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Maximum demand calculation

Hi, 

I am trying to calculate a realistic and sensible maximum demand for a project:

Ring final (kitchen) - 32A (100%) 

Socket radial 1 - 20A 

Socket radial 2 - 20A 

Socket radial 3 - 20A 

Lighting 1 - 10A (2A) 

Lighting 2 - 10A 2A) 

EV charger (with load curtailment) - 40A 

Cooker - 15.3Kw = 10A + (30%) 16.95 = 27A. 

Can anyone advise what should be applied to the socket radials? These cover sockets on the ground and first floor of the property. I have allowed 100% of the kitchen ring, but what would be appropriate for the other radial socket circuits?

I am temped to treat them all as a single 32A ring circuit, and base this on the 40% value, equalling 12.8A.

Am I also safe to allow 40% for the kitchen ring, this allowing a maximum socket outlet value of 25.6A? 

Thanks. 

 

 

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  • That will be at least as good as any other back of envelope method. 

    The OSG is conservative and over-estimates the supply need, by a lot in some cases.  I might raise your current per socket to a whole amp if there are less of them - thinking older places with a socket or 2 per room and a tangle of 4 way loads under the table.  As above I like to also consider room area based loading - with a few limits, so we do not add in the  full area of any barn-like sheds with nothing in them, or the area of the lawn because there is a mower socket serving that area!

    I'd be interested how you might add in an instant electric shower or 2, The OSG sort of assumes these run non-stop, but in reality this  is not as likely to be long duration as say a few hours on the EV charger.  Similarly OSG says that diversity does not apply the  the water heating in one property, but given the no. of 1 room flats that van be supplied from a 100A fuse (record seems to be about  6..)  each with water and heating to consider, perhaps with multi-occupant households, it could be assumed if  there is more than one water heater, they will not be on together very often..

    Mike.

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  • That will be at least as good as any other back of envelope method. 

    The OSG is conservative and over-estimates the supply need, by a lot in some cases.  I might raise your current per socket to a whole amp if there are less of them - thinking older places with a socket or 2 per room and a tangle of 4 way loads under the table.  As above I like to also consider room area based loading - with a few limits, so we do not add in the  full area of any barn-like sheds with nothing in them, or the area of the lawn because there is a mower socket serving that area!

    I'd be interested how you might add in an instant electric shower or 2, The OSG sort of assumes these run non-stop, but in reality this  is not as likely to be long duration as say a few hours on the EV charger.  Similarly OSG says that diversity does not apply the  the water heating in one property, but given the no. of 1 room flats that van be supplied from a 100A fuse (record seems to be about  6..)  each with water and heating to consider, perhaps with multi-occupant households, it could be assumed if  there is more than one water heater, they will not be on together very often..

    Mike.

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