Electrical System Design for Proposed One Storey Residence

Objective:

Determine the VA load of Proposed One Storey Residence

Determine the voltage drops

Determine the Maximum Short-Circuit current

Determine the Interrupting Capacity of protective devices

Determine the equipment grounding conductor

I. Load calculation

Circuit no.1 - 14 units, lighting outlet : 1,400VA

Circuit no.2 - 19 units, lighting outlet : 1,900VA

Circuit no.3 - 1unit, refrigerator : 2,000VA

Circuit no.4 - 1 unit, electric range : 2,000V

Circuit no.5 - 11 units, convenience outlet : 1,100VA

Circuit no. 6,7&8 – spare : 1,500VA

II. Voltage drop calculation

Branch Circuit: this FPN recommends the size branch circuit

conductors to prevent a maximum voltage drop of 3%. The
maximum total voltage drops when combining both the branch
circuit and feeder shouldn’t exceed 5% [PEC 2.10 .2.2(a) FPN no.4]

Refrigerator, 2,000VA, 230V, single phase, 8.69A

Type of conductor: 3.5mm² THW stranded copper wire

Length of the conductor: 45 meters

Resistance and reactance of cable (Ω/km):5.88, 0.114

The calculated voltage drop is 1.8662

 wire length(m R(Ω/
Ckt Description A X(Ω/km) Vdrop
size(mm²) ) km)
1 lighting outlet 3.5 6.09 45 5.88 0.114 1.3079
2 lighting outlet 3.5 8.28 40 5.88 0.114 1.5806
3 refrigerator 3.5 8.69 45 5.88 0.114 1.8662
4 electric range 3.5 8.69 45 5.88 0.114 1.8662
5 convenience outlet 3.5 4.78 50 5.88 0.114 1.1406
6 spare 3.5 6.52 35 5.88 0.114 1.0891
7 spare 3.5 6.52 35 5.88 0.114 1.0891
8 spare 3.5 6.52 35 5.88 0.114 1.0891
Main Feeder 22 48.52 40 0.927 0.932 2.5246

III. Size of Over Current Protection Device (OCPD)

Supply voltage: 230V/60Hz/single phase

Total VA = 12,900VA

Applying Demand Factor (DF)

First 10,000VA @ 100%DF = 10,000VA

Next 2,900V @ 40%DF = 1,160VA

Total = 11,160VA
11,160VA
Computed load current = = 48.52A
230 V

Rating of OCPD Circuit Breaker: 50A 2P

Minimum size of equipment grounding conductor: 5.5mm² copper

wires

Sizing Service Entrance Conductor

Apply:

 Ampacity Correction Factor(CF) (PEC 1 Part 1 2009, Table 3.10.1.16)

 Adjustment Factor(AF) for more than three current conductor
in raceway [PEC Part 1 2009, Table 3.10.1.15(2)(a)]

Applying derating factor : 48.52A [ ]1

0.64
= 75.8A
Use: 2 - #4 AWG THW stranded copper wire or

2 - 22mm² THW stranded copper wire

Short Circuit Capacity of OCPD

Assuming infinite VA short circuit in primary side of single phase 50kVA

transformer. The impedance is 4.5%
50 kVA
Isc = = 4,830.9A or 5kA
( 0.045 ) (230 V )

Use: 10kA interrupting capacity circuit breaker

The 22mm² THW stranded copper wire

The cable Short ckt. current for one second (kA) is 3.580

Set Current limiting devices not exceed 3.580kA, 1s

The 3.5mm² THW stranded copper wire

The cable Short ckt. current for one second (kA) is 0.57kA

Set Current limiting devices not exceed 0.57kA, 1s

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