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A 3/0 copper conductor would allow you up to 100 feet at 800 Amps with only 5 percent voltage drop, assuming 240-volt service. If it were a 3-phase 480-volt service, you could go more than 23 feet with only a 5 percent drop.

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The size of conductors for an 800 amp service could be sized in several ways.

Using a single conductor is out of the question as the size will be impossible to bend or handle. A 2000MCM wire only has a rating of 775 amps.

Most high amperage services will use parallel runs to add up to the required amperage.

A parallel run of 600 MCM will give you a total of 910 amps.

A triple parallel run of 300 MCM will give you a total of 885 amps.

A quad parallel run of 3/0 will give you an amperage of 840 amps.

The key here is to find the most economical way of installing the service. Take into account the availability of triple barrel or four barrel lugs, wire costs for the larger sizes and the labour to man handle the larger sizes into the main switch. These size services that I have installed, the customer opted for the four barrel lugs with 3/0 wire. The 3/0 wire is a readily available item even though the lugs may have to be a special order.

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800 amp service using parallel sets of 500 cu what size grounding electrode conductor?

The size called for is one ought (0). There are addendum to this rule depending on where you live in the country. Check the addendum to this code rule in your area.


What size conductors are needed for 800 amp service?

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What size ground wire should you use on a 1200 amp service?

You need to say whether it's a 150 amp service or a 1200 amp service it has to be one or the other. &lt;&lt;&gt;&gt; A 1/0 copper conductor with an insulation factor of 90 degrees C is rated at 155 amps. There is no ground wire stated for a 150 amp service so the next size up is a 200 amp service. The ground wire for this size is #6 bare AWG. Without knowing what types of loads that are coming off of the distribution a reduced neutral can not be recommended. The neutral will be the same size as the service conductor which is 1/0.


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The wire size used in a service entrance distribution panel is governed by the size of the services over current device. The larger the service, the larger the fault current could be, the larger the ground wire to carry the fault current to ground. If the largest service conductor carries 100 amps use a #8, 200 amps - #6, 400 amps - #3, 600 amps - #1, 800 amps - 1/0 and over 800 amps - 2/0 for the ground wire. &lt;&lt;&gt;&gt; Golden Valley Electric Assoc. in Alaska requires #4AWG copper wire for a ground from the breaker box to earth ground rod. The same goes from the service entrance panel on the pole.


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To answer this question the following is needed. The voltage of the circuit, whether single or three phase. To calculate whether additional de-rates have to be applied the type of wiring system should be stated, overhead, direct bury or conduit system. A single conductor single phase will need a #3 copper conductor and will limit the voltage drop to 2.93% when supplying 30 amps for 250 feet at 120 volts. A single conductor single phase will need a #6 copper conductor and will limit the voltage drop to 2.76% when supplying 30 amps for 250 feet at 240 volts. A single conductor single phase will need a #8 copper conductor and will limit the voltage drop to 2.16% when supplying 30 amps for 250 feet at 480 volts. A single conductor single phase will need a #10 copper conductor and will limit the voltage drop to 2.62% when supplying 30 amps for 250 feet at 600 volts. A single conductor three phase will need a #10 copper conductor and will limit the voltage drop to 2.84% when supplying 30 amps for 250 feet at 480 volts. A single conductor three phase will need a #10 copper conductor and will limit the voltage drop to 2.27% when supplying 30 amps for 250 feet at 600 volts. &lt;&lt;&gt;&gt; Single phase or 3 phase it doesn't matter. 30 amps is 30 amps.. Above your head or in the ground its still 30 amps.. 10awg is usually good for 30 amps but, with this voltage drop I would run 6awg.

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