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Spir Georges GHALI
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Freeknow said:

I have 8 meter in the 1st floor , the rate in the meter 3×127/220 and 3×220/380  also 40/160 Amper the Breaker is 150 A

Can I get the KVA  from these information, and the the right size of the cable.

 

best regards


Dear ;

 

First, we can calculate the power in kVA by the following formula :

– For 3 phases network :  S = 1.73 x U x I

where :

     – S : Ther Power in ” VA “

     – U : The voltage between 2 phases in ” Volt “

     – I : The line's current in ” Amp “

 

About the cable, if you have a circuit breaker ” 150A ” that's means you should use a cable that can withstand in the working conditions at least 150A, so, to know the relative section, you should know the working conditions : type & kind of cable, methode installation, and the ambiant temperature, then accordingly define the correction factors, so you can do the correct choice of cable's section from the table of ” IEC 364-5-52 “.

 

Regards.