Will u please give the formula, for selection of cable sizing (both Copper and Aluminium) depend upon the electrical loads...

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• Mar 24th, 2014

CABLE SIZING FORMULA:-2 *L * I/(K*Vd) ...............FOR SINGLE PHASE LEGEND:- I :- LOAD CURRENT =160 AMPS L :- LENGTH OF THE CABLE = 200 METERS K :- CONDUCTIVITY OF COPPER = 58 AND CONDUCTIVITY OF...

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• May 3rd, 2012

It depends on a lot of factors like current density for mm^2 temperature is the cable on cable trays or buried or inclosed in PVC is that a 3 phase cable multicore or what and also depends on the voltage but in general making a current density 2 A/mm^2 for copper for simple applications is good.

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