Solar PV Wire Size Calculator
Solar PV wire size has voltage-drop, ampacity, temperature and equipment-listing pieces. This page maps the voltage-drop part to the working conductor calculator.
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DC voltage drop
VD = 2 * K * I * L / CM
Percent drop
drop_percent = 100 * VD / V_dc
PV caution
This is only the voltage-drop screen. PV wire ampacity, temperature correction, conduit/raceway conditions, inverter input limits, grounding and rapid-shutdown rules remain separate.
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