LOAD COMPUTATION

VA PER
NO. OF NO. OF OTHER AMP LOAD SIZE OF BREAKERS SIZE OF HOMERUN
CKT NO. LOAD DESCRIPTION CIRCUIT VOLTS
LIGHTS OUTLETS LOADS PER CIRCUIT
WATTS AMPERES F P T WIRE SIZE CONDUIT PVC
1 LIGHTING LOAD 2 200 230 0.87 50 2 15 AT 2-3.5 mm2 THHN 20mm ⌀ PVC CONDUIT
2 DUPLEX CONVENIENCE OUTLET 4 800 230 3.48 50 2 20 AT 2-3.5 mm2 THHN & 1-2.0mm2 TW (G) 20mm ⌀ PVC CONDUIT
3 1-HP AIRCONDITIONING UNIT 1 3000 230 8.00 50 2 30 AT 2-3.5 mm2 THHN & 1-2.0mm2 TW (G) 20mm ⌀ PVC CONDUIT
4 REFRIGERATOR 1 500 230 2.17 50 2 30 AT 2-3.5 mm2 THHN & 1-2.0mm2 TW (G) 20mm ⌀ PVC CONDUIT
5 SPARE 0 -
6 SPARE 0 -
TOTAL 4500 230 14.52 100 AF 2P 40 AT 2-8.0mm2 THHN WIRE & 1-5.5mm2 TW (G) 25mm ⌀ PVC CONDUIT

COMPUTATION:
IL = [IT 25% (HIGHEST MOTOR CURRENT)] DEMAND FACTOR USE: 2-8.0mm2 THHN WIRE in 25mm ⌀ CONDUIT, 40AT, 100AF, 2POLE MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER
IL = [ 14.50 + 25% (8.00) (0.85) = 14.025 AMPS
 AIR CONDITIONING UNIT

Horsepower Room Area Approximate Full Load current Circuit Breaker

1/2 HP (0.50 HP) 10 sqm 4.9A 20A
3/4 HP (0.75 HP) 12 sqm 6.9A 20A
1 HP 15 sqm 8.0A 20A
1.5 HP 20 sqm 10.0A 30A
2 HP 30 sqm 12.0A 40A
1 TONNER (1.5 HP) 20 sqm 10A 30A
2 TONNER (3 HP) 50 sqm 17A 60A
3 TONNER (5 HP) 90 sqm 28A 90A
7.5 T 35 A 100 A
20 T 80 A 200 A

WIRE SIZES

TEMPERATURE RATING
SIZE 90 degrees Celsius
AWG TYPES
RH, RHW, RUH, THW, THWN,
mm2
XHHW, USE
COPPER
14 2.0 25
12 3.5 30
10 5.5 40
8 8.0 50
6 14 70
4 22 90
2 30 115
1 38 130
1/0 50 150
2/0 60 170
3/0 80 205
4/0 100 225
250MCM 125 265
300MCM 150 295
400 MCM 200 355
500 MCM 250 400
650 MCM 325 470
800 MCM 400 515
1000 MCM 500 580

Standard Ampere Ratings

The standard ampere ratings for fuses and inverse time circuit breakers shall be considered:
15 110 700
20 125 800
25 150 1000
30 175 1200
 35 200 1600
40 225 2000
45 250 2500
50 300 3000
60 350 4000
70 400 5000
80 450 6000
90 500
100 600

Minimum Size Equipment Grounding Conductors for

Grounding Raceway and Equipment

Rating or Setting of
Automatic Overcurrent
Device in Circuit Ahead Size mm2 (mm diameter)
of Equipment, Conduit,
etc. Not Exceeding
(Amperes) - AT

Copper
15 2.0
20 3.5
30 5.5
40 5.5
60 5.5
100 8.0
200 14.0
300 22.0
400 30.0
500 30.0
600 38.0
800 50.0
1000 60
1200 80
1600 100
2000 125
2500 175
3000 200
4000 250
5000 375
6000 400
 TEMPERATURE RATING
SIZE 90 degrees Celsius
AWG
TYPES
mm2 RH, RHW, RUH, THW, THWN, XHHW, USE
COPPER
14 2.0 25
12 3.5 30
10 5.5 40
8 8.0 50
6 14 70
4 22 90
2 30 115
1 38 130
1/0 50 150
2/0 60 170
3/0 80 205
4/0 100 225
250MCM 125 265
300MCM 150 295
400 MCM 200 355
500 MCM 250 400
650 MCM 325 470
800 MCM 400 515
1000 MCM 500 580
Maximum Number of Conductors in Trade Sizes at Conduit or Tubing

PVC 1/2" 3/4"

Conduit Trade Size (Millimeters) 15 20 25

Type Letters Conductor Size

mm2
2.0 13 24
3.5 10
5.5 6
THHN 8.0 3
FEP ( 2 thru 30) 14 1
FEPB (2 thru 8) 22 1
PFA (2 thru 100) 30 1
PFAH (2 thru 100) 38
Z (2 thru 100) 50
60
80
100
125
150
200
250
325
400
1" 1 1/4" 1 1/2" 2" 2 1/2" 3" 4"

32 40 50 65 80 90 100 115 125 150