31(C)(2) permits single conductor PV Wire with or without a “CT” marking to be installed in cable trays in outdoor locations. The conductors must be supported at intervals not to exceed 12 inches and secured at intervals not less than 4. NFPA-70 (National Electrical Code® or NEC®) Code-Making Panel 4, in Article 690, has allowed alternate wiring methods in addition to the general wiring methods in NEC Chapter 3. Installations on residential and commercial buildings can usually use standard wiring methods after the "combiner box" to. er combiners or to the inverter, which reflects the logic of having the combiner box as close as possible to the array (on the supporting means are considered to be straps or other devices loca ed within 300 mm of every box or fitting and at inter al protection against rodents for PV source cuit. In this installment of our Code Corner series, Ryan Mayfield focuses on the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) changes concerning cable trays, particularly section 690. Historically, the NEC has allowed cable trays, but has lacked specific guidelines for sizing conductors and using smaller. Table 19 (*) Conductor type RPV is not permitted for cable tray installation, unless marked (TC) or equivalent. Conductors approved for exposed installations, where subject to the weather, as listed in. It says that 1) all single conductors shall be installed in a single layer 2) pairs (positives and negatives of the same string) can be stacked and 3) the sum of all the single conductor diameters must be smaller than the width of the cable tray.