors
enclosure. The equipment may or may not be between the street main, including any risers
operable without opening the enclosure. at a pole or other structure or from
transformers, and the first point of connection
142. A premises wiring system whose to the service-entrance conductors in a
power is derived from a source of electric terminal box or meter or other enclosure,
energy or equipment other than a service. inside or outside the building wall. Where
Such systems have no direct electrical there is no terminal box, meter, or other
connection, including a solidly connected enclosure, the point of connection is
grounded circuit conductor, to supply considered to be the point of entrance of the
conductors originating in another system. service conductors into the building.

143. The conductors and equipment for 151. The point of connection between the
delivering electric energy from the serving facilities of the serving utility and the premises
utility to the wiring system of the premises wiring.
served.
152. Any window used or designed to be
144. Service conductors made up in the used for the display of goods or advertising
form of a cable. material, whether it is fully or partly enclosed
145. The conductors from the service point or entirely open at the rear and whether or not
to the service disconnecting means. it has a platform raised higher than the street
floor level.
146. The overhead service conductors from
the last pole or other aerial support to and 153. Any electric circuit that energizes
including the splices, if any, connecting to the signaling equipment.
service-entrance conductors at the building or
other structure. 154. The total components and subsystems
that, in combination, convert solar energy into
147. The service conductors between the electrical energy suitable for connection to a
terminals of the service equipment and a point utilization load.
usually outside the building, clear of building
walls, where joined by tap or splice to the 155. The written consent of the authority
service drop. having jurisdiction.

148. The service conductors between the 156. That which is built or constructed.
terminals of the service equipment and the
point of connection to the service lateral. 157. A device intended to provide limited
overcurrent protection for specific applications
149. The necessary equipment, usually and utilization equipment such as luminaires
consisting of a circuit breaker(s) or switch(es) (lighting fixtures) and appliances. This limited
and fuse(s) and their accessories, connected to protection is in addition to the protection
the load end of service conductors to a provided in the required branch circuit by the
building or other structure, or an otherwise branch circuit overcurrent protective device.

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 158. A manually operated device used in 166. A protective device for assembly as an
conjunction with a transfer switch to provide a integral part of a motor or motor-compressor
means of directly connecting load conductors that, when properly applied, protects the
to a power source and of disconnecting the motor against dangerous overheating due to
transfer switch. overload and failure to start.

159. A switch intended for use in general 167. The _________ may consist of one or
distribution and branch circuits. It is rated in more sensing elements integral with the motor
amperes, and it is capable of interrupting its or motor-compressor and an external control
rated current at its rated voltage. device.

