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Additional AC Load (VA) =(24 VA/m³) × Additional volume (m³)

= 24 x 300 = 720 VA = 7.2 KVA
So, total connected load of the building is 34.2 KVA (26 + 7.2)
Example (4):
Calculate connected load of commercial building type C1 with covered area of 5000m²
This is a normal commercial building (type C2) whose area exceeds the limits given in Table
Hence, the formula will be applied.
ܶ‫݉( ܽ݁ݎܣ ݌ݑ ݐ݈݅ݑܤ = )ܣܸܭ( ݀ܽ݋ܮ ݀݁ݐܿ݁݊݊݋ܥ ݈ܽݐ݋‬²) × ‫ܣܸ( ݕݐ݅ݏ݊݁ܦ ݀ܽ݋ܮ‬/݉²) / 1000
By using the load density for Commercial Customers = 172 VA/m²
Total Connected Load = 5000 x 172 = 860 KVA
Example (5)
Calculate connected load of normal residential building type C1 on 400/230 V with covered area
of 200m² with central AC. The declared AC load by customer is 24 KVA
From the tables it can be ascertained that the connected load for a residential building is 26 KVA
AC load is estimated using the formula as 200m² x 81 VA/m² = 16.2 KVA
This gives the non-AC load to be 9.8 KVA
In this case, the declared AC load by customer is higher than the calculated AC load and therefore,
will be used for calculations. However, if the declared load is missing or less than 16.2 KVA, the
figure of 16.2 KVA will be used
Demand load is calculated using the following formula:
Connected Load = (Non-AC Connected Load + Central AC Load
= 9.8 + 24 = 33.5 KVA
Connected load of 33.5 as per Table, this gives the circuit breaker rating as 50A
3. EXAMPLES for CDL CALCULATION
Example (1):
Calculate CDL for residential plot of raw area 600 m² and building percentage 60% consists of
three floors, each floor contains two units and plot has one roof unit (40% of the floor area).
Building area for the individual floor (m²) = area of the individual plot × floors building percentage
= 600 × 60% = 360 m²
roof area (m²) = surface area × roof building percentage = 360 × 40% = 144 m²
Plot building area (m²) = Individual floor building area × number of floors + roof building area =
360 × 3 + 144 = 1224 m²
Individual unit building area in the floors (m2) = Floors building area ÷ number of units = 360 ×
3/6 = 180 m²
Attachment unit building area (m2) = Attachment floor building area ÷ number of units = 144 ÷ 1
= 144 m²
From relevant tables related to load estimation circuit breaker rating is determined for the area of
each unit
Circuit breaker rating for the residential unit of area (180) m² = 40 A
Circuit breaker rating for the roof of area (144) m² = 30 A
Total circuit breaker ratings for all units = 6 × 40 + 30 = 270 A
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CDL = [(270 × 0.5) + × 0.636 = 85.86 A
Example (2):
Calculate CDL for a plot allocated for a school of raw area 5000 m² and building percentage 60%,
consists of two floors.
Individual floor building area (m²) = individual plot area × floors building percentage
= 5000 × 60% = 3000 m²
Plot building area (m²) = Individual floor building area × (number of floors)
= 3000 × 2 = 6000 m²
CL for the individual unit (KVA)
= Individual unit building area (m2) × load density factor (VA/m²) ÷ 1000
From the relevant table, load density factor for the school C8 = 144 VA/m2
= (6000 × 144) ÷ 1000 = 864 KVA
CL 864 KVA (1247) A is greater than (800 A)
CDL is calculated from
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CDL = 864 × 0.7 × 1 = 604.8 KVA

Example (3):

Calculate CDL for a plot consists of 16 residential units with CB rating 40 A for each unit on
230/400 V.

CDL is calculated from the equation:

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= 40 × 16 × 0.5 × 0.602 × 192.64 A = 133.46 KVA

Example (4):

Calculate CDL for a plot consists of 16 units (10 unit residential with CB rating 40 A for each
unit and 6 unit Commercial with CB rating 50 A for each unit) on 230/400 V.

CDL is calculated from the equation:

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= ((40 × 10 × 0.5) + (50 × 6 × 0.6)) 0.602 = 228.76 A = 158.5 KVA

Example (5):

Calculate CDL for a plot consists of 5 residential units (1 unit with CB rating 400 A and 4 unit
with CB rating 70 for each one) on 230/400 V.