NEC Article 695-Fire Pumps
Installation Requirements for Electrically Driven Fire Pumps 2016 Engineering Symposium – Rochester
April 26, 2016
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Motor Circuit Elements – NEC Article 430
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Short‐Circuit Ground‐Fault Protection
Overload Protection
Circuit Conductors
Controller
Disconnecting Means
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Applicable Standards
NFPA 20
NFPA 20 – Standard for the Ins Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection, 2016 edition
Standard for the
Installation of
Stationary Pumps
For Fire Protection
2016 Edition
National Fire Protection Assn.
NFPA
Chapter 9 – Electric Drive for Pumps
Chapter 10 – Electric‐Drive Controllers an and Accessories NFPA 70 – National Electrical Code ®, 2014 edition
General Requirements: Chapters 1 through Chapter 4
Special Equipment: Chapter 6/Article 695 3
Relationship: NFPA 20 & NFPA 70
695.1 Scope
Informational Note: Rules that are followed by a reference in brackets contain text that has been extracted from NFPA 20‐
20013, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection. Only editorial changes were made to the extracted text to make it consistent with this Code. 695.10 Listed Equipment
Diesel engine fire pump controllers, electric fire pump controllers, electric motors, fire pump power transfer switches, foam pump controllers, and limited service controllers shall be listed for fire pump service. [NFPA 20:9.5.1.1, 10.1.2.1, 12.1.3.1]
• UL 218 Fire Pump Controllers
• UL 1004‐5 Fire Pump Motors
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Requirements from Other Standards
2016
• NFPA 20, Section 9.6.2.1 contains mandatory reference to NFPA 110 where a standby generator is provided.
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Requirements from Other Standards
• NFPA 20:
• 9.6.2.1 On‐site standby generator systems shall comply with Section 9.4 and shall meet the requirements of Level 1, Type 10, Class X systems of NFPA 110, Standard for Emergency and Standby Power Systems.
• 9.6.2.3 The generator fuel supply capacity shall be sufficient to provide 8 hours of fire pump operation at 100 percent of the rated pump capacity in addition to the supply required for other demands.
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Requirements from Other Standards
• NFPA 110:
• 7.2 Location.
• 7.2.1 Indoor EPS Installations. The EPS shall be installed in a separate room for Level 1 installations.
• 7.2.1.1 The EPS room shall be separated from the rest of the building by construction with a 2‐hour fire resistance rating.
• 7.2.1.2 EPSS equipment shall be permitted to be installed in the EPS room.
• 7.2.1.3 No other equipment, including architectural appurtenances, except those that serve this space, shall be permitted in the EPS room.
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Other Applicable Standards
• UL–218 Fire Pump Controllers
• UL 1004‐5 Fire Pump Motors
• UL Fire Resistance Directory
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Question
• Are all water pumps for fire protection covered by the requirements of Article 695?
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NFPA 13‐Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems
• 24.2.3* Pumps. A single automatically controlled fire pump installed in accordance with NFPA 20 shall be an acceptable water supply source.
• 3.8.1.5 Fire Pump. A pump that is a provider of liquid flow and pressure dedicated to fire protection. [20, 2013]
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NFPA 13R‐Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low‐Rise Residential Occupancies
• Low‐Rise Residential Occupancy
– 60 ft. or less in height above grade plane
– Not more than 4 stories
– Apartment buildings; hotels, motels and dormitories; lodging and rooming houses; board and care facilities
• Standard based on the concept that the sprinkler system is designed to protect against a fire originating at a single location
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NFPA 13R – Installation of Sprinkler Systems in Low‐Rise Residential Occupancies
• 9.3* Source. The water supply source shall be one of the following:
– (1)*A connection to a reliable waterworks system with or without a pump, as required
– (2) An elevated tank – (3) A pressure tank installed in accordance with NFPA 13 and NFPA 22
– (4)*A stored water source with an automatically operated fire pump
• 9.4 Fire Pump. Where a fire pump is installed, the fire pump shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 20.
