The 4 first steps Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4

Upstream

Sizing of Terminal distribution protections
- Rated current and curve of protective devices
- Calculation of conductors up to loads
Downstream
Sizing of Terminal distribution busbar
- Rated current of Terminal distribution busbar by
addition of consumptions
- Calculation of conductors (up to Terminal
distribution enclosure systems and up to loads)
Sizing of Power distribution protections
- Rated current and curve of protective devices
Sizing of Power distribution busbar
- Rated current of Power distribution busbar by
addition of consumptions
- Calculation of conductors (up to Power distribution
enclosure systems and up to loads)
Sizing of Main distribution protections
- Rated current and curve of protective devices
Sizing of Main distribution busbar
- Rated current by addition of consumptions (or
accorded to the rated power transformer)
Sizing of Power transformer
- Rated power of transformer using correction factors
- Power factor correction to be calculated for power
optimization (global or individual compensation)

At the beginning of a study:

- Geographical location of distribution switchboards and loads is defined
- Informations concerning loads are known (characteristics, consumptions)

The 4 last steps Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8

Upstream

Choice of Main protection accorded to the selected
power transformer
Calculation of Main conductor up to Main distribution
enclosure systems
Sizing of Main distribution enclosure system
Downstream - Mechanical withstand of busbar accorded to local Ik3
- Breaking capacity of protective devices
Sizing of Power distribution enclosure system
- Mechanical withstand of busbar accorded to local
Ik3
- Breaking capacity of protective devices
Sizing of Terminal distribution enclosure system
- Mechanical withstand of busbar accorded to local
Ik3
- Breaking capacity of protective devices
- For the sizing of distribution busbar, correction
factors ku and ks have to be used
- For each cable, the voltage drop, the maximum
length and the thermal constraint have to be checked
- Discrimination has to be checked to ensure service
continuity
- Cascading can be implement

Colours caption
Supply source
: grey colour = not defined
Main : green colour = fully defined and sized
protection

Main
distribution

Power
distribution

Terminal
distribution

Loads PARTNER Academy - Grenoble (France)