Air condition load

[Freeknow]

Hi  dears

I have 70 Unit of A/C unit 3phase 220 Current rated as in name plate is 23.5. My Qusi  I want to total load for these units and feeder size, condsider ambeint tempreture is 55 degree.

With best   

[Spir Georges GHALI]

Freeknow said:

Hi  dears

I have 70 Unit of A/C unit 3phase 220 Current rated as in name plate is 23.5. My Qusi  I want to total load for these units and feeder size, condsider ambeint tempreture is 55 degree.

With best   

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Dear ;

 

Please confirm the following points to be able to do the calculation :

– Supply : 3 Phases – 220V : is this value between 2 phases ?

– The rated current for each unit is : 23.5 A

– The Power Fcator ” Cos φ ” for unit ?

– Haw many units will be in working in the same time ? ( to define the Utilisation Factor – Ku )

– What kind of cables you use normally ” PVC  or  XLPE ” ?  Cu  or  Alu ?

– What Methode of installation you will use ” Unperforated  or  Perforated cable tray, Ladder, … ” ?

– Are you sure that the ambiant temperature inside where the cables will be installed is ” 55 °C ” ?

[Spir Georges GHALI]

Dear ;

 

As we have on the name plate the rated current, so, we don't need Cos φ.

[Spir Georges GHALI]

Dear ;

 

As there's no answer till now, please find bellow the calculation of the Cables' Sections.

Assume that :

• ” Ku ≈ 70 % ” that means  50  of  70 AC  are working in tha same time.
• The Methods of Installation :

               – ” Horizontaly Perforated Cable Tray “

               – ” Touching – Flat “

• ” Only 1 Cable Tray “
• The kind of Cable : ” Single Core Cable – Copper – PVC “

The total load current :  Ib = 50 x 23.5 = 1175 A

The Reduction Factors will be defined accordingly to the following points :

• 3  or  4  cables per Phase  →  The Reduction Factor : 0.87
• The Ambiant Temperature is ” 55 °C ” in the air  →  The Reduction Factor : 0.61

So, the total Reduction Factors is : 0.87 x 0.61 = 0.5307

And the nominal current for needed cables is : 1175 / 0.5307 = 2214 A

 

Suppose that we will use ” Single Core Cable – 300 mm² “, and from table ” A.52-10 ” of ” IEC 364-5-52 “, we find that the Current Carrying Capcity for ” 300mm2 ” for ” Touching – Flat / Methode F ” is ” 587 A “, the number of cable per phase is : 2214 / 587 = 3.77 

So, we will use :

• For each Phase        : ” 4 Single Core Cables of 300 mm² “
• For Neutral              : ” 2 Single Core Cables of 300 mm² “

Noting that :

• For Neutral : as all loads are ” 3 phases “, and we haven't the 3^rd Harmonic.
• If ” Ku ” is different, the calculation should be re-done.

 

After that, you should calculate the ” Drop Voltage “ to know if these cables are suitable or not.

 

Regards.

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