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What is the purpose of service entrance conductors?
What is the purpose of service entrance conductors?
- To distribute power within the building
- To measure power consumption in the building
- To carry power from the transformer to the building's service disconnects (correct)
- To connect utility-supplied wiring to the metering equipment
What are overhead wires that extend from a pole-mounted distribution transformer to the building's service entrance generally referred to as?
What are overhead wires that extend from a pole-mounted distribution transformer to the building's service entrance generally referred to as?
- Metering equipment
- Service drop (correct)
- Service lateral
- Utility-supplied wiring
What components are included in the service entrance equipment?
What components are included in the service entrance equipment?
- Utility-supplied wiring, service lateral, service drop
- Metering equipment, main disconnect, overcurrent protection devices (correct)
- Transformer, metering device, service disconnect
- Utility’s metering equipment, transformer, service lateral
What is the function of the service lateral?
What is the function of the service lateral?
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Where do underground service entrance conductors carry power to?
Where do underground service entrance conductors carry power to?
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What is the purpose of the service entrance equipment?
What is the purpose of the service entrance equipment?
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What is the function of the underground service entrance conductors?
What is the function of the underground service entrance conductors?
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What are overhead wires that extend from a pole-mounted distribution transformer to the building's service entrance generally referred to as?
What are overhead wires that extend from a pole-mounted distribution transformer to the building's service entrance generally referred to as?
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What does the service equipment include?
What does the service equipment include?
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Where do underground service entrance conductors typically carry power to?
Where do underground service entrance conductors typically carry power to?
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