Selection of Main & Branch

Main Circuit Breaker for D.B

ELCB

Feeder Name
Feeder-1
Feeder-2

Pole

3 or 4

Size

63 Amp

Class
Tripping (Amp)
Sen.In
Brea.Capacity

D Class
718 Amp
In:30ma
6 KA

Electrical Load Details

Phase

Volt

P.F

Load (Kw)

Type of Load

Nature of Load

3Ph
1Ph

440
440

0.8
0.8

11.5
6

Ballast
Heater

Continious
Non-Continious

Main & Branch Circuit Breaker for Distribution Box (As per NEC)
Load Detail for Distribution Box

Main & Branch MC

Continious Load
Non-Continious Load

24
17

Amp
Amp

Total Load as per NEC

Total Load

41
36

Amp
Amp

Max. Size of Branch Feeder MCB

Min.Size of Main MCB as per NEC
Fault Current at this Point (Isc)

25
50
6

Amp
Amp
KA

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Load Amp

NEC Amp

Type of C.B

Size (Amp)

Pole

Class

18.9
17.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

23.6
17.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

RCCB
ELCB

25
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

3 or 4
1 or 2

C Class
C Class

Tripping
(Amp)
189
170
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

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Cable Detail
Sen.In
In:30ma
In:30ma

ActualSize (Sq.mm) Length (Meter) Max.Length (Meter)

Cable Selection

20
80

O.K
Not Proper

0.2
0.16

31
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

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Conversion

Load Current (Amp)

MCB/ELCB Size

AWG

mm2

1
2
4

6
6
6

6
10
16
20
25

10
16
20
25

26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
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OO
OOO
OOOO
OOOO
OOOO
OOOO

0.13
0.16
0.2
0.26
0.33
0.41
0.52
0.65
0.82
1.04
1.5
2.5
4
6
10
16
25
35
50
55
70
95
120

32
40

32
40

45
50
63
80
100
125

45
50
63
80
100
125

225
600
800
1600
2000
3000
3200
4000
5000
6000
6000

225
600
800
1600
2000
3000
3200
4000
5000
6000

As per GERC
Voltage (Volt)

Short Circuit Current (KA)

4000000

40

220000

40

132000

32

66000

25

150
185
240

33000

32

11000

25

415

10

220

Maximum Circuit Length in mtr for Cu condu

Operating Cuurent Im of the
Instantaneous Tripping element(A)

1.5

2.5

50

100

167

267

400

63

79

133

212

317

80

63

104

167

250

417

100

50

83

133

200

333

125

40

67

107

160

267

160

31

52

83

125

208

200

25

42

67

100

167

250

20

33

53

80

133

320

16

26

42

63

104

400

13

21

33

50

83

500

10

17

27

40

67

560

15

24

36

60

630

13

21

32

63

700

12

19

29

48

800

10

17

25

42

875

10

15

23

38

1000

13

20

33

1120

12

18

30

1250

11

16

27

1600

13

21

2000

10

17

2500

13

3200

11

4000

5000

10

6300

8000

10000
12500

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16

25

35

50

70

95

120

150

427
333
267

417

213

333

467

167

260

365

495

133

208

292

396

107

167

233

317

95

149

208

283

417

85

132

185

251

370

76

119

167

226

333

452

67

104

146

198

292

396

61

95

133

181

267

362

457

53

83

117

158

233

317

400

435

48

74

104

141

208

283

357

388

43

67

94

127

187

253

320

348

33

52

73

99

146

198

250

272

27

42

58

79

117

158

200

217

21

33

47

63

93

127

160

174

17

26

36

49

73

99

125

136

13

21

29

40

58

79

100

109

11

17

23

32

47

63

80

87

13

19

25

37

50

63

69

10

16

20

29

40

50

54

12

16

23

32

40

43

13

19

25

32

35

185

240

459
411
321

400

257

320

206

256

161

200

128

160

103

128

82

102

64

80

51

64

41

51