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Cable cross-section — the three requirements

Current-carrying capacity, voltage drop and short circuit

2026-06-14·15 min reading

A conductor cross-section must simultaneously handle current-carrying capacity, voltage drop and short-circuit — the largest of the three requirements determines the cross-section. Here are the three requirements, and why the current-carrying capacity figures must always be looked up in the standard.

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