Electrical protective-device margin calculator

Calculate device minus design margin and conductor minus device margin with your own figures.

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Use device minus design margin and conductor minus device margin to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Design current (A)
25
Protective-device nominal current (A)
32
Adjusted conductor rating (A)
40
Device minus design margin (A)
7
Conductor minus device margin (A)
8
Both entered inequalities satisfied
yes

Try another scenario

Design current (A)
26
Protective-device nominal current (A)
32
Adjusted conductor rating (A)
40
Device minus design margin (A)
6
Conductor minus device margin (A)
8
Both entered inequalities satisfied
yes
Calculation method

Calculation method

Device minus design margin (A)

Check entered nominal relationship design current ≤ device rating ≤ adjusted conductor rating; no full protection coordination.

Conductor minus device margin (A)

Check entered nominal relationship design current ≤ device rating ≤ adjusted conductor rating; no full protection coordination.

Both entered inequalities satisfied

Check entered nominal relationship design current ≤ device rating ≤ adjusted conductor rating; no full protection coordination.

Symbols and units
a
Design current (A)
b
Protective-device nominal current (A)
c
Adjusted conductor rating (A)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Check entered nominal relationship design current ≤ device rating ≤ adjusted conductor rating; no full protection coordination. Supported limits: Finite numeric values bounded to 1e9 magnitude; lists and tables contain 1–100 records unless a stricter bound is stated. Inputs use the units shown. Lists explicitly paired by a method must have matching lengths; independent polynomial coefficient vectors may differ. Respect stated physical, interpolation, policy and computational domain limits.
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