The load-wiring-calculator will give you a very simple and quick solution to the problem of calculating the size of wires and DC maximum load for LED power transmission.

Calculate which wire guage is best to use for a given voltage drop limit and wire length.

Voltage Drop Limit

0 to 99 volts

What's this?

volts

Wire Length (in one direction)

0 to 9999ft/m

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Load Current

0 to 99 amps

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amps

AWG

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How we calculate

This is a calculator for the estimation of the voltage drop of an electrical circuit based on the wire size, distance, and anticipated load current.

Voltage Drop = (WL x 2) x R x LC / 1000

Voltage Drop % = (Voltage Drop / SV) x 100

Where:
WL = Wire Length
R = Resistance
LC = Load Current
SV = Source Voltage

Calculates the maximum wire length of a single round wire of common conducting materials using the formula below.

Wire Length = ( VD x 1000) / (LC x 2 x R)

Where:
VD = Voltage Drop
LC = Load Current
R = Resistance

The resistance is then matched to the corresponding wire gauge value as per the American Wire Gauge standard (AWG).

Calculates the Resistance of a single round wire of common conducting materials using the formula below.

Resistance = (VD x 1000) / (2 x WL x LC)

Where:
VD = Voltage Drop
WL = Wire Length
LC = Load Current

The resistance is then matched to the corresponding wire gauge value as per the American Wire Gauge standard (AWG).

Calculate which wire guage is best to use for a given voltage drop limit and wire length.

Voltage Drop Limit

0 to 99 volts

What's this?

volts

Wire Length (in one direction)

0 to 9999ft/m

What's this?

Load Current

0 to 99 amps

What's this?

amps

AWG

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Invalid Input