Quick Reference Demand-Diversity Factor

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Diversity Factor (NBC)
Type of Building
Type of Load Individual House Hold Small Shops, Stores,
Small Hotels, Boarding
, Individual Dwelling Offices & Business
Houses, etc
of a Block Premises
66% of total current 90% of total current
Lighting 75% of total current demand
demand demand
100% of total current
100% of full load of largest
demand up to 10 A+ 50 100% of full load of
appliance+ 80% of second
Heating and power % of any largest Appliance + 75%
largest appliance + 60% of
current demand in of Remaining appliances
remaining appliances
excess of 10 A
10 A +30 percent full
100 % of full load of
load of 100 % of full load of largest
largest appliance + 80%
connected cooking appliance + 80 % of full load
of full load of second
Cooking appliances appliances in excess of of second largest appliance +
largest appliance + 60%
10 A + 6 A if socket- 60% of full load of
of full load of Remaining
outlet incorporated in Remaining appliances
appliances
the unit
Motors (other than
100% of full load of
lift motors which 100 % of full load of largest
largest Motor + 80% of
are subject to Motor + 50%of full load of
full load of second largest
special remaining motors
motor
consideration)
100 % of full load of 100 % of full load of
100 % of full load of largest
largest Appliance + largest Appliance +
Appliance + 100%of full
Water heater 100%of full load of 100%of full load of
load of second largest
(instantaneous) second largest appliance second largest appliance
appliance + 25 %of full load
+ 25 %of full load of + 25 %of full load of
of remaining appliances
remaining appliances remaining appliances
Water heater
(thermostatically No diversity
controlled)
100 percent of the
Standard 100 percent of the current
current demand of the
arrangements of demand of the largest
largest circuit + 40
final circuits in circuit + 50 percent of the
percent of the current
accordance with current demand of every
demand of every other
good practice other circuit
circuit
Socket outlets other 100% of the current 100% of the current 100%of the current demand
than above and demand of the largest demand of the largest of the largest point
stationary point + 40%of the point+ 75 % of the + 75%of the current demand
equipment other current demand of current demand of every of every point in main rooms
than those listed every other point other point (dining rooms, etc) + 40 %
above of the current demand of
every other point
After calculating the electrical load on the above basis, an overall load factor of 70 to 90 percent is to
be applied to arrive at the minimum capacity of substation.

Demand Factors (As Per Table 220.42 NEC)

Type of Occupancy Electrical Load Demand Factor
First 3000 VA 100%
Dwelling units From 3001 to 120,000 VA 35%
Remainder over 120,000V A 25%
First 50,000 VA or less 40%
Hospitals
Remainder over 50,000 VA 20%
Hotels and motels, First 20,000 VA 50%
including apartment 20,001 VA to 100,000 VA 40%
houses without provision
for cooking by tenants Remainder over 100,000 VA 30%
First 12,500 VA 100%
Warehouses storage
Remainder over 12,500 VA 50%
All others Total volt-ampere 100%

Non-dwelling Lighting Loads Demand Factors (As Per 220.44 NEC)

Type of Occupancy Electrical Load Demand Factor
Non-dwelling Receptacle First 10KVA 100%
Loads Remainder over 10KVA 50%

Diversity (The Electricians Guide 5th Edition by John Whitfield)

Type of premises
Type of final circuit
Households Small shops, stores, offices Hotels, guest houses
Lighting 66% total demand 90% total demand 75% total demand
100% up to 10 A + 100%X + 80%Y +
Heating and power 100%X + 75%(Y+Z)
50% balance 60%Z
10 A + 30% balance + 100%X + 80%Y +
Cookers 100%X + 80%Y + 60%Z
5 A for socket 60%Z
Motors (but not lifts) 100%X + 80%Y + 60%Z 100%X + 50%(Y+Z)
Instantaneous water 100%X + 100%Y + 100%X + 100%Y + 25%Z 100%X + 100%Y +
heaters 25%Z 25%Z
Thermostatic water
100% 100% 100%
heaters
Floor warming
100% 100% 100%
installations
Thermal storage heating 100% 100% 100%
Standard circuits 100%X + 40%(Y+Z) 100%X + 50%(Y+Z) 100%X + 50%(Y+Z)
Sockets and stationary 100%X + 75%Y +
100%X + 40%(Y+Z) 100%X + 75%(Y+Z)
equip. 40%Z
X = the full load current of the largest appliance or circuit
Y = the full load current of the second largest appliance or circuit
Z = the full load current of the remaining appliances or circuits

Diversity factor for Building (Horizon Power)

No of customer Diversity factor
1 3
2 2.57
3 2.2
4 2
5 1.89
6 1.8
7 1.74
8 1.71
9 1.69
10 1.64
11 1.61
12 To 14 1.57
15 To 17 1.5
18 To 20 1.46
21 To 23 1.42
24 to 26 1.4
27 To 29 1.38
30 To 59 1.37
≥60 1

Demand Factor (The Electricians Guide Fifth Edition) by John Whitfield)

Area Demand Factor
Office / School 40%
Technical Blocks / Hospital 50%
Air Port / Banks / Department Store
60%
/ Shopping Center / Public Place
Restaurants / Factories (for 8 Hours
70%
Shifts)
Workshops / Factories (for 24
80%
Hours Shifts)
Arc Furnace 90 % TO 100%
Arc Welding 20 % TO 50%
Compressor 20 % TO 50%
Conveyor Crane 90 % TO 100%
Had tool 20 % TO 40%
Paper Mills 50 % TO 70%
Induction Furnace 80 % TO 100%

Demand Factor As per No of Appliances

No of (A) Less than
(B) 3.5 KW to 8.5 KW (C) Less 12 KW
Appliances 3.5 KW
1 80% 80% 8%
2 75% 655 11%
3 70% 55% 14%
4 66% 50% 17%
5 62% 45% 20%
6 59% 43% 21%
7 56% 36% 22%
8 53% 35% 23%
9 51% 34% 24%
10 49% 32% 25%
11 47% 32% 26%
12 45% 32% 27%
13 43% 32% 28%
14 41% 32% 29%
15 40% 32% 30%
16 39% 28% 31%
17 38% 28% 32%
18 37% 28% 33%
19 36% 28% 34%
20 35% 28% 35%
21 34% 26% 36%
22 33% 26% 37%
23 325 26% 38%
24 31% 26% 39%
25 30% 26% 40%
26 To 30 30% 24%
15KW+1KW for Each
31 To 40 30% 22%
41 To 50 30% 20% 25KW+0.75KW for
51 To 60 30% 18% Each
More Than 60 30% 16%

Lighting Demand for Building (As per NBC)

Lighting demand for buildings should be considered as per type of building.
Where nothing is specified, for lighting demand of any type of building a maximum of 13 W/m2
of all built-up areas including balconies.
Covered parking areas may be considered at 3.23 W/m2 including balconies, service areas,
corridors, etc, may be considered with very basic diversity of 80 % to 100 %.
Power requirements shall be considered at least 55 W/m2 with an overall diversity not exceeding
50 %. These shall be excluding defined loads such
as lifts, plumbing system, fire fighting systems, ventilation requirement, etc.