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please give me a suggestion is correct or not

04/13/2008 9:32 AM

Proposed Cable size 240 Sq.mm

Cable Allowable Current (I)410 Amps
Resistance '(R)0.989 Ohms / Km
Inductance (X)0.071 Ohms / Km
Imbedance (Z)=√ (R2 + X2)
Imbedance (Z)=0.1217 Ohms / Km
Voltage Drop=Allowable current (I) x Imbedance (Z)
410 x 0.1217
=

49.89 Volt / Km

Allowable Length for 2.5% Voltage Drop=V x % voltage drop x 1000
Voltage drop / Km
460 x 0.025 x 1000
49.89
=

230.5 mts

Allowable Current in Amps 2.5% Voltage drop for length
of the cable=Voltage x voltage drop x 1000
Required length x Cable Imbedance / Km
=460 x 0.025 x 1000460 x 0.025 x 1000
100 x 0.1217230.5 x 0.1217
=

944 Amps

409.9 Amps

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Re: please give me a suggestion is correct or not

04/13/2008 5:29 PM

itis not correct , the cable will over heat .

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Re: please give me a suggestion is correct or not

04/14/2008 1:57 AM

Hi,

How can i agree the cable become over heat, please give me your calculation

Regards

Sathish

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Re: please give me a suggestion is correct or not

04/14/2008 3:41 AM

Hi Guest,

Do you want to know your mathematics is correct or cable selection is correct? If it is cable selection then your selection is wrong .Because the basic criteria of selection of cable depend up on so many factors not only voltage drop.

1. The type of insulation ( PVC,XLPE )

2. Continuous current carrying capacity depends on type of cable and laying conditions. It is defined for various categories of cables and type of cable laying( laid in ground, laid in duct , laid in air) by Bureau of Indian Standards IS 1554

Similar standards will be available for BS ( BS 7870 of 2003 )and IEEE standards

( I think it is IEEE 835 of 1994 )You will have to calculate the re-rating factors depending on your conditions.

3. Rating factor depending on variation in ambient temperature

4. variation in rating factor depending on ground temperature if laid directly in ground

5.De rating factor depending on the depth of cable laying

6. Voltage rating and permissible maximum voltage drop

7. Short circuit rating of the cable.

So correct your calculation considering all these factors.

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