160. A form of general-use switch 168. Equipment that utilizes electric energy
constructed so that it can be installed in device for electronic, electromechanical, chemical,
boxes or on box covers, or otherwise used in heating, lighting, or similar purposes.
conjunction with wiring systems recognized by
this Code. 169. Provided with a means to permit
circulation of air sufficient to remove an excess
161. A switch intended for isolating an of heat, fumes, or vapors.
electric circuit from the source of power. It has
no interrupting rating, and it is intended to be 170. A flammable liquid having a flash point
operated only after the circuit has been below 38°C, or a flammable liquid whose
opened by some other means. temperature is above its flash point, or a Class
II combustible liquid that has a vapor pressure
162. A switch rated in horsepower that is not exceeding 276 kPa at 38°C and whose
capable of interrupting the maximum temperature is above its flash point.
operating overload current of a motor of the
same horsepower rating as the switch at the 171. The greatest root-mean-square (rms)
rated voltage. (effective) difference of potential between any
two conductors of the circuit concerned.
163. An automatic or nonautomatic device
for transferring one or more load conductor 172. A nominal value assigned to a circuit or
connections from one power source to system for the purpose of conveniently
another. designating its voltage class (e.g., 230,
230/115, 460, 460Y/265, 400Y/230, 216Y/125).
164. A large single panel, frame, or The actual voltage at which a circuit operates
assembly of panels on which are mounted on can vary from the nominal within a range that
the face, back, or both, switches, overcurrent permits satisfactory operation of equipment.
and other protective devices, buses, and
usually instruments. Switchboards are 173. For grounded circuits, the voltage
generally accessible from the rear as well as between the given conductor and that point or
from the front and are not intended to be conductor of the circuit that is grounded; for
installed in cabinets. ungrounded circuits, the greatest voltage
between the given conductor and any other
conductor of the circuit.
165. The words Thermally Protected
appearing on the nameplate of a motor or
174. Constructed so that moisture will not
motor-compressor indicate that the motor is
enter the enclosure under specified test
provided with a thermal protector.
conditions.
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 183. A fuse with provision for the escape of
175. Constructed or protected so that arc gases, liquids, or solid particles to the
exposure to the weather will not interfere with surrounding atmosphere during circuit
successful operation. interruption.
184. An assembly of two or more single-
176. _______, ________, or ________ pole fuses.
equipment can fulfill the requirements for
weatherproof where varying weather 185. A device designed to close, open, or
conditions other than wetness, such as snow, both, one or more electric circuits.
ice, dust, or temperature extremes, are not a
factor. 186. A switching device capable of making,
carrying, and interrupting currents under
177. An overcurrent protective device that normal circuit conditions, and also of making,
generally consists of a control module that carrying for a specified time, and interrupting
provides current sensing, electronically derived currents under specified abnormal circuit
time–current characteristics, energy to initiate conditions, such as those of short circuit.
tripping, and an interrupting module that
interrupts current when an overcurrent occurs. 187. An assembly of a fuse support with
Electronically actuated fuses may or may not either a fuseholder, fuse carrier, or
operate in a current-limiting fashion, disconnecting blade. The fuseholder or fuse
depending on the type of control selected. carrier may include a conducting element (fuse
link) or may act as the disconnecting blade by
178. An overcurrent protective device with the inclusion of a nonfusible member.
a circuit-opening fusible part that is heated
and severed by the passage of overcurrent 188. A mechanical switching device used for
through it. isolating a circuit or equipment from a source
of power.
179. A fuse with provision for controlling
discharge circuit interruption such that no solid 189. A device, group of devices, or other
material may be exhausted into the means whereby the conductors of a circuit can
surrounding atmosphere. be disconnected from their source of supply.

180. A vented fuse unit in which the 190. A switch capable of making, carrying,
expulsion effect of gases produced by the arc and interrupting specified currents.
and lining of the fuseholder, either alone or
aided by a spring, extinguishes the arc. 191. A cutout in which all or part of the fuse
support and its fuse link or disconnecting blade
181. A fuse without intentional provision is mounted in oil with complete immersion of
for the escape of arc gases, liquids, or solid the contacts and the fusible portion of the
particles to the atmosphere during circuit conducting element (fuse link) so that arc
interruption. interruption by severing of the fuse link or by
opening of the contacts will occur under oil.
182. A vented, nonvented, or controlled
vented fuse unit in which the arc is 192. A switch having contacts that operate
extinguished by being drawn through solid under oil (or askarel or other suitable liquid).
material, granular material, or liquid, either
alone or aided by a spring. 193. A specific device or combination of
devices designed to bypass a regulator.
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 before a preliminary and/or final inspection is
194. Before starting any installation work, done.
alternation, repair or extension on any
electrical system, the owners, lessors, 201. No electrical installation, alteration,
operators, occupants, or licensed electrical and/or addition shall be connected or
practitioners shall obtain _______ for reconnected to any power supply or any other
buildings, trailers, mobile homes, or other source of electrical energy without a ________
premises from the Office of the Local Building obtained from the local building official signed
Official, and for watercrafts from the Maritime by their respective licensed electrical
Industry Authority (Marina). In securing the practitioner.
electrical permit, the services of a licensed 202. Extended use of the temporary
electrical practitioner is required under the installation shall require an approved
______________. extension of the ______.

