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    The document provides formulas and guidelines for properly sizing electrical cables and earth strips. It gives the cable area and earth strip size needed for a 181 square mm cable based on a 25kA fault level with a 1 second clearing time. The cable area required is 181 square mm and the recommended earth strip size is 313 square mm.

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    QUICK CABLE / EARTHING SIZING

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    The document provides formulas and guidelines for properly sizing electrical cables and earth strips. It gives the cable area and earth strip size needed for a 181 square mm cable based on a 25kA fault level with a 1 second clearing time. The cable area required is 181 square mm and the recommended earth strip size is 313 square mm.

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    Cable & Earthing Sizing Thumbrule Calculation Excel Spreadsheet

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    The document provides formulas and guidelines for properly sizing electrical cables and earth strips. It gives the cable area and earth strip size needed for a 181 square mm cable based on a 25kA fault level with a 1 second clearing time. The cable area required is 181 square mm and the recommended earth strip size is 313 square mm.

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    General practive (rule of thumb) : Cable sizing : Earth strip sizing

    A(sq. mm) = I(A) tsec k


    k XLPE PVC Al. 94 75 Cu. 144 115

    A(sq. mm) = I(A) tsec k


    K GI 80 Cu. 205

    Fault level : Clearing time : Insulation conductor k

    17 1 XLPE Al. 94

    kA sec

    Fault level : Clearing time : conductor K

    25 1 GI 80

    kA sec

    Cable area =

    181

    Sq. mm.

    Strip Size =

    313

    Sq. mm.

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