CABLE SIZE CALCULATION

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E-CAL-001

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CABLE SIZE CALCULATION

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Cable Number

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Load

Load Data
Motor Rating

370

kW

No. of Parallel Conductor

Rated voltage

400

No. of Adjacent Circuits

<5

(cos)

FL power factor

0.8

Full load current

Power Frequency

50

Current / Conductor

667.6 A

Allowable Voltage Drop

Allowable Voltage Drop (Starting)

15

Conductor size

50

mm2 Copper

Tmax operating

(R)

90

Number of Cores

Ambient Air Temperature

(A)

40

(Io)

166.9 A

Cable Data

(L)
(IR1)

Total Cable length

Conductor rating

Operating Temperature:
(IR2)
Conductor derating

50

Temp. Cable Derating

(DF)

1.05

196

Grouping Factor

(GF)

=
O) =

Operating temperature

= 205.8 A
[Io/IR2]2 x [(RA]
IR1 x DF x GF

72.88 deg Celcius

Operating temperature is Acceptable!

Voltage Drop (Normal Operating):
(R20C) =
Conductor resistance, 20OC
(R40C) =
Conductor resistance, 40OC
(XC)

Conductor reactance
(VL)

MCC busbar Voltage

Vd3

Cable volt drop

Ohm/km

0.000391 Ohm/m

0.4217

Ohm/km

0.000422 Ohm/m

0.1040

Ohm/km

400

400

Min. load volts

392

5.8

V @

=
2%

0.0001

Ohm/m

Io L [3 (RC cos + XC sin]

Voltage at the load

(Vmin)

0.3910

5.778 V

1.44 %

394.2 V

Voltage Drop

Voltage Drop is Acceptable!

Starting Current

=
Vd3

Cable volt dip

Voltage at the load
Min. load volts

(Vmin)

6
X 166.9
=
1,001.3 A
Io L [3 (RC cos + XC sin]
= 34.67 V

400

340

34.7

V @

8.67 %

365.3 V

15% Voltage Dip (Motor Starting)

Voltage Dip is Acceptable!

Short Circuit Withstand (3 Fault):

I"k =

18

0.5

K =

143

S =

kA (From Short Circuit Calculations result)

s (Fault clearing time 5s)
(143 for Copper conductors PVC Insulated)

[(I"k x 1000)2t]/K

89.01 mm2

(Minimum cable size to withstand short circuit)

Short Circuit Withstand OK

Notes:
The methods used in this calculation are based on the recommendations of IEC 60228, IEC 60364-5-54
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Note: These data are based on a cable manufacturer's datasheet. Refer to your cable manufacturer for more informati
Cable Data (PVC Insulated Cables Only)
Max.
Max.
conductor
conductor
Cross
resistance at resistance at
Cross section
section
20C,
90C,
Item core, mm screen, mm
Ohm/km
Ohm/km

Reactance
at 50Hz,
Ohm/km

Reactance
at 60Hz,
Ohm/km

Current
rating IEC,
Ampere

Short circuit
rating
1second,
Ampere

16

2.5

1.16

1.48

0.116

0.14

96

2240

25

0.734

0.936

0.11

0.132

127

3500

35

0.529

0.675

0.106

0.128

157

4900

50

0.391

0.499

0.104

0.125

196

7000

70

0.27

0.344

0.099

0.119

242

9800

95

10

0.195

0.249

0.097

0.116

293

13300

120

10

0.154

0.196

0.094

0.113

339

16800

150

10

0.126

0.161

0.092

0.111

389

21000

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

Item Temp, Deg C Factor

Parallell Conductors

50

60

35

1.1

40

1.05

45

50

0.94

55

0.88

60

0.82

65

0.74

70

0.67

75

0.58

10

80

0.47

Below this line are References Only

IEC 60364-5-54
Table 54B Values for K for insulated protective conductors not incorporated in cables
PVC
Final Temperature, degC

XLPE

EPR

Butyl Rubber

160

250

250

220

143

176

176

166

2 Aluminium

95

116

116

110

3 Steel

52

64

64

60

1 Copper

e manufacturer for more information.

Final Temp
PVC

160

XLPE

250

EPR

250

Butyl Rubber

220

Notes to Cable Calculations

1. Cable data provided in here are based on a manufacturer's datasheet. Refer to your cable manufacturer for project spec
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.

ble manufacturer for project specific values.