195. Requirements for Electrical Permit are 203. Electrical equipment and wiring not
_____ and ______. specifically covered or mentioned in the
various articles of this Code shall require _____
196. A. The ______ shall include the and written approval of a licensed electrical
following minimum information: 1. Applicant. practitioner under the enforcing government
2. Professional Electrical Engineer who signed authority concerned, prior to installation.
and sealed electrical plans and specifications.
3. Licensed Electrical Practitioner who is in-
charge of electrical works. 4. Building Owner. 204. In cases where service has been cut off
5. Lot Owner. 6. Building Official. B. ______ for more than ____ year, a new certificate of
sets of complete electrical plans and final electrical inspection shall be required
specifications signed and sealed by before reconnection.
Professional Electrical Engineer.
205. Electrical plans and drawings shall be
197. The application, upon receipt, shall be drawn on drawing sheets of the following
checked immediately by the ________ or his standard sizes:
representatives for compliance with the 760 mm x ____ mm
requirements. ____ mm x 900 mm
500 mm x ____ mm
198. The delay shall not be longer than
______ working days after which time 206. For a dwelling unit having a floor area
application together with the accompanying of not more than ____ with a total load not
plans shall be considered as complying with all exceeding 3 680 VA, a drawing sheet of size
the requirement and the electrical permit shall 297 mm x 420 mm (A3 size) is permitted.
be issued immediately thereafter.
207. Appropriate _____ scales shall be
199. A copy of the ______, upon issuance, used.
shall be posted at a conspicuous location at
the job site and shall not be removed until final 208. ______ denotes nominal or average
inspection and approval of the work shall have plan scale and remains true when plans are
been made. photographically reduced.

200. An application for _____ shall be filed

with the government authority concerned
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 209. Nature of ______, including number of 219. Requirements for electrical
phases, number of wires, voltage and installations are referred to in Article ____?
frequency.
220. Listed or labeled equipment shall be
210. Type of _____ are; a. Service entrance, installed and used in accordance with any
b. Feeders, sub-feeders and branch circuit instructions included in the ____ or ____.
wires for lighting and/or power load, c. Fire
alarm system, if required by law, d. Signaling 221. Throughout this Code, the voltage
and communication. considered shall be that at which the circuit
operates. The voltage rating of electrical
211. ______ to be installed, indicating equipment shall not be less than the ____ of a
ratings and classification of service or duty circuit to which it is connected.
cycle of; a. Rectifiers, b. Heaters, c. X-ray
apparatus, d. Electric welding equipment, e. 222. Conductors normally used to carry
Others. current shall be of ____ unless otherwise
212. OCP stands for? provided in this Code.

213. _____ showing location of equipment 223. Conductor sizes are expressed in ____
and devices, and their interconnection wiring. for stranded or in ____ for solid.

214. In general, layout of motors and power 224. Completed wiring installations shall be
outlets not exceeding a total of _____ may be free from short circuits and from grounds
included in the lighting layout provided such other than as required or permitted in Article
inclusion will not make reading, interpretation _____.
and/or checking of said plan difficult.
225. Only _____ recognized as suitable are
215. ____ and ____ plans of fire alarm included in this Code. The recognized methods
station, fire alarm bell, fire alarm control of wiring shall be permitted to be installed in
panel, and other shall be drawn to scale and any type of building or occupancy, except as
show: a. Location of outlets, equipment and/or otherwise provided in this Code.
apparatus and controls; b. complete circuit
showing no. and size of raceway and wire. 226. Equipment intended to interrupt
current at other than fault levels shall have an
216. _____ in tabulated form shall indicate: ____ at nominal circuit voltage sufficient for
(1) Motor Loads; (2) Lighting and Receptacle the current that must be interrupted.
Loads; (3) Other Loads; (4) Load Center.
227. Unless identified for use in the
217. Title block or nameplate of plans and operating environment, no conductors or
drawing shall be a standard strip of ____ mm equipment shall be located in _____ or _____;
high at the bottom of the sheet. where exposed to gases, fumes, vapors,
liquids, or other agents that have a
218. ____ plans shall show same items as deteriorating effect on the conductors or
indoor substation except that in lieu of walls equipment; or where exposed to excessive
and roof, details of fence and supporting steel temperatures.
structure shall be shown in accordance with
the latest edition of the Philippine Electrical 228. Equipment identified only as “____,”
Code, Part 2. “Type 1,” or “indoor use only” shall be

