Subject: 8 steps to begin basic circuit design

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8 steps to begin basic circuit design (original photo credit: powerswitchboards.com.au)

How do we begin to design?

What do we need to know? Clearly, plunging into calculations of cable size is of little value unless the

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type of cable and its method of installation is known. This, in turn, will depend on the installation’s

environment.

At the same time, we would need to know whether the supply was single or three-phase, what the

earthing arrangements (learn about this) were and so on.

Here then is our starting point and it is referred to in Part 3 of the IEE Regulations as ‘Assessment of

General Characteristics’.

Having ascertained all the necessary details, we can decide on an installation method, the type of

cable and how we will protect against electric shock and overcurrents. We would now be ready

to begin the calculation part of the design procedure.

Basically, there are eight stages in such a procedure. These are the same whatever the type of

installation, be it a cooker circuit or a steel wire armoured (SWA) cable feeding a remote garage.

8 steps

Here then are the 8 steps to begin basic circuit design in a simplified form:

Determine the design current Ib1.

Select the rating of the protection In.2.

Select the relevant rating factors (CFs).3.

Divide In by the relevant CFs to give tabulated cable current carrying capacity It.4.

Choose a cable size to suit It.5.

Check the voltage drop (Use MS Excel Spreadsheet to calculate).6.

Check for shock risk constraints.7.

Check for thermal constraints.8.

Reference: Electric Wiring: Domestic – Brian Scaddan IEng, MIET

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