Kerchoff’s law – Calculated Industries 5025 User Manual

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Kerchoff’s Law

The

ElectriCalc LT

utilizes Kerchoff’s

Law in finding volts, amps, volt-amps,
watts, horsepower (theoretical), effi-
ciency and power factor.

Finding Voltage

Find the voltage supply to a single-
phase load drawing 14,605 volt-amps
and 115 amps.

Steps Keystrokes Display

Clear calculator

[On/C] [On/C]

0.

Set to 1-phase

[Set] 1

1 PH

Enter volt-amps

14605 [VA]

14,605. VA

Enter amps

115 [Amps]

115. AMPS

Solve for volts

[Volts]

127. VOLT

Finding Amps

What is the current (amps) for a load
drawing 8,250 volt-amps on a 240 volt,
three-phase circuit?

Steps Keystrokes Display

Clear calculator

[On/C] [On/C]

0.

Set to 3-phase

[Set] 3

3 PH

Enter volt-amps

8250 [VA]

8250. VA

Enter volts

240 [Volts]

240. VOLT

Solve for amps

[Amps]

19.846416 AMPS

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