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Cable Sizing and Voltage Drop Calculations

The document discusses cable sizing and selection for various voltage circuits. Formulas are provided for calculating voltage drop in single-phase and three-phase circuits based on factors like cable resistance, reactance, current, length, voltage and power factor.

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Cable Sizing and Voltage Drop Calculations

The document discusses cable sizing and selection for various voltage circuits. Formulas are provided for calculating voltage drop in single-phase and three-phase circuits based on factors like cable resistance, reactance, current, length, voltage and power factor.

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2.0 CABLE SIZING

2.1 The 6.6kV Circuits and 400V Circuits


The 6.6kV medium voltage and 400V motor and feeder cables shall be selected based on
the selection chart enclosed as Attachment-2.

2.2 400V Circuits.


The 400V low voltage motor and feeder cables shall be selected based on the selection chart
enclosed as Attachment-3.

2.3 230V Circuits.


The 230V low voltage motor and feeder cables shall be selected based on the selection chart
enclosed as Attachment-4 & 5.

2.4 Formula for voltage drop

All calculations are based on the following formula for voltage drop in single-phase circuits:

∆U = I(Rcosϕ + Xsinϕ ) + U - U 2 − I 2 ( Xcosϕ - Rsinϕ ) 2

Examination shows that the voltage drop is calculated with sufficient accuracy by using
the first term of the equation only.

∆U = I(Rcosϕ + Xsinϕ )

From this formula the following can be derived:


The voltage drop in percent for single-phase circuits is:

∆U(%) = 1 ( R’cosϕ + X’sinϕ ) 2L / 10U

The voltage drop in percent for three-phase circuits is:

∆U(%) = 1 ( R’cosϕ + X’sinϕ ) 2L / 10U

Where :

I =line current (amps)


R’ resistance (ohms per km)
X’ reactance (ohms per km)
L =cable length (meters)
U =line-to-line voltage (volts)
cos ϕ = power factor during running condition
R’ will be taken at the maximum conductor temperature of the selected cable type (100ºC),

X’ will be taken at 50 Hz.

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