NOMINAL AMPERE RATINGS OF AC GENERATING UNITS ON SINGLE PHASE (100% POWER FACTOR approximate values)


NOMINAL AMPERE RATINGS OF AC GENERATING UNITS ON 3 PHASE
(80% POWER FACTOR approximate values)

TO FIGURE HOW MANY AMPS A CERTAIN KW UNIT WILL DELIVER USE THE CHART BELOW OR TAKE KW AND MULTIPLY BY 1000 THEN DIVIDE BY THE VOLTAGE YOU ARE GOING TO USE FORMULA IS KW * 1000 / NEEDED VOLTAGE = AMPERAGE AVAILABLE



TO FIGURE HOW MANY AMPS A CERTAIN UNIT WILL DELIVER ON 3 PHASE
USE THE CHART BELOW OR TAKE KW AND MULTIPLY BY 1000 THEN DIVIDE THAT BY VOLTAGE MULTIPLIED BY 1.73 MULTIPLIED BY .8 FORMULA IS KW * 1000 / ((VOLTAGE * 1.73) *.8)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC FORMULAS YOU CAN USE FOR CALCULATIONS:

WATTS= KW * 1000
POWER (WATTS) = VOLTS * AMPERES
AMPERES = POWER (WATTS) / VOLTS
VOLTS = POWER (WATTS) / AMPS
(SINGLE PHASE) KW / .8 = KVA

TO FIGURE HOW MANY WATTS A DEVICE WILL USE IN A
3 PHASE APPLICATION, USING INPUT RATING,
TAKE INPUT VOLTAGE X INPUT AMPERAGE X 1.732 X .80 THE CONSTANT 1.732 RESULTS FROM THE FACT THAT NOT ALL 3 PHASES ARE PRODUCING THE SAME AMOUNT OF POWER AT THE SAME TIME AS THE WAVES GO THRU ZERO AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

FORMULA IS ((VOLTAGE * AMPERAGE) * 1.732 * .8) / 1000= KW


SINGLE PHASE COLUMNS

(pick proper single phase voltage column 3 or 4, scroll down to needed amperage then follow that row left to KW, then take that KW*1.66= KW SIZE NEEDED)


THREE PHASE COLUMNS

kW

kVA

120

240

120

208

220

240

277

380

416

440

480

1

1

8

4

6

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

17

8

12

7

7

6

5

4

3

3

3

3

4

25

13

18

10

10

9

8

6

5

5

5

4

5

33

17

24

14

13

12

10

8

7

7

6

5

6

42

21

30

17

16

15

13

10

9

8

8

6

8

50

25

36

21

20

18

16

11

10

10

9

7

9

58

29

42

24

23

21

18

13

12

11

11

8

10

67

33

48

28

26

24

21

15

14

13

12

9

11

75

38

54

31

30

27

23

17

16

15

14

10

13

83

42

60

35

33

30

26

19

17

16

15

11

14

92

46

66

38

36

33

29

21

19

18

17

12

15

100

50

72

42

39

36

31

23

21

20

18

13

16

108

54

78

45

43

39

34

25

23

21

20

14

18

117

58

84

49

46

42

37

27

24

23

21

15

19

125

63

90

52

49

45

39

29

26

25

23

16

20

133

67

96

56

53

48

42

30

28

26

24

17

21

142

71

102

59

56

51

44

32

30

28

26

18

23

150

75

108

63

59

54

47

34

31

30

27

19

24

158

79

114

66

62

57

50

36

33

31

29

20

25

167

83

120

69

66

60

52

38

35

33

30

21

26

175

88

126

73

69

63

55

40

36

34

32

22

28

183

92

132

76

72

66

57

42

38

36

33

23

29

192

96

138

80

76

69

60

44

40

38

35

24

30

200

100

145

83

79

72

63

46

42

39

36

25

31

208

104

151

87

82

75

65

48

43

41

38

26

33

217

108

157

90

85

78

68

49

45

43

39

27

34

225

113

163

94

89

81

70

51

47

44

41

28

35

233

117

169

97

92

84

73

53

49

46

42

29

36

242

121

175

101

95

87

76

55

50

48

44

30

38

250

125

181

104

99

90

78

57

52

49

45

31

39

258

129

187

108

102

93

81

59

54

51

47

32

40

267

133

193

111

105

96

83

61

56

53

48

33

41

275

138

199

115

108

99

86

63

57

54

50

34

43

283

142

205

118

112

102

89

65

59

56

51

35

44

292

146

211

122

115

105

91

67

61

57

53

36

45

300

150

217

125

118

108

94

68

63

59

54

37

46

308

154

223

129

122

111

97

70

64

61

56

38

48

317

158

229

132

125

114

99

72

66

62

57

39

49

325

163

235

135

128

117

102

74

68

64

59

40

50

333

167

241

139

131

120

104

76

69

66

60

41

51

342

171

247

142

135

123

107

78

71

67

62

42

53

350

175

253

146

138

126

110

80

73

69

63

43

54

358

179

259

149

141

129

112

82

75

71

65

44

55

367

183

265

153

145

132

115

84

76

72

66

45

56

375

188

271

156

148

135

117

86

78

74

68

46

58

383

192

277

160

151

138

120

87

80

76

69

47

59

392

196

283

163

154

141

123

89

82

77

71

48

60

400

200

289

167

158

145

125

91

83

79

72

49

61

408

204

295

170

161

148

128

93

85

80

74

50

63

417

208

301

174

164

151

130

95

87

82

75

51

64

425

213

307

177

167

154

133

97

89

84

77

52

65

433

217

313

181

171

157

136

99

90

85

78

53

66

442

221

319

184

174

160

138

101

92

87

80

54

68

450

225

325

188

177

163

141

103

94

89

81

55

69

458

229

331

191

181

166

143

105

96

90

83

56

70

467

233

337

195

184

169

146

106

97

92

84

57

71

475

238

343

198

187

172

149

108

99

94

86

58

73

483

242

349

201

190

175

151

110

101

95

87

59

74

492

246

355

205

194

178

154

112

102

97

89

60

75

500

250

361

208

197

181

157

114

104

99

90

61

76

508

254

367

212

200

184

159

116

106

100

92

62

78

517

258

373

215

204

187

162

118

108

102

93

63

79

525

263

379

219

207

190

164

120

109

103

95

64

80

533

267

385

222

210

193

167

122

111

105

96

65

81

542

271

391

226

213

196

170

124

113

107

98

66

83

550

275

397

229

217

199

172

125

115

108

99

67

84

558

279

403

233

220

202

175

127

116

110

101

68

85

567

283

409

236

223

205

177

129

118

112

102

69

86

575

288

415

240

227

208

180

131

120

113

104

70

88

583

292

421

243

230

211

183

133

122

115

105

71

89

592

296

428

247

233

214

185

135

123

117

107

72

90

600

300

434

250

236

217

188

137

125

118

108

73

91

608

304

440

254

240

220

190

139

127

120

110

74

93

617

308

446

257

243

223

193

141

129

122

111

75

94

625

313

452

261

246

226

196

143

130

123

113

76

95

633

317

458

264

250

229

198

145

132

125

114

77

96

642

321

464

267

253

232

201

146