Electrical transformer load cycle calculator

Calculate peak nameplate utilization and time-weighted load with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Load segments (kVA)
40,80,50
Segment durations (hours)
8,8,8
Transformer nameplate (kVA)
100
Peak nameplate utilization (%)
80
Time-weighted load (kVA)
56.666667
RMS-equivalent load (kVA)
59.160798

Try another scenario

Load segments (kVA)
[41, 80, 50]
Segment durations (hours)
[8, 8, 8]
Transformer nameplate (kVA)
100
Peak nameplate utilization (%)
80
Time-weighted load (kVA)
57
RMS-equivalent load (kVA)
59.388551
Calculation method

Calculation method

Peak nameplate utilization (%)

Weight load and squared load by segment durations; no transformer thermal aging model.

Time-weighted load (kVA)

Weight load and squared load by segment durations; no transformer thermal aging model.

RMS-equivalent load (kVA)

Weight load and squared load by segment durations; no transformer thermal aging model.

Symbols and units
a
Load segments (kVA)
b
Segment durations (hours)
c
Transformer nameplate (kVA)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-supplied measurements and assumptions; Weight load and squared load by segment durations; no transformer thermal aging model. 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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