Voltage Drop Calculator

Calculate voltage drop and percent drop for copper or aluminium wire in single-phase, three-phase or DC circuits. Flags drops above 3% and 5%.

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Line-to-line for three-phase.

Formula

Vd = k × ρ × L × I ÷ A (k = 2 single-phase/DC, √3 three-phase; ρ at 75 °C; L = one-way length)

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