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CABLE CALCULATION SHEET (1 of 2)

Details Approximate max mV/A/m:
Cable ref: Cable 12 16.00
V . D . Allowed ´1000
From: LLSWB1A =
To: ATS No 3
I b ´Cable length L
Load and protection Cable cross sectional area 70
Full load current Ib 100 A Tabulated current Itab 197
Phase 3 2 mV/A/m r 0.86 mV/A/m x 0.135
Voltage 400 V Cable loading: 68
100 ´I b
Power factor (decimal) 0.80 80 =
Ring circuit No 2 2 I ta b ´Cg ´Ca ´Ci
Volt drop correction factor Ct:
Protective device type MCCB 8 2
2 2 Ib
Protective device rating In 160 A 230 + t p - ( Ca . Cg - 2 )( t p - 30 )
Breaking capacity 80 kA
I ta b
=
Overload 230 + t p
Cable type XLPE/SWA/PVC 5 Volt drop for cables <= 16mm²
No. of cores 4 c
L . I b . Ct .cos q. mV / A / m
Operating temperature tp 90 °C (if ring L=L/2)
1000
Limit temperature tL 250 °C (& Ib=Ib x 2/3)
Length L 10 m Volt drop for cables > 16mm²
Installation Trunking 5
L. I b . ( ( Ct . cos θ . mV / A / mr ) + sin θ . mV / A / m x )
Reference method 3
1000
Calculation of minimum It
No. of circuits or multicore cables 4 Cable volt drop 0.73 V
Grouping factor Cg 0.75 Total volt drop 0.73 V
Ambient temperature ta 30 °C Volt drop satisfactory
Ambient temperature factor Ca 1.00 Cable temperature
Length of cable in insulation 0 mm CPC type Armour (XLPE)
Insulation factor Ci 1.00 CPC operating temperature tp 80
Is circuit subject to simultaneous overload No 2 CPC limit temperature tL 200
or socket outlet or motor circuit? 2 Final normal operating temperature tf:
If yes: 2 Conductor
In 2 2 Ib
It = =t p - ( Cg . Ca . 2
)( t p - t a ) CPC
Cg ´Ca ´Ci I ta b
If no: Earth loop impedance / Earth fault
Ib
It = 133.3 A Minimum disconnection time for 5
Cg ´Ca ´Ci circuit protective device
or Ze at cable origin 0.035 W
2 K value 46
2 2 1 - Cg
I n + 0. 48 I b 2
171.3 A * CPC size 452 mm²
Cg Conductor z / Km @ 20°C 0.0843 W
It =
Ca ´Ci CPC z / Km @ 20°C 0.4188 W
which ever the greater 171.269768 r1 (also rn) @ 20°C 0.0008 W
If ring circuit: r2 @ 20°C 0.0042 W
I n ´0. 67
It = Temperature correction:
Cg ´Ca ´Ci
Minimum tabulated current It 171.3 A t f + tL ( 230 + t a v ) ´R2 0o
tav = Ra v =
Volt drop 40 2 250
Volt drop to cable origin 0 V
Percentage volt drop allowed 4 % r1 @ 165.7 °C 0.0013
Voltdrop allowed in cable 16.0 V r2 @ 136.4 °C 0.0061
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Continuation of: Cable 12 (b) To determine adequate disconnection time. Worst case is c
Zs at cable termination: at load temperature i.e. r1 and rn taken at load temperature.
Radial: Z s = Z e + r1 + r2 0.042 W Zp-n at cable end:
0.04247168 W Radial =Z p- n at origin + r1 + rn
Ring: Z s = Z e + 0. 25 ( r1 + r2 ) 0.000
(r1 & r2 taken at operating temp.) Ring =Z p- n at origin + 0. 25( r1 + rn )
Earth fault current If: Zp at cable end:
230
= 5415.4 A = Z p- n at origin + r1 0.0109
Zs Single phase and TP&N if neutral
Disconnection time from 250 Secs is distributed:
230
protective device curve I psc ( p - n ) =
Minimum CPC size for Z p- n
adiabatic equation I 2t 1861.4 mm² Three phase:
S³
k
400
Current required to disconnect the 4000 A I psc ( p - p ) = 10576.6
CPD within 5 secs
3 ´2 . Z p
Touch voltage V = I ´Z s 169.9 V Three phase symmetrical:
Method of providing Limit duration of fault
400
shock protection 1 I psc = 21153.3
Short circuit current 3 ´Z p
Ipsc at cable origin: 24000 A K value 143
Is neutral distributed: No 2 2 Disconnection times from 3
(three phase only) protective device curves: Ipsc p-p: 5.1
Zp-n or Zp at cable origin: Ipsc 3Ø sym. 0.2
K²S² 100200.10 kA²Secs
230
= 0.0096 W
I psc at origin I²t Ipsc p-p 570512.03 kA²Secs
or enter previously calculated figure I²t Ipsc 3Ø sym. 89492.08 kA²Secs
(a) To determine adequate breaking capacity. Worst case is cable Notes:
at no load i.e. r1 and rn taken at 20°C.
Zp-n at cable end: W
Radial =Z p- n at origin + r1 + rn
W
Ring =Z p- n at origin + 0. 25( r1 + rn )
Zp at cable end:
= Z p- n at origin + r1 0.0104 W
Single phase and TP&N if neutral
is distributed:
230
I psc ( p - n ) =
Z p- n
Three phase symmetrical:

