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6/14/02 Chapter 3: NEC CODE Rules and Design Practice 2/13

This document provides examples for calculating current, wire size, circuit breaker size, and conduit size for electrical circuits. The first example is for a 15KW, single phase, 230V furnace load. It shows calculating the current at 65.2A, using #4 gauge wire rated for 85A, sizing the circuit breaker at the next higher 90A rating, and requiring 1" conduit. The second example is for a 9-fixture, 4-tube fluorescent lighting circuit calculating the load current at 15.6A, and using #14 gauge wire.

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6/14/02 Chapter 3: NEC CODE Rules and Design Practice 2/13

This document provides examples for calculating current, wire size, circuit breaker size, and conduit size for electrical circuits. The first example is for a 15KW, single phase, 230V furnace load. It shows calculating the current at 65.2A, using #4 gauge wire rated for 85A, sizing the circuit breaker at the next higher 90A rating, and requiring 1" conduit. The second example is for a 9-fixture, 4-tube fluorescent lighting circuit calculating the load current at 15.6A, and using #14 gauge wire.

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MCP Breakers for Motors 125% or next larger size

Standard breaker sizes are listed Page 70-74, 240-6 NEC


Conduit Sizing
1. After circuits have been derated to get proper wire size use Table 3A if wires are all
same size. Use Page 70-57"9, or Tables 4 and 5 if wires are all different size. Ground
wires should be run with all branch circuits.
Example:
Load Furnace 15 KW, I phase, 230V, find current, KVA, wire size, circuit breaker size,
conduit size.
I = _KW= 15KW= 65.2 Amp
KV .23KV
KW = KVA, P.F. = 1.0 KVA = 15
Wire Size
Wire Size = Load = ampacity = 65.2 Amp = 81.5 Amp
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Use NEC 310-16, 75C, THW, wire
#4 wire has 85 amps Use #4 2 #4 and, 1 #4
ground Circuit Breaker Sizing

CB = Load = 65.2 Amp = 81.5 Amp
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Next higher CB size is 90 Amp.
NEC 240-6 and 240-3 exception 1, conduit-size, 3 #4 in conduit Table 3A =
1" conduit which allows 3 #4 maximum in a 1" conduit
Example:
Load: Lighting circuit 9-4 tube 4', 50VA/tube 115V fluorescent circuits. find I, circuit
breaker, wire.
(9 fixtures) (4 tubes/fixture) (50V A/tube) = 1800 VA = 1.8 KVA
I = KVA = 1.8 KVA = 15.6 Amp
KV .115 KV

Wire Size = Load = 15.6A = 19.5 amps.
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