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 protected against permanent damage from the 238. The ____ associated with the ampacity
weather during building construction. of a conductor shall be selected and
coordinated so as not to exceed the lowest
229. ____ shall be installed in a neat and temperature rating of any connected
workmanlike manner. termination, conductor, or device.

230. Where metallic plugs or plates are 239. ____ with temperature ratings higher
used with nonmetallic enclosures, they shall be than specified for terminations shall be
recessed at least ____ from the outer surface permitted to be used for ampacity adjustment,
of the enclosure. correction, or both.

231. ____ shall be racked to provide ready 240. Termination provisions of equipment
and safe access in underground and subsurface for circuits rated ____ or less, or marked for
enclosures into which persons enter for 2.0 mm2 (1.6 mm dia.) through 38 mm2
installation and maintenance. conductors, shall be used only for one of the
following: 1. Conductors rated 60°C through
232. Internal parts of electrical equipment, number 4 (I did not include).
including busbars, wiring terminals, insulators,
and other surfaces, shall not be damaged or 241. Termination provisions of equipment
contaminated by ____ such as paint, plaster, for circuits rated over 100 amperes, or marked
cleaners, abrasives, or corrosive residues. for conductors larger than _____ mm2, shall be
233. True or False: used only for one of the following: 1.
Wooden plugs driven into holes in masonry, Conductors rated 75°C through number 4 (I did
concrete, plaster, or similar materials shall not not include).
be used.
242. Separately installed ____ shall be used
234. True or False:
with conductors at the ampacities not
Electrical equipment that depends on the
exceeding the ampacity at the listed and
natural circulation of air and convection
identified temperature rating of the connector.
principles for cooling of exposed surfaces shall
be installed so that room airflow over such
surfaces is not prevented by walls or by 243. On a 4-wire, delta-connected system
adjacent installed equipment. where the midpoint of one phase winding is
grounded, only the conductor or busbar having
235. Many terminations and equipment are the higher phase voltage to ground shall be
marked with a ____. durably and permanently marked by an outer
finish that is ____ in color or by other effective
236. Connection by means of wire-binding means.
screws or studs and nuts that have upturned
lugs or the equivalent shall be permitted for 244. Parts of electric equipment that in
_____ mm2 (_____ mm dia.) or smaller ordinary operation produce arcs, sparks,
conductors. flames, or molten metal shall be enclosed or
separated and isolated from all ____.
237. Conductors shall be spliced or joined
with splicing devices identified for the use or 245. True or False:
by brazing, welding, or soldering with a fusible Circuits for lighting and power shall not be
_____ or _____. connected to any system that contains trolley
wires with a ground return.

