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=== [[Conductor sizing and protection]] === | === [[Conductor sizing and protection]] === | ||
* [[Conductor sizing: methodology and definition]] | |||
[[Conductor sizing: methodology | * [[Overcurrent protection principles]] | ||
* [[Practical values for a protective scheme]] | |||
[[ | * [[Location of protective devices]] | ||
* [[Conductors in parallel]] | |||
[[ | === [[Practical method for determining the smallest allowable cross-sectional area of circuit conductors]] === | ||
* [[General method for cable sizing]] | |||
[[ | * [[Recommended simplified approach for cable sizing]] | ||
* [[Sizing of busbar trunking systems (busways)]] | |||
[[ | === [[Determination of voltage drop]] === | ||
* [[Maximum voltage drop limit]] | |||
=== [[ | * [[Calculation of voltage drop in steady load conditions]] | ||
=== [[Short-circuit current]] === | |||
* [[Short-circuit current at the secondary terminals of a MV/LV distribution transformer]] | |||
[[ | * [[3-phase short-circuit current (Isc) at any point within a LV installation]] | ||
* [[Isc at the receiving end of a feeder as a function of the Isc at its sending end]] | |||
[[ | * [[Short-circuit current supplied by a generator or an inverter]] | ||
=== [[Particular cases of short-circuit current]] === | |||
[[ | * [[Calculation of minimum levels of short-circuit current]] | ||
* [[Verification of the withstand capabilities of cables under short-circuit conditions]] | |||
=== [[ | === [[Protective earthing conductor (PE)]] === | ||
* [[Connection and choice for protective earthing conductor]] | |||
[[ | * [[Sizing of protective earthing conductor]] | ||
* [[Protective conductor between MV/LV transformer and the main general distribution board (MGDB)]] | |||
[[ | * [[Equipotential conductor]] | ||
=== [[The neutral conductor]] === | |||
=== [[Short-circuit current]] | * [[Sizing the neutral conductor]] | ||
* [[Protection of the neutral conductor]] | |||
[[ | * [[Breaking of the neutral conductor]] | ||
* [[Isolation of the neutral conductor]] | |||
[[ | === [[Worked example of cable calculation]] === | ||
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Revision as of 06:39, 3 December 2014
Conductor sizing and protection
- Conductor sizing: methodology and definition
- Overcurrent protection principles
- Practical values for a protective scheme
- Location of protective devices
- Conductors in parallel
Practical method for determining the smallest allowable cross-sectional area of circuit conductors
- General method for cable sizing
- Recommended simplified approach for cable sizing
- Sizing of busbar trunking systems (busways)
Determination of voltage drop
Short-circuit current
- Short-circuit current at the secondary terminals of a MV/LV distribution transformer
- 3-phase short-circuit current (Isc) at any point within a LV installation
- Isc at the receiving end of a feeder as a function of the Isc at its sending end
- Short-circuit current supplied by a generator or an inverter
Particular cases of short-circuit current
- Calculation of minimum levels of short-circuit current
- Verification of the withstand capabilities of cables under short-circuit conditions
Protective earthing conductor (PE)
- Connection and choice for protective earthing conductor
- Sizing of protective earthing conductor
- Protective conductor between MV/LV transformer and the main general distribution board (MGDB)
- Equipotential conductor
The neutral conductor
- Sizing the neutral conductor
- Protection of the neutral conductor
- Breaking of the neutral conductor
- Isolation of the neutral conductor
Worked example of cable calculation