Sizing and protection of conductors: Difference between revisions
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== [[General Contents|General Contents]] == | == <br>[[General Contents|General Contents]] == | ||
==== Methodology and definition ==== | ==== Methodology and definition ==== | ||
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==== Recommended simplified approach for cables ==== | ==== Recommended simplified approach for cables ==== | ||
==== Busbar trunking systems ==== | ==== Busbar trunking systems ==== | ||
== [[Determination of voltage drop |Determination of voltage drop]] == | == [[Determination of voltage drop|Determination of voltage drop]] == | ||
==== Maximum voltage drop limit ==== | ==== Maximum voltage drop limit ==== | ||
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== [[Short-circuit current|Short-circuit current]] == | == [[Short-circuit current|Short-circuit current]] == | ||
==== Short-circuit current at the secondary terminals of a MV/LV distribution transformer ==== | ==== 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 ==== | ==== 3-phase short-circuit current (Isc) at any point within a LV installation ==== | ||
==== Isc at the receiving end of a feeder in terms of the Isc at its sending end ==== | ==== Isc at the receiving end of a feeder in terms of the Isc at its sending end ==== | ||
==== Short-circuit current supplied by an alternator or an inverter ==== | ==== Short-circuit current supplied by an alternator or an inverter ==== | ||
== [[Particular cases of short-circuit current |Particular cases of short-circuit current]] == | == [[Particular cases of short-circuit current|Particular cases of short-circuit current]] == | ||
==== Calculation of minimum levels of short-circuit current ==== | ==== Calculation of minimum levels of short-circuit current ==== | ||
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==== Verification of the withstand capabilities of cables under short-circuit conditions<br> ==== | ==== Verification of the withstand capabilities of cables under short-circuit conditions<br> ==== | ||
== [[Protective earthing conductor |Protective earthing conductor]] == | == [[Protective earthing conductor|Protective earthing conductor]] == | ||
==== Connection and choice ==== | ==== Connection and choice ==== | ||
==== Conductor sizing ==== | ==== Conductor sizing ==== | ||
==== Protective conductor between MV/LV transformer and the main general distribution board (MGDB) ==== | ==== Protective conductor between MV/LV transformer and the main general distribution board (MGDB) ==== | ||
==== Equipotential conductor ==== | ==== Equipotential conductor ==== | ||
== [[The neutral conductor |The neutral conductor]] == | == [[The neutral conductor|The neutral conductor]] == | ||
==== Sizing the neutral conductor ==== | ==== Sizing the neutral conductor ==== | ||
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==== Isolation of the neutral conductor ==== | ==== Isolation of the neutral conductor ==== | ||
== [[Worked example of cable calculation |Worked example of cable calculation]] == | == [[Worked example of cable calculation|Worked example of cable calculation]] == | ||
