Calculated Industries 5065 - Manual (Page 43)

38 — ElectriCalc Pro
Sizing Parallel Conductors
What size 60°C insulated copper wire is
required for a single conductor carrying a
500 Amp load in a Free Air environment
(30°C amb. temp.)? What size for 2 par-
allel conductors? For 3 conductors?
Steps Keystrokes Display
Clear calculator
o o
0.
Set to 60°C
S 6
3Ø 60 Cu 0
Set free air mode
S 5 3Ø 60 FrAir Cu 0.
Enter Amps
5 0 0 A AMPS 500.
Find 1 wire size
w
AWG 500 CU
FrAir WIRE SIZE
Find 2 wire size
2 P
PAR 000 CU
FrAir WIRE SIZE
Find 3 wire size
3 P
PAR 0 CU
FrAir WIRE SIZE
Exit Free Air Mode
S 5 o 3Ø 60 Cu 0.
and Clear
NOTE: Parallel wire sizes smaller than
1/0 will be displayed as nonE.
NOTE: See “Settings” for a list of
Permanent Values/settings. Changing
these settings may affect your calculations.