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=== | === Conductor sizing and protection === | ||
Methodology and definition | [[Conductor sizing: methodology and definition|Methodology and definition]] | ||
Overcurrent protection principles | [[Overcurrent protection principles|Overcurrent protection principles]] | ||
Practical values for a protective scheme | [[Practical values for a protective scheme|Practical values for a protective scheme]] | ||
Location of protective devices | [[Location of protective devices|Location of protective devices]] | ||
Conductors in parallel | [[Conductors in parallel|Conductors in parallel]] | ||
=== [[Practical method for determining the smallest allowable cross-sectional area of circuit conductors|Practical method for determining the smallest allowable cross-sectional area of circuit conductors]]<br> === | === [[Practical method for determining the smallest allowable cross-sectional area of circuit conductors|Practical method for determining the smallest allowable cross-sectional area of circuit conductors]]<br> === | ||
Revision as of 21:23, 29 May 2010
Conductor sizing and protection
Overcurrent protection principles
Practical values for a protective scheme
Location of protective devices
Practical method for determining the smallest allowable cross-sectional area of circuit conductors
General
General method for cables
Recommended simplified approach for cables
Busbar trunking systems
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 in terms of the Isc at its sending end
Short-circuit current supplied by an alternator 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
Connection and choice
Conductor sizing
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
Downloads
2010 edition in English: G-Sizing and protection of conductors
2010 edition in French:
G-La protection des circuits 1
G-La protection des circuits 2
