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branch-circuit loads connected to the feeder.
After questioning the customer about the various loads, the information is further deciphered as follows:
1. The shop lights are on only during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2. The receptacle outlets are in the office only, and will have computers and other small loads plugged into
them.
3. The lathe is fully loaded for 5 minutes periods. The rest of the time is setup time. This procedure
repeats every 15 minutes.
4. The air compressor supplies air to air tools and cycles off and on about half the time.
5. The fire pump only runs for 30 minutes when tested which is once a month after hours.
Calculation:
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Air Compressor Demand Load = 20 hp x .746 x .5 = 7.46 kW
Fire Pump Demand Factor = Demand Interval Factor x Diversity Factor.
= (15 minute run time/ 15 minutes) x 0.0 = 0.0
Fire Pump Demand Load = 15 hp x .746 x 0.0 = 0.0 kW
Summary of Demand Loads :
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Diversity Factor = Sum of Individual Max. Demand. / Max. Demand on Power Station.
Diversity factor is usually more than one. (Since the sum of individual max. demands >Max. Demand)
The load is time dependent as well as being dependent upon equipment characteristics. The diversity factor
recognizes that the whole load does not equal the sum of its parts due to this time Interdependence (i.e.
diverseness).
When the maximum demand of a supply is being assessed it is not sufficient to simply add together the
ratings of all electrical equipment that could be connected to that supply. If this is done, a figure somewhat
higher than the true maximum demand will be produced. This is because it is unlikely that all the electrical
equipment on a supply will be used simultaneously.
The concept of being able to De-rate a potential maximum load to an actual maximum demand is known as
the application of a diversity factor.
70% diversity means that the device in question operates at its nominal or maximum load level 70% of the
time that it is connected and turned on.
If total installed full load ampere is twice your running load ampere then the diversity factor is two.
If total installed full load ampere is four times your load a ampere then the diversity factor is four.
If everything (all electrical equipment) was running at full load at the same time the diversity factor is equal to
One
Greater the diversity factor, lesser is the cost of generation of power.
Diversity factor in a distribution network is the ratio of the sum of the peak demands of the individual
customers to the peak demand of the network.
This will be determined by the type of service, i.e., residential, commercial, industrial and combinations of
such.
Example-I: A distribution feeder serves 5 houses, each of which has a peak demand of 5 KW. The feeder
peak turns out to be 20 kw. The diversity is then 20/25 or 0.8. This results from the timing differences
between the individual heating/cooling, appliance usages in the individual customers.
As supply availability decreases, the diversity factor will tend to increase toward 1.00. This can be
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Example-II: A sub-station has three outgoing feeders:
Here, the sum of the maximum demand of the individual sub-systems (feeders) is 10 + 12 + 15 = 37 MW,
while the system maximum demand is 33 MW. The diversity factor is 37/33 = 1.12. The diversity factor is
usually greater than 1; its value also can be 1 which indicates the maximum demand of the individual
sub-system occurs simultaneously.
Diversity is the relationship between the rated full loads of the equipment downstream of a connection point,
and the rated load of the connection point. To illustrate:
1. The building at these co-ordinates is fitted with a 100A main supply fuse.
2. The distribution board has 2no. 6A breakers, 1no. 20A breaker and 5no. 32A breakers, a total, potentially, of
192A.
Not all these rated loads are turned on at once. If they were, then the 100A supply fuse would rupture, as it
cannot pass 192A. So the diversity factor of the distribution board can be said to be 192A/100A, or 1.92, or
52%.
Many designers prefer to use unity as the diversity factor in calculations for planning conservatism because of
plant load growth uncertainties. Local experience can justify using a diversity factor larger than unity, and
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smaller service entrance conductors and transformer requirements chosen accordingly.
The diversity factor for all other installations will be different, and would be based upon a local evaluation of
the loads to be applied at different moments in time. Assuming it to be 1.0 may, on some occasions, result in
a supply feeder and equipment rating that is rather larger than the local installation warrants, and an over-
investment in cable and equipment to handle the rated load current. It is better to evaluate the pattern of
usage of the loads and calculate an acceptable diversity factor for each particular case.
In the case of the example given above, achieving a diversity of 1.0 or 100% would require well over twice
the cross-sectional area of copper cable to be installed in a deep trench underneath a field, the rebuild of a
feeder cabinet to larger dimensions, more substantial overhead supply cables for a distance exceeding 2km
northwards and a different tariff, where one pays rather more for a kWh than at present. The investment
required to achieve 1.0 simply isn’t justifiable in this particular case.
Diversity factor is mostly used for distribution feeder size and transformer as well as to determine the
maximum peak load and diversity factor is always based on knowing the process. You have to understand
what will be on or off at a given time for different buildings and this will size the feeder. Note for typical
buildings diversity factor is always one. You have to estimate or have a data records to create 24 hours load
graph and you can determine the maximum demand load for node then you can easily determine the feeder
and transformer size.
