Answers.com > Wiki Answers > Categories > Home & Garden > Home Improvement > Home Electricity > How do you calculate to find cable size?

How do you calculate to find cable size?

Answer:

Electricians use the tables in the electrical code book.

First answer by Woodman66. Last edit by Woodman66. Contributor trust: 396 [recommend contributor ]. Question popularity: 3 [recommend question].

[report abuse]

Can you answer these Home Electricity questions?

	Is the Victorian light bulb still used?	Answer it!
	How do you get grounded motor?	Answer it!
	How much electricity should a geothermal private house heating system use?	Answer it!
	How core balance current transformer works in 3 phase 4 wire system?	Answer it!
	What is the scientific meaning for electrical cell?	Answer it!

For 100kw which cable size is good and how to find out cable size?
100 kw is the power drawn by the load. to calculate the cable size you need to know the voltage. From that you can calculate the current. this decides the cable size. for example if the voltage is...
How to calculate the cable size?
you need to know the amperage for the circuit... then use the wire size table of the NEC
How do you calculate electrical cable size?
You first find the connected amperage to the load. Then go the the electrical code book and look up that amperage and the wire size that is recommended. Then you look up the recommended size of a...
How to calculate electrical cable sizes?
To find required wire size for a certain amperage, use NEC Table 310.16.
How do you calculate cable size for 50hp motor?
just apply the formula :-p=v*i*cos(angle);now you have the power rating,load so in turn power factor so you can easily calculate the value of current.with the help of current you can chose the cable...