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Cable Sizing and Selection of Over current Protection Thumb rule Assumptions: Voltage: 6.

6kV, 415V and 240V Power Factor: 0.8 Efficiency: 0.95 General Lighting Load: 3VA/ft or 32VA/ft

Overcurrent: Overload Protection: Motors with marked service factor of 1.15: 125% , max: 140% Motors with marked temperature rise 40C or less: 125% , max 140% All other motors: 115% , max 130% Motor Branch Circuit Short Circuit and Ground fault Protection:
Maximum Rating or Setting of Motor Branch Circuit Short Circuit and Ground Fault Protective Devices Percentage of Full Load Current Instantaneous Type of Motor Non Time Time Delay Fuse Inverse Time Breaker Trip Breaker Delay Fuse (Dual element) (Thermal Mag) (Mag Only) Single Phase Motor 300 175 800 250 Squirrel Cage Motor300 175 800 250 other than design B (1300) Squirrel Cage Motor300 175 1100 250 Design B (1700) Synchronous Motor 300 175 800 250 Wound Rotor 150 150 800 150 Direct Current 150 150 250 150

Feeder Cable Sizing: Feeder conductors shall have an ampacity not less than the intermittent load plus 125% of the continuous load. If the overcurent device is listed for 100% of its rating, minimum size can be the sum of continuous load plus intermittent load. Overcurrent device shall accommodate 125% of continuous load + 100% of Intermittent load Conductor shall be sized for 125% of full load current of a motor Overload Relay shall be rated or set to trip at not more than 125% of Name Plate Rating

Non-Time Delay Fuse: Fuse Rating is 300%xFull Load Current of Motor. Use next standard size of device Time Delay Fuse: Fuse Rating is 175%xFull Load Current of Motor Feeder Short Circuit and Ground Fault Protection: Rating of feeder protective device is the sum of largest branch circuit protective device plus the sum of full load currents of other motors.

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