VOLTAGE DROP CALCULATOR

Wire Size Voltage Drop Calculator Instructions:

#14 # conductors Enter data in yellow shaded cells. Green cells are optional to
indicate per phase
calculate the resulting voltage at load end of feeder and to
#12 wire size Length of run feet
with X calculate effect of largest induction motor starting with feeder
#10 Select load current amps at listed load current
#8 only one. power factor 1 phase calc is simple I x DC Resistence.
Copper 3 phase calc assumes 60Hz copper conductors in Aluminum
#6 only conduit at 75 deg C. Voltage drop for steel or cables not in
#4 1 or 3 phase phase conduit are similar but may be off by 10%.
#3
#2 line side voltage volts
#1
1/0 largest motor LR amps FL amps HP
2/0 enter any one of Locked Rotor Amps, Full Load Amps, or HP to calculate voltage drop during motor start
3/0
4/0 AC impedance ohms / 1000 feet
250 MCM DC resistence ohms / 1000 feet
300 MCM
350 MCM normal load during motor start
400 MCM VOLTAGE DROP volts volts
500 MCM
600 MCM NET VOLTAGE volts volts
750 MCM
1000 MCM rev 8/21/2009

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 Wire Size Voltage Drop Calculator Instructions:
Enter data in yellow shaded cells. Green cells a
4 mm2 indicate # conductors per phase calculate the resulting voltage at load end of fee
wire size
6 mm2 with X Length of run meters calculate effect of largest induction motor startin
10 mm2 Select load current amps
at listed load current
only one. 1 phase calc is simple I x DC Resistence.
16 mm2 Copper power factor 3 phase calc assumes 60Hz copper conductors
25 mm2 only conduit at 75 deg C. Voltage drop for steel or ca
conduit are similar but may be off by 10%.
35 mm2 1 or 3 phase phase
50 mm2
70 mm2 line side voltage volts
95 mm2
120 mm2 largest motor LR amps FL amps 40
150 mm2 enter any one of Locked Rotor Amps, Full Load Amps, or HP to calculate voltage drop during motor start
185 mm2
240 mm2 AC impedance ohms / 1000 meters
300 mm2 DC resistence ohms / 1000 meters
400 mm2
500 mm2 normal load during motor start
630 mm 2
VOLTAGE DROP volts volts
800 mm 2

1000 mm2 NET VOLTAGE volts volts

The NEC recommends that the maximum combined voltage drop for both the feeder and branch circuit shouldn't exceed 5%
on the feeder or branch circuit shouldn't exceed 3%. The voltage drop of a circuit is in direct proportion to the resistance of th
magnitude of the current. Thus long runs and or high currents often produce voltage drops that exceed NEC recommendatio
 Wire Z @ .85pf XL reactance Resistance
alculator Instructions: selected Size ohms/1km ohms/1km selected ohms/1km
w shaded cells. Green cells are optional to
ing voltage at load end of feeder and to 4 mm2 5.047 0.093 5.880
argest induction motor starting with feeder 6 mm2 3.387 0.089 3.930
nt 10 mm2 2.024 0.084 2.330
ple I x DC Resistence.
mes 60Hz copper conductors in Aluminum 16 mm2 1.292 0.082 1.470
C. Voltage drop for steel or cables not in 25 mm2 0.831 0.082 0.927
but may be off by 10%.
35 mm2 0.608 0.077 0.668
50 mm2 0.460 0.077 0.494
70 mm2 0.330 0.075 0.342
95 mm2 0.248 0.073 0.247
KW 120 mm2 0.206 0.072 0.197
oltage drop during motor start 150 mm2 0.174 0.073 0.160
185 mm2 0.147 0.073 0.128
240 mm2 0.122 0.072 0.099
300 mm2 0.106 0.072 0.080
400 mm2 0.093 0.072 0.066
500 mm2 0.085 0.078 0.052
630 mm2 0.077 0.077 0.043
800 mm 2
0.071 0.076 0.036
1000 mm 2
0.067 0.075 0.032

rev 8/21/2009

ircuit shouldn't exceed 5%, and the maximum

rtion to the resistance of the conductor and the
ceed NEC recommendations.
selected
AC Resistance & Reactance Table
Conductor properties from SKM software
Values are in ohms to neutral per 1000
meters. Values are for 3 single uncoated
copper cables in Aluminum conduit,

Formula for effective Z:

Z = R * pf + XL*sin[(arcCos(pf)]

calculation of effective Z

pf = 0.000
XL = 0.000
R= 0.000
Z= 0.000 ohms/1000 meters

Data Entry Check (1= all entry complete)

0 # wire sizes checked (should be 1)
0 Conductor data

Motor starting current