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A wiring system for distributing three-phase power from a three-phase power supply is provided. The wiring system includes a power distribution cable assembly and a load cable assembly. The power distribution assembly comprises a first power connector head and a second power connector head operative

A wiring system for distributing three-phase power from a three-phase power supply is provided. The wiring system includes a power distribution cable assembly and a load cable assembly. The power distribution assembly comprises a first power connector head and a second power connector head operatively connected to the respective ends of a length of power cable such that the connection of the power conductors of the respective power terminals disposed in fixed arrays in the respective connector heads is switched. The load cable assembly has a load connector head connected to an end of a load cable. The load connector head has a fixed array of terminals that includes three terminals selected from a group consisting of a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a third power terminal, a neutral terminal, and a ground terminal. The fixed array of terminals of the load connector head is constructed and arranged for releasable connection to one of the fixed arrays of terminals of the second power connector head.

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What is claimed is: 1. A wiring system for distributing three-phase power from a three-phase power supply, comprising: a power distribution cable assembly, comprising: a length of power cable having a first power conductor, a second power conductor, a third power conductor, a neutral conductor, and

What is claimed is: 1. A wiring system for distributing three-phase power from a three-phase power supply, comprising: a power distribution cable assembly, comprising: a length of power cable having a first power conductor, a second power conductor, a third power conductor, a neutral conductor, and a ground conductor; a first power connector head operatively connected to a proximal end of the power cable, the first connector head having a first fixed array of terminals that includes a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a third power terminal, a neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the first array being fixed relative to each other in predetermined orientation and being operatively connected to the power cable such that the first power terminal of the first array is connected to the first power conductor, the second power terminal of the first array is connected to the second power conductor, the third power terminal of the first array is connected to the third power conductor, the neutral terminal of the first array is connected to the neutral power conductor, and the ground terminal of the first array is connected to the ground power conductor, the first fixed array of terminals being operatively connected to the three-phase power supply such that each respective phase of three-phase power supply is supplied to a separate power terminal of the first array of terminals; a second power connector head operatively connected to a distal end of the power cable, the second power connector head having a second fixed array of terminals that includes a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a third power terminal, a neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the second fixed array of terminals being fixed relative to each other in the same predetermined orientation as the first fixed array of terminals, wherein each respective terminal of the second fixed array of terminals is operatively connected to the power cable such that the neutral conductor is connected to the neutral terminal of the second array, the ground conductor is connected to the ground terminal of the second array, the first power conductor is connected to one power terminal of the second fixed array that is selected from a group consisting of the second power terminal and the third power terminal, the second power conductor is connected to one power terminal of the second array that is selected from a group consisting of the first power terminal and the third power terminal, the third power conductor is connected to one power terminal of the second array that is selected from a group consisting of the first power terminal and the second power terminal, and wherein each power terminal of the second array is connected to one power conductor. 2. The wiring system of claim 1, wherein the first power conductor is operatively connected to the second power terminal of the second array, wherein the second power conductor is operatively connected to the third power terminal of the second array, and wherein the third power conductor is operatively connected to the first power terminal of the second array. 3. The wiring system of claim 1, wherein the first power conductor is operatively connected to the third power terminal of the second array, wherein the second power conductor is operatively connected to the first power terminal of the second array, and wherein the third power conductor is operatively connected to the second power terminal of the second array. 4. The wiring system of claim 1, wherein the second power connector head has a third fixed array of terminals that includes a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a third power terminal, a neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the third fixed array of terminals being fixed relative to each other in the same predetermined orientation as the second fixed array of terminals, the first power terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the first power terminal of the second array, the second power terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the second power terminal of the second array, the third power terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the third power terminal of the second array, the neutral terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the neutral terminal of the second array, and the ground terminal of the third array of terminals being operatively connected to the ground terminal of the second array. 5. The wiring system of claim 4, further comprising: a load cable assembly, comprising: a length of load cable having a first end and a spaced second end, the second end being operatively connected to a load; and a load connector head operatively connected to the first end of the load cable, the load connector head having a fourth fixed array of terminals that includes three terminals selected from a group consisting of a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a third power terminal, a neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, the three terminals of the fourth fixed array of terminals being fixed relative to each other in predetermined orientation, wherein the fourth fixed array of terminals of the load connector head is constructed and arranged for releasable connection to one of the fixed arrays of terminals of the second power connector head. 6. The wiring system of claim 5, wherein the three terminals of the fourth fixed array of terminal include the ground terminal and a pair of power terminals selected from a group consisting of the first power terminal, the second power terminal, and the third power terminal. 