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Electrical Thumb Rules You MUST Follow (Part 3) : Size of Capacitor For Power Factor Correction
Electrical Thumb Rules You MUST Follow (Part 3) : Size of Capacitor For Power Factor Correction
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Electrical Thumb Rules You MUST Follow (photo by megstewart via Flickr)
Continued from second part: Electrical Thumb Rules You MUST Follow (Part 2)
5% of KVA Rating
6% of KVA Rating
>1000 KVA
8% of KVA Rating
0.5
1.0
2.0
Distribution Transformer
5.0
Transmission Line
10
5.0
Earthing Grid
0.5
< 5 KW
415V
<100 KVA
11KV
<3 MVA
22KV
<6 MVA
33KV
<12 MVA
66KV
<20 MVA
110KV
<40 MVA
220KV
>40 MVA
Voltage Variation
> 33 KV
< 33 KV
(-) 9% to (+) 6%
Low Voltage
(-) 6% to (+) 6%
Insulation Class
Insulation
Temperature
Class A
105C
Class E
120C
Class B
130C
Class F
155C
Class H
180C
Class N
200C
IEC (60038)
ELV
< 50 V
LV
50 V to 1 KV
MV
HV
> 1KV
EHV
IEC (6100:3.6)
<=1 KV
< 250 V
<= 35 KV
250 V to 650 V
<= 230 KV
650 V to 33 KV
> 230 KV
> 33 KV
Voltage
LT Connection
<=440V
HT connection
440V to 66KV
EHT connection
>= 66KV
6W to 100KVA(100KW)
100KVA to 2500KVA
11KV,22KV,33KV
Above 2500KVA
66KV
HT Connection Earthing
H.T Connections Earthing Strip
CT & PT bodies
2Nos
PT Secondary
1Nos
CT Secondary
1Nos
2Nos
Upper level does not beyond 1.7 meter and Lower level should not below 1.2 meter
from ground.
8 KW
16 KW
20 KW
24 KW
For Commercial
For lift, water lifting pump, streetlight if any, corridor/campus lighting and other
common facilities, actual load shall be calculated
Staircase Light
50 kW to 450 kW (500
kVA)
450 kW to 2550 kW
(3000 kVA)
2550 kW to 8500 kW
(10,000 kVA)