A - General rules of electrical installation design

A12

The current supplied to the motor, after power-factor correction, is given by:
cos
I=Ia
cos '

where cos M is the power factor before compensation and cos M is the power factor
after compensation, Ia being the original current.

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Figure A4 below shows, in function of motor rated power, standard motor current
values for several voltage supplies.

kW

hp

230 V

0.18
0.25
0.37
0.55
0.75
1.1
1.5
2.2
3.0
3.7
4
5.5
7.5
11
15
18.5
22
30
37
45
55
75
90
110
132
150
160
185
200
220
250
280
300

1/2
3/4
1
1-1/2
2
3
7-1/2
10
15
20
25
30
40
50
60
75
100
125
150
200
250
300
350
400
-

A
1.0
1.5
1.9
2.6
3.3
4.7
6.3
8.5
11.3
15
20
27
38.0
51
61
72
96
115
140
169
230
278
340
400
487
609
748
-

380 415 V
A
1.3
1.8
2.3
3.3
4.3
6.1
9.7
14.0
18.0
27.0
34.0
44
51
66
83
103
128
165
208
240
320
403
482
560
636
-

400 V
A
0.6
0.85
1.1
1.5
1.9
2.7
3.6
4.9
6.5
8.5
11.5
15.5
22.0
29
35
41
55
66
80
97
132
160
195
230
280
350
430
-

440 480 V
A
1.1
1.6
2.1
3.0
3.4
4.8
7.6
11.0
14.0
21.0
27.0
34
40
52
65
77
96
124
156
180
240
302
361
414
474
-

Fig. A4 : Rated operational power and currents (continued on next page)

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500 V

690 V

A
0.48
0.68
0.88
1.2
1.5
2.2
2.9
3.9
5.2
6.8
9.2
12.4
17.6
23
28
33
44
53
64
78
106
128
156
184
224
280
344
-

A
0.35
0.49
0.64
0.87
1.1
1.6
2.1
2.8
3.8
4.9
6.7
8.9
12.8
17
21
24
32
39
47
57
77
93
113
134
162
203
250
-

3 Installed power loads Characteristics

A13

kW

hp

230 V

315
335
355
375
400
425
450
475
500
530
560
600
630
670
710
750
800
850
900
950
1000

540
500
-

A
940
1061
1200
1478
1652
1844
2070
2340
2640
2910

380 415 V
A
786
-

400 V

440 480 V
A
515
590
-

A
540
610
690
850
950
1060
1190
1346
1518
1673

500 V

690 V

A
432
488
552
680
760
848
952
1076
1214
1339

A
313
354
400
493
551
615
690
780
880
970

Fig. A4 : Rated operational power and currents (concluded)

3.2 Resistive-type heating appliances and

incandescent lamps (conventional or halogen)
The current demand of a heating appliance or an incandescent lamp is easily
obtained from the nominal power Pn quoted by the manufacturer (i.e. cos M = 1)
(see Fig. A5).

Current demand (A)

1-phase 1-phase
127 V
230 V
0.79
0.43
1.58
0.87
3.94
2.17
7.9
4.35
11.8
6.52
15.8
8.70
19.7
10.9
23.6
13
27.6
15.2
31.5
17.4
35.4
19.6
39.4
21.7
47.2
26.1
55.1
30.4
63
34.8
71
39.1
79
43.5

3-phase
230 V
0.25
0.50
1.26
2.51
3.77
5.02
6.28
7.53
8.72
10
11.3
12.6
15.1
17.6
20.1
22.6
25.1

3-phase
400 V
0.14
0.29
0.72
1.44
2.17
2.89
3.61
4.33
5.05
5.77
6.5
7.22
8.66
10.1
11.5
13
14.4

Fig. A5 : Current demands of resistive heating and incandescent lighting (conventional or

halogen) appliances

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Nominal
power
(kW)
0.1
0.2
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
6
7
8
9
10