SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

Type of Service – 230 Volts;

Single Phase – 2 Wire 60Hz.
Line to Ground Current System

A Single-Family dwelling to be circuited with

the following requirements as shown on the
figure
Determine the:
a. Size of the branch circuit wire for lighting
outlets
b. Size of the conduit pipes.
c. Size or rating of the fuse protective device
Lighting Plan
Solution
A. Circuit – 1 for Lighting Load
1. Number of Lighting Outlets
From Figure Lighting Plan, Count the number of lighting outlets.
8 light outlets
NEC provides that:
“100 watts shall be the maximum load for each household lighting
outlet.”
(8 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑠)(100𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑠/𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑠) = 800 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑠
2. Total Current Load
800 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑠
𝐼= = 3.48 amperes
230 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠
3. Size of Conductor wire

Refer to tables. Use 2 pieces

2𝑚𝑚2 or No. 14 TW copper
wire having ampacity of
15amperes

15 amperes >3.48 amperes

(computed maximum load)
4. Size of the Conduit Pipe

Refer to table, the smallest diameter of a

conduit pipe that could accommodate up to
3 pieces of No. 14 TW conductor wire is
13mm diameter.

Thus, specify 13mm diameter conduit pipe

5. Size or Rating of the fuse protective device
From Table. Use 15 amperes fuse.
NEC provides that: “Ampacity of the connected
load shall not exceed 80% of the amperage
capacity of the conductor and the fuse.”
Conclusion:
From 3. Size of Conductor wire, the maximum ampacity load of a
2𝑚𝑚2 or No. 14 AWG copper wire having ampacity of 15amperes.
80% of 15 amperes is 12, the maximum allowable load of the circuit
sufficient enough to carry the I=3.48 amperes computed load for a
maximum 100 watts per light outlets.
Therefore, the use of 2𝑚𝑚2 or No. 14 TW wire is safe.
B. Circuit – 2 For Small Appliance Load
Solution
NEC provides that: “For each single receptacle shall
be considered at no less that 180 watts rating.”

1. Number of Convenience outlet for small

appliance load
From the figure, there are 6. Considering
there are 2 plugs per outlet.
6 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑠 2𝑝𝑙𝑢𝑔 = 12 𝑝𝑖𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑠
2. Total Estimated Load
𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑠
12 180 = 2,160 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑠
𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑡
Convenience Layout
3. Maximum Expected Current Load

2,160 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑠
𝐼= = 9.39 𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠
230 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑠

4. Size of the Conductor Wire

Refer from table, use 2 pieces of 3.5𝑚𝑚2

or No. 12 TW copper wire
5. Size of the Conduit Pipe

Refer to table, the smallest diameter of a

conduit pipe that could accommodate up to
2 pieces of No. 12 TW conductor wire is
13mm diameter.

Thus, specify 13mm diameter conduit pipe

5. Over Current Fuse Protection
From Table, under the column of Fuse/Breaker
Rating, the 20 amperes fuse can safely carry a
maximum load of 16 amperes the 80% of 20
amperes load permitted by NEC on No. 12
circuit wire.
Conclusion:
1. On convenience outlet receptacle, NEC provides that: “For each
single receptacle shall be considered at no less that 180 watts
rating.”
2. Examining the values given from table 2𝑚𝑚2 or No. 14 AWG
copper wire having ampacity of 15amperes. Granting that only 80%
of 15 amperes is considered the derated value, still 12 amperes
>9.36amperes computed as maximum load for the 6 convenience
outlet.
3. Why specify a bigger 3.5𝑚𝑚2 or No. 12 TW copper wire?
According to NEC, mandated the use of 3.5𝑚𝑚2 or No. 12 TW
copper wire as the minimum size for all types of convenience outlet
wiring except for an appliance with limited load wherein a 2𝑚𝑚2 or
No. 14 AWG copper wire is permitted.
C. Circuit – 3 for Other Loads
Solution
1. Examining/assuming the given figure of the single family dwelling,
other loads are:
1-unit electric stove at 1.1kw = 1,100 watts
1-unit water heater at 2.5kw = 2,500 watts
Total Load = 3,600 watts
2. Current Load
𝟑𝟔𝟎𝟎 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒔
= 𝟏𝟓. 𝟔𝟓 𝒂𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔
𝟐𝟑𝟎 𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒕𝒔
3. Size of the Conductor Wire

Refer from table, use 2 pieces of

3.5𝑚𝑚2 or No. 12 TW copper wire
4. Size of Conduit Pipe (if required)
Refer to table, the smallest diameter of a
conduit pipe that could accommodate up to 2
pieces of No. 12 AWG wire is 13mm diameter.

