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Future Sizing and Calculation Requirements

These requirements are not part of the first implementation, but the structure should support them.

Goal

The app should later support rule-based protection and cable sizing.

Future suggestions or checks may include:

  • protection device type
  • rated current
  • tripping characteristic
  • cable type
  • number of cores
  • cable cross-section
  • minimum cable cross-section based on current
  • maximum permissible cable length based on voltage drop
  • warning messages if cable length, cross-section or protection device do not match

Users must remain able to manually override suggestions.

Initial Design Rule Examples

These are common planning defaults, not a replacement for full norm-compliant calculation.

Lighting Circuits

Lighting circuits in section -1Fx usually use:

  • protection rated current: 10 A
  • cable cross-section: 1.5 mm²

Typical cable type:

  • non-DALI lighting: 3x1.5 mm²
  • DALI-capable lighting: 5x1.5 mm²

The app should later suggest the cable type based on whether the connected luminaires require DALI or additional control cores.

Standard Single-Phase Circuits

Standard single-phase circuits in section -2Fx usually use:

  • protection rated current: 16 A
  • cable cross-section: 2.5 mm²

This applies to many typical socket circuits and standard single-phase loads.

Special Loads and Long Cable Runs

For non-standard loads or long cable runs, voltage drop becomes more important.

Examples:

  • instantaneous water heaters
  • socket combinations with higher connected load
  • outdoor circuits with long cable routes
  • lighting circuits with looped-through luminaires and cable lengths of 80 to 100 m

The app should later show warnings or require review if voltage drop becomes critical.

Future Field: Control Requirement

To support cable suggestions for lighting circuits, devices or circuits may later include a control requirement.

Example values:

  • none
  • DALI
  • KNX
  • switched only
  • dimmable
  • other

For lighting circuits:

  • no additional control cores: suggest 3x1.5 mm²
  • DALI required: suggest 5x1.5 mm²

This must be configurable and manually overridable.

Future Voltage Drop Check

A future voltage drop check may use:

  • phase type
  • voltage
  • circuit total power
  • apparent power or current
  • cable material
  • cable cross-section
  • cable length
  • protection rated current
  • allowed voltage drop

The result should be shown as a warning or status indicator, not as an automatic forced change.