Volt drop % - Private Supply Def

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Public supply Volt drop 3% Lighting 5% Power.

Private supply Volt drop 5% Lighting 8% Power.

Define private supply?

Option 1 - HV public grid supply to privately owned transformer. Is LV supply private?

Option 2 - Main source of supply is from Privately owned source of generation such as PV, diesel/gas/nuclear generator?

Why is this not defined in BS7671?

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  • Quite simpy, if you receive a supply at HV, and under certain other conditions according to ESQCR if you take a supply at LV, you will have a connection agreement that tells you what you should expect at the supply terminals, which will not necessarily be U0 + 10 % / - 6 % for a "standard" LV public supply.

    There's no way that BS 7671 could know what terms you have agreed with the supplier ... and therefore the standard can't be specific about this.

  • Just a thought here. Is there any provision which specifies voltage drop at HV. Surely, if HV is low, Lv must also be low?

  • I trust what you are saying is correct, but not following how this is applicable to the question. 

    What I'm trying to understand is how the designer of the installation specify the volt drop in terms of BS7671, when faced with the above scenarios? Assuming he has no knowledge of ESQCR.

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  • I trust what you are saying is correct, but not following how this is applicable to the question. 

    What I'm trying to understand is how the designer of the installation specify the volt drop in terms of BS7671, when faced with the above scenarios? Assuming he has no knowledge of ESQCR.

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