The diversity factor of a feeder would be the sum of the maximum demands of the individual consumers
divided by the maximum demand of the feeder. In the same manner, it is possible to compute the diversity
factor on a substation, a transmission line or a whole utility system.
The residential load has the highest diversity factor. Industrial loads have low diversity factors usually of 1.4,
street light practically unity and other loads vary between these limits.
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Elements of System
General Large
Residential Commercial
Power Industrial
Between individual users 2.00 1.46 1.45
Between transformers 1.30 1.30 1.35 1.05
Between feeders 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.05
Between substations 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10
From users to
2.00 1.46 1.44
transformers
From users to feeder 2.60 1.90 1.95 1.15
From users to substation 3.00 2.18 2.24 1.32
From users to generating
3.29 2.40 2.46 1.45
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4 and 5 0.8
6 to 9 0.7
10 and more 0.6
Assemblies partially tested in every 1
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5To 19 0.78
10To 14 0.63
15To 19 0.53
20To 24 0.49
25To 29 0.46
30 To 34 0.44
35 To 39 0.42
40To 40 0.41
50 To Above 0.40
Example: 5 storey apartment building with 25 consumers, each having 6 kVA of installed load.
The total installed load for the building is: 36 + 24 + 30 + 36 + 24 = 150 kVA
The apparent-power supply required for the building is: 150 x 0.46 = 69 kVA
It is a matter of common experience that the simultaneous operation of all installed loads of a given
installation never occurs in practice, i.e. there is always some degree of diversity and this fact is taken into
account for estimating purposes by the use of a simultaneity factor / Diversity Factor (ks).
The Diversity factor ks is applied to each group of loads (e.g. being supplied from a distribution or sub-
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distribution board). The determination of these factors is the responsibility of the designer, since it requires a
detailed knowledge of the installation and the conditions in which the individual circuits are to be exploited.
For this reason, it is not possible to give precise values for general application.
Designing Size of Electrical Switchgear by use of Demand Factor and Diversity Factor:
Diversity factors are used by utilities for distribution transformer sizing and load predictions.
Demand factors are more conservative and are used by NEC for service and feeder sizing.
Demand factors and diversity factors are used in design.
For example, the sum of the connected loads supplied by a feeder is multiplied by the demand factor to
determine the load for which the feeder must be sized. This load is termed the maximum demand of the
feeder. The sum of the maximum demand loads for a number of sub feeders divided by the diversity factor
for the sub feeders will give the maximum demand load to be supplied by the feeder from which the sub
feeders are derived.
Example-1: Suppose We have four individual feeder-circuits with connected loads of 250 kVA, 200 kVA, 150
kVA and 400 kVA and demand factors of 90%, 80%, 75% and 85% respectively.Use a diversity factor of 1.5.
Calculating demand for feeder-circuits
250 kVA x 90% = 225 kVA
200 kVA x 80% = 160 kVA
150 kVA x 75% = 112.5 kVA
400 kVA x 85% = 340 kVA
837.5 kVA
The sum of the individual demands is equal to 837.5 kVA.
If the main feeder-circuit were sized at unity diversity: kVA = 837.5 kVA ÷ 1.00 = 837.5 kVA.
The main feeder-circuit would have to be supplied by an 850 kVA transformer.
However, using the diversity factor of 1.5, the kVA = 837.5 kVA ÷ 1.5 = 558 kVA for the main feeder.
For diversity factor of 1.5, a 600 kVA transformer could be used.
Example-2: A conveyor belt made up of six sections, each driven by a 2 kW motor. As material is
transported along this belt, it is first carried by section 1, and then each section in succession until the
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final section is reached. In this simple example only one section of conveyor is carrying material at any
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belts moving whilst one motor is handling the load (say 1 kW). The demand presented by each motor
when it is carrying its load is 1 kW, the sum of the demand loads is 6 kW but the maximum load
presented by the system at any time is only 1.5 kW.
Diversity factor =Sum of Individual Max. Demand / Max. Demand = 6 Kw / 1.5 Kw =4.
Demand Factor = Maximum demand / Total connected load = 1.5 Kw / 12 Kw = 0.125.
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the system. Electrical rates are designed so that customers with high load factor are charged less overall per
kWh.
For Example
Customer A – High Load Factor
82% load factor = (3000 kWh per month x 100%) / 5 kW x 730 hours/month.
Customer B – Low Load Factor
41% load factor = (3000 kWh per month x 100%) / 10kW x 730 hours/month.
To encourage the efficient use of installed capacity, electricity rates are structured so the price per kWh above
a certain load factor is lower. The actual structure of the price blocks varies by rate.
This factor must be applied to each individual load, with particular attention to electric motors, which are very
rarely operated at full load. In an industrial installation this factor may be estimated on an average at 0.75 for
motors.
For incandescent-lighting loads, the factor always equals 1.
For socket-outlet circuits, the factors depend entirely on the type of appliances being supplied from the
sockets concerned.
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Maximum demand (often referred to as MD) is the largest current normally carried by circuits, switches and
protective devices. It does not include the levels of current flowing under overload or short circuit conditions.
