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Electrical Cable Size Calculator

Use our free Cable Sizing Calculator for High/ Medium Voltage power cables

There are a variety of cables available in the market in various sizes. However, to decide which size will
be appropriate for your application you require an Electrical Cable Size Calculator. It helps you
understand the best fit size for your requirement. It is calculated against IEC and British standards. A
power factor of 0.8 is used in calculating The KW. Cable Sizing Calculator 230V and 415V Voltage Drop.

To calculate the Cable Sizing one needs to divide the voltage running through the cable by the target
current. For instance, If your wire has a voltage current of 150 Volts and your target is 30 then you divide
150/30. This gives you your target resistance of 5 which is required. Electrical Cable Size Calculator helps
in calculating it in large numbers.

When you are searching for wires for your home and domestic lighting then usually 1.5mm or 1mm is
used. However, in most cases, an Electrical Cable Sizing of 1mm is more than enough. 1.5 should be
used only when cable run is over a long distance and to cope with supply demand and voltage drop.
While selecting a cable Electrical Cable Sizing Chart helps you make a better and informed decision.
These charts help in deciding the size of cable required for your application. For instance, if a small sized
cable is used then it may melt due to the heavy flow of current. Hence Cable Sizing Chart helps in
determining the size and the diameter. The smaller the diameter the higher it will resist the energy flow.

The Medium Voltage Cable Sizing has a voltage rating of 1KV to 100 VK. They have highly engineered
connections that need to be cut properly. If they are not cut properly they may blow up and injure
personnel or equipment. The concept of Mv Cable Sizing was introduced due to the increase in demand
for a level of voltage. As the demand increased so did the classification. These days extra low and extra
high classifications are also available

Cable with different amounts of electrical resistance are used in different applications hence Power
Cable Size Calculator helps in determining the size of the cable required to avoid any mishap.

Electrical Cable Size Calculation Formula is tedious and complicated hence we get you the simplest way
to calculate the size appropriate for your application. We use the Bs7671 Cable Sizing method to
calculate the size which is the British standard for the current carrying capacity of single core armoured
XLPE insulated copper cable.

Table of Content

 Electrical Cable Size Calculator

 Electrical Cable Sizing Chart

 Cables impedance calculation

 Loop impedance calculation

 Voltage drop calculation

 Short circuit calculation

Electrical Cable Size Calculator

Phase Single Phase Three Phase

Single Phase

 Single Phase

 Three Phase

Voltage Drop -- Please Select -- 5% 3%

-- Please Select --

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 5%

 3%

Power

KiloWatts

Amps

Cable Run

Length (m)

Calculate

Disclaimer

Recommended cables sizes are based upon information given by user and are intendend to use as guide
only. Above calculation is derived from BS7671 Requirements for IEE Wiring Regulations, Installation
method C, for cable types BS5467 and BS6724 and is bease on voltage drop selected at 230 and 400 volts

Electrical Cable Sizing Chart

 Step 1. DC Amps: Locate the flow of current in amps of your circuit along the top of the chart
below.

 Step 2. Circuit Type: Select the correct type of circuit. Examples of Non Critical circuit are bait
pumps, windlasses, general lighting, general appliances. Examples of Critical circuits are bilge
blowers, panel main feeders, navigation lights, electronics.
 Step 3. Cable Length: Find the correct length range of cables. Please note that the length is the
total length of the positive and negative wires. I.E. Distance from battery to appliance multiplied
by 2.

 Step 4. Correct Cable Size: Intersect the DC Ampere with the cables length range to identity the
correct coloured symbol.
Cables impedance calculation

Impedance is calculated by below formula:

Zc=Rc2+Xc2

This method calculates the impedance when the cable and load power factor is the same, this scenario is
worse case power factor.

cable sizing calculator uses the resistance Rc from Table 35 in AS/NZS 3008-2017. The reactance for
single core cables is selected from the flat

Loop impedance calculation

The maximum loop distance is calculated by below formula:

Lmax=0.8⋅V1ϕ⋅1000Imin⋅Zc

Where:

 V1Φ is the single phase voltage.

 Imin is the minimum alowable tripping current of the MCB or other protection device.

 Zc is the cable impedance in Ohm/km.

Voltage drop calculation

The three phase AC voltage drop is calculated as below

Vd3ϕ=IL(3Zc)1000

The single phase AC voltage drop is calculateda as below

Vd1ϕ=IL(2Zc)1000

Where I is the load current, L is the distance, and Zc is the cable impedance in Ohm/km.

Short circuit calculation

The short circuit capacity of the cables is calculated according to AS/NZS 3008-2017
I2t=K2S2

Where:

 I is the short circuit current capacity in amperes,

 K is a constant that is selected from Table 52 in AS/NZS 3008-2017.

 S is the cross sectional area of the conductor.

 t is the short circuit duration in seconds.

Electrical Cables Size & Current Rating Chart

Current Rating
Cross Section (mm2) Approximate Overall Diameter (mm) Single Phase Three Phase
(Amps) (Amps)

1.5 2.9 17.5 15.5

2.5 3.53 24 21

4 4.4 32 28

6 4.68 41 36

10 5.98 57 50

16 6.95 76 68

25 8.7 101 89

35 10.08 125 110

50 11.8 151 134

70 13.5 192 171

95 15.7 232 207

120 17.4 296 239

150 19.3 300 262

185 21.5 341 296

240 24.6 400 346

400 30.8 546 467

500 33.8 626 533

630 37.6 720 611

International standard wire size Chart (IEC 60228)

0.75 mm²4 mm² 0.5 mm² 1 mm² 2.5 mm² 1.5 mm²

70 mm² 6 mm² 25 mm² 185 mm² 35 mm² 400 mm²

95 mm² 1000 mm²10 mm² 800 mm² 150 mm² 50 mm²

500
300 mm² 120 mm² 16 mm² 630 mm² 240 mm²
mm²

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