
NEMA ST 20-2021
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© 2022 National Electrical Manufacturers Association
CONTENTS
Foreword .................................................................................................................................................. vii
Scope ........................................................................................................................................................ viii
Section 1 Referenced Standards and Definitions .................................................................................... 1
1.1 Referenced Standards ............................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Definitions .................................................................................................................................. 2
Accessible...................................................................................................................... 2
Accessible, Readily ....................................................................................................... 2
Accessories ................................................................................................................... 2
Alternating Current ........................................................................................................ 2
Ampacity ........................................................................................................................ 2
Circuit ............................................................................................................................. 3
Combustible Materials ................................................................................................... 3
Contactor ....................................................................................................................... 3
Cooling Systems ............................................................................................................ 3
Crest ............................................................................................................................ 4
Current ......................................................................................................................... 4
Cycle ............................................................................................................................ 4
Diagrams ..................................................................................................................... 4
Dielectric Testing ......................................................................................................... 5
Distance ....................................................................................................................... 5
Distribution Center (Secondary Distribution) ............................................................... 6
Duty ............................................................................................................................. 6
Enclosures ................................................................................................................... 6
Equipment.................................................................................................................... 6
FCAN ........................................................................................................................... 6
FCBN ........................................................................................................................... 6
Frequency .................................................................................................................... 6
Grounded ..................................................................................................................... 7
Hertz ............................................................................................................................ 7
Impedance ................................................................................................................... 7
Insulation ..................................................................................................................... 7
Interlock ....................................................................................................................... 7
IR-Drop Compensation ................................................................................................ 7
K-Factor ....................................................................................................................... 7
Load (Output) .............................................................................................................. 7
Losses ......................................................................................................................... 8
Nonenclosed ................................................................................................................ 8
Overcurrent Protection ................................................................................................ 8
Part .............................................................................................................................. 8
Rating .......................................................................................................................... 8
Ratio ............................................................................................................................ 9
Reactor ........................................................................................................................ 9
Regulation of a Transformer ........................................................................................ 9
Resistant (Used as a Suffix) ...................................................................................... 10
Taps ........................................................................................................................... 10
Temperatures ............................................................................................................ 10
Transformer ............................................................................................................... 11
Knockout .................................................................................................................... 13
Twistout ..................................................................................................................... 13