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3x1Kw Geysers 3000 100% 3000: 1KW For Each Square or Part of A 100 Square

- The document provides information to calculate the maximum number of 1kW water heaters that can be installed given the specifications of a 10kVA transformer, floor area of 301m2, motors, heater, and lights. - Calculations show the maximum load on the transformer is 9500W and existing load is 6350W, leaving 3150W available. With each 1kW water heater using 4.545A, 3 heaters could be added within the circuit's capacity. - An alternative method using a table confirms adding 3 heaters brings the total load to 9350W, below the transformer maximum of 9500W.

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3x1Kw Geysers 3000 100% 3000: 1KW For Each Square or Part of A 100 Square

- The document provides information to calculate the maximum number of 1kW water heaters that can be installed given the specifications of a 10kVA transformer, floor area of 301m2, motors, heater, and lights. - Calculations show the maximum load on the transformer is 9500W and existing load is 6350W, leaving 3150W available. With each 1kW water heater using 4.545A, 3 heaters could be added within the circuit's capacity. - An alternative method using a table confirms adding 3 heaters brings the total load to 9350W, below the transformer maximum of 9500W.

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3.

1 Calculate from the following information, the maximum amount of water heaters
of 1kW each that may be installed according to the regulations:
o 10kVa/220 v single phase transformer using a power factor of 0.95
o Floor area 301m²
o Two 0.75kW single phase motors
o One electric oil heater of 500w
o 20 lights

3.2 Test your answer by making use of any other alternative method.

KVA = KW x PF = 10000 x 0.95 = 9500

Floor area is 301 thus 0-100 = 5KW


100-200= 1
200-300= 1
300-400= 1 remember 1KW for each square or part of a 100 square
Thus 8 KW
Always do the calculation in a table format and in watts because otherwise you can
easily confuse yourself
Connected load Diversity Estimated load
factor
SSO (switch socket outlets) 8000 50% 4000
2x .75kw motors = 750x2 1500 100% 1500
1x oil heater 500 50% 250
20 lights x 60W ea 1200 50% 600
ToTAL 11200 6350

Transformer output 9500 – 6350 = 3150 watt still available


Now you can either redo the table method or do the amp calculations
Connected load Diversity Estimated load
factor
SSO (switch socket outlets) 8000 50% 4000
2x .75kw motors = 750x2 1500 100% 1500
1x oil heater 500 50% 250
20 lights x 60W ea 1200 50% 600
3x1Kw geysers 3000 100% 3000
ToTAL 14200 9350
Which is less than the transformer max load thus acceptable

9500 / 220 = 43.18A FLC (full load current) which we must not exceed
6350 / 220 = 28.86 amp load
14.316 A spare

1 x gey = 1000 / 220 = 4.545A for each heater


14.316 / 4.545 = 3.15 but you don’t get half a geyser thus 3 geysers can be added

6350 + 3000 = 9350 / 220 = 42.5 amp because a circuit breaker is design and
manufactured with 125% of the rated current a 40A circuit breaker can be used for the
main switch.
Student wrong methods used below
3.1 answer:

Total load :
o Socket outlets -Floor area 301 m² = (5 kw for first 100 m²) + (1kw for second
100m²) +( 1kw for part of third 100m²) TOTAL = 7kw x diversity of .5 =
3.5kw
o Motors = (.75kW x 2 ) = 1.5kW x diversity factor of 1 =1.5kW
o Electric oil heater = 0.5kW x diversity of .5 = .25kW
o 20 lights ( 20 x 60watts ) = 1200watts = 1.2kw x diversity of .5 = .6kW
o
o TOTAL LOAD ( 3.5kW+1.5kW+0.25kW+.6kW) = 5.85kW

Therefore total current required = 5.85kW / 220v = 5850 /220 = 26.6A

Max supply from transformer at full load (10000 *.95) /220 = 43.18 amps.

43.18 max load 8 90% = 38.86amps allowable.

Therefore remaining amperage is 38.86-26.6 = 12.26Amps.

Each heater requires: 1kw


Therefore amps required per is 1kw/220 1000/220= 4.54 amps x diversity factor of 1
= 4.54 Amps.

Therefore total amount of water heaters allowed is 12.26amps/4.54 amps = 2.7.

To check total load with two connected : 26.6amps + (4.54 x 2) = 35.68


To check total load with three connected 26.6amps + (4.53 x 3) = 40.19

Therefore to enable the transformer to be loaded at 90% max only two may be added.

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