7. The wiring system of claim 6, wherein the length of load cable has a pair of power conductors and a ground conductor, wherein each of the power conductors of the pair of power conductors is operatively connected to one power terminal of the selected pair of power terminals of the fourth fixed array, and wherein the ground conductor is operatively connected to the ground terminal of the fourth fixed array. 8. The wiring system of claim 5, wherein the three terminals of the fourth fixed array of terminal include the ground terminal, the neutral terminal, and a power terminal selected from a group consisting of the first power terminal, the second power terminal, and the third power terminal. 9. The wiring system of claim 8, wherein the length of load cable has a power conductor, a neutral conductor, and a ground conductor, the power conductor being operatively connected to the selected power terminal of the fourth fixed array, the neutral conductor being operatively connected to the neutral terminal of the fourth fixed array, and the ground conductor being operatively connected to the ground terminal of the fourth fixed array. 10. The wiring system of claim 5, further comprising: an extension cable assembly, comprising: a length of extension cable having a first power conductor, a second power conductor, a third power conductor, a neutral conductor, and a ground conductor; a first extension connector head being connected to a proximal end of the extension cable, the first extension connector head having a fifth fixed array of terminals that includes a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a third power terminal, a neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the fifth array being fixed relative to each other the same predetermined orientation as the first array of terminals, the respective power terminals of the fifth array of terminals being operatively connected to the extension cable such that the first power terminal of the fifth array is connected to the first power conductor, the second power terminal of the fifth array is connected to the second power conductor, the third power terminal of the fifth array is connected to the third power conductor, the neutral terminal of the fifth array is connected to the neutral conductor, and the ground terminal of the fifth array is connected to the ground conductor; a second extension cable connector head being connected to a distal end of the extension cable, the second extension cable connector head having a sixth fixed array of terminals and a seventh array of terminals, each of the sixth and seventh array of terminals having a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a third power terminal, a neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the sixth and seventh arrays being fixed relative to each other in the same predetermined orientation as the fifth array of terminals, wherein the respective power terminals of the sixth array of terminals is operatively connected to the extension cable such that the first power terminal of the sixth array is connected to the first power conductor, the second power terminal of the sixth array is connected to the second power conductor, the third power terminal of the sixth array is connected to the third power conductor, the neutral terminal of the sixth array is connected to the neutral conductor, and the ground terminal of the sixth array is connected to the ground conductor, and wherein the first power terminal of the seventh array is operatively connected to the first power terminal of the sixth array, the second power terminal of the seventh array is operatively connected to the second power terminal of the sixth array, the third power terminal of the seventh array is operatively connected to the third power terminal of the sixth array, the neutral terminal of the seventh array is operatively connected to the neutral terminal of the sixth array, and the ground terminal of the seventh array of terminals is operatively connected to the ground terminal of the sixth array. 11. The wiring system of claim 10, wherein the fifth fixed array of terminals of the first extension cable connector head is constructed and arranged for releasable connection to one of the fixed arrays of terminals of the second power connector head of the power distribution cable assembly. 12. The wiring system of claim 10, wherein the fourth fixed array of terminals of the load connector head is constructed and arranged for releasable connection to one of the fixed arrays of terminals of the second extension connector head. 13. A power distribution cable assembly, comprising: a length of power cable having a first power conductor, a second power conductor, a third power conductor, a neutral conductor, and a ground conductor; a first power connector head operatively connected to a proximal end of the power cable, the first power connector head having a first fixed array of terminals that includes a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a third power terminal, a neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the first array being fixed relative to each other in predetermined orientation and being operatively connected to the power cable such that the first power terminal of the first array is connected to the first power conductor, the second power terminal of the first array is connected to the second power conductor, the third power terminal of the first array is connected to the third power conductor, the neutral terminal of the first array is connected to the neutral conductor, and the ground terminal of the first array is connected to the ground conductor, the first fixed array of terminals being operatively connected to the three-phase power supply such that each respective phase of a three-phase power supply is supplied to a separate power terminals of the first array of terminals; a second power connector head operatively connected to a distal end of the power cable, the second power connector head having a second fixed array of terminals that includes a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a third power terminal, a neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the second fixed array of terminals being fixed relative to each other in the same predetermined orientation as the first fixed array of terminals, wherein each respective terminal of the second fixed array of terminals is operatively connected to the power cable such that the neutral conductor is connected to the neutral terminal of the second array, the ground conductor is connected to the ground terminal of the second array, the first power conductor is connected to one power terminal of the second fixed array that is selected from a group consisting of the second power terminal and the third power terminal, the second power conductor is connected to one power terminal of the second array that is selected from a group consisting of the first power terminal and the third power terminal, the third power conductor is connected to one power terminal of the second array that is selected from a group consisting of the first power terminal and the second power terminal, and wherein each power terminal of the second array is connected to one power conductor. 