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NFPA 13D – Standard for the Installation of
Sprinkler Systems in One‐ and Two‐Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes
• 5.1.3 Tanks, expansion tanks, pumps, hangers, waterflow
detection devices, and waterflow valves shall not be required to be listed.
• 6.2* Water Supply Sources. The following water supply sources shall be considered to be acceptable by this standard:
(1) A connection to a reliable waterworks system with or without an automatically operated pump
• 3.3.8 Pump. A mechanical device that transfers or raises, or transfers and raises, the pressure of a fluid (water).
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NFPA 13D – Standard for the Installation of
Sprinkler Systems in One‐ and Two‐Family Dwellings and Manufactured Homes
• Not required to be a listed fire pump
• Separate pump for fire protection required to operate @ 240 volts
• Type of controller is not specified
• Follow general requirements in Chapters 1 through 4 of NEC for motor/motor operated appliance installations
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Question
• Is it required to install a grounded service conductor with the ungrounded service conductors to the fire pump service equipment where the load is only the single or three‐phase fire pump motor?
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90.3
• Keep in mind that all of the requirements in Chapters 1‐4 for equipment and conductors apply unless modified by Article 695.
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Article 110
Article 230
Article 250
Article 300
Article 450
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250.24 (C)
• (C) Grounded Conductor Brought to Service Equipment. Where an ac system operating at 1000 volts or less is grounded at any point, the grounded conductor(s) shall be routed with the ungrounded conductors t o each service disconnecting means and shall be connected to each disconnecting means grounded conductor(s) terminal or bus. A main bonding jumper shall connect the grounded conductor(s) to each service disconnecting means enclosure. The grounded conductor(s) shall be installed in accordance with 250.24(C)(1) through (C)(4).
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Question
• Is a fire pump required to be treated as an emergency system per NEC Article 700?
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695.1 – Scope
(A) Covered:
(1) Electric power sources and interconnecting circuits (2) Switching and control equipment dedicated to fire pump drivers
(B) Not Covered:
(1) The performance, maintenance, and acceptance testing of the fire pump system, and the internal wiring of the components of the system (2) Pressure maintenance (jockey or makeup) pumps (not covered in Article 695, but motors in general are covered in Article 430
(3) Transfer equipment upstream of the fire pump transfer
switch(es)
Informational Note: See NFPA 20‐2013, Standard for the Installation of Stationary Pumps for Fire Protection, for further information.
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700.1 – Scope
The provisions of this article apply to the electrical safety of the installation, operation, and maintenance of emergency systems consisting of circuits and equipment intended to supply, distribute, and control electricity for illumination, power, or both, to required facilities when the normal electrical supply or system is interrupted.
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700.2 – Definition
Emergency Systems. Those systems legally required and classed as emergency by municipal, state, federal, or other codes, or by any governmental agency having jurisdiction.
Informational Note to 700.2: …Emergency systems may also provide power for such functions as ventilation where essential to maintain life, fire detection and alarm systems, elevators, fire pumps, public safety communications systems, industrial processes where current interruption would produce serious life safety or health hazards, and similar functions.
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Question
• Can a fire pump be supplied by a single power source?
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Power Sources
• 695.3
– (A) Individual Sources
• Utility Service
• On‐Site Power Production Facility
• Dedicated Feeder
– (B) Multiple Sources
• Combination of Individual Sources
• Individual Source + On‐Site Standby Generator
– (C) Multi‐Building Campus Style Complexes
• Feeder Sources
• Feeder and Alternate Sources
• Selective Coordination
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Power Sources – 20 & 70
NFPA 20
NFPA 70
• 9.2.1 An electric motor–driven fire pump shall be provided with a normal source of power as a continually available source.
• 9.3.1 Except for an arrangement described in 9.3.3, at least one alternate source of power shall be provided where the height of the structure is beyond the pumping capacity of the fire department apparatus.
• 9.3.2* Other Sources. Except for an arrangement described in 9.3.3, at least one alternate source of power shall be provided where the normal source is not reliable.
