DOCUMENT NO.

E-CAL-001
TITLE CABLE SIZE CALCULATION
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Cable Number Load
Load Data
Motor Rating kW No. of Parallel Conductor
Rated voltage V No. of Adjacent Circuits
FL power factor (cosq) Full load current A
Power Frequency Current / Conductor (Io) A
Allowable Voltage Drop % Allowable Voltage Drop (Starting) %
Cable Data
Conductor size mm
2
Copper Tmax operating
(
R
)
o
C
Number of Cores Ambient Air Temperature
(
A
)
o
C
Total Cable length (L) m Temp. Cable Derating (DF)
Conductor rating
(I
R1
)
A Grouping Factor (GF)
Operating Temperature:
Conductor derating = = A
Operating temperature = [I
o
/I
R2
]
2
x [(
R

A

A
]
= deg Celcius
Voltage Drop (Normal Operating):
Conductor resistance, 20
O
C
= Ohm/km = Ohm/m
Conductor resistance, 40
O
C
= Ohm/km = Ohm/m
Conductor reactance = Ohm/km = Ohm/m
MCC busbar Voltage = V
Cable volt drop V
d3 = Io L [3 (R
C
cosq + X
C
sinq] = V %
Voltage at the load = - = V
Min. load volts = V @ Voltage Drop
Starting Current = X = A
Cable volt dip V
d3 = Io L [3 (R
C
cosq + X
C
sinq] = V %
Voltage at the load = - = V
Min. load volts = V @ Voltage Dip (Motor Starting)
Short Circuit Withstand (3 Fault):
I"k = kA (From Short Circuit Calculations result)
t = s (Fault clearing time 5s)
K = (143 for Copper conductors PVC Insulated)
S = [(I"k x 1000)
2
t]/K = mm
2
(Minimum cable size to withstand short circuit)
Notes:
The methods used in this calculation are based on the recommendations of IEC 60228, IEC 60364-5-54
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Short Circuit Withstand OK
2
<5
143
0.5
18
394.2 400
(I
R2
)
72.88
4
0.8
50
CABLE SIZE CALCULATION
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COMPANY NAME
50
50
0.000422 (R
40C
) 0.4217

O
)
400
667.6
166.9
90
40
15
Operating temperature is Acceptable!
(Vmin)
3
196
5.8
I
R1
x DF x GF
(V
L
)
PROJECT No:
ENGINEERED BY:
CLIENT:
A
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PROJECT:
89.01
0.1040
392
370
(X
C
)
365.3
400
2%
1.44 5.778
Voltage Drop is Acceptable!
34.67 8.67
400
1.05
1
205.8
0.000391
0.0001
(R
20C
) 0.3910
340 15%
Voltage Dip is Acceptable!
(Vmin)
6 166.9 1,001.3
34.7
Note: These data are based on a cable manufacturer's datasheet. Refer to your cable manufacturer for more information.
Cable Data (PVC Insulated Cables Only)
Item
Cross section
core, mm
Cross
section
screen, mm
Max.
conductor
resistance at
20C,
Ohm/km
Max.
conductor
resistance at
90C,
Ohm/km
Reactance at
50Hz,
Ohm/km
Reactance at
60Hz,
Ohm/km
Current
rating IEC,
Ampere
Short circuit
rating
1second,
Ampere
1 16 2.5 1.16 1.48 0.116 0.14 96 2240
2 25 4 0.734 0.936 0.11 0.132 127 3500
3 35 6 0.529 0.675 0.106 0.128 157 4900
4 50 6 0.391 0.499 0.104 0.125 196 7000
5 70 6 0.27 0.344 0.099 0.119 242 9800
6 95 10 0.195 0.249 0.097 0.116 293 13300
7 120 10 0.154 0.196 0.094 0.113 339 16800
8 150 10 0.126 0.161 0.092 0.111 389 21000
9 185 10 0.1 0.128 0.091 0.109 444 25900
10 240 16 0.0762 0.0972 0.089 0.107 522 33600
11 300 16 0.0607 0.0774 0.087 0.105 601 42000
Temperature Correction Factor Frequency Parallell Conductors
50 1
Item Temp, Deg C Factor 60 2
1 35 1.1 3
2 40 1.05 4
3 45 1 5
4 50 0.94
5 55 0.88
6 60 0.82
7 65 0.74
8 70 0.67
9 75 0.58
10 80 0.47
IEC 60364-5-54
Table 54B Values for K for insulated protective conductors not incorporated in cables
PVC XLPE EPR Butyl Rubber
Final Temperature, degC 160 250 250 220 1
1 Copper 143 176 176 166 2
2 Aluminium 95 116 116 110 3
3 Steel 52 64 64 60 4
Below this line are References Only
Note: These data are based on a cable manufacturer's datasheet. Refer to your cable manufacturer for more information.
Final Temp
PVC 160
XLPE 250
EPR 250
Butyl Rubber 220
Below this line are References Only
Notes to Cable Calculations
1. Cable data provided in here are based on a manufacturer's datasheet. Refer to your cable manufacturer for project specific values.
2. Cable calculation is based on IEC standards.
3. Load data is based on motor load and 3 phase
4. This calculation is just a sample. It is always a good practice to verify the results.
5. I"k should be based on the short circuit calculation result. It is not part of this worksheet.
6. Please read the Disclaimer Statement before using this calculation worksheet.
1. Cable data provided in here are based on a manufacturer's datasheet. Refer to your cable manufacturer for project specific values.