TL;DR
Conduit fill is the NEC limit on how much of a raceway's cross-sectional area conductors may occupy: 53 percent for one wire, 31 percent for two, and 40 percent for three or more, per Chapter 9 tables. The rule leaves room to pull wires without insulation damage and lets heat dissipate.
What it means
Conduit fill is the NEC limit on how much of a raceway's cross-sectional area conductors may occupy: 53 percent for one wire, 31 percent for two, and 40 percent for three or more, per Chapter 9 tables. The rule leaves room to pull wires without insulation damage and lets heat dissipate. It is why an EV charger or solar circuit sometimes needs three-quarter or one-inch pipe when half-inch looks like it would physically fit, and exceeding it is a common correction on electrical inspections.
Where it sits in the glossary
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