Electrical TAC Minutes
1:45PM October 5, 2009
Department of
Community Affairs
Tallahassee,
Florida
Voting Members:
Chairman, Ed Carson, Mark C. Turner, Joseph Territo, David Rice, Oriol
Haage, Dwight Wilkes, Tarry Baker, Clarence Tibbs
The meeting was called to Order by
Mo Madani at 1:45PM quorum was achieved, agenda, minutes were approved as
submitted
The committee reviewed, commented and accepted staff’s recommendation on
declaratory statement: number DCA09-DEC
– 269 Thomas H.
Ford R.A by Bhamani, Ford & Associates,Inc. Regarding Voltage Drop for
Feeders FBC 13-413.1ABC 1.1
The TAC(s) reviewed DEC request DCA09-DEC-269 and
the staff analysis of the DEC and made minor corrections to staff
recommendations to Questions 1 and 2. Although the rationale as to why voltage
drop is regulated by the energy code is given in the staff analysis, it is not
relevant because code requirements take precedence over explanatory notes.
Sanders moved the following answers to DCA09-DEC-269. The answers were approved
unanimously by both TAC(s)
a) To Question 1, Is the voltage drop of 2 percent as stated in 13-413.1.ABC.1.1 intended
as such or is it a scriveners error?, the answer is Yes, Section 13-413.AB.1.1
of the Florida Building Code, Building,
intended to limit the voltage drop for feeders and customer-owned service
conductors to 2 percent at design load. It is not a scrivener’s error.
b) To Question 2, Why is the FBC so restrictive for the feeder conductor voltage drop at
2 percent and why is it not in agreement with the NEC?, the answer is that
according to Section 102.4 of the Florida
Building Code, Building, specific energy conservation requirements in the
code take precedence over the informational language in the National Electric
Code. There is no conflict between the two.
Adjourn
- Electrical TAC -1:55PM
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