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material for your wire type so that these can be passed through the system
and used for voltage drop calculations.
Figure 14.3
shows some examples of
wire types created for a project.
By Default
The
default.rte
project template contains a wire type named
Default. If you do not create any wire types, the Default wire type is
used for all circuits. This wire type is aluminum, which may result in
unexpected wire sizes. In addition, you must set a few parameters in a
particular order for the electrical systems to work. These are as follows:
Voltage Definitions
These describe the full range of electrical
conditions a project will face, whether it is a 12-volt circuit for a
nurse call system; 110 volts for mains electrical power and lighting;
or 400-volt, three-phase power. Each voltage definition needs to be
set before distribution systems are created.
Distribution Systems
These cannot be created until the voltage
definition exists.
Assigning Electrical Equipment
Electrical equipment must be
assigned to a distribution system so that the final devices can
connect into an electrical system.
Figure 14.3
Wire types
