Joe Curley
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what is the minimium va per square foot in an industrial setting?
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volt ampere per squ. ft. industrial
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lpelectric
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Check Table 220.12 in the NEC 2005. This says 2 VA per sq foot for Industrial commercial loft buildings, etc.....:smile:Joe Curley said:what is the minimium va per square foot in an industrial setting?
It will depend on the type of industrial use. If it is general light industrial warehouse it would be one set of numbers and the NEC number may be close, if it is a contract pharmaceutical manufacturing facility with class 10,000 clean rooms it would be something substantially higher. Typically any industrial client will have at least a generally idea as to what equipment he is putting in the facility and the load study should start with the proposed equipment list, (There could be one piece of equipment that is an extreme hog of an electrical user that would not be accounted for in a per square foot calculation) then a square foot Volt amp factors from NEC or other source could be added on for ancillary electrical users (ie convenience outlets, lighting, etc)
220.12 gives you the minimum LIGHTING load per square foot for an industrial building. The remainder of the load will need to be calculated using article 220 and will be dependant on the type of heating and/or cooling, the use of the building, the equipment to be installed, etc. There are no shortcuts.
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