VOLTAGE DROP CALCULATION

Voltage Drop calculation

Voltage Drop = (mV/A/m) x I x L

Iz = Current Carrying capacity of a cable for continous service under the particular installation condition concerned
It = Tabulated current caring capacity of a cable found in Appendix 4 of BS 7671
Ib = Design Current
In = Circuit Breaker Rating
Ca = Rating factor for ambient temperature
Cg = Rating factor for grouping
Cs = Rating factor for thermal sensitivity of soil
Cd = Rating factor for depth of buried cable
Ci = Rating factor for conductors surrounded by thermal insulation
Cf = Rating factor applied when overload protection is being provided by an overcurrent device with a fuse factor greater than 1.45
Cc = Rating factor for buried circuits

Iz = It x Cg x Ca x Cs x Cd x Ci x Cf x Cc

For the protection against overload and short circuit

Iz ≥ In ≥Ib

It ≥ Iz
Cg x Ca x Cs x Cd x Cf x Cc

Assumptions:
0
Ambient temperature = 30 C Ca= 1
0
Ground Ambient temperature= 25 C Ca= 0.96
Thermal resistivity = 2.5K.m/W Cs= 1
Burried depth = 0.9m Cd= 0.98
Cg= 0.85/0.75

LOAD CALCULATION (OPERATIONAL BUILDINGS)

From To Length Ib In Cable size It (for one run) Iz Runes Z Voltage V. Drop V Drop V Drop
(m) (A) (A) 4C-sqmm (A) (A) (mV/m.A) Drop (V) % SUM % PERMISABLE%
Assume existing MDB to Power house voltage drop is less than 1% 1.000 1.00
PCC SMDB 10 238 250 4Cx150 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/PVC 399 399 1 0.3 0.7143 0.179 1.179 2.00
SMDB SDB-MA 80 198.5 200 4Cx150 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 251 236.1 1 0.3 4.7646 1.191 2.370 2.00
SDB-MA DB-MA-GF1 10 27 40 4Cx10 Sqmm Cu/PVC/PVC 60 60 1 3.8 1.0261 0.257 2.626 3.00
SDB-MA DB-MA-GF2 20 12.8 32 4Cx6 Sqmm Cu/PVC/PVC 43 43 1 6.4 1.6365 0.409 2.779 3.00
SDB-MA DB-MA-FF1 10 49.7 63 4Cx16 Sqmm Cu/PVC/PVC 80 80 1 2.4 1.1935 0.298 2.668 3.00
SDB-MA DB-MA-FF2 20 14.0 32 4Cx6 Sqmm Cu/PVC/PVC 43 43 1 6.4 1.7891 0.447 2.817 3.00
SDB-MA DB-MA-SR 15 40.0 63 4Cx16 Sqmm Cu/PVC/PVC 80 80 1 2.4 1.4414 0.360 2.730 3.00
SDB-MA DB-MA-SF 20 55.0 63 4Cx25 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/PVC 127 127 1 1.65 1.8148 0.454 2.823 3.00

SMDB DB-B7 150 6.38 32 4Cx10 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 58 54.6 1 4 3.8302 0.958 2.136 3.00

SMDB SDB-P&S 200 42.6 63 4Cx70 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 135 127.0 1 0.6 5.1156 1.279 2.457 3.00
SDB-P&S DB-P&S-FF 10 5.71 32 4Cx6 Sqmm Cu/PVC/PVC 43 43 1 6.4 0.3657 0.091 2.549 3.00
SDB-P&S DB-KIT 35 10.4 32 4Cx10 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 58 54.6 1 4 1.4627 0.366 2.823 3.00

LOAD CALCULATION (TOLL PLAZA)

From To Length Ib In Cable size It (for one run) Iz Runes Z Voltage V. Drop V Drop V Drop
(m) (A) (A) 4C-sqmm (A) (A) (mV/m.A) Drop (V) % SUM % PERMISABLE%
TF MDB 10 180 250 4Cx 185Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 281 264.4 1 0.26 0.468 0.117 0.117 1.000
MDB PCC-NEW 160 123 160 4Cx 185Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 281 264.4 1 0.26 5.098 1.275 1.392 1.000
GEN PCC-NEW 5 123 160 4Cx50 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/PVC 192 192 1 0.87 0.533 0.133 0.133 1.000
PCC-NEW SDB-TP1 80 52.4 100 4Cx50 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 138 129.8 1 0.87 3.647 0.912 2.303 2.00
PCC-NEW SDB-TP2 185 43.7 63 4Cx70 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 167 157.1 1 0.6 4.853 1.213 2.605 2.00
PCC-NEW DB-B2 10 31.5 40 4Cx10 Sqmm Cu/PVC/PVC 60 60 1 3.8 1.198551 0.300 1.691 2.00

SDB-TP1 DB-TP1-1 10 21.7 40 3Cx10 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 58 54.6 1 4 0.867 0.377 3.003 3.000
SDB-TP1 DB-TP1-2 15 21.7 40 3Cx16 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 75 52.9 1 2.5 0.812 0.353 2.979 3.000
SDB-TP1 DB-TP1-3 20 21.7 40 3Cx16 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 75 60.0 1 2.5 1.083 0.471 3.097 3.000
SDB-TP1 DB-TP1-4 25 21.7 40 3Cx16 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 75 60.0 1 2.5 1.354 0.589 3.215 3.000

SDB-TP2 DB-TP2-1 10 21.7 40 3Cx10 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 58 54.6 1 4 0.867 0.377 3.156 3.000
SDB-TP2 DB-TP2-2 15 21.7 40 3Cx16 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 75 60.0 1 2.5 0.812 0.353 3.132 3.000
SDB-TP2 DB-TP2-3 20 21.7 40 3Cx25 Sqmm Cu/XLPE/SWA/PVC 75 60.0 1 1.65 0.715 0.311 3.090 3.000

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