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This document discusses sizing conductors and protection for residential motor loads such as air conditioners. It provides examples of calculating full load current, selecting conductors, sizing circuit breakers, and connecting multiple motor loads to a single circuit. Guidelines are given for branch circuit and feeder conductor sizing, short circuit protection ratings, overload protection, and wiring multiple air conditioners with different horsepower ratings connected to one circuit breaker space.

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Basic Electrical Engineering For Ce

This document discusses sizing conductors and protection for residential motor loads such as air conditioners. It provides examples of calculating full load current, selecting conductors, sizing circuit breakers, and connecting multiple motor loads to a single circuit. Guidelines are given for branch circuit and feeder conductor sizing, short circuit protection ratings, overload protection, and wiring multiple air conditioners with different horsepower ratings connected to one circuit breaker space.

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EE24

BASIC ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING FOR CE

LECTURE NO. B-2

Residential Motor Loads

Mapua Institute of Technology Engr. John C. Placente, MSEE


School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering
Residential Motor Loads

Full Load Current of Motors

Mapua Institute of Technology Engr. John C. Placente, MSEE


School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering 2
Residential Motor Loads

Example #1
Engr. Oliver Dy and Engr. Mechelle Perez bought an airconditioner for Engr.
Marijo Pestano and it is rated 1.5Hp. Determine the full load current (FLC) of
the airconditioner.

Answer: Look at the table, FULL LOAD CURRENT, SINGLE PHASE (if the
aircon is single phase)
FLC is 10 Amperes.

Mapua Institute of Technology Engr. John C. Placente, MSEE


School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering 3
Residential Motor Loads

Air-conditioning/Refrigeration Short
Circuit and Ground Fault Protection
PEC 4.40.3.2 (a) Rating or Setting for Individual Motor Compressor. The
motor compressor branch circuit and ground fault protective device shall be
capable of carrying the starting current of the motor. A protective device
having a rating or setting not exceeding 175% percent of the motor-
compressor load current or branch circuit selection current, whichever
is greater, shall be permitted, provided that, where the protection specified is
not sufficient for the starting current, the rating or setting shall be permitted to
be increased but shall not exceed 225%....

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Residential Motor Loads

What is Branch Circuit Selection


Current?
FLA OR FULL LOAD FLC or FULL LOAD
AMPERE CURRENT

Branch Circuit Selection Motor Current FOUND in


Current PEC/NEC Table

Nameplate Rating

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Residential Motor Loads

Air-conditioning/Refrigeration
Conductor Sizing
PEC 4.40.4.2 Single Motor Compressor. Branch-circuit conductors
supplying a single motor compressor shall have an ampacity not less than
125% of either the motor compressor rated load current or the branch circuit
selection current, whichever is greater.

PEC 4.40.4.2 Motor-Compressor(s) With or Without Additional Motor


Loads. Conductors supplying one or more motor compressors with or
without an additional load(s) shall have an ampacity not less than the sum
of the rated load or branch circuit selection current ratings whichever is
larger, of all the motor compressors plus the full load currents of the
other motors, plus 25 percent of the highest motor or motor compressor
rating in the group.

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Residential Motor Loads

Example #2

Engr. Marijo Pestano needs to install the airconditioner that Oliver and
Mechelle bought. Rating is 1.5Hp, 230V Single Phase.
a) Determine the branch circuit conductor that she needs to use
b) Determine the short circuit protection/device that she needs to install

Mapua Institute of Technology Engr. John C. Placente, MSEE


School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering 7
Residential Motor Loads

Solution
A. Conductor Selection

Aircon is 1.5 Hp, FLC = 10Amperes


10 A x 1.25 = 12.5 A minimum ampacity for cable
Use 2.0 mm2 THHN.

B. Short Circuit Protection


10 A x 1.75 = 17.5 A (Choose NEXT LOWER standard Circuit Breaker)
Use 15AT 2P MCCB

ALWAYS USE NEXT LOWER STANDARD CIRCUIT


BREAKER RATING FOR MOTORS

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Residential Motor Loads

Example #2

Engr. JB Co received a lot of airconditioner coming from a lot of girl-friends


and boy-friends. He received from the following:
One (1) 1.5HP 230V Aircon
One (1) 2.0HP 230V Aircon
One (1) 1.0HP 230V Aircon
However, he has only one open circuit breaker space in his panelboard.

• How will he wire the three airconditioners?

Mapua Institute of Technology Engr. John C. Placente, MSEE


School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering 9
Residential Motor Loads

Several Motors & Other Loads


Feeder Calculation
PEC 4.30.2.4
Conductors supplying several motors, or a motor(s) and other load(s), shall
have an ampacity at least equal to the sum of the full load current rating as
determined by Section 4.30.1.6(a)(1) of all the motors, plus 25 percent of
the highest rated motor in the group, plus the ampere rating of other loads.

Mapua Institute of Technology Engr. John C. Placente, MSEE


School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering 10
Residential Motor Loads

Solution

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Residential Motor Loads

Air-conditioning/Refrigeration
Overload Protection

4.40.6.2 Each motor compressor shall be protected against overload


and failure to start by one of the following means:
1) Overload Relay
2) Thermal Protector integral to the equipment
3) Fuse or inverse time breaker not more than 125% of rated load
current
4) A protective system that will prevent overheating

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Residential Motor Loads

Other Dwelling Motors/Pumps


(Squirrel Cage / Wound Rotor)
1) Branch Circuit Conductor shall be based from 1.25 x Motor FLC, and then
selecting the appropriate ampacity from table (with application of correction
factors.
2) Branch Circuit protective device shall not be greater than 250% of Motor
FLC for Circuit Breakers or 300% for Non-Time Delay Fuses with Across
the Line (Direct Voltage Connection).
3) Motor Feeder Size calculation shall be the same as Airconditioning, such
as (Sum of FLC of Each Motor + 0.25 x FLC of Largest Motor of the Group)
4) Motor Feeder Circuit Breaker Calculation shall be based on PEC
4.30.5.2(a), such as, Highest Rating/Setting of CB of Largest Motor + Sum
of Full Load Current of the Remaining Motors

Mapua Institute of Technology Engr. John C. Placente, MSEE


School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering 13
Residential Motor Loads

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Residential Motor Loads

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