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Application of BS7671 Table 54.7

McN41R over 2 years ago

Can anyone offer experience on the application of Table 54.7 for Main Earth size on non PME supplies for supplies that have parallel incoming cables.

For example, 2 x 185mm2 PCV/SWA installed in separate ducts.

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0 lyledunn over 2 years ago

I have another current post running about earth leakage protection on a PFS site. I note the consultant has specified that protective conductors other than MPB should comply with Table 54.7 throughout. The consultant is only responsible for the site supply arrangements and has specified a 120mm2 4-core swa with 70mm2 cpc to our unit. For a TT system I think that is overkill. Table 54.7 would certainly allow use of the wire armour for both cpc and MPB.
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0 lyledunn over 2 years ago

I have another current post running about earth leakage protection on a PFS site. I note the consultant has specified that protective conductors other than MPB should comply with Table 54.7 throughout. The consultant is only responsible for the site supply arrangements and has specified a 120mm2 4-core swa with 70mm2 cpc to our unit. For a TT system I think that is overkill. Table 54.7 would certainly allow use of the wire armour for both cpc and MPB.
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0 mapj1 over 2 years ago in reply to lyledunn

I'd agree - I suspect the consultant is being lazy, and copying from some previous document and in effect over specifying the CPC size require for safety, and quite considerably unless your electrode resistances and those of the substation are both so low that it is really TNS.

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