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Electrical Thumb Rules You MUST Follow (Part 5)
El ectri cal Thumb Rul es You MUST Fol l ow, part 5 (photo by engi neeri ngourfreedom.bl ogspot.com)
Continued from: Electrical Thumb Rules You MUST Follow (Part 4)
Eight rules to f ollow:
1. St andard Size of Transf ormer (IEEE/ANSI 57.120)
Single Phase Transformer Three Phase Transformer
5KVA, 10KVA, 15KVA, 25KVA, 37.5KVA, 50KVA,
75KVA, 100KVA, 167KVA, 250KVA, 333KVA,
500KVA, 833KVA, 1.25KVA, 1.66KVA, 2.5KVA,
3.33KVA, 5.0KVA, 6.6KVA, 8.3KVA, 10.0KVA,
12.5KVA, 16.6KVA, 20.8KVA, 25.0KVA, 33.33KVA
3KVA, 5KVA, 9KVA, 15KVA, 30KVA, 45KVA, 75KVA,
112.5KVA, 150KVA, 225KVA, 300KVA, 500KVA,
750KVA, 1MVA, 1.5MVA, 2MVA, 2.5MVA, 3.7MVA, 5MVA,
7.5MVA, 10MVA, 12MVA, 15MVA, 20MVA, 25MVA,
30MVA, 37.5MVA, 50MVA, 60MVA, 75MVA, 100MVA
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2. St andard Size of Mot or (HP)
Electrical Motor (HP)
1, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200, 250, 300, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700,
800, 900, 1000, 1250, 1250, 1500, 1750, 2000, 2250, 3000, 3500 and 4000
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3. Approximat e RPM of Mot or
HP RPM
< 10 HP 750 RPM
10 HP to 30 HP >600 RPM
30 HP to 125 HP 500 RPM
125 HP to 300 HP 375 RPM
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4. Mot or Line Volt age
Motor (KW) Line Voltage
< 250 KW >440 V (LV)
150 KW to 3000KW 2.5 KV to 4.1 KV (HV)
200 KW to 3000KW 3.3 KV to 7.2 KV (HV)
1000 KW to 1500KW 6.6 KV to 13.8 KV (HV)
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5. Mot or St art ing Current
Supply Size of Motor Max. Starting Current
1 Phase < 1 HP 6 X Motor Full Load Current
1 Phase 1 HP to 10 HP 3 X Motor Full Load Current
3 Phase 10 HP 2 X Motor Full Load Current
3 Phase 10 HP to 15 HP 2 X Motor Full Load Current
3 Phase > 15 HP 1.5 X Motor Full Load Current
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6. Mot or St art er
Starter HP or KW Starting Current Torque
DOL <13 HP (11KW) 7 X Full Load Current Good
Star-Delta 13 HP to 48 HP 3 X Full Load Current Poor
Auto TC > 48 HP (37 KW) 4 X Full Load Current Good/ Average
VSD 0.5 to 1.5 X Full Load Current Excellent
Motor > 2.2KW Should not connect direct to supply voltage if it is in Delta winding
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7. Impedance of Transf ormer (As per IS 2026)
>MVA % Impedance
< 1 MVA 5%
1 MVA to 2.5 MVA 6%
2.5 MVA to 5 MVA 7%
5 MVA to 7 MVA 8%
7 MVA to 12 MVA 9%
12 MVA to 30 MVA 10%
> 30 MVA 12.5%
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8. St andard Size of Transf ormer
Standard Size of Transformer KVA
Power Transf ormer (Urban) 3, 6, 8, 10, 16
Power Transf ormer (Rural) 1, 1.6, 3.15, 5
Distribution Transf ormer 25, 50, 63, 100, 250, 315, 400, 500, 630
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jiguparmar - Jignesh Parmar has completed his B.E(Electrical) f rom Gujarat University. He is
member of Institution of Engineers (MIE),India. Membership No:M-1473586.He has more
than 12 years experience in Transmission -Distribution-Electrical Energy thef t detection-
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