• 695.3 ‐Electric motor‐driven fire pumps shall have a reliable
source of power.
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Individual Power Sources 695.3(A)
• (A) Individual Sources.
– Reliable,
– Capable of carrying indefinitely the sum of the locked‐rotor current of
the fire pump motor(s) and the pressure maintenance pump motor(s)
and the full‐load current of the associated fire pump accessory
equipment when connected to this power supply.
• Indefinitely ‐ Having no exact limits (Webster’s definition)
• Source will allow motor to run or try to run to failure • Different approach than most motor installations in that the goal is reliability, however the equipment can be sacrificed for the greater goal of protecting lives and property
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Individual Power Sources 695.3(A)
(1) Electric Utility Service Connection.
– Separate service,
– Connection located ahead of and not within the same
cabinet, enclosure, vertical switchgear section or vertical
switchboard section as the service disconnecting means.
– Connection located and arranged so as to minimize the
possibility of damage by fire from within the premises and
from exposing hazards.
– Tap ahead of the service disconnecting means shall comply
with 230.82(5)
– The service equipment shall comply with the labeling
requirements in 230.2 and the location requirements in
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230.72(B). [20:9.2.2 (1)]
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Individual Power Sources 695.3(A)
(2) On‐Site Power Production Facility. – Source facility located and protected to minimize the possibility of damage by fire. [20:9.2.2 (2)]
• On‐Site Power Production Facility. The normal supply of electric power for the site that is expected to be constantly producing power.
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Individual Power Sources 695.3(A)
(3) Dedicated Feeder. – A dedicated feeder where derived from a service connection as described in 695.3(A) (1). [20:9.2.2 (3)]
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Question
• What constitutes a reliable power source and who is responsible for making that determination?
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Power Sources ‐ 1904 1. Current Supply.
Whether any particular current supply will be satisfactory must he left more or less to the discretion of the Underwriters having jurisdiction, but any source should within reasonable limits meet the following requirements:
a. The current should be furnished from a fireproof or semi‐fireproof constructed station.
b. The supply of current must be from mains and feeders which can furnish the necessary current at all times, day or night, every day in the year, and which can show a service record of no interruption in any one year, exceeding one‐half hour, and not over four interruptions exceeding five minutes each.
c. The supply must have a reserve capacity such as to be in no way discommoded provided the maximum quantity needed, by a reasonable number of motors supplied, was suddenly called for in addition to the normal load of the circuit.
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Individual Power Sources
• Reliable –
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Subject to infrequent outages
Power quality Metering and Meter Disconnect Considerations
Arranged to minimize damage (underground vs. overhead installations)
– Is typically subject to approval by the authority having jurisdiction with statutory or other authority for fire protection of buildings. (i.e. fire marshals, fire chiefs, building officials, insurance underwriters) and may or may not be under the sole jurisdiction or co‐jurisdiction of the electrical AHJ. 31
Question
• If a single reliable power source is not available what are the permitted power supply options?
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Multiple Source Combinations for Reliable Power
• Permitted combinations for single buildings
– One service plus an “on‐site” standby generator.
– Two utility services.
– One utility service and an on‐site power production facility
• Permitted combinations for multibuilding campus complexes
– Any of the combinations permitted for single buildings – Two feeders (supplied from different services)
– One feeder plus an on‐site standby generator
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On‐Site Standby Generator 695.3 (D)
• (D) On‐Site Standby Generator as Alternate Source. An on‐
site standby generator(s) used as an alternate source of power shall comply with (D)(1) through (D)(3). [20:9.6.2.1]
• (1) Capacity. The generator shall have sufficient capacity to allow normal starting and running of the motor(s) driving the fire pump(s) while supplying all other simultaneously operated load(s). [20:9.6.1.1]
• Automatic shedding of one or more optional standby loads in order to comply with this capacity requirement shall be permitted.
