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Yes, as the wire size physically becomes larger so doesits capacity to handle a larger current.
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What size wire is required for 277 volt fluorescent lighting?
Wire size is governed by amperage not voltage. Voltage is an insulation factor when talking about wire. Add up the amperage of fixtures you want in the circuit. Once that is found then the size of the wire can be calculated.
What size wire for 55kw?
Wire is sized by the amperage that it will carry. 5 kW is 5000 watts. The equation to find watts is W = Amps x Volts. The equation to find amps is Amps = Watts/Volts. As you can see a voltage is needed to calculate the amperage. Once the amperage is stated, the wire size can be given for that particular amperage.
What is the cable size for 90 kw motor?
Depends upon the voltage. The formula for amperage or (wire size) is Watts / Voltage. If the voltage is 220 volts, then the amperage would be over 400 amps. This would require a large wire size to run it. If it were 440 volts, the amperage would be 1/2 or 200 amps. That would require a smaller wire size. As the voltage goes up, the amperage goes down. At a thousand volts, the amperage would only be 90 amps. A wire gauge or size of a #2 would carry 90 amps for small distances.
What size breaker do you need for 5.7kw neff oven?
A breaker is sized by the wire size. The wire is sized by the amperage. The formula for amperage is I = W/E. Amps = Watts/Volts. As you can see with no voltage stated an answer can not be given.
What wire size for 240 volt at 60 ft run?
The question is irrelevant if you don't include the amperage.
What size wire do i need for a 16500 btu marine ac?
Wire size is based on the amperage of the connected load. Without that amperage an answer can not be given.
What wire size for world's simplest motor?
Wire size is based on the amperage of the load. Without knowing what the motors's full load amperage is, an answer can not be given.
Can two thin wire can hold 220 volts?
Any voltage can be applied to any size wire. It is the load amperage that the wire must be sized for. The larger the amperage, the larger the wire size must become.
What size wire is required for 277 volt fluorescent lighting?
Wire size is governed by amperage not voltage. Voltage is an insulation factor when talking about wire. Add up the amperage of fixtures you want in the circuit. Once that is found then the size of the wire can be calculated.
What size wire for 55kw?
Wire is sized by the amperage that it will carry. 5 kW is 5000 watts. The equation to find watts is W = Amps x Volts. The equation to find amps is Amps = Watts/Volts. As you can see a voltage is needed to calculate the amperage. Once the amperage is stated, the wire size can be given for that particular amperage.
Can you reduce amperage by using thicker wire with a constant voltage?
The amperage flowing through a wire is directly related to the load placed on the circuit, and has nothing to do with wire size, except that a larger wire will carry more amperage. Increasing wire size will not lower amperage but will allow the circuit to carry more amperage if the breaker is also increased in size. No. Ohm's law tells us that V = IR. For a given load, R is constant, and thus the only way to reduce current is to increase voltage.
How do you pick the right fusible link?
Fuses are based upon the size of the wire of the circuit that it is to protect. The wire is sized by the amperage of the connected amperage load of the circuit.
What size wire is standard for 120-volt motor control system?
Wire size for any piece of equipment is based on the equipments load amperage. The higher the amperage that larger the wire size has to be. For motor loads the motor's amperage has to be increased by 25% to size the conductor. Example, a 10 amp motor load current plus 25% equals 12.5 amps. This would boost the wire size from a #14 to a #12 conductor. This additional amperage increasing is also used for transformer conductor sizing.
What is the cable size for 90 kw motor?
Depends upon the voltage. The formula for amperage or (wire size) is Watts / Voltage. If the voltage is 220 volts, then the amperage would be over 400 amps. This would require a large wire size to run it. If it were 440 volts, the amperage would be 1/2 or 200 amps. That would require a smaller wire size. As the voltage goes up, the amperage goes down. At a thousand volts, the amperage would only be 90 amps. A wire gauge or size of a #2 would carry 90 amps for small distances.
If kilowatts are known how to you find the proper wire size?
Wire size needed depends on amperage, not watts. If you know the voltage of the power supplied you can calculate the amperage using this form of the "power formula":A = W / VThen there are tables that tell the amperage each wire gauge is capable of carrying. Just select the gauge that has the amperage rating just larger than you calculated.
What size breaker do you need for 5.7kw neff oven?
A breaker is sized by the wire size. The wire is sized by the amperage. The formula for amperage is I = W/E. Amps = Watts/Volts. As you can see with no voltage stated an answer can not be given.
What size wire for 220 air conditioner heater?
Without the amperage the device uses this question can not be answered. The size of wire depends upon the amount of amperage a device draws. The voltage is independent of the size of the wire, it is an insulation factor. Most commonly used wire is rated at 300 volts.
