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Useful Formulas

This document provides several common formulas used in electrical work. It includes formulas for motors, transformers, AC/DC circuits, power calculations, Ohm's Law, voltage drop calculations, and efficiency and power factor calculations for single phase and three phase systems. Formulas are provided to calculate amps based on horsepower, kilowatts, or kVA, as well as formulas for watts, voltage, current, resistance, efficiency, and power factor.

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Useful Formulas

This document provides several common formulas used in electrical work. It includes formulas for motors, transformers, AC/DC circuits, power calculations, Ohm's Law, voltage drop calculations, and efficiency and power factor calculations for single phase and three phase systems. Formulas are provided to calculate amps based on horsepower, kilowatts, or kVA, as well as formulas for watts, voltage, current, resistance, efficiency, and power factor.

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Useful Formulas

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Here are some common formulas that are frequently used in the field.

Options:
- Motor Formulas - Transformer Formulas E = Voltage / I = Amps /W = Watts / PF = Power Factor / Eff = Efficiency / HP = Horsepower

AC/DC Formulas
To Find Amps when Horsepower is Known Amps when Kilowatts is known Amps when kVA is known Kilowatts Kilovolt-Amps Horsepower (output) Direct Current AC / 1phase 115v or 120v AC / 1phase 208,230, or 240v AC 3 phase All Voltages

HP x 746 E x Eff kW x 1000 E

IxE 1000

I x E x Eff 746

HP x 746 E x Eff X PF kW x 1000 E x PF kVA x 1000 E I x E x PF 1000 IxE 1000 I x E x Eff x PF 746

HP x 746 E x Eff x PF kW x 1000 E x PF kVA x 1000 E I x E x PF 1000 IxE 1000 I x E x Eff x PF 746

HP x 746 1.73 x E x Eff x PF kW x 1000 1.73 x E x PF kVA x 1000 1.73 x E I x E x 1.73 PF 1000 I x E x 1.73 1000 I x E x Eff x 1.73 x PF 746

Three Phase Values


For 208 volts x 1.732, use 360 For 230 volts x 1.732, use 398 For 240 volts x 1.732, use 416 For 440 volts x 1.732, use 762 For 460 volts x 1.732, use 797 For 480 Volts x 1.732, use 831 E = Voltage / I = Amps /W = Watts / PF = Power Factor / Eff = Efficiency / HP = Horsepower

AC Efficiency and Power Factor Formulas


To Find Single Phase Three Phase

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Efficiency Power Factor

746 x HP E x I x PF Input Watts VxA

746 x HP E x I x PF x 1.732 Input Watts E x I x 1.732

Power - DC Circuits
Watts = Amps = E xI W/E

Ohm's Law / Power Formulas

P = watts I = amps R = ohms E = Volts

Voltage Drop Formulas


Single Phase (2 or 3 wire) VD = CM= VD= Three Phase CM=
1.73 x K x L x I VD 2xKxIxL CM 2K x L x I VD 1.73 x K x I x L CM K = ohms per mil foot (Copper = 12.9 at 75 ) (Alum = 21.2 at 75 )
Note:

K value changes with temperature. See Code chapter 9, Table 8

L = Length of conductor in feet I= CM Current in conductor (amperes) = Circular mil area of conductor

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