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AbstractofNECforSizeofCableforSingleorGroupofMotors
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AbstractofNationalElectricalCodeforSizeofCableforMotors:
NECCode430.22(SizeofCableforSingleMotor):
SizeofCableforBranchcircuitwhichhasSingleMotorconnectionis125%ofMotorFullLoadCurrentCapacity.
Example:whatistheminimumratinginamperesforCablessupplying1Noof5hp,415volt,3phasemotorat0.8Power
Factor.
Fullloadcurrentsfor5hp=7Amp.
MinCapacityofCable=(7X125%)=8.75Amp.

NECCode430.6(A)(SizeofCableforGroupofMotorsorElect.Load).
CablesorFeederwhichissupplyingmorethanonemotorsotherload(s),shallhaveanampacitynotlessthan125%of
thefullloadcurrentratingofthehighestratedmotorplusthesumofthefullloadcurrentratingsofalltheothermotorsin
thegroup,asdeterminedby430.6(A).
ForCalculatingminimumAmpereCapacityofMainfeederandCableis125%ofHighestFullLoadCurrent+SumofFull
LoadCurrentofremainingMotors.
Example:whatistheminimumratinginamperesforCablessupplying1Noof5hp,415volt,3phasemotorat0.8Power
Factor,1Noof10hp,415volt,3phasemotorat0.8PowerFactor,1Noof15hp,415volt,3phasemotorat0.8Power
Factorand1Noof5hp,230volt,singlephasemotorat0.8PowerFactor?
Fullloadcurrentsfor5hp=7Amp
Fullloadcurrentsfor10hp=13Amp
Fullloadcurrentsfor15hp=19Amp
Fullloadcurrentsfor10hp(1Ph)=21Amp
HereCapacitywiseLargeMotoris15HpbutHighestFullLoadcurrentis21Ampof5hpSinglePhaseMotorso125%
ofHighestFullLoadcurrentis21X125%=26.25Amp
MinCapacityofCable=(26.25+7+13+19)=65.25Amp.

NECCode430.24(SizeofCableforGroupofMotorsorElectrical
Load).
Asspecifiedin430.24,conductorssupplyingtwoormoremotorsmusthaveanampacitynotlessthan125%ofthefull
loadcurrentratingofthehighestratedmotor+thesumofthefullloadcurrentratingsofalltheothermotorsinthegroup
oronthesamephase.
Itmaynotbenecessarytoincludeallthemotorsintothecalculation.Itispermissibletobalancethemotorsasevenlyas
possiblebetweenphasesbeforeperformingmotorloadcalculations.
Example:whatistheminimumratinginamperesforconductorssupplying1Noof10hp,415volt,3phasemotorat0.8
P.Fand3Noof3hp,230volt,singlephasemotorsat0.8P.F.
Thefullloadcurrentfora10hp,415volt,3phasemotoris13amperes.
TheFullloadcurrentforsinglephase3hpmotorsis12amperes.
HereforLoadBalancingoneSinglePhaseMotorisconnectedonRPhaseSecondinBPhaseandthirdisinY
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Phase.
Becausethemotorsarebalancedbetweenphases,thefullloadcurrentoneachphaseis25amperes(13+12=25).
Heremultiply13amperesby125%=(13125%=16.25Amp).Addtothisvaluethefullloadcurrentsoftheother
motoronthesamephase(16.25+12=28.25Amp).
Theminimumratinginamperesforconductorssupplyingthesemotorsis28amperes.

NEC430/32SizeofOverloadProtectionforMotor:
Overloadprotection(HeaterorThermalcutoutprotection)wouldbeadevicethatthermallyprotectsagivenmotorfrom
damageduetoheatwhenloadedtooheavywithwork.
Allcontinuousdutymotorsratedmorethan1HPmusthavesometypeofanapprovedoverloaddevice.
Anoverloadshallbeinstalledoneachconductorthatcontrolstherunningofthemotorratedmorethanonehorsepower.
NEC430/37plusthegroundedlegofathreephasegroundedsystemmustcontainanoverloadalso.ThisGroundedleg
ofathreephasesystemistheonlytimeyoumayinstallanoverloadorovercurrentdeviceonagroundedconductorthat
issupplyingamotor.
ToFindthemotorrunningoverloadprotectionsizethatisrequired,youmustmultiplytheF.L.C.(fullloadcurrent)withthe
minimumorthemaximumpercentageratingsasfollows

MaximumOverload
Maximumoverload=F.L.C.(fullloadcurrentofamotor)Xallowable%ofthemaximumsettingofanoverload,
130%formotors,foundinNECArticle430/34.
Increaseof5%allowedifthemarkedtemperatureriseisnotover40degreesorthemarkedservicefactorisnotlessthan
1.15.

MinimumOverload
MinimumOverload=F.L.C.(fullloadcurrentofamotor)Xallowable%oftheminimumsettingofanoverload,
115%formotorsfoundinNECArticle430/32/B/1.
Increaseof10%allowedto125%ifthemarkedtemperatureriseisnotover40degreesorthemarkedservicefactorisnot
lessthan1.15.

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