PV Installation Guide

TABLE A-4 D FACTOR

3% VOLTAGE DROP--120-VOLT CIRCUITS-COPPER

ONE-WAY WIRE DISTANCE (FT)

AMPS
10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 120.0 140.0 160.0 180.0 200.0 220.0 240.0 260.0 280.0 300.0 320.0 340.0 360.0 380.0 400.0

2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2
4 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4
6 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 5.0 5.3 5.7 6.0 6.3 6.7
8 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.8 6.2 6.7 7.1 7.6 8.0 8.4 8.9
10 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.4 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.5 2.8 3.3 3.9 4.4 5.0 5.6 6.1 6.7 7.2 7.8 8.3 8.9 9.4 10.0 10.6 11.1
12 0.3 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.7 5.3 6.0 6.7 7.3 8.0 8.7 9.3 10.0 10.7 11.3 12.0 12.7 13.3
14 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.5 3.9 4.7 5.4 6.2 7.0 7.8 8.6 9.3 10.1 10.9 11.7 12.4 13.2 14.0 14.8 15.6
16 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.2 2.7 3.1 3.6 4.0 4.4 5.3 6.2 7.1 8.0 8.9 9.8 10.7 11.6 12.4 13.3 14.2 15.1 16.0 16.9 17.8
18 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 20.0
20 0.6 1.1 1.7 2.2 2.8 3.3 3.9 4.4 5.0 5.6 6.7 7.8 8.9 10.0 11.1 12.2 13.3 14.4 15.6 16.7 17.8 18.9 20.0 21.1 22.2
25 0.7 1.4 2.1 2.8 3.5 4.2 4.9 5.6 6.3 6.9 8.3 9.7 11.1 12.5 14 15 17 18 19 21 22 24 25 26 28
30 0.8 1.7 2.5 3.3 4.2 5.0 5.8 6.7 7.5 8.3 10.0 11.7 13.3 15.0 17 18 20 22 23 25 27 28 30 32 33
35 1.0 1.9 2.9 3.9 4.9 5.8 6.8 7.8 8.8 9.7 11.7 13.6 15.6 17.5 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39
40 1.1 2.2 3.3 4.4 5.6 6.7 7.8 8.9 10.0 11.1 13.3 15.6 17.8 20.0 22 24 27 29 31 33 36 38 40 42 44
45 1.3 2.5 3.8 5.0 6.3 7.5 8.8 10.0 11.3 12.5 15.0 17.5 20.0 22.5 25 28 30 33 35 38 40 43 45 48 50
50 1.4 2.8 4.2 5.6 6.9 8.3 9.7 11.1 12.5 13.9 16.7 19.4 22.2 25.0 28 31 33 36 39 42 44 47 50 53 56
60 1.7 3.3 5.0 6.7 8.3 10.0 11.7 13 15 17 20 23 27 30 33 37 40 43 47 50 53 57 60 63 67
70 1.9 3.9 5.8 7.8 9.7 11.7 13.6 16 18 19 23 27 31 35 39 43 47 51 54 58 62 66 70 74 78
80 2.2 4.4 6.7 8.9 11.1 13.3 15.6 18 20 22 27 31 36 40 44 49 53 58 62 67 71 76 80 84 89
90 2.5 5.0 7.5 10.0 12.5 15.0 17.5 20 23 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
100 2.8 5.6 8.3 11.1 13.9 16.7 19.4 22 25 28 33 39 44 50 56 61 67 72 78 83 89 94 100 106 111
110 3.1 6.1 9.2 12.2 15.3 18.3 21.4 24 28 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 73 79 86 92 98 104 110 116 122
120 3.3 6.7 10.0 13.3 16.7 20.0 23.3 27 30 33 40 47 53 60 67 73 80 87 93 100 107 113 120 127 133
130 3.6 7.2 10.8 14.4 18.1 21.7 25.3 29 33 36 43 51 58 65 72 79 87 94 101 108 116 123 130 137 144
140 3.9 7.8 11.7 16 19 23 27 31 35 39 47 54 62 70 78 86 93 101 109 117 124 132 140 148 156
150 4.2 8.3 12.5 17 21 25 29 33 38 42 50 58 67 75 83 92 100 108 117 125 133 142 150 158 167
160 4.4 8.9 13.3 18 22 27 31 36 40 44 53 62 71 80 89 98 107 116 124 133 142 151 160 169 178
170 4.7 9.4 14.2 19 24 28 33 38 43 47 57 66 76 85 94 104 113 123 132 142 151 161 170 179 189
180 5.0 10.0 15.0 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200
190 5.3 10.6 15.8 21 26 32 37 42 48 53 63 74 84 95 106 116 127 137 148 158 169 179 190 201 211
200 5.6 11.1 16.7 22 28 33 39 44 50 56 67 78 89 100 111 122 133 144 156 167 178 189 200 211 222

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