Thus, specify 13mm diameter conduit pipe

5. Over Current Fuse Protection
From Table, under the column of Fuse/Breaker
Rating, for the 15.65 amperes load use 20
amperes fuse rating

Conclusion:
The fuse rating is 20 amperes. Granting
that only 80% of 15 amperes is considered the
derated value is still higher than the computed
load of 15.65 amperes.

Thus, 20 amperes fuse over current protection

is accepted.
Finding the size of Service Entrance
The size of service entrance being the supply conductor and equipment
"for delivering energy from the electricity supply to the wiring system
of the building, is also computed based on the total load supplied by
the branch circuit. Continuing the solution, we have the following:

1. Total Load of Circuit – 1 to Circuit – 3

𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑
𝐼=
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔
800𝑤 + 2,160𝑤 + 3,600𝑤
𝐼=
230 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑠

𝐼 = 28.52 𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠
2. Apply 80% demand factor as
permitted by the National
Electrical Code

28.52 .80 = 22.8 𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑠

3. Size of Conductor Wire

From the table, for 22.8 amperes,
use 2pcs 8𝑚𝑚2 or No. 8 TW
copper wire.
4. Size of Conduit Pipe
Refer to table, the smallest diameter of a
conduit pipe that could accommodate up to
2pcs 8𝑚𝑚2 or No. 8 TW copper wire is 20mm
diameter.

Thus, specify 13mm diameter conduit pipe

One Line Diagram
The Main Disconnecting Means or Safety Switch
1. Total Computed load
Circuit – 1 3.48 amperes
Circuit – 2 9.39 amperes
Circuit – 3 15.65 amperes
Total 28.52 amperes
2. Use 2-pcs 30 amperes fuse parallel connection 60 amperes 2 pole
single throw (OST) 250 volts safety switch
3. Provide 2-double branch circuit cut out with 15 and 2-20 amperes
respectively
SCHEMATIC RISER DIAGRAM
 Multi-ground System and Line to Line Service
The protection of branch circuit is tapped to the hot line or live wire.
The grounded line being neutral zero voltage, is not protected with
fuse. This is one advantage of the Multi.-ground system being adopted
by the electric cooperative implemented by the Rural Electrification
program of the government. The branch circuit and cutout could be
doubled because the engaged voltage in the line is only 230 volts while
the other is zero voltage being grounded (see figure of SCHEMATIC
RISER DIAGRAM)
Other electric service system on the other hand, are classified as Line
to Line Service wherein the engaged voltage is 115/230 volts which
requires fuse protection for both line.
 Scheduling
Type of Service
Schedule of Load
230 volt, 2-wires 60 Hz.
Circuit No. of Ampere No. of Protection Conduit in
Load Volts Watts Wire size
No. Outlets per circuit Pole in amp mm

1Light Load 8 230 800 3.48 2P 15 1-2sq.mm 13 mm

2Small Appliance 6 230 2160 9.39 2P 20 2-3.5sq.mm 13 mm

3Other Load 2 230 3600 15.65 2P 20 2-3.5sq.mm 13 mm

4Spare - 230
Scheduling
Total Current= 28,62 amp. X 80% demand factor = 22.8 amp
Use 2 pieces 8𝑚𝑚2 TW cu. Wire @ 20 mm conduit pipe
RSC – Rigid Solid Conduit
IMT – Intermediate Metal Tube
PvcCP – PVC Conduit pipe
THW – Thermoplastic moisture and heat resistance @ 45 amperes up.
TW – Thermoplastic moisture resistance @ 40 amp. Below.
Note: The quantity of
materials is subject to change
depending upon the area and
the choice of the designing
engineers. For open wiring
installation, conduit pipe can
be change to split knobs or
PDX wires