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    The document describes the process of calculating cable sizing for power distribution. It involves determining the cable length, full load current, voltage rating, derating factors accounting for installation conditions, selecting a cable based on its ampacity, and calculating the voltage drop to ensure it is within limits. The calculations are shown for both DC and AC cable sizing scenarios. The goal is to iteratively select the optimal cable size that meets voltage drop requirements.

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    The document describes the process of calculating cable sizing for power distribution. It involves determining the cable length, full load current, voltage rating, derating factors accounting for installation conditions, selecting a cable based on its ampacity, and calculating the voltage drop to ensure it is within limits. The calculations are shown for both DC and AC cable sizing scenarios. The goal is to iteratively select the optimal cable size that meets voltage drop requirements.

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    The document describes the process of calculating cable sizing for power distribution. It involves determining the cable length, full load current, voltage rating, derating factors accounting for installation conditions, selecting a cable based on its ampacity, and calculating the voltage drop to ensure it is within limits. The calculations are shown for both DC and AC cable sizing scenarios. The goal is to iteratively select the optimal cable size that meets voltage drop requirements.

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    The document describes the process of calculating cable sizing for power distribution. It involves determining the cable length, full load current, voltage rating, derating factors accounting for installation conditions, selecting a cable based on its ampacity, and calculating the voltage drop to ensure it is within limits. The calculations are shown for both DC and AC cable sizing scenarios. The goal is to iteratively select the optimal cable size that meets voltage drop requirements.

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    Cable sizing involves calculating current load, voltage drop, and selecting an appropriately rated cable. Several derating factors are applied to account for cable characteristics and environmental conditions.

    Factors like current load, cable length, voltage rating, derating for bundled cables, soil conditions, cable depth, and ambient temperature are considered when sizing cables.

    Calculations are done to determine the de-rated current, select a preliminary cable size, and calculate the voltage drop. The cable resistance and additional impedance terms are used to calculate the voltage drop percentage.

    Client: Consultant:

    Client :
    Department : INST
    Project No: Document No : Date:
    CABLE SIZING CALCULATION

    Cable length (L) : 0.5 Km


    Full load current (IFL) : 1 Amps
    Rated DC Voltage (V) : 500 Volts

    Calculation of De-rating Factor

    Group Rating Factor (Cg) : 1


    Rating Factor for variation in Thermal (Cr) :
    1.04
    Resistivity of soil
    Rating Factor for Depth of Laying (Cd) : 1

    Rating factor for variation in Ground (Ct) : 1


    Temp/Air Temp

    De-rating factor (C ) : Cg*Cr*Cd*Ct


    1.04

    De-rated current for cable : IFL/C


    0.96153846 A
    Cable Assumed

    CableLoad
    Full size current
    selectedof the Selected Cable :: 1.5 sq.mm
    22 Amps
    DC resistance of the selected Cable : 12.1 Ω/km
    Effective de-rating of cable considered : 0.04545455

    Cable Voltage Drop

    No of Runs selected (n) : 1 run

    Study state Voltage Drop in Cable (∆V) : 2 *(IFL/n)*L*RDC


    12.1

    Percentage Voltage Drop

    Percentage of voltage drop %∆V : (∆V/V) *100


    2.42

    if % of Voltage drop is not with in the DGS Limits Then goto Next size of the cable, Repeat above
    procedure again

    Note:
    1.Calculated De-rating factor is always greater than Effective de-rating factor
    Client: Consultant:

    Client :
    Department : INST
    Project No: Document No : Date:
    CABLE SIZING CALCULATION

    Cable length (L) : 0.5 Km


    Full load current (IFL) : 1 Amps
    Rated DC Voltage (V) : 500 Volts

    Calculation of De-rating Factor

    Group Rating Factor (Cg) : 1

    Rating Factor for variation in Thermal (Cr) : 1.04


    Resistivity of soil
    Rating Factor for Depth of Laying (Cd) : 1

    Rating factor for variation in Ground (Ct) : 1


    Temp/Air Temp

    De-rating factor (C ) : Cg*Cr*Cd*Ct


    1.04

    De-rated current for cable : IFL/C


    0.96153846 A
    Cable Assumed

    CableLoad
    Full size current
    selectedof the Selected Cable :: 1.5 sq.mm
    22 Amps
    AC resistance of the selected Cable (RAC) : 12.1 Ω/km
    Reactance of the conductor at 50Hz (XAC) : Ω/km
    Effective de-rating of cable considered : 0.04545455
    Power factor of the Load (CosØ) : ( Ø =Cos-1(CosØ) )
    (SinØ) :
    Cable Voltage Drop

    No of Runs selected per phase (n) : 1 run

    Study state Voltage Drop in Cable (∆V) : 2 *(IFL/n)*L*(RAC CosØ + XACSinØ)


    0

    Percentage Voltage Drop

    Percentage of voltage drop %∆V : (∆V/V) *100


    0

    if % of Voltage drop is not with in the DGS Limits Then goto Next size of the cable, Repeat above
    procedure again

    Note:
    1.Calculated De-rating factor is always greater than Effective de-rating factor
    Client: Consultant:

    Client :
    Department : INST
    Project No: Document No : Date:
    CABLE SIZING CALCULATION

    Cable length (L) : 0.16 Km


    Full load current (IFL) : 2.88 Amps
    Rated DC Voltage (V) : 400 Volts

    Calculation of De-rating Factor

    Group Rating Factor (Cg) : 0.6

    Rating Factor for variation in Thermal (Cr) : 0.74


    Resistivity of soil
    Rating Factor for Depth of Laying (Cd) : 0.971

    Rating factor for variation in Ground (Ct) : 1.05


    Temp/Air Temp

    De-rating factor (C ) : Cg*Cr*Cd*Ct


    0.4526802

    De-rated current for cable : IFL/C


    6.362107289 A
    Cable Assumed

    CableLoad
    Full size current
    selectedof the Selected Cable :: 4 core x 4 sq.mm
    47 Amps
    AC resistance of the selected Cable (RAC) : 5.88 Ω/km
    Reactance of the conductor at 50Hz (XAC) : 0.093 Ω/km
    Effective de-rating of cable considered : 0.0612765957
    Power factor of the Load (CosØ) : 0.9
    (SinØ) : 0.44
    Cable Voltage Drop

    No of Runs selected per phase (n) : 1 run

    Study state Voltage Drop in Cable (∆V) : √3 *(IFL/n)*L*(RAC CosØ + XACSinØ)


    4.25605309466228

    Percentage Voltage Drop

    Percentage of voltage drop %∆V : (∆V/V) *100


    1.0640132737

    if % of Voltage drop is not with in the DGS Limits Then goto Next size of the cable, Repeat above
    procedure again

    Note:
    1.Calculated De-rating factor is always greater than Effective de-rating factor

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