Selection of Main & Branch Circuit Brea

Main Circuit Breaker for D.B

Pole
Size

3 or 4
63 Amp

Class
Tripping (Amp)
Sen.In
Brea.Capacity

D Class
718 Amp
In:30ma
6 KA

Electrical Load Details

Feeder Name
Feeder-1
Feeder-2

Phase Volt
3Ph
1Ph

440
440

P.F
0.8
0.8

Load
(Kw)
11.5
6

Type of Load
Ballast
Heater

Nature of Load Load Amp

Continious
Non-Continious

18.9
17.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

& Branch Circuit Breaker for Distribution Box

Load Detail for Distribution Box

Main & Branch MCCB Rating(min) as per NEC Sectio

Continious Load
Non-Continious Load

24
17

Amp
Amp

Total Load as per NEC

Total Load

41
36

Amp
Amp

Max.Feeder MCB
Min.Size of MCB as per NEC
Fault Current at this Point (Isc)

25
50
6

Amp
Amp
KA

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Circuit Breaker for Feeder

NEC Amp
23.6
17.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Type of
C.B
RCCB
ELCB

Size
(Amp)
25
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Pole

Class

3 or 4
1 or 2

C Class
C Class

Cable Detail
Tripping
(Amp)
189
170
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Sen.In
In:30ma
In:30ma

ActualSize
(Sq.mm)
0.2
0.16

Length
(Meter)
20
80

g(min) as per NEC Section:210

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Cable Detail
Max.Length
(Meter)
31
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

Cable
Selection
O.K
Not Proper

MCCB/ELCB

Size

AWG

mm2

0
1

6
6

2
4
6
10
16
20

6
6
10
16
20

26
25
24
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
1
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0.13
0.16
0.2
0.26
0.33
0.41
0.52
0.65
0.82
1.04
1.5
2.5
4
6
10
16
25
35
50
55
70
95
120
150
185
240

25
32

25
32

40
45
50
63
80
100

40
45
50
63
80
100

125
225
600
800
1600
2000
3000
3200
4000
5000
6000
6000

125
225
600
800
1600
2000
3000
3200
4000
5000
6000

Operating Cuurent Im of the

Instantaneous Tripping
element(A)
50
63
80
100
125
160
200
250
320
400
500
560
630
700
800
875
1000
1120
1250
1600
2000
2500
3200
4000
5000
6300
8000
10000
12500

As per GERC

4000000

Short Circuit
Current (KA)
40

220000

40

132000

32

66000

25

33000

32

11000

25

415

10

220

Voltage (Volt)

Maximum Circuit Length in mtr for Cu conductor ( for Alu multiply 0.62)
1.5

2.5

10

16

25

35

50

70

100

167

267

400

79

133

212

317

63

104

167

250

417

50

83

133

200

333

40

67

107

160

267

427

31

52

83

125

208

333

25

42

67

100

167

267

417

20

33

53

80

133

213

333

467

16

26

42

63

104

167

260

365

495

13

21

33

50

83

133

208

292

396

10

17

27

40

67

107

167

233

317

15

24

36

60

95

149

208

283

417

13

21

32

63

85

132

185

251

370

12

19

29

48

76

119

167

226

333

10

17

25

42

67

104

146

198

292

10

15

23

38

61

95

133

181

267

13

20

33

53

83

117

158

233

12

18

30

48

74

104

141

208

11

16

27

43

67

94

127

187

13

21

33

52

73

99

146

10

17

27

42

58

79

117

13

21

33

47

63

93

11

17

26

36

49

73

13

21

29

40

58

11

17

23

32

47

13

19

25

37

10

16

20

29

12

16

23

13

19

tiply 0.62)
95

120

150

185

240

452
396
362

457

317

400

435

283

357

388

459

253

320

348

411

198

250

272

321

400

158

200

217

257

320

127

160

174

206

256

99

125

136

161

200

79

100

109

128

160

63

80

87

103

128

50

63

69

82

102

40

50

54

64

80

32

40

43

51

64

25

32

35

41

51