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Single Family Dwelling Unit, Up to 50 sqm Floor Area with Load not Exceeding 3,680 VA.
The dwelling unit has a floor area of 50 square meters with typical small appliance loads for small residential units.
1. TOTAL LOAD
| (A) General Lighting and Convenience Receptacle Load: [See Table 2.20.2.3] | |
| 50 m2 x 24 volt-amperes per m2 | 1200 volt-amperes |
| (B) Typical Appliance Load: | |
| One electric flat iron | 1200 volt-amperes |
| One television set | 80 volt-amperes |
| One electric fan | 75 volt-amperes |
| One radio | 20 volt-amperes |
| Total Load | 2575 volt-amperes |
Total Computed Current: 2 575 VA / 230 V = 11 Amperes
2. CIRCUIT REQUIREMENTS
Use one 20-ampere 2-wire circuit. [See Section 2.10.2.5(a) and 2.10.1.11(d)].
3. SERVICE ENTRANCE CONDUCTORS
Use two 3.5 mm2 (2.0 mm dia) TW Copper Wire (minimum). [See Section 2.30.2.3(b) Exception]
4. SERVICE EQUIPMENT
Use one 30-ampere, 1PST, 250V safety switch with one 20-A Fuse; or, use one 20 A-Trip, 1-pole, 240V enclosed molded case circuit breaker. [See Section 2.40.2.3]
Note: For loads exceeding 3680 VA see Section 2.10.1.11(a) to (c) and succeeding examples.
5. DIAGRAMS