• (2) Connection. A tap ahead of the generator disconnecting means shall not be required. [20:9.6.1.2]
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Multiple Power Source Combinations – NFPA 20
• Other permitted combinations:
– One of the approved power sources and a redundant fire pump driven by a diesel engine complying with Chapter 11
– One of the approved power sources and a redundant fire pump driven by a steam turbine complying with Chapter 13 35
Question
• Can a disconnecting means be installed ahead of the fire pump controller.
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Continuity of Power 695.4
• Direct Connection
– To a listed fire pump controller, – To a listed combination fire pump controller and power transfer switch, – To a listed fire pump power transfer switch.
FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER
FIRE PUMP
X
M
SERVICE POINT
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Direct Connection
• Fire pump controller is the service disconnecting mean
– Must be “SUSE” rated
• Service installation must meet all applicable rules of Chapters 1‐
4 (i.e. installation of service conductors and grounding per 250.24)
FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER
FIRE PUMP
X
M
SERVICE POINT
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Connection Through Disconnecting Means and Overcurrent Device 695.4 (B)
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Single disconnecting means with overcurrent protection shall be permitted between power source and:
– A listed fire pump controller – A listed fire pump power transfer switch – A listed combination fire pump controller and power transfer switch [20.9.1.2]
SERVICE
FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER
DISCONNECTING
MEANS
FIRE PUMP
X
M
SERVICE POINT
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Overcurrent Protection 695.4 (B)(2)(a)(1)
• Overcurrent protection must be set to carry indefinitely the sum of the locked rotor current of all fire and jockey pump motors plus all other load.
• Limited to “next standard size per 240.6” above LRC
• Locked‐rotor requirement applies only to the overcurrent device – not to the circuit conductors
• Locked rotor currents found in Table 9.5.1.1 of NFPA 20
SERVICE
DISCONNECTING
MEANS
FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER
FIRE PUMP
X
M
SERVICE POINT
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Locked Rotor Current
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Locked Rotor Current
• Example:
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50 HP, 208, three‐phase motor 460/230
362A x 2= 724 A
800 A fuse & fusible switch or 800 A ITCB
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Disconnecting Means Requirements 695.4 (B)(3)(a) & (b)
• Disconnecting means identified as “Suitable for Use As Service
Equipment”
• Lockable in the “closed” position (locking means required to
remain with equipment with lock removed)
• Not be located within the same enclosure, panelboard, switchboard, switchgear, or motor control center, with or without common bus, that supplies loads other than the fire pump.
• Sufficiently remote from other building service disconnecting
means so that inadvertent operation at the same time is
unlikely
• For on‐site standby generators disconnecting means located
per 700.10(B)(6)
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Disconnecting Means Requirements 695.4 (B)(3)(e)
• Supervision of the disconnecting means by one of the following:
– Central station, proprietary, or remote station signal device
– Local signaling service that causes the sounding of an audible signal at a constantly attended point – Locking the disconnecting means in the closed position
– Sealing of disconnecting means and approved weekly recorded inspections when the disconnecting means are located within fenced enclosures or in buildings under the control of the owner 44
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Multibuilding Campus Style 695.4 (B)(1)(b) •
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For campus style arrangements
Multiple disconnecting means with overcurrent protection shall be permitted as required by other sections of the NEC
Overcurrent protection device(s) in each disconnecting means shall be selectively coordinated with any other supply side overcurrent protective device(s).
FEEDER
DISCONNECTING
MEANS
X
#1
FIRE PUMP CONTROLLER
#2
FIRE PUMP
M
ONE SOURCE OF
POWER
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Connection Through Disconnecting Means and Overcurrent Device 695.4 (B)
• On‐Site Standby Generator.
– Additional disconnecting means and an associated overcurrent protective device(s) shall be permitted.
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Generator Overcurrent Protection 695.4 (B)(2)(b)
• Overcurrent protective devices between an on‐site standby generator and a fire pump controller:
– Sized to allow for instantaneous pickup of the full pump room load,
– Shall not be larger than the value selected to comply with 430.62 to provide short‐circuit protection only.
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Question
• What are the conductor installation and sizing requirements for a fire pump service and/or feeder?
