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PROJECT : 1010KVA POWER CABLE SIZING: 3.5 CORE, ARMOURED COPPER XLPE CABLE
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DATE:
06/08/12

B ) CALCULATION OF RATED GENERATOR CURRENT Inputs 1010 1) GENSET RATING 3 2) SYSTEM PHASE 415 3) SYSTEM VOLTAGE

Unit
KVA V

RATED CURRENT FOR

1010 KVA, 3 , GENSET

Inputs 300

1405.16
Output

AMPS
Unit
SQ MM

C ) SELECTION OF POWER CABLE

1)

STANDARD CABLE SIZE (Sq. mm)

RATED CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY * DERATED CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY ** NUMBER OF CABLES REQUIRED
D ) CABLE REQUIRED FOR 1010 KVA

462.0 369.6 3.8

AMPS AMPS RUNS

3 , GENSET

4 RUNS OF 3.5 CORE ARMOURED COPPER, XLPE CABLE ARE REQUIRED THE OVERALL DIAMETER (Approx.) OF A SINGLE CABLE IS THE RECOMMENDED MIN. BENDING RADIUS OF CABLE IS E ) NOTES : 61 mm. 732 mm.

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Refer Table 1 for Current carrying capacity & Overall diameter. 0.8 deration is applied to avoid overheating of cables when system runs on Full load.

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