14. The cable assembly of claim 13, wherein the first power conductor is operatively connected the second power terminal of the second array, wherein the second power conductor is operatively connected to the third power terminal of the second array, and wherein the third power conductor is operatively connected to the first power terminal of the second array. 15. The cable assembly of claim 13, wherein the first power conductor is operatively connected the third power terminal of the second array, wherein the second power conductor is operatively connected to the first power terminal of the second array, and wherein the third power conductor is operatively connected to the second power terminal of the second array. 16. The cable assembly of claim 13, wherein the second power connector head has a third fixed array of terminals that includes a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a third power terminal, a neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the third fixed array of terminals being fixed relative to each other in the same predetermined orientation as the second fixed array of terminals, the first power terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the first power terminal of the second array, the second power terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the second power terminal of the second array, the third power terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the third power terminal of the second array, the neutral terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the neutral terminal of the second array, and the ground terminal of the third array of terminals being operatively connected to the ground terminal of the second array. 17. A wiring system, comprising: a power distribution cable assembly, comprising: a length of power cable having a first power conductor, a second power conductor, a first neutral conductor, a second neutral conductor, and a ground conductor; a first power connector head operatively connected to a proximal end of the power cable, the first connector head having a first fixed array of terminals that includes a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a first neutral terminal, a second neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the first array being fixed relative to each other in predetermined orientation and being operatively connected to the power cable such that the first power terminal of the first array is connected to the first power conductor, the second power terminal of the first array is connected to the second power conductor, the first neutral terminal of the first array is connected to the first neutral conductor, the second neutral terminal of the first array is connected to the second neutral conductor, and the ground terminal of the first array is connected to the ground conductor; a second power connector head operatively connected to a distal end of the power cable, the second power connector head having a second fixed array of terminals that includes a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a first neutral terminal, a second neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the second fixed array of terminals being fixed relative to each other in the same predetermined orientation as the first fixed array of terminals, wherein each respective terminal of the second fixed array of terminals is operatively connected to the power cable such that the first neutral conductor is connected to the second neutral terminal of the second array, the second neutral conductor is connected to the first neutral terminal of the second array, the first power conductor is connected to the second power terminal of the second array, the second power conductor is connected to the first power terminal of the second array, the ground conductor is connected to the ground terminal. 18. The wiring system of claim 17, wherein the second power connector head has a third fixed array of terminals that includes a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a first neutral terminal, a second neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, each respective terminal of the third fixed array of terminals being fixed relative to each other in the same predetermined orientation as the second fixed array of terminals, the first power terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the first power terminal of the second array, the second power terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the second power terminal of the second array, the first neutral terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the first neutral terminal of the second array, the second neutral terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the second neutral terminal of the second array, and the ground terminal of the third array being operatively connected to the ground terminal of the second array. 19. The wiring system of claim 18, further comprising: a load cable assembly, comprising: a length of load cable having a first end and a spaced second end, the second end being operatively connected to a load; and a load connector head operatively connected to a first end of the load cable, the load connector head having a fourth fixed array of terminals that includes three terminals selected from a group consisting of a first power terminal, a second power terminal, a first neutral terminal, a second neutral terminal, and a ground terminal, the three terminals of the fourth fixed array of terminals being fixed relative to each other in predetermined orientation, wherein the fourth fixed array of terminals of the load cable connector head is constructed and arranged for releasable connection to one of the fixed arrays of terminals of the second power connector head. 20. The wiring system of claim 19, wherein the three terminals of the fourth fixed array of terminals include the ground terminal, one power terminal selected from a group consisting of the first power terminal and the second power terminal, and one neutral terminal selected from a group consisting of the first neutral terminal and the second neutral terminal. 21. The wiring system of claim 20, wherein the length of load cable has a power conductor, a neutral conductor, and a ground conductor, wherein the power conductor is operatively connected to the selected power terminal of the fourth fixed array, wherein the neutral conductor is connected to the selected neutral conductor of the fourth fixed array, and wherein the ground conductor is operatively connected to the ground terminal of the fourth fixed array.