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MCB & Cable Size for 3 Phase Star (Wye) with Neutral

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Hi, I'm trying to understand/figure out what MCB & Cable Size would be required for a 3 Phase 9kW Immersion Element wired in Star using Neutral?  I have been a little confused by the results when using various online calculators. One example here: https://www.watlow.com/resources-and-support/engineering-tools/3phase-delta-wye-calculator

i.e. Using a Line Voltage of 400V equals a Phase & Line Current of 12.99A.  Where as using a Phase Voltage of 230V equals a Phase & Line Current of 22.59A?


My questions are:

1. Are these calculations correct?

2. What Amperage MCB would be required?

3. Would the MCB required need to be 3P, 3P+N or 4P?

3. Would 1.5mm2 cable at a 6 meter run be adequate?


Thanks in advance for your feedback and help.
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    Why would this be the case?




    I'm not sure what to say, Dan, I simply don't get those results when I use the calculator - see attached screenshots.

    323915b5d3abb6c4c99b8cdb0dcb7a43-original-2020-10-25_16-08-19.png  eda215658c2c8532a27a9fea8ada698b-original-2020-10-25_16-08-50.png

     




    What is TT earthed?  




    'TT' is an acronym for Terra-Terra where 'Terra' is latin for 'Earth' (or Terre-Terre in French). It means that supply and consumer are [only] connected by the general mass of the Earth i.e. the consumer has a grounding rod. Care needs to be taken to ensure the earth loop impedance is sufficient on TT earthing systems. This in contrast to TN-C systems (Terra-Neutral-Combined) where the consumer Earth is provided by the utility company so an earthing rod is [usually] not required. More info here.
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    Why would this be the case?




    I'm not sure what to say, Dan, I simply don't get those results when I use the calculator - see attached screenshots.

    323915b5d3abb6c4c99b8cdb0dcb7a43-original-2020-10-25_16-08-19.png  eda215658c2c8532a27a9fea8ada698b-original-2020-10-25_16-08-50.png

     




    What is TT earthed?  




    'TT' is an acronym for Terra-Terra where 'Terra' is latin for 'Earth' (or Terre-Terre in French). It means that supply and consumer are [only] connected by the general mass of the Earth i.e. the consumer has a grounding rod. Care needs to be taken to ensure the earth loop impedance is sufficient on TT earthing systems. This in contrast to TN-C systems (Terra-Neutral-Combined) where the consumer Earth is provided by the utility company so an earthing rod is [usually] not required. More info here.
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