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Electrical Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices and Regulations
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Electrical Codes, Standards, Recommended Practices and Regulations

by Robert J. Alonzo
January 2010
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
512 pages
18h 35m
English
William Andrew
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Reactors
The 2008 National Electrical Code
Handbook describes the use of reactors in the
explanation section after Article 470.1. It notes there that:
Reactors are installed in a circuit to introduce inductance for motor starting, combined with
a capacitor to make a filter, controlling the current, and paralleling transformers. Current-
limiting reactors are installed to limit the amount of current that can flow in a circuit when
a short circuit occurs. Reactors can be divided into two classes: those with iron cores and those
with no magnetic materials in the windings. Either type may be air cooled or oil immersed. [16]
Other reactor uses include generator ...
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