installation

Talk Electrician Forum

Help Support Talk Electrician Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

G steve

New member
Joined
Feb 17, 2016
Messages
1
Reaction score
0
Location
nigeria
i need a solution on this question

Determine the maximum demand (MD) using diversity of an installation which has an 8-way consumer unit with a main switch rated at 100amp. it has two ways and supplies six circuit at follows.

one 10.5kw cooker circuit with no socket outlet on the control unit

two 32a ring final circuits

one 2kw immersion heater

two lighting circuits ; circuit 1 consists of 60w tungsten lamp and circuit 2 has 25 fluorescent lamps.

use  IEE allowance diversity table.

Table 6.2 - Allowance for diversity

Note the following abbreviations :
X is the full load current of the largest appliance or circuit
Y is the full load current of the second largest appliance or circuit
Z is the full load current of the remaining appliances or circuits

Type of final circuit Type of premises 

 HouseholdsSmall shops, stores, officesHotels, guest houses

Lighting66% total demand90% total demand75% total demand

Heating and power100% up to 10 A + 50% balance100%X + 75%(Y+Z)100%X + 80%Y + 60%Z

Cookers10 A + 30% balance + 5 A for socket100%X + 80%Y + 60%Z100%X + 80%Y + 60%Z

Motors (but not lifts) 100%X + 80%Y + 60%Z100%X + 50%(Y+Z)

Instantaneous water heaters100%X + 100%Y + 25%Z100%X + 100%Y + 25%Z100%X + 100%Y + 25%Z

Thermostatic water heaters100%100%100%

Floor warming installations100%100%100%

Thermal storage heating100%100%100%

Standard circuits100%X + 40%(Y+Z)100%X + 50%(Y+Z)100%X + 50%(Y+Z)

Sockets and stationary equip.100%X + 40%(Y+Z)100%X + 75%(Y+Z)100%X + 75%Y + 40%Z

 
Top