Sizing temperature-adjusted derated wires – Calculated Industries 5065 User Manual

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40 — ElectriCalc Pro

Sizing Temperature-Adjusted
Derated Wires

A circuit was built with 60°C copper wire
connecting a 47,650 Volt-amp load to a
240 Volt, three-phase source. Ambient
temperature is 50°C. What is the derated
wire size required if eight current-carrying
THHN wires were installed in the race-
way?

Steps

Keystrokes

Display

Clear calculator

o o

0.

Set to 60°C

S 6

3Ø 60 Cu 0.

Enter Volt-amps

4 7 6 5 0 V

VA 47,650.

Enter Volts

2 4 0 U VOLT 240.

Set to 50°C amb

5 0 S 2 AMB° 50. °C

Find adj. wire size

w

AWG 250 CU

Amb WIRE SIZE

Find derated

8 S P D/R 500 CU

wire size

Amb WIRE SIZE

Display Wire

P

D/R 46.5

Ampacity

Amb WIRE A

Display Adjust.

P

ADJ 41. %

Factor

Amb

Display NEC Table

P

NEC 310.15

Set to 30°C

3 0 S 2 o

0.

and Clear

NOTE: All Settings should be changed
back to default to avoid conflicts in
answers throughout the rest of this manu-
al. See “Settings” for a list of Permanent
Values/settings. Changing these settings
may affect your calculations.

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