-----PROPERTIES OF CONDUCTORS

SIZE
AWG
OR
MCM

(0

en
I

AREA
CIRCULAR
MILS

CONCENTRIC-LAY
STRANDED
CONDUCTORS

QUANTITY

DIAM.
EACH
WIRE,
INCHES

D. C. RESISTANCE
OHMS/M. FT.
AT 75C OR 167F

BARE
CONDUCTORS

DIAM. ,
INCHES

AREA,
SQUARE
INCHES

COPPER
COATED
COND.

UNCOATED
COND.

14
12
10
8

4110
6530
10380
16510

7
7
7
7

.024
.030
.038
.049

.073
.092
.116
.146

.004
.006
.011
.017

3.14
1.98
1.24
.778

3.26
2.05
1.29
.809

5.17
3.25
2.04
1.28

6
4
3
2
1

26240
41740
52620
66360
83690

7
7
7
7
19

.061
.077
.087
.097
.066

.184
.232
.260
.292
.332

.027
.042
.053
.067
.087

.491
.308
.245
.194
.154

.510
.321
.254
.201
.160

.808
.508
.403
.319
.253

0
00
000
0000

105600
133100
167800
211600

19
19
19
19

.074
.084
.094
.106

.373
.419
.470
.528

.109
.138
.173
.219

.122
.967
.0766
.0608

.127
.101
.079
.0626

.201
.159
.126
.100

250
300
350
400
500

250000
300000
350000
400000
500000

37
37
37
37
37

.082
.090
.097
.104
.116

.575
.630
.681
.728
.813

.260
.312
.364
.416
.519

.0515
.0429
.0367
.0321
.0258

.0535
.0446
.0382
.0331
.0265

.0847
.0707
.0605
.0529
.0424

600
750
1000
1500
2000

600000
750000
1000000
1500000
2000000

61
61
61
91
127

.992
.111
.128
.128
.126

.893
.998
1 .15
1.41
1.63

.626
.782
1.04
1.57
2.09

.0214
.0171
.0129
.0085
.0064

.0223
.0176
.0132
.0088
.0066

.0353
.0282
.0212
.0141
.0106

Reprinted with permission from NFPA 70-1984,

Protection Association, Qulncy, Massachusetts

National
02269.

Electrical

Code", Copyrighto

1983, National

Fire

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ELECTRICAL FORMULAS

FOR CALCULATING

AMPERES,

HORSEPOWER,

ALTERNATING
TO

DIRECT
CURRENT

FIND

SINGLE

PHASE

AMPERES
WHEN "HP"
I S KNOWN

HP X

746

E X

%E F F

AMPERES
WHEN "KW"
IS KNOWN

KW X

HP X

746

%EFF

E X

1000

E X
KVA

AMPERES
WHEN "KVA"
IS KNOWN
E X I

THREE

E X PF X 2

1000

KVA

E x

PF x

KI/A

E X 2

E X I X PF

E X I X PF X 2

1000
E X

KILOVOLTAMPERES
"KVA"

...

E x

r
l

.~

.'"

'"

E x

I
I

1000

'lJ

"

,, ; 3

100 C

E X I X 2

13

lJ

PF

1000
I

: . 73

KILOWATTS
1000

K~ X 10DG

1000

x 7~t

E x %E F F x tJ F x

KW X 1000

PF

PHASE

HP

E X %E F F X PF x 2

KW X 1000

HP X 746
PF

AND KVA

CURRENT

TWO PHASE
FOUR WIRE

KILOWATIS,

1000

~ 73

10 C 0

---------

f---

E X

-----------;-----.-~----~--'

I X %EFF

E X I X 'IoEFF X PF

I X %EFF

X PF

..-.-.---

HFF

x,

PF

HORSEPOWER
746

PERCENT

EFFICIENCY

746

%EFF

746

7~6

OUTPUT

POWER
POWER

FACTOR

INPUT
NOT E :

DIRECT
CURRENT
FORMULAS
DO NOT USE ( PF . 2. OR 1.73
SINGLE
PHASE
FORMULAS
DO NOT USE ( 2 OR 1.73 )
TWO PHASE-FOUR
WIRE FORMULAS
DO NOT USE ( 1 . 73 )
THREE
PHASE
FORMULAS
DO NOT USE ( 2 )

USED

(WATTS)

PF =

Kw

APPARENT

POwER

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1

OHM'S LAW

THE RATE OF THE FLOW OF THE CURRENT

FORCE DIVIDED
BY RESISTANCE.
ELECTROMOTIVE
FORCE = VOL TS
CURRENT
= AMPERES
= "I"
RESISTANCE
= OHMS = "R"
SERIES

IS [QlJAI TO ELECTROMOTIVf
VOLTS

"E"

AMPE RES

OHMS
PARALLEL

CIRCUIT

CIRCUIT

A SERIES CIRCUIT
IS A CIRCUIT
THAT HAS ONLY ONE PATH THROUGH
WHICH THE ELECTRONS
MAY FLOW.
NOTE:
"T" STANDS
FOR TOTAL.

A PARALLEL
CIRCUIT
IS A
CIRCUIT
THAT HAS MORE THAN
ONE PATH THROUGH
WHICH THE
ELECTRONS
MAY FLOW.

ET

==

El

E2

E3

ET

= El = E2 = E3

IT =

11

= 12

==

13

IT

R2

R3

R T = RI

RT

11

12

1
--

1
==

RI

R2

13
1

R3

-YPxR

E
J

1
i

NOli:

10H
101

Hr

A PARALLEL
CIRCUIT
IOWING FORMULA
MAY
R1 X
RI

HAVING ONLY
BE USED.

TWO

RESISTORS,

THE

R2
R2

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