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Circuit Conductors – 695.6
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Service conductors
Circuit (feeder and branch) conductors
Pump room wiring methods
Conductor sizing
Overcurrent protection
Junction points
Control wiring
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Utility Service and On‐site Power Production Source Conductors 695.6 (A) • Physically routed outside the building, and installed as service
entrance conductors.
• Permitted to be routed through building if installed under, or
enclosed within, not less than 2 inches of concrete (230.6(1)
or (2))
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Circuit Conductors 695.6 (A) (2) • Applies to feeders and branch circuits on the load side of the final disconnecting means or conductors connected directly to output terminals of standby generator: – Shall be kept entirely independent of all other wiring. – Shall supply only loads that are directly associated with the fire pump system, – Shall be protected to resist potential damage by fire, structural failure, or operational accident. 51
Circuit Conductors 695.6 (A) (2) If necessary to route fire pump conductors inside a building conductors shall be:
• Be encased in a minimum 50 mm (2 in.) of concrete
• Be protected by a fire‐rated assembly listed to achieve a minimum fire rating of 2 hours and dedicated to the fire pump circuit(s)
• Be a listed electrical circuit protective system with a minimum 2‐hour fire rating
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Circuit Conductors 695.6 (A) (2) 53
Circuit Conductors 695.6 (A) (2) 54
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Circuit Conductors 695.6 (A) (2) 55
Circuit Conductors 695.6 (A) (2) 56
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Circuit Conductors 695.6 (A) (2) Exception
• Supply conductors are exempt from fire‐resistance ratings only in the electrical switchgear room of origin, and the fire pump room.
Fire Pump Room
Electric Room
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Pump Room Wiring Methods 695.6 (D) Wiring from the controllers to the pump motors shall be:
– Rigid metal conduit (RMC)
– Intermediate metal conduit (IMC)
– Liquidtight flexible metal conduit (LFMC)
– Liquidtight flexible nonmetal conduit (LFNC‐B)
– Listed MC cable with impervious covering (MC)
– Mineral insulated cable (MI)
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Conductor Size for Fire Pump 695.6 (B) 125% of fire pump(s) FLC
+ 125% of jockey pump(s)
+ 100% of other equipment
Or, just 125% of fire pump FLC if only fire pump load(s)
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Voltage Drop 695.7
Performance requirements to assure the initial power circuit installation is satisfactory At controller line terminals: • During normal starting conditions, a 15% volt drop is the maximum vd permitted.
• During 115% of run condition, a 5% voltage drop is the maximum vd permitted.
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Overcurrent Protection 695.6 (C) General Rules: • Short circuit protection only
• No overload protection
• Ground fault protection of equipment not permitted for fire pumps.
• Taps made to supply a fire pump shall be treated as service conductors in accordance with 230.6. – The applicable distance and size restrictions in 240.21 shall not apply.
• Conductors directly connected to generator with output greater than 2.25 times FLC of fire pump, conductors are to be installed per 695.6 (A) (2)
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Question
• Does Article 695 cover installations where the fire pump utilization voltage differs from the supply voltage to the premises?
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Transformers 695.5 Transformer permitted where: • The supply voltage is different from the fire pump and controller requirements, and
• It is protected by a disconnecting means and overcurrent protective device(s), and
• It is dedicated to fire pump installation unless it is supplying campus‐style complex
13.2 kV
3 PHASE
DELTA
480 / 277V
3 PHASE
4-WIRE
WYE
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Dedicated Transformer Sizing
Minimum sizing shall be at least 125% of the sum of:
•The full load of the fire pump motor(s), plus
•The full load of the jockey pump motor(s) (if applicable), plus
•The full load of any associated equipment (where applicable).
