2-Energy Management - Lighting, Cable choice

Basic rules

  • The cross-section and length of the cables must be suitable for limiting the voltage drop to less than 3% at the end of the line in steady state.

  • The In rating of the standard protection and control switchgear must be far higher than the rated current of the lighting circuit:

    • for the circuit breaker, take approximately twice the rated current of the circuit,

    • for the relay, always use the compatibility tables for each type of lamp and check

  • that its rating is always higher than that of the upstream circuit breaker (short circuit coordination).

  • The In rating of the earth leakage protection device must be greater than or equal to that of the upstream circuit breaker.

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