An electrician is running three single-conductor cables per phase (Phase A, B, C, plus neutral) in parallel inside a sheet metal auxiliary gutter for a large service. To avoid current imbalance from inductive reactance, which section specifies how the paralleled single conductors must be grouped within the gutter?
- A 366.22
- B 366.20
- C 366.30
- D 366.23
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Correct: B — 366.20
366.20 directly addresses conductors connected in parallel per 310.10(G), requiring groups with no more than one conductor per phase, neutral, or grounded conductor to prevent inductive imbalance. 366.22 governs the number of conductors permitted (fill), and 366.23 governs ampacity — neither addresses parallel-conductor grouping.