Parameters
Voltage Drop
5.93 V
(4.94%)
Terminal Voltage
114.07 V AC
Effective voltage supplied to the terminal load.
Conductor Properties
copper conductor
AWG size area is 6,530 circular mils.
Recommended Overcurrent Size
19 Amp Breaker
Calculated at 125% code buffer margin.
NEC Voltage Drop Recommendations
The **National Electrical Code (NEC)** recommends that the maximum voltage drop on a branch circuit should not exceed **3%** of the nominal source voltage. The total combined drop of both the feeder and the branch circuit should not exceed **5%** for maximum operating efficiency.
If your voltage drop exceeds these recommendations (yielding a Warning or Fail status), you should **upsize the wire conductor (decrease the AWG size)**, use copper instead of aluminum, or reduce the circuit run distance.