Monday, November 9, 2020

Conductor Size Calculations

1 Current carrying capabilty 

2 Voltage Drop 

3 Distance between the service pole to energy meter 



1 Current carrying capacity 



2 Voltage Drop

For single Phase Supply permissible voltage drop is equal to 

2% of Voltage + 1 Volt

For example: If a house is energized with single phase 230 volts supply then permissible voltage drop is equal to : 2% X 230 + 1 v

= 5.6 volts



For three Phase Supply permissible voltage drop is equal to 

5% of Voltage applied

For example: If a house is energized with three phase 430 volts supply then permissible voltage drop is equal to : 5% X 430 

= 21.5 volts



Relation between voltage drop of wire and permissible voltage drop


Voltage drop Should be less than Permissible voltage drop


Voltage drop     <        Permissible Voltage drop


Friends this topic is based all numarical so see this carefully and step by step 


Numaricals:


Problem 1 

A residential building is energized with single phase 230 volts 50 hz supply. The total current requirement by load is 13 amps. The distance between the service main to energy meter is 10 meters. Find out the size of aluminum wire lying between service mains to energy meter.

Ans
Supply voltage = 230 volts
Frequency = 50 hz
I = 13 Amps
Length = 20 meters ( both phase and neutral)

Permissible voltage drop = 2 X 230/100.     + 1 volt
          =    5.6 volts


For 2.5 square mm wire voltage drop @ 15 A    =   20/2.5
              @  1 A.    =   20/(2.5 X 15)
              @ 13 A.   =    (20 X 13) / (2.5 X 15)
              =      6.9 volts

For 4 square mm wire voltage drop @ 20 A    =   20/2.9
              @  1 A.    =   20/(2.9 X 20)
              @ 13 A.   =    (20 X 13) / (2.9 X 20)
              =      4.48 volts      

Problem 2

A residential building is energized with single phase 230 volts 50 hz supply. The total current requirement by load is 5 amps. The distance between the service main to energy meter is 20 meters. Find out the size of aluminum wire lying between service mains to energy meter. 


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