CABLE SIZE CALCULATION

DOCUMENT NO. E-CAL-001

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Cable Number Load

Load Data
Motor Rating 370 kW No. of Parallel Conductor 4
Rated voltage 400 V No. of Adjacent Circuits <5
FL power factor (cosq) 0.8 Full load current 667.6 A
Power Frequency 50 Current / Conductor (Io) 166.9 A
Allowable Voltage Drop 2 % Allowable Voltage Drop (Starting) 15 %

Cable Data
mm2 Copper
o
Conductor size 50 Tmax operating (R) 90 C
o
Number of Cores 3 Ambient Air Temperature (A) 40 C
Total Cable length (L) 50 m Temp. Cable Derating (DF) 1.05
Conductor rating (IR1) 196 A Grouping Factor (GF) 1

Operating Temperature:
Conductor derating (IR2) = IR1 x DF x GF = 205.8 A
Operating temperature O) = [Io/IR2]2 x [(RAA]
= 72.88 deg Celcius
Operating temperature is Acceptable!

Voltage Drop (Normal Operating):

Conductor resistance, 20OC (R20C) = 0.3910 Ohm/km = 0.000391 Ohm/m
Conductor resistance, 40OC (R40C) = 0.4217 Ohm/km = 0.000422 Ohm/m
Conductor reactance (XC) = 0.1040 Ohm/km = 0.0001 Ohm/m

MCC busbar Voltage (VL) = 400 V

Cable volt drop Vd3 = Io L [3 (RC cosq + XC sinq] = 5.778 V 1.44 %
Voltage at the load = 400 - 5.8 = 394.2 V

Min. load volts (Vmin) = 392 V @ 2% Voltage Drop

Voltage Drop is Acceptable!

Starting Current = 6 X 166.9 = 1,001.3 A

Cable volt dip Vd3 = Io L [3 (RC cosq + XC sinq] = 34.67 V 8.67 %
Voltage at the load = 400 - 34.7 = 365.3 V

Min. load volts (Vmin) = 340 V @ 15% Voltage Dip (Motor Starting)

Voltage Dip is Acceptable!

Short Circuit Withstand (3 Fault):

I"k = 18 kA (From Short Circuit Calculations result)
t = 0.5 s (Fault clearing time  5s)
K = 143 (143 for Copper conductors PVC Insulated)

[(I"k x 1000)2t]/K
2
S = = 89.01 mm (Minimum cable size to withstand short circuit)

Short Circuit Withstand OK

Notes:
The methods used in this calculation are based on the recommendations of IEC 60228, IEC 60364-5-54
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Note: These data are based on a cable manufacturer's datasheet. Refer to your cable manufacturer for more informatio

Cable Data (PVC Insulated Cables Only)

Max. Max.
conductor conductor Short circuit
Cross resistance at resistance at Reactance at Reactance at Current rating
Cross section section 20°C, 90°C, 50Hz, 60Hz, rating IEC, 1second,
Item core, mm² screen, mm² Ohm/km Ohm/km Ohm/km Ohm/km Ampere Ampere
1 16 2.5 1.16 1.48 0.116 0.14 96 2240
2 25 4 0.734 0.936 0.11 0.132 127 3500
3 35 6 0.529 0.675 0.106 0.128 157 4900
4 50 6 0.391 0.499 0.104 0.125 196 7000
5 70 6 0.27 0.344 0.099 0.119 242 9800
6 95 10 0.195 0.249 0.097 0.116 293 13300
7 120 10 0.154 0.196 0.094 0.113 339 16800
8 150 10 0.126 0.161 0.092 0.111 389 21000
9 185 10 0.1 0.128 0.091 0.109 444 25900
10 240 16 0.0762 0.0972 0.089 0.107 522 33600
11 300 16 0.0607 0.0774 0.087 0.105 601 42000

Temperature Correction Factor Frequency Parallell Conductors

50 1
Item Temp, Deg C Factor 60 2
1 35 1.1 3
2 40 1.05 4
3 45 1 5
4 50 0.94
5 55 0.88
6 60 0.82
7 65 0.74
8 70 0.67
9 75 0.58
10 80 0.47

Below this line are References Only

IEC 60364-5-54
Table 54B Values for K for insulated protective conductors not incorporated in cables
PVC XLPE EPR Butyl Rubber
Final Temperature, degC 160 250 250 220 1
1 Copper 143 176 176 166 2
2 Aluminium 95 116 116 110 3
3 Steel 52 64 64 60 4
manufacturer for more information.

Final Temp
PVC 160
XLPE 250
EPR 250
Butyl Rubber 220
Notes to Cable Calculations
1. Cable data provided in here are based on a manufacturer's datasheet. Refer to your cable manufacturer for project specific value
2. Cable calculation is based on IEC standards.
3. Load data is based on motor load and 3 phase
4. This calculation is just a sample. It is always a good practice to verify the results.
5. I"k should be based on the short circuit calculation result. It is not part of this worksheet.
6. Please read the Disclaimer Statement before using this calculation worksheet.
your cable manufacturer for project specific values.