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Dedicated Transformer Overcurrent Protection • Primary side OCPD to carry LRC indefinitely • Secondary side overcurrent protection (OCP) is not permitted
• Conductors sized per 695.6(C) and 695.7 (not LRC)
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Campus‐Style Complex Transformer Sizing
Not less than:
•125% of full load of the fire pump motor(s), plus
•125% of full load of the jockey pump motor(s) (if applicable), plus
•100% of the remaining load supplied by transformer
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Campus‐Style Complex Transformer Overcurrent Protection
Transformer, feeder conductors and overcurrent protection shall be coordinated so that :
• Transformer is protected per 450.3
• Feeder conductors are protected per 215.3
• Overcurrent protection devices will carry indefinitely sum of:
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Locked‐rotor current of fire pump motor(s)
Locked‐rotor current of pressure maintenance pump motors
Full‐load current of associated fire pump accessory equipment, and
Remaining load supplied by transformer at 100%
Locked‐rotor requirement does not apply to feeder conductors
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Question
• Can a fire pump controller or transfer switch be used as a location to make a tap to supply a pressure maintenance (jockey) pump or other fire pump related equipment?
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Junction Points 695.6 (I) • Controller and transfer
switch are not allowed to
be used as a junction box
for other circuits.
• Jockey pump connections
not allowed to be made
in fire pump controller.
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Connecting Jockey Pump
Primary Overcurrent
Protection Only
Dedicated
Transformer
Secondary Conductors,
Overcurrent Protection
NOT Permitted
Jockey Pump
Tap Conductors
JockeyPump
Disconnect,
Overcurrent
Protection,
and Motor
Controller
Listed
Fire Pump
Controller
M
Fire Pump
M
Jockey Pump
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Raceway Connections to Controller Enclosure 695.6 (J)
• Listed conduit hubs shall be used. [20:9.9.1]
• The type rating of the conduit hub(s) shall be at least equal to that of the fire pump controller. [20:9.9.2]
• The installation instructions of the manufacturer of the fire pump controller shall be followed. [20:9.9.3]
• Alterations to the fire pump controller, other than conduit entry as allowed elsewhere in this Code, shall be approved by the authority having jurisdiction. [20:9.9.4]
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Listed Electrical Circuit Protective System to Controller Wiring 695.6 (H) • Shall comply with any restrictions provided in the listing of the electrical circuit protective system used
• Junction box shall be installed ahead of the fire pump controller a minimum of 300 mm (12 in.) beyond the fire‐
rated wall or floor bounding the fire zone.
• If required by the manufacturer of a listed electrical circuit protective system or by the listing, or as required elsewhere in this Code, the raceway between a junction box and the fire pump controller shall be sealed at the junction box end as required and in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer. [20:9.8.2]
• Standard wiring between the junction box and the controller 72
permitted. [20:9.8.3]
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Listed Electrical Circuit Protective System to Controller Wiring – NFPA 20 9.8
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Junction Boxes 695.6 (I)
• Junction boxes shall be securely mounted. [20:9.7(1)]
• Mounting and installing of a junction box shall not violate the enclosure type rating of the fire pump controller(s). [20:9.7(2)]
• Mounting and installing of a junction box shall not violate the integrity of the fire pump controller (s) and shall not affect the short‐circuit rating of the controller(s). [20:9.7(3)]
• As a minimum, a Type 2, drip‐proof enclosure (junction box) shall be used where installed in the fire pump room. • Enclosure shall be listed to match the fire pump controller enclosure type rating. [20:9.7(4)]
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Junction Connections 695.6 (I) • Wire connections for fire pump circuits shall be listed.
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695.6(F)
Question
• Do fire pump control circuits have any special wiring requirements?
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Fire Pump Control Wiring Methods 695.14 (E) •
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RMC and IMC conduit
LFMC and LFNC‐B flexible conduit
MI cable
Listed MC cable with impervious covering
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695.14(E)
Generator Control Wiring Methods 695.14 (F)
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Between fire pump controller and standby generator
Separate from all other wiring
Resist damage from fire and structural failure
If routed through the building:
– Encased in 50 mm. of concrete, or
– Within 2 hr. dedicated construction, or
– Within 2 hr. circuit protective system
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695.14(F)
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Summary ‐ Performance Objective for Fire Pumps:
•Reliable
–Power sources
–Conductor arrangements
–Equipment
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