400
I psc = 22149.7 A
3 ´Z p
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mV/A/m

mm²
A

0.943

0.73

0.72967721

tory
ature
2
°C
°C

81.3 °C
72.8 °C

/ Earth fault
secs

30 + t a v ) ´R2 0o
250

W
W
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time. Worst case is cable

load temperature.
W

Secs
Secs

TOO HIGH!
OK
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CABLE CALCULATION SHEET - SEPARATE CPC ANALYSIS (OPTIONAL)

Continuation of: Cable 12 Selected separate CPC size 10 35
Use separate CPC ? No 1 z / Km @30º N/A
Length L N/A
Earth fault current required to disconnect 4000 A (z / Km @30º) x L R4 N/A
protective device
R3 ´R4
230 Total Z s = N/A
Z s required = N/A W
R3 + R4
If
Earth fault current If
230
Ze N/A W = N/A
r1 at working temperature N/A W
Zs
CPC r at working temperature N/A W Disconnection time from 4
Total R3 N/A W protective device
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 Cg

Correction factor Cg
Reference method of Number of circuits or multicore cables
installation (see table 4A) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14
Enclosed (method 3 or 4) or
bunched and clipped direct to a 0.80 0.70 0.65 0.60 0.57 0.54 0.52 0.50 0.48 0.45 0.43
non-metallic surface (Method 1)
Single layer clipped Touching 0.85 0.79 0.75 0.73 0.72 0.72 0.71 0.70 - - -
to a non-metallic Spaced* 0.94 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90
surface (Method 1)
Single layer multicore Touching 0.86 0.81 0.77 0.75 0.74 0.73 0.73 0.72 0.71 0.70 -
on a perforated metal
cable tray, vertical or Spaced*# 0.91 0.89 0.88 0.87 0.87 - - - - - -
horizontal (Method 11)
Single layer single- Horizontal 0.90 0.85 - - - - - - - - -
core on a perforated
metal cable tray, Vertical 0.85 - - - - - - - - - -
touching (method 11)
Single layer multicore touching
on ladder supports (method 13) 0.86 0.82 0.80 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.77 - - -

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 Cg

bles
16 18 20

0.41 0.39 0.38

- - -
0.90 0.90 0.90

- - -
-
- - -

- - -

- - -

- -

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 Ca

Correction factors for ambient temperature where protection is against short-circuit

Type of Operating Ambient temperature ºC

Insulation temperature 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85
Rubber 60ºC 1.04 1.00 0.91 0.82 0.71 0.58 0.41 - - - - - -
(flexible cables only)
General purpose p.v.c. 70ºC 1.03 1.00 0.94 0.87 0.79 0.71 0.61 0.50 0.35 - - - -
Paper 80ºC 1.02 1.00 0.95 0.89 0.84 0.77 0.71 0.63 0.55 0.45 0.32 - -
Rubber 85ºC 1.02 1.00 0.95 0.90 0.85 0.80 0.74 0.67 0.60 0.52 0.43 0.30 -
Heat resisting p.v.c. 85ºC 1.03 1.00 0.97 0.94 0.91 0.87 0.84 0.79 0.71 0.61 0.50 0.35 -
Thermosetting 90ºC 1.02 1.00 0.96 0.91 0.87 0.82 0.76 0.71 0.65 0.58 0.50 0.41 0.29
Mineral 70ºC sheath 1.03 1.00 0.93 0.85 0.77 0.67 0.57 0.45 0.31 - - - -
105ºC sheath 1.02 1.00 0.96 0.92 0.88 0.84 0.80 0.75 0.70 0.65 0.60 0.54 0.47

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 Ca

circuit

90 95
- -

- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.40 0.32

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 Ci

Correction factor for thermal insulation

Length in Derating
insulation factor
mm
50 0.89
100 0.81
200 0.68
400 0.55

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 K

Table 54F
Values of K for bare conductor where there is no risk of damage to any neighboring material
by the temperatures indicated.
The temperatures indicated are valid only where they do not impair the quality of the connections

Material of conductor Conditions

Visible and in Normal Fire risk

restricted areas conditions
Copper 228 159 138
Aluminium 125 105 91
Steel 82 58 50
Assumed initial temperature 30ºC 30ºC 30ºC
Final temperature:
Copper conductors 500ºC 200ºC 150ºC
Aluminium conductors 300ºC 200ºC 150ºC
Steel conductors 500ºC 200ºC 150ºC

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NOTES ON USING CABLE CALCULATION SHEET

· This worksheet performs cable calculations in accordance with the 16th Edition of the IEE Regulations
for Electrical Installations (BS7671)

· The sheet is designed to and should only be used by engineers fully conversant with cable sizing and
the regulations. It has been written in order that an engineer may perform cable calculations to an
in-depth level without having to use specialist software where details of all data used are not always
given. In this way the engineer can have more confidence in the data used as it has been selected by
his own hand and hand checking can be carried out as all formula used is also given on the sheet.
The sheet does not select the cable size to be used, that is up to the engineer!, it provides all the data
to enable the engineer to make the correct selection and gives results based on this.

· By pressing the TAB key the cursor will be moved to the next cell requiring data.

· Cells that require data entry are highlighted in BLUE

· Clicking on buttons with red crosses adjacent to cells will bring up the relevant data dialog box to enable
a selection to be made.

· Input to a number of cells is by scroll bars or spinners, this is to prevent incorrect data entry of those
items.

· Data from the IEE Regulations has been reproduced for values of Cg, Ca, Ci and K and are shown on
the relevantly named sheets.

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with cable sizing and

e calculations to an
used are not always
has been selected by
iven on the sheet.
it provides all the data

data dialog box to enable

ct data entry of those

K and are shown on

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