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 254. In all cases, the work space shall
246. The ____ shall be readily visible and permit at least a ___ degree opening of
state the following: equipment doors or hinged panels.
CAUTION
SERIES COMBINATION SYSTEM RATED ____ AMPERES 255. Other equipment that is associated
IDENTIFIED REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS REQUIRED with the electrical installation and is located
above or below the electrical equipment shall
247. Unused current transformers be permitted to extend not more than ___ mm
associated with potentially energized circuits beyond the front of the electrical equipment.
shall be _____.
256. (Clear Spaces) Working space required
248. Working space for equipment by this section shall not be used for _____.
operating at ____, nominal, or less to ground
and likely to require examination, adjustment,
257. At least ___ entrance of sufficient area
servicing, or maintenance while energized shall
shall be provided to give access to working
comply with the dimensions of 1.10.2.1(a)(1),
space about electrical equipment.
(a)(2), and (a)(3) or as required or permitted
elsewhere in this Code.
258. For equipment rated ___ amperes or
more that contains overcurrent devices,
249. (Depth of Working Space) Within the
switching devices, or control devices, there
height requirements of this section, other
shall be one entrance to the required working
equipment that is associated with the
space not less than 600 mm wide and 2 000
electrical installation and is located above or
mm high at each end of the working space.
below the electrical equipment shall be
permitted to extend not more than _____ mm
beyond the front of the electrical equipment. 259. _____ shall be provided for all working
spaces about service equipment, switchboards,
250. Distances shall be measured from the panelboards, or motor control centers installed
exposed live parts or from the enclosure or indoors.
opening if the live parts are _____
260. The minimum headroom of working
251. Where rear access is required to work spaces about service equipment, switchboards,
on nonelectrical parts on the back of enclosed panelboards, or motor control centers shall be
equipment, a minimum horizontal working _____.
space of ____ shall be provided. 261. Where the electrical equipment
exceeds 2 000 m in height, the minimum
252. By special permission, smaller working headroom shall not be less than the height of
spaces shall be permitted where all exposed the ____.
live parts operate at not greater than (1) __
volts rms, (2)__ volts peak, or (3)__ volts dc. 262. In existing dwelling units, service
equipment or panelboards that do not exceed
253. The width of the working space in 200 amperes shall be permitted in spaces
front of the electric equipment shall be the where the headroom is less than __ mm.
width of the equipment or ___ mm,
whichever is greater. 263. The space equal to the width and
depth of the equipment and extending from
the floor to a height of ___ m above the
equipment or to the structural ceiling,
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 whichever is lower, shall be dedicated to the stories below it, the floor shall have adequate
electrical installation. structural strength for the load imposed on it
and a minimum fire resistance of 3 hours.
264. Suspended ceilings with removable
panels shall be permitted within the ____mm 272. _____ shall be provided and
zone. maintained about electric equipment to permit
ready and safe operation and maintenance of
265. A dropped, suspended, or similar such equipment.
ceiling that does not add strength to the
building structure shall not be considered a 273. Where energized parts are exposed,
______. the minimum clear work space shall not be less
than _____ mm high (measured vertically from
266. _____ electrical equipment shall be the floor or platform) or less than _____ mm
installed in suitable enclosures and shall be wide (measured parallel to the equipment).
protected from accidental contact by
unauthorized personnel, or by vehicular traffic, 274. In all cases, the work space shall
or by accidental spillage or leakage from piping permit at least a ___ degree opening of doors
systems. or hinged panels.

267. Except as elsewhere required or 275. At least one entrance not less than ___
permitted by this Code, live parts of electrical mm wide and ____ mm high shall be provided
equipment operating at __ volts or more shall to give access to the working space about
be guarded against accidental contact by electric equipment.
approved enclosures or by any of the following
means: (di ko na sinama 1-4). 276. On switchboard and control panels
exceeding ___ mm in width, there shall be one
268. In locations where electric equipment entrance at each end of the equipment.
is likely to be exposed to physical damage,
enclosures or guards shall be so arranged and 277. True or False: Where the location
of such strength as to prevent such ____. permits a continuous and unobstructed way of
exit travel, a single entrance to the working
269. Entrances to rooms and other guarded space shall be permitted.
locations that contain exposed live parts shall
be marked with ____ signs forbidding 278. Where bare energized parts at any
unqualified persons to enter. voltage or insulated energized parts above
_____ volts, nominal, to ground are located
270. The walls, roof, floors, and doorways adjacent to such entrance, they shall be
of vaults containing conductors and equipment suitably guarded.
over 600 volts, nominal, shall be constructed
of materials that have adequate structural 279. (from conditions of Table 1.10.3.5(a)
strength for the conditions, with a minimum Minimum Depth of Clear Working Space at
fire rating of __ hours. Electrical Equipment) Exposed live parts on
one side of the working space and no live or
271. The floors of vaults in contact with the grounded parts on the other side of the
earth shall be of concrete that is not less than working space, or exposed live parts on both
____ mm thick, but where the vault is sides of the working space that are effectively
constructed with a vacant space or other

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 guarded by insulating materials, is condition portal and at intervals not exceeding ___ m
____. throughout the tunnel.

