Calculate Cable Voltage Drop for Street Light Pole

Example: Calculate Voltage drop of Cable for Street Light Pole. System Voltage is 230V (P-N), Power
Factor=0.75. Allowable Voltage Drop = 4% .The Detail of Pole & cable are
Pole Detail:

Section feeder Pillar is 50 meter away from Pole-1

Distance between each Pole is 50 Meter Distance

Luminar of Each Pole Fitting = 2 Nos

Luminar Watt =250 Watt

Cable Detail:

Size of Cable= 4CX10 Sq.mm.

First Pole is connected in R Phase Next Pole is connected in Y Phase Than Next Pole is connected in B
Phase. Next Pole is connected again R Phase.

Resistance of Cable=3.7 /Km

Reactant of Cable=0.1 /Km

Calculation:
Load of Each Pole

Load of Each Pole = (Watt of Each Luminar X No of Luminar ) / Volt X P.F

Load of Each Pole = (250X2) /(230X0.75)

Load of Each Pole = 2.9 Amp

For Pole Pole-1:

Pole Connected on R Phase

Total Distance of Pole for R Phase =50 Meter ,

% Voltage drop of Cable= (Current X (Rcos + JSinn) X Distance ) / (Volt X No of Cable X 1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= (2.9x(3.70.75+0.10.66)X50 / (230x1x1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= 0.18% (1)

For Pole Pole-2:

Pole Connected on Y Phase

Total Distance of Pole for Y Phase =50+50=100 Meter ,

% Voltage drop of Cable= (Current X (Rcos + JSinn) X Distance ) / (Volt X No of Cable X 1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= (2.9x(3.70.75+0.10.66)X100 / (230x1x1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= 0.36% (2)

For Pole Pole-3:

Pole Connected on B Phase

Total Distance of Pole for B Phase =50+50+50=150 Meter ,

% Voltage drop of Cable= (Current X (Rcos + JSinn) X Distance ) / (Volt X No of Cable X 1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= (2.9x(3.70.75+0.10.66)X150 / (230x1x1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= 0.54% (3)

For Pole Pole-4:

Pole Connected on R Phase

Total Distance of Pole for R Phase =150+50=200 Meter ,

% Voltage drop of Cable= (Current X (Rcos + JSinn) X Distance ) / (Volt X No of Cable X 1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= (2.9x(3.70.75+0.10.66)X200 / (230x1x1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= 0.72% (4)

For Pole Pole-5:

Pole Connected on Y Phase

Total Distance of Pole for Y Phase =200+50=250 Meter ,

% Voltage drop of Cable= (Current X (Rcos + JSinn) X Distance ) / (Volt X No of Cable X 1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= (2.9x(3.70.75+0.10.66)X250 / (230x1x1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= 0.9% (5)

For Pole Pole-6:

Pole Connected on B Phase

Total Distance of Pole for B Phase =250+50=300 Meter ,

% Voltage drop of Cable= (Current X (Rcos + JSinn) X Distance ) / (Volt X No of Cable X 1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= (2.9x(3.70.75+0.10.66)X300 / (230x1x1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= 1.07% (6)

For Pole Pole-7:

Pole Connected on R Phase

Total Distance of Pole for R Phase =300+50=350 Meter ,

% Voltage drop of Cable= (Current X (Rcos + JSinn) X Distance ) / (Volt X No of Cable X 1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= (2.9x(3.70.75+0.10.66)X350 / (230x1x1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= 1.25% (7)

For Pole Pole-8:

Pole Connected on Y Phase

Total Distance of Pole for Y Phase =350+50=400 Meter ,

% Voltage drop of Cable= (Current X (Rcos + JSinn) X Distance ) / (Volt X No of Cable X 1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= (2.9x(3.70.75+0.10.66)X400 / (230x1x1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= 1.43% (8)

For Pole Pole-9:

Pole Connected on B Phase

Total Distance of Pole for B Phase =400+50=450 Meter ,

% Voltage drop of Cable= (Current X (Rcos + JSinn) X Distance ) / (Volt X No of Cable X 1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= (2.9x(3.70.75+0.10.66)X450 / (230x1x1000)

% Voltage drop of Cable= 1.61% (9)

Total Voltage Drop:

Voltage Drop in R Phase = 0.18+0.72+1.25 =2.15 %

Voltage Drop in Y Phase =0.36+0.90+1.43 =2.69 %

Voltage Drop in B Phase =0.54+1.07+1.61 =3.22 %

% Voltage drop in each Phase is Max 3.22% Which is less than 4%

Results:
Phase

No of Pole

Load (Amp)

Voltage Drop

2.15 %

2.69 %

3.22 %

Total

2.55 %