Voltage Drop Calculator
Contents
Thin Pipe
- Calculator - [1]
- Wire Source: - https://www.radiofence.com/heavy-duty-pet-fence-boundary-wire-1-000-feet
- 4% loss at 240V, for 1000 feet, 14 ga
- Say 1000 feet of wire - 14 - $180 for 2 strands.
- 240v to 24v charger - $80 [2],
- 240VAC
- 2amp gets 480watts to the end point
- Use doggie wire -
- PV - 3000W array - say 2000W average over 6 hours. Or 24 hour average of 500W.
- Storage in 12 motorcycle batteries - is about 1200Whrs.
- About 400W from the charger assuming charging loss. For 18 hours (outside of day) - 7200 Watt hours. 6x more than the batteries store.
- 700 watts microwave - 3 minutes - 1.5 watts over the day
- circulator pump - 60W
- blower - only during day
- $40 smart charger - 5A - [3].
Fat Pipe
- 1/0 triple wire is $1.33/foot - [4]
- 4/0 triple - ? Platte-Clay Electric - [5] - $1.43/foot - 3% - 40A
- 2/0 triple -
- 1/0, 1/0, #2 triple - 86 cents - 20 A at 1000 feet rating by the book 3% drop. Available next week.
Examples
- 235 volts at the end of a 4/0 pipe on 50A.
- With another 1000 feet on a 1/0 pipe, voltage goes down to 225.
- With another 1000 feet on a 4/0 pipe, voltage goes down to 230.
- Typically, appliances are designed for 10% voltage tolerance. [6]
Transfer Switch
- 60A 240V transfer switch - [7]. 4x13.5x11.5 inch dimensions.