280. (from conditions of Table 1.10.3.5(a) 289. An equipment grounding conductor

Minimum Depth of Clear Working Space at shall be run with circuit conductors inside the
Electrical Equipment) Exposed live parts on metal raceway or inside the multiconductor
one side of the working space and grounded cable jacket. The equipment grounding
parts on the other side of the working space. conductor shall be permitted to be _____ or
Concrete, brick, or tile walls shall be _____.
considered as grounded, is condition ____.
290. All transformers, switches, motor
281. (from conditions of Table 1.10.3.5(a) controllers, motors, rectifiers, and other
Minimum Depth of Clear Working Space at equipment installed below ground shall be
Electrical Equipment) Exposed live parts on protected from physical damage by location or
both sides of the working space, is condition ____.
___.
291. Bare terminals of transformers,
282. Where the voltage exceeds ___ volts, switches, motor controllers, and other
nominal, permanent and conspicuous warning equipment shall be enclosed to prevent
signs shall be provided, reading as follows: accidental contact with _________.
DANGER — HIGH VOLTAGE — KEEP OUT
292. Electrical controls for the ventilation
283. _______ shall be provided for all system shall be arranged so that the airflow
working spaces about electrical equipment. can be _______.

284. True or False: The points of control 293. The switch or circuit breaker for a
shall be located so that persons are not likely transformer shall have an ampere rating not
to come in contact with any live part or moving _____ the ampacity of the transformer supply
part of the equipment while turning on the conductors.
lights.
294. Enclosures for use in tunnels shall be
285. Conductors shall be permitted to be ____, _____, or ______ as required by the
terminated based on the ____ temperature environmental conditions.
rating and ampacity as given in Table 3.10.1.67
through Table 3.10.1.86, unless otherwise 295. True or False: Manholes, vaults, and
identified. their means of access shall be designed under
286. Conductors and cables in tunnels shall qualified engineering supervision and shall
be located above the tunnel floor and so withstand all loads likely to be imposed on the
placed or guarded to protect them from structures.
_______.
287. Multiconductor portable cable shall be
296. A clear work space not less than
permitted to supply ______.
______ mm wide shall be provided where
cables are located on both sides, and not less
288. All non–current-carrying metal parts of than ______ mm where cables are only on one
electric equipment and all metal raceways and side.
cable sheaths shall be effectively grounded
and bonded to all metal pipes and rails at the

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 297. The vertical headroom shall not be less
than ____ mm unless the opening is within 300
mm, measured horizontally, of the adjacent
interior side wall of the enclosure.

298. A manhole containing only one or

more of the following shall be permitted to
have one of the horizontal work space
dimensions reduced to _____ mm where the
other horizontal clear work space is increased
so the sum of the two dimensions is not less
than space is increased so the sum of the two
dimensions is not less than 1800 mm.

299. A manhole access cover that weighs

over ____ shall be considered as meeting the
requirements of 1.10.3.5(c).

300. (1.10.5.6 Access to Manholes)

Rectangular access openings shall not be less
than ____ mm × _____ mm.

301. Round access openings in a manhole

shall not be less than ____ mm in diameter.

302. _____ openings shall be free of

protrusions that could injure personnel or
prevent ready egress.

303. (1.10.5.6 Access to Manholes) Covers

shall be over ______ or otherwise designed to
require the use of tools to open.

304. Manhole covers shall have an

identifying mark or logo that prominently
indicates their function, such as “______.”

305. ______ shall be corrosion resistant.

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