Cable & C.

B
Sizing
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 Derating Factors

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 Derating Factors

1- Air Temperature

2- Ground Temperature

3- Depth of Burial

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 4- Trefoil or Flat Formation Factor for 3ph single 5- Trefoil or Flat Formation Factor for 3ph multi-core
core laid in ground laid in ground

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 6- Grouping Factor for 3ph multi core cable laid in 7- Grouping Factor for 3ph single core cable laid in
air air

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 Relation between
(Protective
device ,Cable &
Load)

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 Sizing of CB & C.S.A of 1- Calculate The Load Current (Ib).
Cables
2- Calculate The Rating of C.B

3- Calculate The Derating Factors according to

installation.

4- Calculate The current carrying capacity (C.C.C) of cable

5- Select the Suitable cable from catalogue

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 1- Calculate The Load Current (Ib). For Single Phase Loads:

𝑝 = 𝑉 ∗ 𝐼𝑏 ∗ 𝑝. 𝑓
𝑆 = 𝑉 ∗ 𝐼𝑏

For Three Phase Load:

𝑝 = 𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡(3) ∗ 𝑉 ∗ 𝐼𝑏 ∗ 𝑝. 𝑓
S= 𝑠𝑞𝑟𝑡(3) ∗ 𝑉 ∗ 𝐼𝑏

Note: Take conceptual P.F= 0.85

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 2- Calculate The Rating of C.B
Then take the next step rating from
C.B rating Standard.

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 3- Calculate The Derating Factors according to
installation.

4- Calculate The current carrying capacity (C.C.C) of cable

𝐶.𝐵 𝑅𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔
𝐼𝑐𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 =
𝐷.𝐹1∗𝐷.𝐹2∗𝐷.𝐹3…

5- Select the Suitable cable from catalogue

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 For Neutral Cable: According
to IEC:
• If C.S.A <= 35𝒎𝒎𝟐 ∴ 𝐂. 𝐒.𝐀 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥
= 𝐂. 𝐒.𝐀 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞
(full-Neutral)

• If C.S.A > 35 𝒎𝒎𝟐 ∴ 𝐂. 𝐒.𝐀 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 =

1
2
𝐂. 𝐒.𝐀 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞
(Half – Neutral)

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 Cable Description Formula
No of cables // (no of core + N)mm² A/B/C/D

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 How to write Cables on
SLD • Cables:
(4x240) 𝑚𝑚2 CU/XLPE/PVC
(3x240+1X120) 𝑚𝑚2 CU/PVC/PVC
2//(4x240) 𝑚𝑚2 CU/XLPE/PVC

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 Thank You! 14

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