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Electrical Thumb Rules You MUST Follow (Part 4)

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Continued from: Electrical Thumb Rules You MUST Follow (Part 3)

Eight rules to f ollow:

1. Subst at ion Capacit y and Short Circuit Current Capacit y
As per GERC Voltage 400 KV 220 KV 132 KV 66 KV 33 KV 11 KV 415 V Sub Station Capacity Up to 1000 MVA Up to 320 MVA Up to 150 MVA Up to 80 MVA 1.5 MVA to 5 MVA 150 KVA to 1.5 MVA 6 KVA to 150 KVA Short Circuit Current 40 KA (1 to 3 Sec) 40 KA (1 to 3 Sec) 32 KA (1 to 3 Sec) 25 KA (1 to 3 Sec) 35 KA (Urban) (1 to 3 Sec) 25 KA (Rural) (1 to 3 Sec) 10 KA (1 to 3 Sec)

220 V

Up to 6 KVA

6 KA (1 to 3 Sec)

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2. Subst at ion Capacit y and Short Circuit Current Capacit y

As per Central Electricity Authority Voltage 765 KV 400 KV 220 KV 110/132 KV 66 KV Sub Station Capacity 4500 MVA 1500 MVA 500 MVA 150 MVA 75 MVA Short Circuit Current 31.5 KA f or 1 Sec 31.5 KA f or 1 Sec 40 KA f or 1 Sec 40 KA or 50 KA f or 1 Sec 40 KA or 50 KA f or 1 Sec

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3. Minimum Ground Clearance and Fault Clearing Time

Voltage 400 KV 220 KV 132 KV 66 KV 33 KV 11 KV Min. Ground Clearance 8.8 Meter 8.0 Meter 6.1 Meter 5.1 Meter 3.7 Meter 2.7 Meter Fault Clear T ime 100 mille second 120 mille second 160 mille second 300 mille second -

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4. Busbar Ampere Rat ing

For Phase Busbar For Phase Busbar For Neutral Busbar Go back to Rules Aluminium 130 Amp / Sq.cm or 800Amp / Sq.inch. Copper 160 Amp / Sq.cm or 1000Amp / Sq.inch Same as Phase Busbar up to 200 Amp than Size of Neutral Busbar is at least half of Phase Busbar.

5. Busbar Spacing
Between Phase and Earth Between Phase and Phase Busbar Support between Two Insulator Go back to Rules Advertisement 26mm (Min) 32mm (Min) 250mm.

6. Sound Level of Diesel Generat or (ANSI 89.2 and NEMA 51.20)

KVA <9 KVA 10 KVA to 50 KVA 51 KVA to 150 KVA 151 KVA to 300 KVA 301 KVA to 500 KVA Go back to Rules Max. Sound Level 40 DB 45 DB 50 DB 55 DB 60 DB

7. IR Value of Transf ormer

IR Value of Transformer Voltage >66KV 22KV to 33KV 6.6KV to 11KV <6.6KV 415V 30C 600M 500M 400M 200M 100M 40C 300M 250M 200M 100M 50M 50C 150M 125M 100M 50M 20M

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8. St andard Size of MCB, MCCB, ELCB, RCCB, SFU and Fuse

MCB, MCCB, ELCB, RCCB, SFU, Fuse Standard Ratings MCB MCCB Up to 63 Amp (80Amp and 100 Amp a per Request)

Up to 1600 Amp (2000 Amp as per Request)

ACB MCB Rating MCCB Rating RCCB/ELCB Sen. of ELCB DPIC (Double Pole Iron Clad) main switch T PIC (Triple Pole Iron Clad) main switch DPMCB T PMCCB T PN main switch T PNMCB T PN Fuse Unit (Rewirable) Change over switch (Off Load) SFU (Switch Fuse Unit) HRC Fuse T PN (Bakelite) HRC Fuse DPN (Bakelite)

Above 1000 Amp 6A,10A,16A,20A,32A,40A,50A,63A 0.5A,1A,2A,4A,6A,10A,16A,20A,32A,40A,50A,63A,80A,100A (Domestic Max 6A) 6A,10A,16A,20A,32A,40A,50A,63A,80A,100A 30ma (Domestic),100ma (Industrial),300ma 5A,15A,30 A f or 250V 30A, 60A, 100A, 200 A For 500 V 5A, 10A, 16A, 32A and 63 A f or 250V 100A,200A, 300Aand 500 A For 660 V 30A, 60A, 100A, 200A, 300 A For 500 V 16A, 32A,63A For 500 V, beyond this T PNMCCB: 100A, 200A, 300A, 500 A For 660 V 16A,32A,63A,100A,200A 32A,63A,100A,200A,300A,400A,630A,800A 32A,63A,100A,125A,160A,200A,250A,315A,400A,630A 125A,160A,200A,250A,400A.630A 16A,32A,63A

MCB/MCCB/ELCB Termination Wire / Cable Up to 20A MCB 20A to 63A MCB MCCB 6A to 45A ELCB 24A to 63A ELCB 80A to 100A ELCB Max. 25 Sq.mm Max. 35 Sq.mm Max. 25 Sq.mm 16 Sq.mm 35 Sq.mm 50 Sq.mm