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SAUDI DESIGNERS
ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS
Project No. :

Po Box 2241, Jubail 31951 Kingdom Date Prep Chk Appd.

of Saudi Arabia

FORMULAE
Length of Cable in Feet = L * 3.28

Full load Current if KVA known = ( KVA*1000 ) / V *1.73

Full load Current if KW known = ( KW*1000 ) / V * PF * 1.73

Voltage drop = Full load current * Cable Feet * Effective Imedance(Z) / (1000 * No of Runs )

Line to Line voltage drop = Voltage Drop * 1.73

Percentage voltage Drop = Line to Line voltage drop * 100 / Rated voltage

HP = ( V * I * 1.73 * PF * % Efficiency ) / 746

Short Circuit Rating (Per IEC -724)

Isc (kAmp) = 0.143 * q / SQRT (1.1*t)
Where Isc = Short Circuit Current for conductor in k Amp
q= nominal conductor area in sq. mm
t= Short circuit time in seconds.
"1.1" = Margin required my SAES-P-104

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 CALCULATION FOR CABLE SIZE SELECTION - 1 PHASE
LOAD IN AMPERE ● 1 PHASE = 200 AMPERE
VOLTAGE 1- PHASE = 480 VOLTS
LENGTH OF CABLE 3 PHASE = 400 METER

LENGTH OF CABLE = 1312.00 FEET

FULL LOAD CURRENT ( AT CONDUCTOR TEMP 900C ) = 200.00 AMPERE

CABLE SIZE SELECTED = 3C - 240 sq.mm

FOR THE ABOVE LOAD AMPERE ( 3C - 240 sq.mm ) SELECTED

THIS CABLE CARRING LOAD ( SINGLE RUN ) = 430 AMPERE

CORRECTION FACTOR FOR 51-55 oC AMBIENT TEMP = 0.76

CONDUCTOR TEMPERATURE 90 oC
NUMBER OF RUNS = 2 RUNS

THIS CABLE 3C - 240 sq.mm 2 RUNS WILL CARRY = 653.60 AMPERE

THEREFORE, THIS 3C - 240 sq.mm 2 RUNS CABLE IS SUFFICIENT

CALCULATION FOR VOLTAGE DROP
As per NEC Table 9 Effective Impedance (Z) = 0.043 Ohms

Voltage Drop = Impedance(Z)*calble feet(L)*current / (1000*Runs) = 5.64 volts

Line to Line Voltage Drop = 9.76 volts

Percentage ( % ) Voltage Drop - 1- Phase = 2.03 %

3% ACCEPTABLE VOLTAGE DROP FOR MOTOR FEEDERS
MAXIMUM VOLTAGE DROP 3% FOR MOTOR FEEDERS AS PER IEC STANDARD
 WIRE CONVERSATION CHART AS PER NEC 2005 - TABLE 310.16

AMPERE - COPPER WIRE IMPEDANCE

SL.NO SIZE OF CABLE AT CONDUCTOR AT CONDUCTOR AT CONDUCTOR

TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE
900C 750C 600C

3C - 2.5 sq.mm 25 20 20 2.7

1
2 3C - 4 sq.mm 30 25 25 1.7 1
3 3C - 6 sq.mm 40 35 30 1.1 2
4 3C - 10 sq.mm 55 50 40 0.69 3
5 3C - 16 sq.mm 75 65 55 0.44 4
6 3C - 25 sq.mm 95 85 70 0.29 5
7 3C - 35 sq.mm 130 115 95 0.19 6
8 3C - 50 sq.mm 170 150 125 0.13 7
9 3C - 70 sq.mm 195 175 145 0.11 8
10 3C - 95 sq.mm 225 200 165 0.088 9
11 3C - 120 sq.mm 260 230 195 0.074 10
12 3C - 125 sq.mm 290 255 215 0.066
13 3C - 150 sq.mm 320 285 240 0.059
14 3C - 185 sq.mm 350 310 260 0.053 1
15 3C - 240 sq.mm 430 380 320 0.043 2
16 3C - 300 sq.mm 475 420 355 0.04 3
17 3C - 400 sq.mm 535 475 400 0.036 4
18 3C - 500 sq.mm 615 545 455 0.032
19 3C - 630 sq.mm 665 590 495
20 3C - 750 sq.mm 705 625 520 1
2
3
4
1 2.5
2 4
3 6 1
4 10 2
5 16
6 25
7 35
8 50
9 70
10 95
11 120
12 125
13 150
14 185
15 240
16 300
17 400
18 500
19 630
20 750
 CORRECTION FACTORS

For ambient temperatures other than 30°C (86°F),

multiply the allowable ampacities shown above by
Ambient Temp. the appropriate factor shown below. Ambient Temp.
(°C) (°F)
60 oC 75 oC 90 oC
21-25 1.08 1.05 1.04 70-77
26-30 1.00 1 1 78-86
31-35 0.91 0.94 0.96 87-95
36-40 0.82 0.88 0.91 96-104
41-45 0.71 0.82 0.87 105-113
46-50 0.58 0.75 0.82 114-122
51-55 0.41 0.67 0.76 123-131
56-60 0 0.58 0.71 132-140
61-70 0 0.33 0.58 141-158
71-80 0 0 0.41 159-176
Voltage Drop Tolerance as per Standard IEC Values
LOAD Tolerance ( % )
60 FEEDER AND SUB-FEEDER 2% 2
75 MOTOR FEEDERS 3% 3
90 DISTRIBUTION BOARD TO CONSUMER 3% 3
LIGHTING CIRCUIT 5% 5

KW
KVA
AMPERE
HP

FEET
METER