Assessment of maximum demand is sometimes straightforward. For example, the maximum demand of a
240 V single-phase 8 kW shower heater can be calculated by dividing the power (8 kW) by the voltage (240
V) to give a current of 33.3 A. This calculation assumes a power factor of unity, which is a reasonable
assumption for such a purely resistive load.
There are times, however, when assessment of maximum demand is less obvious. For example, if a ring
circuit feeds fifteen 13 A sockets, the maximum demand clearly should not be 15 x 13 = 195 A, if only
because the circuit protection will not be rated at more than 32 A. Some 13 A sockets may feed table lamps
with 60 W lamps fitted, whilst others may feed 3 kW washing machines; others again may not be loaded at
all.
Lighting circuits pose a special problem when determining MD. Each lamp-holder must be assumed to carry
the current required by the connected load, subject to a minimum loading of 100 W per lamp holder (a
demand of 0.42 A per lamp holder at 240 V). Discharge lamps are particularly difficult to assess, and current
cannot be calculated simply by dividing lamp power by supply voltage. The reasons for this are:
So long as the power factor of a discharge lighting circuit is not less than 0.85, the current demand for the
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circuit can be calculated from:
current (A) = (lamp power (W) x 1.8) / supply voltage (V)
For example, the steady state current demand of a 240 V circuit supplying ten 65 W fluorescent lamps would
be: I = 10X65X1.8A / 240 = 4.88A
Switches for circuits feeding discharge lamps must be rated at twice the current they are required to carry,
unless they have been specially constructed to withstand the severe arcing resulting from the switching of
such inductive and capacitive loads.
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Arc Furnace 0.55 0.80 0.44
Induction Furnace 0.90 0.80 0.72
Steel Rolling mills 0.80 0.25 0.20
Mechanical/
Electrical
a) Single Shift 0.45 0.25 0.11
b) Double Shift 0.45 0.50 0.22
Cycle Industry 0.40 0.40 0.16
Wire products 0.35 0.40 0.14
Auto Parts 0.40 0.50 0.20
Forgings 0.50 0.35 0.17
Cold Storage
a) Working Season 0.60 0.65 0.39
b) Non-Working 0.25 0.15 0.04
Season
Rice Sheller’s
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a) Working Season 0.70 0.80 0.56
b) Non-Working 0.05 0.30 0.01
Season
Ice Candy Units
a) Working Season 0.50 0.65 0.32
b) Non-Working 0.50 0.10 0.05
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Ice Factories
a) Working Season 0.80 0.65 0.52
b) Non-Working 0.80 0.10 0.08
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Cotton Ginning
a) Working Season 0.70 0.25 0.17
b) Non-Working 0.10 0.10 0.01
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Spinning Mills 0.60 0.80 0.48
Textile Industry 0.50 0.80 0.40
Dyeing and 0.40 0.50 0.20
Printing
Ghee Mills 0.50 0.50 0.25
Oil Mills 0.70 0.50 0.35
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Bottling Plants 0.40 0.35 0.14
Radio Stations 0.55 .0.45 0.25
Telephone 0.50 0.90 0.45
exchange
Public Water 0.75 0.40 0.30
Works
Medical Colleges 0.60 0.25 0.15
Hospitals 0.25 0.90 0.22
Nursing Homes 0.50 0.50 0.25
Colleges and 0.50 0.20 0.10
Schools
Hotels and 0.75 0.40 0.30
Restaurants
Marriage Palaces 1.00 0.25 0.25
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systems laboratory
Cold storage warehouse 70-75 20-25
General warehouse 75-80 23-28
Controlled humidity 60-65 33-38
warehouse
Hazardous/flammable 75-80 20-25
storehouse
Disposal, salvage, scrap 35-40 25-20
building
Hospital 38-42 45-50
Laboratory 32-37 20-25
Dental Clinic 35-40 18-23
Medical Clinic 45-50 20-23
Administrative Office 50-65 20-35
Single-family residential 60-70 10-15
housing
Detached garages 40-50 2-4
Apartments 35-40 38-42
Fire station 25-35 13-17
Police station 48-53 20-25
Bakery 30-35 45-60
Laundry/dry cleaning plant 30-35 20-25
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7-12 schools 65-70 12-17
Churches 65-70 5-25
Post Office 75-80 20-25
Retail store 65-70 25-32
Bank 75-80 20-25
Supermarket 55-60 25-30
Restaurant 45-75 15-25
Auto repair shop 40-60 15-20
Hobby shop, art/crafts 30-40 25-30
Bowling alley 70-75 10-15
Gymnasium 70-75 20-45
Skating rink 70-75 10-15
Indoor swimming pool 55-60 25-50
Theater 45-55 8-13
Library 75-80 30-35
Golf clubhouse 75-80 15-20
Museum 75-80 30-35
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Jignesh Parmar
Jignesh Parmar has completed M.Tech (Power System Control), B.E (Electrical). He is member of Institution of
Engineers (MIE), India. He has more than 13 years experience in transmission & distribution-energy theft
detection and maintenance electrical projects.
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