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Cable Size Calculation

The document provides a guide for electrical cable sizing, detailing steps to determine the correct cable size based on DC amps, circuit type, and cable length. It includes formulas for calculating cable impedance, maximum loop distance, voltage drop for both single and three-phase AC, and short circuit calculations. This information is essential for ensuring safe and efficient electrical installations.

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Cable Size Calculation

The document provides a guide for electrical cable sizing, detailing steps to determine the correct cable size based on DC amps, circuit type, and cable length. It includes formulas for calculating cable impedance, maximum loop distance, voltage drop for both single and three-phase AC, and short circuit calculations. This information is essential for ensuring safe and efficient electrical installations.

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Electrical Cable Sizing Chart

 Step 1. DC Amps: Locate the flow of current in amps of your circuit along the top of the chart
below.

 Step 2. Circuit Type: Select the correct type of circuit. Examples of Non Critical circuit are bait
pumps, windlasses, general lighting, general appliances. Examples of Critical circuits are bilge
blowers, panel main feeders, navigation lights, electronics.

 Step 3. Cable Length: Find the correct length range of cables. Please note that the length is the
total length of the positive and negative wires. I.E. Distance from battery to appliance multiplied
by 2.

 Step 4. Correct Cable Size: Intersect the DC Ampere with the cables length range to identity the
correct coloured symbol.
Cables impedance calculation

Impedance is calculated by below formula:

Zc=Rc2+Xc2

This method calculates the impedance when the cable and load power factor is the same, this scenario is
worse case power factor.

cable sizing calculator uses the resistance Rc from Table 35 in AS/NZS 3008-2017. The reactance for
single core cables is selected from the flat

Loop impedance calculation

The maximum loop distance is calculated by below formula:

Lmax=0.8⋅V1ϕ⋅1000Imin⋅Zc

Where:

 V1Φ is the single phase voltage.

 Imin is the minimum alowable tripping current of the MCB or other protection device.

 Zc is the cable impedance in Ohm/km.

Voltage drop calculation

The three phase AC voltage drop is calculated as below

Vd3ϕ=IL(3Zc)1000

The single phase AC voltage drop is calculateda as below

Vd1ϕ=IL(2Zc)1000

Where I is the load current, L is the distance, and Zc is the cable impedance in Ohm/km.

Short circuit calculation

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